If your physician is leaning towards lupus, or considers it to be some kind of autoimmune disease, then you may want to ask about trying out some prescription medication like Plaquenil. This takes a while to work (anywhere from 3-9 months), but is actually a disease modifying medication instead of just treating the symptoms/pain.
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