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I am working with a doctor being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease and the process is slow. what can i do to speed it up? unable to work and needto

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Dr. John Chiu answered

See rheum: You need to work with a rheumatologist to hasten up the process and make sure that the diagnosis is correct.

Dr Ali agreed

Answered 3/28/2015

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