Sorry to hear you're in such pain. I know the feeling. At any rate you should be able to get an appointment with a rheumatologist sooner than a month I would think. It may take a couple weeks, but...
I'm in Baltimore City (Hampden). I just starting seeing a new GI because my old one shut down his practice. I'm currently seeing Dr. John Covington at GBMC. I've only seen him once so far. I also see...
I'm in Maryland, but I will be in RI for a wedding the weekend of the Guts and Glory walk....
Of course everyone tolerates meds differently, but I tried Mobic and it totally aggravated the intestinal symptoms of my Crohn's within a week of being on it. Needless to say I stopped taking it...