Not saying this is your case but an example would be a kid hitting his head then acting normal and coming into the ED. How could you tell he didnt have a head bleed. Well, it is kind of what I do and I know which kids should get a head CT and which shouldnt. So maybe they are seeing something that says no.Another problem is when I see that people have gone to many doctors, I instantly think they are doctor shopping for the diagnosis they want. It definitely biases me and if you go to a rheumatologist, I am going to assume they did their workup, so I am not going to be looking for anything rheumatological. So I am even less likely to draw labs.Not saying either of these things are your case and maybe stuff is getting missed which is a bummer. But all in all, no I dont mind if people get second opinions.
The reason I dont really trust the answers of the rheumatologist is because of the lack of testing/evaluation/time really spent trying to understand whats going on. If a doctor ordered a bunch of lab work and based on the lab work decided it was/wasnt something, I would believe it but they barely looked at my joints, and one flat out said that they dont believe my pain