Thanks for the help deserthealer and alphonso2002, I really appreciate it:thumbsup: I got quite a bit of medical records from the VA, and I am going to have to go through them to find out what exactly they say, because I may have to send release forms to the 3 other Veterans Hospitals to get portions of my records from there as well. That should give me the time to find someone in the Albuquerque area. If I can't find someone local, I will go to the one you mentioned up in Santa Fe. I feel a little concerned as to just how bad the arthritis is supposed to be and how they would measure that, but since mine is pretty bad I am hoping that it won't be a problem.:wtf: Anyway, thanks again If anyone else has knowledge of a friendly rheumatologist in the Albuquerque area, or any other info, please feel free to post.