Are connective tissue disorders autoimmune disorders? What types are there? Right now, doc has me diagnosed connective tissue disorder not otherwise specified, though she thinks it's possibly mixed connective tissue disease since I have overlapping things. Have to go see different specialist farther away from home, hoping to get better diagnosis, referred by my primary care physician to this new rhumatologist. I really hope the hour drive up there is worth it, though the appointment won't be for another couple months. Have had joint pain and fatigue for last about 15 years, since I was 18. For awhile, the docs thought it was all in my head, and then they thought lupus, then fibro, then lupus, and then fibro again. Now they think it's a connective tissue disorder because of positive ANA, extremely high SED rate of 60, and other positive tests I can't remember everything my head is so swimming but they think i have other organs involved besides the joints. In meantime, doc is keeping me on Lyrica because it has helped with my joint pain and raynauds syndrome symptoms. And am taking ibuprofin for the inflammation. Also got diagnosed with type II diabetes, so doc is focusing on that right now first before the other stuff. *sigh*