((((((healed))))))!!!

GOOD for you for being brave and bring it up with the PA. I hope you're able to get the relief that you need while you wait for your "official" doctor appt.

My T had suggested I get something fast-acting for anxiety a couple of years ago, and I was TERRIFIED to ask my doctor. I mean, hello, I'm ANXIOUS! It was really hard. But once I got the meds, I was so glad that I did it. It was such a relief to have something I could take when my anxiety/panic got too bad. I couldn't believe I had suffered so many years without it!

Dealing with the medical establishment can be such a pain, but it sounds like you're doing a really good job.