to lack of sleep, but this doesn't make sense--not with the level of pain she has. He has also declined to give her a referral to a rheumatologist despite her seeing him twice for this purpose. What should we do? It's both sides, though sometimes one side hurts, and sometimes the other. I'm considering sending her to a holistic/naturopathic doctor to at least have that opinion given to her. Any advice physicians of CB? She's early 30s. No history of arthritis in the family. No signs of arthritis on her visits.