This is week four now

Frankly, I've had enough of this.
It's now been four weeks since my hands flared up.
And there's been very little change.
When I wake in the morning, they are throbbing something fierce.
Throughout the day, as long as I don't use them, they aren't too bad.
But the pain starts again as soon as I start doing anything -- and I mean anything.

• Lift a coffee cup.
• Read the newspaper.
• Make the bed.
• Get dressed.
• Drive the car (holding the steering wheel is especially painful).
• Type (or write using pen & paper).
• Work in the kitchen.

You name it.  If I do it, my hands hurt.
I went for bloodwork this morning.  I'll book an appointment with my doctor to have my physical mid-October.  We'll discuss the findings then.
That will be six weeks since the onset of this problem. I wonder if my hands will be any better by then?