Let's see. You're not completely off your rocker wondering if it could have some hematological effects. I was dx with a bone marrow failure disease when I was 19 without any known cause (which is common). Since then, I have been in remission, although with lower normal blood counts and a high MCV. Recently, I've started to see a drop in my blood counts again and this recent drop has been correlational to my development of reynaud's and my increased fatigue and bruising (not consistant with my count reading). I recently saw a bone marrow specialist who really thinks that my initial development of SAA was triggered by one or many autoimmune diseases. He is now adding a rheumatologist on board to my health team and plans to discuss with him/her the idea of running a barage of more tests. So, I guess my answer to your question of whether rheumatology issues could be related to hematological issues is "yes, possibly". I'm hoping to find out anyways. 
As for the dr. issue. I'm not sure. It's so important to have a dr. that you feel you can trust and have a good repoire with. Maybe you could discuss with Dr. A what Dr. B is suggesting and see what Dr. A thinks. Let Dr. A know your thoughts about it and see what he says.
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Angie
36 yr. old, dx SAA in Jan 1996, treated with ATG in Mar. 1996, off cyclosporine Sept. 1996, last blood transfusion in Aug. 1997, slow decline in counts again November 2010, AA and current count decline thought to be caused by lupus, currently taking 400mg Plaquinil
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