re: OT Med Folks--My Docs are Stumped

Do not frick around in the backwater of the Southeast USA. Clear your schedule and go to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

They will not let you leave until they have answers for you. It may take a day, or you may be there a month. Doesn't matter.

I had a similar situation 15 years ago. Went to the Kirkland Clinic in Birmingham. The first doctor checked me out and did some tests. Came back and said: I don't know what it is, but it's not what I handle. I'm a surgeon, and you're not a surgical candidate. And then he walked out of the room. And that was that. He left me standing there basically naked, with absolutely no idea where to go or what to do next.

At Mayo, they give you a plan, and an advocate. Someone manages you through the process. If you hit a dead end, they have a Plan B already in place. It's a process to get you a diagnosis, not a medical mall for dickhead surgeons to cruise for their next $10,000 hourly fee.