Eric, I know how it feels with dealing with an expert not treating you right and the regular doc taking up the slack. I had pancreatitus 2 years ago that put me in the hospital for 3 months and almost 6 months before I was back to par. I ended up with a blood clot in my left lung because the "expert" didn't catch it although it was a side effect of pancreatitus. I found out later that my regular doc had a "come to jesus" meeting with the other doc and had told him about the risk of blood clots. Anyways I wish you the best of luck, hope your health gets back on track and will be praying for you each and every night.