I ran into a gasterenterology practice of younger physicians who seemed to think that the problems of middle-aged women are not to be taken seriously: there is some research to support this view of doctors who believe that M-A females are whiners, complainers, hypochondriacs. Going through "the change" you know.

One of these young snips actually smirked at me as I was being IV'ed for a procedure.

I changed practices, found a physician who took what I was saying seriously, promised we"d "get to the bottom of this," and did. Altho it is rare for physicians to criticize each other, as you know, he refused to use medical records from this practice, saying that they were incomplete and did not give him enough information. He added "they usually are" from that group.

Sticking with that practice set my search for a diagnosis back about a year.