@cwitton1 It's very brave of you to post your dilemma. I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease in 2014 and had the same experiences you've had with trying to get relief and health back. I felt like I was getting the run around and no answers. I started to believe that medical professionals didn't really understand autoimmune diseases because if they actually understood, they'd have some solutions. But not only did they not have solutions, they continued to act like they had the answers - and that somehow I wasn't 'getting it' or being cooperative enough. That's what gaslighting feels like. For you to voice this is brave because it opens you up to more people who might want to encourage you to step back into the fray that has been so exasperating and expensive. Someone on this thread mentioned Medical Medium - I have been following food protocols in his books for over five years and have reduced my symptoms exponentially and radically. I am not on medications. The symptoms that were debilitating no longer are. I still struggle a bit, but I have a toehold on this now. I would still go to Mayo Clinic for 'serious and complex care' (I know, I know... as if autoimmune isn't serious or complex, lol) - but for autoimmune issues, my kitchen and specific food protocols are my healthcare. It doesn't sound half as powerful as it really is. And it sounds way easier than it really is; my family can tell you that. Healing from feeling let down by healthcare is another thing altogether, which is another/different conversation about bravery.