Hello Glinda47,
I believe being proactive and gathering as community is critical to each of us finding a path to better health. There are doctors who will listen. One facet of medicine that is gaining lots of popularity is “Functional Medicine” which you may wish to seek out. I live here in Ireland and we have one 30 minutes from me and 1 (at least) up in Dublin. You can do a search engine and find out more if you wish. I believe we must empower ourselves to be as knowledgable about our health than any doctor. I also believe that this is a new movement that has been born out of covid. Many are becoming disillusioned and frustrated with the medical system and “some” of their doctors and practitioners. Nurse practitioners are brilliant and I prefer as my primary health choice over most MD’s. They listen and use critical thinking skills in helping patients find their best options for managing their health. For myself diet, lifestyle, meditation help considerably. There is also research on managing pain with Bariatric pressure chambers. I’m only beginning to delve into this. I am also researching Ayurveda medicine which also has multiple benefits in managing a sundry of health issues. Again, I wish you the best. We are stronger together as a community. Blessings.