You must learn to advocate for yourself. No one else will do that. I was misdiagnosed for 25 years on one disease, 30 years on another and an average of 15 to 20 years with joint replacements. I think the key is to keep searching out for a good doctor(s) that are supportive. I’ve had many doctors who are not. I had one Doctor Who wrote for an entire back surgery then got angry with me and wouldn’t do the surgery. I was beside myself upset for three years until I met a new surgeon who rolled his eyes and I said why? And he told me that he did the other surgeons revision surgeries. Later, I found out that that other surgeon also had a lawsuit for negligence. He was top drawer and on television commercials. I had a whole arthritis department at UCSD dismiss me with a variety of “you don’t have this and you don’t have that” well then, What DO I have? It was not 25 years of seeing doctors that led me to the diagnosis of gout. It was a member in this group that told me about a supplement which made me ask my doctor why the supplement worked which led to a uric acid test which led to 25 years of arthritis, pain vanishing overnight with a supplement. My 25 years of pain and stiffness was not from the osteoarthritis which shows up in all the x-rays but from GOUT. They didn’t solve my pain. A total stranger led me to the diagnosis.Never stop advocating for yourself never stop seeking answers until YOU are satisfied. Good luck.