Thank you so much for the empathy and sentiment. It is really helpful right now to have people like you who understand and care! I do understand that they have their hands full with other patients and can only take so many. They have to evaluate based on who they think they can help, prioritize based on necessity, etc. I totally get it and understand that my health is no more important than any other, except of course to me and my family. I have a good primary who is perplexed but still trying to figure it out, and the referral to Iowa city hospitals may bear some fruit. I can certainly hope so anyway!!! Thanks again for the reply and sentiments!