I appreciate your comments. And my story is not meant to blame or accuse individual doctors - most of them (not all) are doing the best they can in a bad system.

However, in my opinion the medical/pharma system as a whole is rotten to the core. Much of what you wrote above is a symptom of the rottenness. I think it's prudent to avoid medical treatment as much as possible, and treat the whole system with suspicion and distrust. The covid disaster introduced and solidified these opinions for me.

And for SURE do your own research, and actively search for alternative opinions.

My experiences with the system have, with some exceptions, been just awful. I look forward to alternative medical systems coming into existence, with doctors that aren't beholden to the pharmaceutical complex, and who are true patient advocates.