Seconding this experience. Western medicine is bad in general at treating chronic conditions that aren't immediately life threatening, but you would really thin

Seconding this experience. Western medicine is bad in general at treating chronic conditions that aren't immediately life threatening, but you would really think that general doctors would be more aware of autoimmune issues considering how common they are. For anyone going through this fresh hell currently, I'd estimate my hit rate at about one out of 6 or 7 for doctors who'll actually look in depth versus those who were apparently just good at memorizing things for tests and can't diagnose their way out of a wet paper bag. If you haven't gotten at least that many opinions and are still suffering, keep trying. Also, quacks are a problem too. Too many of those promising cure-alls.