--it was "all in your head".

I bet you get to eat out on that story for the rest of your life, and you've got a great weapon to use against uncaring doctors and others, too.

But, in seriousness, people, we all know our bodies better than anyone else can. There is a nasty tendency for people (especially women of a certain age--there's a lot of medical system sexism and ageism out there) to be dismissed as anxious or crazy by time-pressed doctors if some "smoking gun" doesn't obviously pop up in the first round of investigations within whatever scenario the doctor is pursuing.

Do not give up hope on finding physicians who will delve and work with you. they are out there. It is often hard to find them, especially if you are in a rural area or not near large teaching institutions, but keep on plugging to find them--talk to people, look on-line, get recommendations, etc. The life you save may be your own.