It's good to know that you've found a little help even though it's clear that more is needed.

It's not clear whether you've found a replacement for the internist who left. These doctors who keep bouncing around are certainly getting to be a problem.

Since moving to this state nearly 14 years ago, I've been through 3 PCPs even though if it had been my choice, I'd have opted to stay with any of them. They went elsewhere.

I'd recommend selling the pearls! And don't even think about pawning them. I've sold most of my jewelry over the years, and the money came in very handy. I wasn't wearing it anyway as fiddling with clasps and losing pieces because they fell off when I wasn't looking just got to be a pain.

I filed for bankruptcy many years ago. It's a difficult way to go but I'm glad it was there as an option for me. And after it was complete, I found that credit wasn't as ruined as I'd feared.