Thanks for the links.... I can glance down and see drugs all in a clump that Ive had real bad reactions too - so will try again about the docs..

LA is a very strange city - the very good docs seem to be clumped at one or two hospitals - which are geographically far from me... and for ongoing care its critical i ifnd them close by.. a move coming up - something to consider....

Hate to say but we have many sub-par docs out here - checking their credentials many many went to Carribean med schools and have less then impressive residencies.... and also, we have two med schools - one very good (and far away right now) - but those docs tend to flee when they graduate - and another - which is NOT very good - they tend to stay..... every once in a while a caring - very good one will pop up - I actually had an urgent care doc say to me (I was not there for my stomach) but he knew I had neuropathy - just listening to it from across the room - diagnosis gastroparesis - he's a jewel - and I was hoping to become his patient - leaving the practice in two weeks and they wont fess up where hes going I'm going to make some calls and find out where if possible - young -eager- intelligent - and wants to learn....

Anyway, will look further into this testing - may save some trips to er in the future and a lot of misery!