Understand completely all sides of the issues! Docs have heaps of paperwork to do and then some these days...I'm chuckling at a couple of doctors because they are going 'paperless' and NOW have to key in everything during an office visit - at times it's frustrating because they're soo busy typing that they DON'T LISTEN to you.
As for some other docs? WHERE IS MY 2" by 4"??????? I wanna start swinging.

Mrs D's info about Kaiser is valuable as That is a known 'thrifty' HMO! Thanks! Mrs D! Valuable stuffs.

Again the thyroid? I kept asking my own neuro about this issue and he was firm that there was NO connection.... But because of other medical issues, I was sent to an endocrinologist and voila! Yep, the thyroid immune markers were there! Do, please--Keep in mind that a medical 'specialist' these days has heaps to keep up on just in their specialty.... to be a bit more 'inter-disciplinary' would consume their entire days and nites and leave no time for US! It's the lazy docs that just say "Live with it, nothing to do" that I hate!
Just taking a look at the neuropathy index:
http://neuromuscular.wustl.edu/alfindex.htm - is enuf to give one pause for thought? And, that's not all of the neuro field!

Frustration DOES come with this territory! It is part and parcel of it all. Vent and learn, these are the best things you can do to learn how to cope with it all.

What kind of bribe would you take to clean MY kitchen? I'm willing if you are!

Hugs and hope always! Don't give up. EVER 's - j