Again, Janie, I'm so glad your mom and dad have you (which is no accident) to help them navigate the sometimes treacherous waters of the health care system, and that you all have the love and support of the good folks at Mudcat, among others.   It is, indeed, hard to have your care overseen by a doc who knows that "the toe bone's connected to the foot bone, the foot bone's connected to the ..., etc." and can keep in mind the various ailing body parts/systems and their interrelatedness, but that is so important. When you, the patient or family, can "connect the dots," so to speak, that can be invaluable.

I won't bore you with the details, but I've been wrangling with a similar sort of specialist-disconnectedness myself recently and really appreciate having a doc who can and will look at me as more than just skin or just a hip joint or just a liver, etc.   So I do hope you and your dad have been able to find a primary care physician who can look at him as a whole person.   And even if that doesn't happen, I'm so glad you're there for your dad.

All I can offer is what so many others are, that is love and prayers and positive energies and visualizations of your dad and mom and you healthy and happy.

{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{Janie, Janie's dad & mom}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}