Another NEW doctor

For those of you not wanting to read the back posts, here's a recap:  I had bariatric surgery (roux-in-y)  in July 2008--starting at almost 300lbs.  By Spring 2009, down to 180lbs., but problems started:  had kidney stone April 2009, Gall Bladder removed and a incisional hernia repaired July 2009, exploratory surgery--found adhesions in October 2009. Lost my job and health insurance-Nov. '09.  Down to 165lbs.--Pain and problems got so bad I called my bariatric surgeon for help, even without insurance in May 2011.  Started testing, all came back normal, switched doctors, finally exploratory surgery in December 2011 discovered a very large para-esophageal hernia which was repaired. Felt great for about 2 weeks, vomited and all symptoms returned worse than ever...now down to 140lbs.  Losing this weight was truly not worth what I've gone through...

Since last time I posted, I had the chest x-rays, the aortic duplex, and the gastric emptying study and as per usual, all came back normal.  I'm still having a hard time keeping food down, or if I do the pain is almost unbearable..the last doctor increased the dosage on my pain medication, but it still just takes the edge off, it doesn't eliminate it.  The pain is still there 24 hours a day and is so bad now, its waking me up in the middle of the night, the minute the pain pills wear off.  I'm afraid to eat and something as simple as an ensure shake or yogurt isn't even staying down some of the time now.  I've lost so much weight, I am now down to a size four....I can't remember ever being in a size four...maybe when I was 10?  I absolutely hate seeing pictures of myself, since I'm basically turning into skin and bones and I think I'm beginning to look anorexic. My family practice doctor, has now referred me to a gastroenterology specialist, who I see tomorrow (March 21).  Yes, this is getting old...I feel like the "hot potato" that no one wants to hold and I just keep getting pushed from one doctor to the next. Every doctor does a couple of tests, then decides they either don't have time (or maybe just are not willing to invest the time) or whatever is going on is beyond their level of education needed.  Over the years the family practice doctors and gastro specialists have automatically referred me to the bariatric specialists, but then the bariatric specialist keep saying this isn't a bariatric issue.....where does this leave me?   It is unbelievably frustrating to me and I am truly losing all my faith in the medical system in which doctors are supposed to care about their patients. It really feels like they just don't care and I just can't comprehend this. We'll see what this specialist says tomorrow, then who knows, maybe I will end up having to find a doctor out of state or something...I'm running out of options.