My wife has been going through a similar situation for the last 6 years. When, this last month, we went to an alternative medicine (not really- a nurse practitioner who has specialized in what my wife needs) our PCP doctor looked askance at us and the testing, turning his nose up a bit. Yet, he has not helped one bit over 6 years, and it was my wife who got him to test for vitamins, revelaing that she had practically no Vitamin D in her body. Without her demanding it, that testing would never had happened.

The further testing the NP ordered revealed some significant other findings - our PCP said, "Well, I could have tested for that!" - but he didn't and never suggested it.

It would be nice if our PCP viewed the NP (who spent 2 hours with us) as an Ally, and not a foe, and they could work together. That is not going to happen.