You have my every sympathy Christine. Dealing with doctors is, quite frankly, a living hell at times... I ended up losing my incapacity benefit because I simply couldn't bear to let another one near me. This from the one set of people you're meant to be able to rely on to help you.

Well... their "help" put me in a wheelchair for over a year. I was a professional dancer before that. Thanks guys, but I'll do it my way...

I'm very lucky... my mother's response to me suggesting she try the precise opposite of the doctor's instructions was "I'd trust your opinion and advice over a doctor's any day..."

Its such a shame your mum won't listen to you... here's hoping she comes around in time though. Preferably short enough time to minimise the damage of the diet she's on right now.