Hi, I am also in Southwest Va, in Blacksburg. I have a very different situation than yours, though. My teenage daughter possibly has LOCAH, or maybe is a carrier. Her testing came out in the carrier range, but she has a lot of symptoms and is now being treated with a low dose of prednisone. Two endos declined to treat her, but her allergist (she also suffers from chronic hives) agreed that she appears to have adrenal issues, so he prescribed the pred.