Oh my. I often wonder how well my husband would be doing if he had to chase down all the help he needed by himself. I pretty much take care of scheduling appts, followups, tests, insurance, cook, clean, etc. when my husband is sick. All he has to do is get better (and he hasn't been able to do that yet)
I'm sorry Bonnie that you're having such difficulty reaching doctors. Usually you can at least leave a message for the nurse. Or sometimes (with my husband's old GI who was very very unavailable all the time), I just call the receptionist, and plead to talk directly to the nurse (if I can tell her I haven't received a call back, or that the situation is dire). I think it does help to talk to a person in the office (any person), so that they may be able to help you get the nurse on the line. The other way I've been able to reach doctors is by calling and asking for an appointment as quickly as possible (tell them you don't mind waiting at the office, you'll show up anytime the doc can see you, and explain that you've been to the ER several times, and are on the verge of having to go there again, and that you really really need help).
Hopefully some of these things will help. I'm afraid it's not easy to see the docs, especially several of them without a good established relationship already in place. You do need to talk to a person to try and push things along. I know you were looking forward to a visit with the prospective in-laws (sorry if I got it wrong), and that this is the last thing you need right now. (((Hugs))). We've been there this year too - we've cancelled 2 vacations, missed my niece's dance performance, etc. It sucks. But hopefully it'll get better soon.
Hang in there.
PV