Thank you for your post. You're correct that I was looking for advice on who to engage to help with this, not so much asking for help interpreting the rules. I don't trust myself to do that, not going to put much faith in a n Internet opinion.

I'm pretty sure if I present my current doc with the TUE form, he'll either tell me that's not his deal or charge me god knows what to fill the whole thing out. Unfortunately I don't have the luxury of having access to a doc that is willing to learn this with me.

For those that say it's easy, I wonder if they've ever actually applied for a TUE and put their reputation on the line. I'm leaning towards just sitting this year out. Thanks for the number, I will give her a call to get her thoughts.

Some good responses in this thread. Thanks to those that contributed.