I ended up not going for the FCE last week...I was insistent that they must provide transportation for me as they want me to have this done 200 miles away (which is ridiculous when there's at least 5 places here in town that do them) plus I'm insisting they pay for a motel & meals. They ended up not getting the arrangements made so it's postponed for a few weeks while they work that all out. In the meantime, I went to go see a doctor out of my pocket and he immediately said that I have some sort of pinched nerve, he's just not sure exactly where. Since I don't have insurance he's referred me to a medical center here that treats patients based on income, I have an appointment with a surgeon in May. Finally someone with some sense! He also gave me some pain medication....it's about time! I've been seeing doctors for this since Oct. 2007 & this is the first time anyone has given me any pain medication that actually works!