Well, needless to say, I know what you mean about stress bringing on flare-ups! And seeing as how we are moving to another city come May.1st, the pain has been worse than usual... Plus all 3 of my kids have been sick all week, AND to top it all off, I sprained my ankle @ work on Monday! What more could this world throw at me?! lol I have an appointment with a new neurologist in 2 months, and I am really looking forward to it, although I am a little skeptical because my last one pretty much told me that I was lieing about it all. (Because I have pain on both sides.) Although my family doctor said that, although it's rare, it does happen.) The she (my old neurologist) scared the crap out of me by telling me that I needed a scan because maybe I have a growth on my brain stem or some such thing... Then she moved, and I never heard any thing else. So needless to say, if it wasn't for my family doctor, I would be in really bad shape right now. (I live in a small rural town in Southern Alberta, so getting an appointment with specialists takes FOREVER.) I told my fam. doctor that I'm starting to slide back into depression because not only do I have to deal with pain every single f**ing day, I absolutely HATE the way I look.... (I just got over Post-Partum Depression...) Anyways, sorry about my rant... But nobody around here knows how the h**l I feel!