agreed! get long term disability insurance, and life insurance and whatever other insurances you can get and qualify for. The very moment you step through the doors of an MS clinic its too late. They will consider that a pre existing condition. I have insurance, and after dx we called to update our policies and maybe bump them to a higher level, and was locked out. I was assured that the policies I have in place still stand, but NO changes can be made unless I wish to cancel them. I have paid these policies for 25 years! they have gotten more money from me than I will ever get from them, but they consider ME the risk?

I love the advice to RUN AWAY from MDs that insist its stress. It truly does mean they dont have the knowledge, or desire to dig deeper to find out what the real issue is. They simply want to move on to the next sore throat, or diaper rash and not rock their own world with work, research, tests, and explanations to insurance companies about why they are digging.

Hang in there.