Alice and Annie, thank you both so much for taking the time to reply and for such thoughtful answers to this and my other post.

Alice--thanks for the advice about not carving order just for the sake of order, and leaving disorderly things out of the picture. It's really great advice for me right now because there are so many pieces and even though i try to stay calm about things, there are times when i really stress about not having a diagnosis or treatment. It sounds like you can really relate to that..I'm sorry you had such a rough time yourself. Thanks for sharing your perspective, it really helps.

Annie--thanks for the insight into the antibody tests, that really helps. I actually didn't know that Mayo invented the ACHR test. Very interesting. I will definitely make sure to have the Barrow's neurologist look a little deeper at this.

You are both wonderful, thanks again!

Mandy