I have been wracking my brain about stroke possibilities. I now remember a time when I was in church, and one side of my face, chin, and throat tightened up. I'm not sure I remember it well because I blew it off. I do remember thinking that I could have been having one...but it disappeared quickly. Vaguely, I remember a sound inside of my mind. Who knows??? Also, it was about that same year (20030 that I was having severe problems with swallowing. It was as if there was a flapp in my throat that would not close.

At that time, they ran a barium swallow, and told me that I had a hyetal hernia (spelling?). Meanwhile, while I am remembering all of that, I also know that I have been wondering for a long time if I had MS, or some other autoimmune problem since I have most of the symptoms. Wondering for at least as long as 2003. Infact, that is when I joined that MS Yahoo Group. And...to make matters worse and more questionable is the fact that whatever is wrong with me is DEFINATELY progressive. I am so much worse than I was back then. Infact, I even have difficulty in my left leg walking now, and chronic fatigue and pain has multiplied by at least 2. Life for me is spent pretty much at home except to go get food. Guess I will find out soon enough. As far as insurance goes, all I have is Medicare. Would Medicare call the shots on testing like other insurance companies would? Do they put MS patient quotas on the docs???