After a couple of decades of misdiagnosed RRMD (Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis) episodes and the ubiquitous and ongoing difficulties finding a competent physician, I'd say your experiences have been the norm in the medical profession. My observation is that in this day of assembly line medicine and personnel who couldn't find a bucket of shit in a phone booth, 90% of what is done to "help you" seems to not be an attempt at a diagnosis but more an attempt at covering their own asses. I got lucky and got some help during a spontaneous stop at Duke while having an episode in Durham, but the norm seems to be that you will max out your insurance coverage and your leave time dealing with the run-around referral maze. Hope things get straightened out for you, and thanks for the opportunity to rant on this end. It always makes me feel better to know I'm not the only one.
