So, I get that I have severe anxiety.  However, I don't really feel that MS causes me anxiety.  I think that everything involved with having MS gives me anxiety.  By that, I mean disability and obtaining benefits for disability.  It's evident that I have issues that would affect my ability to do normal things such as work and drive... I don't know how much more evidence would classify as sufficient enough to determine this for fact.

 

I was made aware by my long term disability company that I should get some testing done : a neuropsychological evaluation. These type of tests are not performed locally, nor are they covered by most health insurance companies, mine of which does not.  So, why should I have to pay out of pocket for testing that they want!?  How come my neurologist, my MS specialist, and my family doctor can't submit documentation and medical reports that would clearly state that I have memory problems and that I am not able to do certain things??  I can't go into a department store without getting lost or confused! I cannot do basic math! I left my husband on our honeymoon for a few minutes and didn't know how the hell to find him or where he was! How does someone want me to go back to work and be trusted with anything!?

 

This type of stuff makes me more mad that anything!

 

I have spend my morning doing research on neuropsych evaluations, the who's, the what's and the where's... NYC is the closest.  They do not cover my health insurance.  The cost is $2,000-$3,500... hourly... and the test ranges from 3-6 hours! My disability company better be willing to pay that because I cannot afford that!

 

After hours of being tranferred through departments, I am ready to pull my hair out and cry!  I have gotten basically nowhere =(. My health insurance company agrees with me that I shouldn't have to pay out of pocket and that they shouldn't have to pay either. It should come out of my disability companies funds. 

 

Time will tell... =(