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What's wrong with me?

During this time in the mid 80's I started to notice some odd things happening to my body. One day I was at work and I dropped a piece of steel on my leg and instead of pain I felt only a vibration. A vibration that a bell would make when hit by it's striker. I punched it again and the same, just a buzzing feeling and no pain. It was then that a realized my leg was numb. I could hit it, I could stomp my foot and nothing but a vibration. I panicked, but I finished my shift and called the doctors office.
The doctor asked me about 1023 questions about my entire medical history. Have you ever had a doctor ask you questions about how you felt as a baby? I couldn't remember. Was my memory shot? (or was this just crazy). After a few tests and another 37 questions he concluded that it was organic in nature. OK doc English is my preferred language!!
I figured time will tell and it did. After a few weeks it vanished just as quickly as it appeared. Life goes on.....
I am driving at night on a busy highway and the 55 on the speed limit sign had a second 55 below and to the right of the first one. As I got closer so did the pair of 55's, until they were one. HMMM??? weird huh?
Months later with my 5's back where they belong, I am laying on my stomach watching TV and when I pushed my chin toward my chest I got this electric shock rolling down my spine. This ain't right! Oh well, I did hurt my back, that must be it. RIGHT? SURE! I just wished I didn't feel so tired all the time. I have to start getting more sleep, I'm almost 25 I must be getting old. RIGHT?..... SURE!!!!!
Some other odd things come and pass, but this is starting to get old. Back to the doctors AGAIN.
My only real problem is I don't have any insurance and testing is too expensive. My doctor says maybe this is MS or something organic(there's that word again) but until we have enough medical evidence we will wait and see. After all,there is no cure or decent treatment for MS anyway. Here is the quote I will never forget..... "If you can't walk anymore, just call and I will set up an MRI.". Lucky for doc, I am practical and like things blunt. Oh well, back to work. Gotta pay those taxes.
June 27, 1991 a day that will live in infamy...Well at least in my house!!......................................

I'm at work and feeling VERY tired, as usual. But as I try to walk back to the parts warehouse, the room starts to spin. Floor to ceiling at an unbelievable speed. I can't focus at all. I am nauseated beyond comprehension. I hit the floor hard and crawl to a desk. I try to yell,but I am too weak to make a noise. I am desperately trying to get someone's attention. My only choice is to let my head hit the desk, make a loud noise, something. BAM my head cracks the desktop and help arrives. We all know this is a heart attack, so with head between my knees I am carried out of the autoparts store by my boss and a customer and rushed to the hospital.
After an hour of agony I get that wonderful shot af valium and all is well. Diagnosis???...ready?...PANIC ATTACK!!
I think by know you can tell I'm not a panic driven guy. Things just don't bother me, I won't let them.
Two days of staggering, but no vertigo. Until June 29th. The whole thing starts again and I am on my way to the ER again. This time the vertigo doesn't stop. It builds and get faster. It's been 4 days and I haven't been able to open my eyes at all.
My new doctor is the partner of my first neuro. He wants a CT scan....I want an MRI. I get my wish after explaining the poss. MS diagnosis from 6 years earlier.