@dorisena I am sorry for all you went through with your husband, I know too well how difficult that can be.

I agree that patients can diagnose. When I was a migraine sufferer, prior to having the Internet, I scoured books and magazines for information on migraines. I once read that patients who suffer from migraines generally know more than most physicians about them, unless the physician is a migraine specialist. I found that to be true. I think it can be true of many conditions, not just migraines. When you have a personal interest, you really tend to research.
JK