Hi Whitney, and welcome here.
Wow, you've had a tough time of it. I agree you need to find a neuro who wants to get to the bottom of things as much as you want that too. Many of us have gone through a whole string of neuros to get to that point, but it's worth it.
There are many conditions with neurological symptoms, and all others have to be eliminated before an MS diagnosis can be made. Get together all your hospital records, MRI reports and films or CDs, and any other test results you have. That will eliminate duplication and save time when you see your next neuro.
Keep posting with us for lots of support, but please, next time break your post into small paragraphs with space between. Many here have difficulty with reading big blocks of text. And also please look at our Health Pages for great info.
Best of luck,
ess
Welcome to the forum.
Aphasia (impaired language ability) is a CNS symptom. It is common in strokes, MS, TIAs., etc. Given your description of paresthesias, and right sided pain, it would seem reasonable to request a referral to a Neurologist.
Given the symptoms you described, I don't think you need to be too concerned about Muscular Dystrophy, since this is a disease of the muscles and neuro-muscular junctions. The symptoms you describe seem more neurological to me. That said, the symptoms could be MS or any one of a number of neurological conditions.
You should consider putting together a timeline (see the health pages on the upper right corner of the page) and see your PCP about getting a referral.
Bob