Just found out that our insurance will cover the preferred neurologist at the same level as our local one! Nice surprise indeed. They also sent paperwork to reimburse a portion of the neuropsych testing. I doubt it will cover a large percentage but every little bit will help. It looks like this may be a long and winding road.

Thanks polarbear - always nice to hear a voice of experience. I actually did mention to dh a few times that I wondered if these "words disappearing" episodes could be some sort of silent seizure. No one ever echoed the idea though so I figured it was too far fetched to consider since I have no medical background whatsoever. I actually doubt that this EEG will show anything definitive. This whole process has been so mysterious it would be too simple to have something show up on the first test.

I will keep you posted - thanks for all the support and feedback!