Where it all starts

 My story starts back in October 2005 when I developed problems with my balance, it felt like my head would be swaying inside rather then dizzy and is as if I was walking on cotton wool. The GP thought I may have labyrinthitis and gave me some a medication called stemetil to deal with what he thought was dizziness but it didn't help.  After about a week I thought I was feeling better so I returned to work and but I still kept getting this sensation like I was walking on cotton wool and plodding. I then felt like at times my speech wasn't right, at times I felt like I just couldn't form the words I wanted to say. Initially I thought I was imagining it but then it became more and more noticeable and my walking got worse and at times I was quite unbalanced and wobbly on my feet. When my manager at the time observed this she actually sent me home sick again.