Cam regrind?

I've read about sending a cam away to regrind but with shipping and handling it never really made much sense to me, I just wanted to confirm my suspensions.
Rusty is probably right about the lobes as the motor has 198k on it and has had long periods of inactivity, it would fire right up on the first crank though. It's been sitting about 2 years this time and I didn't start it before I took out and tore it down. It turned pretty easily, getting the lifters out was like pulling teeth though.
I'm going to Carlisle next week so I can probably find something I can use there. Any suggestions?
Thanks