Reiter's and Disability

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Has anyone filed and received long term medical disability in

connection with Reiter's Syndrome?

I really can't function anymore at work. Senior management is

begining to notice. I'm worried I may get fired due to performance.

I'm in pain all day and find it difficult to speak / let alone sell.

Can someone walk me through the process.

How much does one receive while on medical disability?

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

, If you have company ins. start there. SSD you have to be out of work

for 6 months to apply and make sure you have every doctor form you can get your

hands on. They do not care if you go broke and cant afford your meds or

become homeless or lose your car. Rambling sorry.

I'm fighting with my ins company now for short term disability until I can

either go back to work or file for long term disability. I call them daily to

ask what the problem is & even had one person tell me he didn't believe

there was a disease called AS & couldn't even pronounce the words

spondyloarthropies or psoriatic arthritis & have since learned that most of the

medical

community don't even know our diseases exist.

Good luck & hope you feel better soon. Marty

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hey joey, hope you get through this somehow. i just had a really bad morning

today. the inflammation in my right ankle and the accompanying pain was at its

worst this morning when i woke up..... i dont ever remember it feeling as bad as

it did today, and then i went to work too. my doctor in bangkok recommended i

stop taking feldene and only go with the sulfasalazine..... but i started back

on feldene again. not happy with these meds right now, so going to start looking

(again) at some traditional chinese medicines..... and see how that goes.

sorry, cant help you with your question, but i do understand how you are

probably feeling.

take care and best wishes. james

Reiter's and Disability

Has anyone filed and received long term medical disability in

connection with Reiter's Syndrome?

I really can't function anymore at work. Senior management is

begining to notice. I'm worried I may get fired due to performance.

I'm in pain all day and find it difficult to speak / let alone sell.

Can someone walk me through the process.

How much does one receive while on medical disability?

Thanks,

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[Guest guest]

I have medical disability due th Reiter's. The amount you recieve depends on

your work history. Expect to be turned down on first application. Be sure to

hire lawyer and refile. I got mine on second go round.

Joy

Reiter's and Disability

Has anyone filed and received long term medical disability in

connection with Reiter's Syndrome?

I really can't function anymore at work. Senior management is

begining to notice. I'm worried I may get fired due to performance.

I'm in pain all day and find it difficult to speak / let alone sell.

Can someone walk me through the process.

How much does one receive while on medical disability?

Thanks,

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Dear ,

I totally understand the confusion and worry that comes with this

disease. I haven't worked in six months and all I know how to do is

work on my feet. I don't have the work history to even get a job

doing something clerical, which is what my doctor has said for me to

get.

I am going to see about starting the process of trying to get

approved for disability. I live in Texas and being a single parent

me working is something I really need. I have tried to get a job

over the last six months and have yet to have anyone who is willing

to hirer this broke down cowgirl. LOL.

I have been told that you can start the process online. So today I

am going to see if that is true. I have put off doing this because

of my pride, mainly because I hate to admit there are alot of things

that I cannot seem to do any more. Just cooking supper for my two

kids and boyfriend seems to be a challenge on most days.

As I start the process I will let you know what I find out along the

way.

Barbara

[Guest guest]

Barbara, I'm in the same boat with you. Haven't worked in 3 months & doesn't

appear I'm going to be able to go back to my regular job. If this treatment

regime I'm on doesn't work I guess I'll be filing also. Thanks for keeping us

posted. Marty

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Barb / others:

Thanks. I'm not sure I can survive 1 year w/o income. Not sure I can put

my kids through that process. I'll review archives and do more research.

I'm 43 and will try to fight this as long as I can. However, I feel others at

work are beging to wonder what's wrong w/ me.

Thanks again.

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Has anyone filed and received long term medical disability in

connection with Reiter's Syndrome?

Hi ,

Yes I recieved benefits the first time after the waiting period. I

took a medical leave of absence from work which gave me 6 weeks of

full pay because I could no longer make it through a day of work. But

what made the decision is my fatigue was so bad, I fell asleep

driving home. I was also diagnosed with Fibromyalgia.

I knew I had the disease and was on meds for 8 months prior to this,I

shared this with my employer and they company tried very hard to help

me but it wasn't enough to help me work. So, I was lucky to have this

work disability money come in, and keep my medical benefits for my

family. My hubby secured a full time position (with a cut in pay) in

the meantime and our medical benefits were immediate. So, it has been

rough and we have had to make major sacrifices but having me home,

and not trying to work sick then coming home and sleeping the minute

I got home is so much better for all of us.

I can tell you I did my homework. I read a lot on the web about

applying for SSD, there are many good sites including about.com which

can walk you through it. I had 4 pages of my medical history from the

last 10 years, all Drs, addresses and phone numbers. Even if I was

not seeing them now. I had copies of my medical diagnosis lab tests

from the RH Dr and my eye DR. Listed all meds, allergies, when I left

work and why, including the letter from work with my medical leave of

absence. The last page was a short dated diary of what happened and

when. Who I saw, and what the outcome was at that time.

I opted to go into the office of SS and file. The woman was very

helpful, asked all the questions and filled out the forms giving me a

copy. Before I had a chance to fill out the personal forms and

problems I was approved. Evidently the Dr reports and medications

were enough. I am recieving benefits for myself and my student

daughter until she graduates in June. Her's isn't much, but it helps.

Since I was not the breadwinner my whole life and only worked full

time for 11 years and part time for 7, I didn't accumulate a large

amt paid into SS and I am recieving about 2/3 of my take home pay.

Not to mention the 4 months with no pay and getting behind. Look into

your work disability first like Marty said, and then move forward

with SSD. I got my benefits just after 6 months from when I left my

job, and one back pay check.

Good luck,

Kay