my appointment with the social security lawyer

[Guest guest]

hi all,

Well, i don't know if i told you all...but Social Security

denied my case. However, they did say that my case was valid

and i was in obvious pain and to appeal with more information.

Goodness, i gave them all the info i had. Strangely they never

contacted my Orthopedist, i found that odd.

So my grandmother found me a social security lawyer. I saw him

a few weeks ago, just forgot to post here about it.

He was very nice. Basically he said, he will file my appeal,

and if they deny that, then we go before a judge. He told me

even though u are in pain, that doesn't mean much to them...they

need as much proof as possible. And the lawyer is the one who

told me they never contacted my Orthopedist, who has been

treating me sense the car accident for

Spondylits/spondylolesthis. Why wouldn't the contact him? My

lawyer explained it is common procedure for the social security

office to call and speak to my doctor. He said my chances for

the 1st appeal don't look to good...but not because i am not

worthy of it but because there isn't enough info and Spondy

isn't one of the disorders on the judges so called LIST. LOL.

They need more info on it. but my second appeal before a judge

may go better. All this can take up to 10 months.

I told him i have no income as of now and my grandmother is

supporting me. So he told me to try for welfare for now.

However, i am not sure welfare will help me. The lawyer asked

if i had an assets and i told him none what so ever...and he

said then i should be able to get wellfare, food stamps and

medi-cal. I sure hope so because i have so many prescriptions,

i have pets to take care etc....

My other laywer (for the accident) says he is fighting with my

insurance company for a bit more money. I never sent him all my

ER bills and prescription bills, i told him i had all the paper

work and he was like " OMG, send those to me....that will help u

get more money because they go by your medical bills "

anyway, i am so frustrated with all this but i am trying to be

positive as possible. I don't know how social security could

think i could work..i can barely do anything. I mean, i can

take a light bag of trash out...wipe a sink down...but nothing

more then that. If i ever try to attempt anything, like say,

scrubbing the tub, i am stuck in bed for the next four days, and

i did try this a few weeks back, i scrubbed for 2 minutes and

was already in severe pain. Grandma had to finish it. I wanted

to prove to her i could at at least do a little, but i really

can't. And she told me not to worry about it. IF i went back to

work, i would end up in the ER for pain, or i would need to lay

down every 20 minutes, what job is going to go for that? not to

mention the strong meds i am...no job wants someone working

while on all those meds.

I understand the social security's side of it all. I am sure

they get so many fraudulent cases, and they need to protect the

system...but when the people who really need it cannot get it

because of the abusers...that is just so sad indeed.

THANK GOD for my grandma, i would be on the street if it wasn't

for her. She buys the food, pays the bills, pays my

prescriptions, buys all my pets food. And she never ever

complains. She just says " don't worry, i will support u as

along as it takes for you to recover and if you don't recover,

we will deal with that when it happens " I am so blessed. So

many people out there don't have help and are barely making it

because of their disibilty, injury or illness.

It is so hard not to get depressed over all this, and i do have

days when i feel i cannot take it anymore. But, i snap out of

it...usually one of my pets will do something silly and it makes

me laugh. And oh god, the little money i had, about 50 bucks...

well would u believe i lost my wallet 2 nights ago. I have

looked everywhere with it but i fear it fell out of my jacket

pocket and is gone. I had the only picture i have of my nephew

in there, my social security and drivers license in there, some

important papers...the card with my next doctors appt, a new

Zealand 5 dollar bill my causing gave me when she went down

there. And i am sure a few other important papers. I am hoping

a good Samaritan returns it, i don't care about the money...it

would be nice to get that back, but i really want the other

contents of the wallet. Oh well.

Sorry for venting, i try not to vent to much here, like to keep

things positive...but sometimes we all need to let it out.

Thanks for your time.

Hollywood, ca

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[Guest guest]

well it took me four trys last was with lawyer but i was approved for pain

plus i have some emotional things too,also i was married for 20 years and

then got devoried ,one of the things that happened to me is the docs and

judge belive that i had been posianed in 99 just before my devorice,by my ex

husbun i cannot prove it now but according to my medcail records it stronly

points to this fact.there was enofe evadence there to prove reasonable doubt

but not enofe to file charges,so the judge wondered how badly this bothed my

condestion or what it did to my body.i darn near died in 99

but i survived but only by the grace of god.i dont know what happens to your

body after pousining

but it must have long trem affects,plus him and his grilfrind took almost

everything left me in the streets but my kids saved me,three days after he

left i started to recover,heres a brigth note for you most lawyers well not

take your case if they cant win,they depend on winning ,so in the end you

well win just takes lot of time.hugs nanna

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>Reply-To: chronic_pain

>To: chronic_pain

>Subject: my appointment with the social security lawyer

[Guest guest]

well it took me four trys last was with lawyer but i was approved for pain

plus i have some emotional things too,also i was married for 20 years and

then got devoried ,one of the things that happened to me is the docs and

judge belive that i had been posianed in 99 just before my devorice,by my ex

husbun i cannot prove it now but according to my medcail records it stronly

points to this fact.there was enofe evadence there to prove reasonable doubt

but not enofe to file charges,so the judge wondered how badly this bothed my

condestion or what it did to my body.i darn near died in 99

but i survived but only by the grace of god.i dont know what happens to your

body after pousining

but it must have long trem affects,plus him and his grilfrind took almost

everything left me in the streets but my kids saved me,three days after he

left i started to recover,heres a brigth note for you most lawyers well not

take your case if they cant win,they depend on winning ,so in the end you

well win just takes lot of time.hugs nanna

>

>Reply-To: chronic_pain

>To: chronic_pain

>Subject: my appointment with the social security lawyer

[Guest guest]

well it took me four trys last was with lawyer but i was approved for pain

plus i have some emotional things too,also i was married for 20 years and

then got devoried ,one of the things that happened to me is the docs and

judge belive that i had been posianed in 99 just before my devorice,by my ex

husbun i cannot prove it now but according to my medcail records it stronly

points to this fact.there was enofe evadence there to prove reasonable doubt

but not enofe to file charges,so the judge wondered how badly this bothed my

condestion or what it did to my body.i darn near died in 99

but i survived but only by the grace of god.i dont know what happens to your

body after pousining

but it must have long trem affects,plus him and his grilfrind took almost

everything left me in the streets but my kids saved me,three days after he

left i started to recover,heres a brigth note for you most lawyers well not

take your case if they cant win,they depend on winning ,so in the end you

well win just takes lot of time.hugs nanna

>

>Reply-To: chronic_pain

>To: chronic_pain

>Subject: my appointment with the social security lawyer