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Hi

I am so glad that you were able to get ssd! Its taken me 5yrs so far, im 27

and have rsd as well as being told i have manic depression. Ive always dealt

with depression issues when i was growing up in a not so great family

situation but then when i got rsd it kinda kicked that into high gear again

after id worked for a while and gotten my life together. Then it came

tumbling apart but im so lucky that my husband stuck by my side and know it

was hard for him.

Sorry to hear about your health problems too hun- please know we are here

for you and I look forward to getting to know you more and talking to you in

future!!

Sorry so short here- gonna try to check emails quick before my medicine

fully kicks in. Bad day here with nasty weather which kicks pain into high

gear.

Im always around if u ever want to chat!

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> hi it took me two times trying to get onto SSDI by myself, no lawyer.

> Finally I got a lawyer, and things took off. my lawyer knew all the right

> things to include, as all I was fighting for was my lung problems and the

> fact that I had just gotten out of ICU and couldnt work for a year, and I

> was putting in ONLY for my problem which got me to be NOT able to work. My

> Lung disease, and I couldnt breathe with out oxygen and couldnt even go to

> the mall to shop. I never included all the rest of the things wrong with me,

> I was being honest, thats the reason I was on oxygen and couldnt breathe

> after having lung surgery and pnemonia and pluresy. This was many years ago,

> they were giving drug addicts it with out asking any questions, and mental

> disease patients got it first try, not me.. cause I told the truth. So.. I

> got a great lawyer and she knew what she was doing, it took awhile but was

> worth the long wait, in the end. my lawyer put in for my carpal tunnel

> surgery, and back

> problems, you name it, any surgeries I had, she sent that in. It was

> crazy, and meantime I cannot work as I just had had lung surgery and well..

> it was such a long drawn out process for me, and very very frustrating.

> anyway, I finally got it after trying by myself with no lawyer, Two times,

> and boy that lawyer was worth every penney of the percentage she got. If I

> hadnt gotten wise to the fact that they were making it so hard for me on

> purpose, and they wanted me to quit and get frustrated. nope not me, I kept

> on and on and when I got it that was a very happy day. all that back pay,

> helped me. tooo bad it didnt last long, unfortuantely as there were so many

> things we wre doing without and needed. I desperately needed a washer and

> dryer, and I gave my kids who were young at the time, young by being teens.

> gave them some money with my supervision and let them get clothes that were

> really needed badly. It was like christmas for us.

> Finally finally, I got my SSDI and it is permanent. and I was callled a

> younger disabled person, as I was 38 yrs old, and they said they would do

> occasional checks on me. Only one check so far, and I am soooo glad that I

> did go and get a great lawyer, she was worth every bit of money I must say.

> well I just wanted to tell u a little bit of what I went thru trying to

> get my dissablity. Thanks so much for listening to me.

> love,

> denise porter

> Tommie <tommie_jones@... <tommie_jones%40sbcglobal.net>>

> wrote:

> Hi,

>

> It took me 2 yrs to get approved too. The illnesses I was approved for

> were FMS and CFIDS. There is hope, hang in there. Like Stryker here, it is

> well worth the wait.

>

> -Tommie

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> Hi...

>

> I have debilitating Osteoarthritis, L3 and L4

> crunching some nerves..vertebrea eaten by the osteo..

> Fibromyalgia, Myofacial Pain Syndrome with the most

> intersting spasms ya ever saw. They are opiate

> controlled. No muscle relaxants work. Low opiate dose

> screws up the signals that cuause them...deep joint

> and muscle pain is my norm.

>

> At any rate...we all get turned down unless your

> walking around with your head under your arm or

> something super obvious. I lost count of my

> rejections.

>

> I had a very supportive Disability Advocate help me

> keep my cool...and we won. Had to see a crouchy judge

> but we got it anyway. Just hang in there. They need

> to weed out the fakers and they have a large share of

> those. Mine took a total of two years...but it was

> worth it. Waiting for that letter after a hearing

> wears on the nerves a bit.

>

> Hang tight...

>

> *¬*.¸¸.·´¨`»*«´¨`·.¸¸.*¬*

> On the internet, no knows you're a cat.

>

> ~StrykerMom~

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