Re: New Here//Debi

[Guest guest]

Hello Debi,

I too was turned down the first time I had applied for Social

Security Disability insurance. I have chronic degenerative disc

disease in my Cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine.neuropathis nerve

pain to all extremities.Osteophytes, a fancy word for bone spurs in

the spinal cord and the thecal sac.

I've had quite a few broken vertabrea over the years, especially in

nineteen nity five, the year of my injury due to getting knocked

off " I " beams from one building onto the roof of another building.

That hurt. Now, I'm going through what most in my position are going

through. Much more difficulty walking without severe pain.

The good news, physical therapy has helped me to walk again( I

couldn't walk for a year and a half after accident) without the use

of a cane, although I can not walk as much as I was a few years ago.

But I'll get there again. The important thing, no matter how badly

you feel, you care get and feel better. Maybe not cured, but the

mental aspect of our pain symptoms can be improved with the right

medications.

Last year, I was contemplating suicide, almost did it too. The

reason? undiagnosed chronic cervical spine pain, it was a day and

night painful problem. Notice I said was? I am now taking the maximum

dose of Gabapentin, Vicodin high potency, prednisone,and am using a

lidoderm patch for pain relief at specific areas on my neck and

shoulder, the back too.

Sorry for the long winded email, but you are correct, get a lawyer

and get all of your medical records together, the doctors can not

refuse to give them to you. Although, you may have to pay a per page

fee, the lawyer may pay for that fee.

Take care and try to relax, let the lawyer do the work for you.

/ New York