Re: Anxiety related to work and disability /Sylvia

October 1, 2007

--- To Sheri and Sylvia,

I am late reading this post. But, i really do know how you feel.

I work in a small grocery store/deli/catering business. I have am

dealing with alot of pain every day. Just getting out of bed, is a

hard thing to do. I use to be able to work a 12+ hr day, but, I can

hardly do a 3-4 hr day now. I have hip deteriation in both hips, I

had the left one replaced 1 1/2 yrs ago. Now the right one is giving

me problems.

I had to cut back at work, trying to get disability. That is not working, I have

now since lost my health insurance due to my part time hrs. I have been forced,

due to my financial issues, to get more hrs. I feel that i will not get

disability. I tried getting into a state program for people with disabilities,

but, the SS. finds were that the Doc. reports did not prove me to be disabled,

even with

all the pain I have to deal with. SO, that is very depressing,

frustrating. What is a person to do??

Since I am not able to perform my normal duties, I just feel that i

am a hinderance to my fellow employees, sometimes they make certain

comments. They do not realize what I go thru. I lost a good friend of

18 yrs, because, she thought I was giving up, looking for an easy way

out, trying to get disability. But, I could not tell her any

different.

Sheri, you are very lucky to have that kind of support with your

fellow coworkers. I have a feeling that i would not get that from my

job. I shuld be using a cane at work, but that is hard to do, with

the type of work I have to do. Work is not worth killing urself, but,

wht is a person to do, when they have nothing else to fall back on,

nor have anyone to support you?? I feel tht the state dept. have has

let me down.

Good luck to you both!! Thanks for listening!!

Barb

>

> Sylvia wrote:

> I use a wheelchair at work and this does cause me some grief since

my boss thinks my wheelchair means I am stupid all of a sudden plus

the other bosses treat me 10x's worse than before.

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