Re: IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO?
From: Abby (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Sep 16 10:28:46 2002
At Mon, 16 Sep 2002, Trish wrote:
>
>At Sun, 15 Sep 2002, JESSICA wrote:
>>Jessica-
When were you turned down for SSI? Last I knew you had to appeal within
60 days.
Your best bet might be to call a "Legal Aid" group (free legal help) to
see if they can represent you in an appeal.
I hope it works for you.
--
Abby
>>H
ELLO EVERYONE, IM KIND OF NEW TO THIS MESSAGE POST, SO PLEASE BARE WITH
>>ME.
>>IM 25 YEARS OLD AND WAS DIAGNOSED WHEN I WAS JUST 13. I HAVE HAD LEEPS,
>>LAPS, MEDS AND OBVIOUSLY, NOTHING WORKED.
>>I JUST, IN THE PAST YEAR, TOTALY STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER, AND
>>APPLIED FOR SSI, AGAIN. I GOT TURNED DOWN AGAIN. IVE BEEN GOING FOR
>>OPINIONS LIKE CRAZY AND IM ON MY 8TH OPINION. 2 TOLD ME THERE WAS NOT
>>ANYTHING MORE THEY COULD DO FOR ME, 4 TOLD ME BASICALY THAT I WAS CRAZY
>>AND TRIED TO PUT ME ON ANTI DEPRESANTS,THE LAST 2 TOLD ME I HAVE IT, AND
>>THAT, I SHOULD STOP WROKING AND APPLY FOR SSI. THEY TOLD ME THIS 1
>>MONTH AGO, I HAVENT WORKED SINCE DECEMBER 2001. SSI TOLD ME THAT I AM
>>CAPABLE OF DOING BASIC WORK ACTIVITIES. I AM A MECHANIC BY TRADE, I
>>HAVE NOT SEEN A DOCTOR IN 3 AND A HALF YEARS, JUST RECENTLY GOT MEDICAL
>>ASST. (WHAT I HAD TO DO JUST TO GET THAT), AND I DONT KNOW WHAT STAGE I
>>HAVE AND I HAVENT HAD ANY SURGURY SINCE 1998. THAT WAS AFTER MY
>>DAUGHTER WAS BORN IN 97. I MANAGED TO GET PREGNANT WITH MY DAUGHTER
>>AFTER MY 3RD SURGURY. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD 2 MISCARRIAGES. AND THE
>>DOCTORS WILL NOT DO ANY SURGURY ON ME, FOR WHAT REASON I DONT KNOW.
>>THIS THURSDAY, I AM GOING FOR MY NINTH OPINION AND I AM APPEALING THE
>>SSI DECISION. I AM ON NO MEDS ANYMORE AND THE DOCTORS WILL NOT GIVE ME
>>ANY KIND OF PAIN KILLERS FOR THE PAIN.
>>IS THERE ANYTHING THAT ANYONE CAN SUGGEST THAT I DO FOR WHEN I APPEAL
>>SSI AND WHEN I GO TO THIS NEW DOCTOR?
>>IF ANYONE CAN SUGGEST ANYTHING PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
>>CHEVYFIRE76@AOL.COM
>>THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE,
>>JESSICA
>>
>>--
>>JESSICA A. GABLE
>>
>Well i'm not really sure what you can do about the SSI appeal- i have no
>idea how that system works, my case is similar i am also 23 years old
>had the disease for 10 years and i am getting ready for my fourth
>surgery. Why is it that you are unable to work? You will probably need
>to get another doctor- The courts aren't going to award you anything if
>you do not have advice from a doctor who you are recently under care
>for. The last docs that you had were over 3 years ago there is a lot of
>new treatment out there- i am sure the courts may not award you anything
>since you have not exhausted your options! Good Luck.
>
>--
>Paramedic/Firefighter- I mainly instruct now- making sure I do lots of research to fight this disease.
>Best Wishes to all - Trish
>
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