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----------------------------------------------------------- From: LoSNaz Message 4 in Discussion Sherry- Gettign SSD can sometimes be a nightmare- now, depending on what your other diseases are, you might stand a better chance of getting it quickly. The main determining factor of course is whether or not your conditions meet guidelines for dissability, but this is not always the case as some conditions can dissable but are not recognized by SSD as being dissabling. Your best bet is to find a sympathetic doctor that can 'vouch for you' and is willing to write a letter recomending dissability. This will help. Whewn I first applied, they started giving me a hard time because my condition, Crohn's disease, wasn't concidered a dissabling condition, but after I got a Doc to vouch for me, and after the SSD department reviewed my surgeries and saw what I'd gone htrough, they called me on like the 4'th or 5'th month and said "You should have been on SSD since you were 18- we've determined that you're dissabled, and you will be enstated 'shortly'" Shortly lol- too kmany more months, but I did eventually get it. The woman I spoke with was really nice- but soem in the department can be not so understanding as they deal with cases day in and day out that just don't meet the requirements. The fact that you have other diseases though I think will really help your case, especially if they have worsened since getting acromegally. Some htings to know- I hope your previous jobs were fairly high paying, as the SSD will be based on what you previously made. I only worked minimum jobs during my teens and twenties, and as a result, I get the absolute minimum SSD, which is 3 times below the poverty level for a single person. The only real saving grace is that my Medical expenses are paid for in full by Medicare and my supplies are paid for as well which amounts to quite a lot- especially with all the surgies I've had sicne goign on SSD. Anyway, the higher your previous paychecks, the more you'll get which will hopefully be near maximum where you have kids, and note also that you can earn a certain amount while on dissability- but this is somethign I never messed with since one, I'm too weak, and 2, I didn't want to get into all the paper work and to have to be reevaluated more frequently (You'll have to be reevaluated every couple of years to see if you're still dissabled unfortunately) My last reevaluation was right after I had come home from surgery for hte CRohn's, and they just cancelled my reevaluation stating that they'd determined I was still dissabled without hte exam. Going htrough hte whole process is a pain, but if you need it then you need it, and there's really no other choice. You'll need plenty of patience. This part is important- If you haven't already, then make sure you keep goign to Docs regularly and make sure they are made aware of how you are sufferign with all your conditions combined. The reason for htis is that the SSD looks at all your med records, and them ore you have, and the more they see that treatment isn't working, the better your chances will be of speeding hte process, and making a convincing case. Recomendations for applying for SSD always state to make sure you are faithful about goign to hte docs on regular basis, and often, and making sure you list EVERYTHING to your docs. SSD needs to see that treatment is failing in your case. Google "Recomendations for applying for SSD" for more hints about what to do. It's not like we;'re tryign to defraud the system, but we do need to make sure we udnerstand hte process because it is a rough process, and hte better we know what to do, the better our chances. I didn't know any of it when I applied, and could have probably avoided some delays had I known. ----------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this e-mail, or change how often it arrives, go to your E-mail Settings. http://groups.msn.com/PituitaryChat/_emailsettings.msnw Need help? If you've forgotten your password, please go to Passport Member Services. http://groups.msn.com/_passportredir.msnw?ppmprop=help For other questions or feedback, go to our Contact Us page. http://groups.msn.com/contact If you do not want to receive future e-mail from this MSN group, or if you received this message by mistake, please click the "Remove" link below. On the pre-addressed e-mail message that opens, simply click "Send". Your e-mail address will be deleted from this group's mailing list. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
