RE: [SPAM] Question for anyone ......everyone.....

July 2, 2007

In a way, I agree with your husband that

you should be able to work if SS says you can. The problem is that SS is

often wrong when they say a person is able to work. Just their saying so

does not make it so. That’s why people usually have to appeal and

finally get an attorney before SS admits that they cannot work. Ideally

SS would make the correct decision the first time, but that is often not the

case.

My rule for how much to use joints is that

we should keep using them if we have discomfort but stop when we have

pain. That doesn’t really help much because everyone has their own

definition of where discomfort ends and pain begins. I don’t know

of any better way to describe what I mean but some use of joints is helpful

while too much use of joints is harmful. I hope you find the right

balance. God bless.

From: Rheumatoid Arthritis [mailto:Rheumatoid Arthritis ] On Behalf Of mylajkitten

Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 11:03

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Subject: [sPAM]

Question for anyone ......everyone.....

Not sure how to put this..... I'm trying to find the

fine line between

using the joints without overusing them. My hips are aching lately.

What I want to know is that if I push myself to walk through the pain I

initially do feel less pain but once I sit and rest again I regret it

because the pain is twice as bad. With normal joint injuries resting

is usually recomended but with RA what have you found to work best for

you? Am I causing more stress to my effected joints by trying to do my

daily activities? I was recently turned down for SS because they (I'm

assuming by my doctors reports) believe that I am fully capable of

working full time to support myself. If I could work I would be out

there working...... grrrrrrr....... If I suck it up (NTM take a few

more pain pills) and go back to my usual line of work I can guarantee

that I will drop dead before the year ends. But I have to DO something

to help myself financially. I will appeal the SS decision but that will

take a long time and I am at the edge of ruin. My husband feels that

if SS says I can work then I should be able to work. I feel like I

have blown past the denial stage and stuck in the anger stage. LOL

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