Re: - the ongoing saga & prayer request

November 5, 2002

<PRE>hang in there denise!! i will send a prayer your way. it is horrible the wa

they treat us. i still have not heard about my appeal either. kathy in il

November 5, 2002

Dear ,

I'm praying that you won't lose your job, that you can see a kind,

competent rheumatologist soon so that you can get some pain relief, and

that the lackadaisical doctor and staff get that paperwork in ASAP (is

it the same doc who won't give you the Vicodin?).

[ ] - the ongoing saga & prayer request

> Hello everyone! Thanks for your posts and advice! Sorry I hadn't

> written back sooner, but I wanted to see the Dr. before I updated

> you.

>

> Well, he's put me back on Methotrexate but refuses to refill the

> Vicodin. Told me I needed to go back to my Primary care Dr. and

> discuss some sort of pain management. So I continue to be in pain

> and am taking lots of tylenol to try to handle it. In the meantime,

> I'm going to try to get an appt. with a new Rheumatologist, because

> it's clear my current one is no longer willing to help me.

>

> In the meantime, my disability claim was denied and I'm supposed to

> go back to work. I was told I have 180 days to appeal, so I'm go to

> take at least a couple more days to try to get the Dr. to send in

> the supporting paperwork (they've been dragging their feet). PLEASE

> pray that this doesn't result in my being terminated from the job.

>

> I'll try to post more often as I'm able. Thanks again for your

> support!

>

> in CA

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