Guest guest Posted November 13, 2000 Report Share Posted November 13, 2000 Robin, I'm not on disability, still working. Not sure how long I can continue. Scared. I'm thinking I'm in a denial/bargaining stage with the pain. I was furious and cranky yesterday. I finally just wanted the day to end. I took a hot bath, took my Elavil and went to bed! Best thing for me to do! The pills seem to be helping. I had NO pain last nite in my left leg. *PHEW* *dances happily around the room (albeit slowly!)* I know the story about the tampons may be listed as an urban legend. I'm one of the ones that tend to send notices informing others of lies, misnomers, hoaxes, etc. along with a long list of sites to check these things out on. This one however, I think has some weight behind it. I put it in context of political decisions made by our government, various branches of which (all of which?) are often influenced by lobbyists and big business... blah, blah, blah. Take what you need and leave the rest. We all make decisions about what we believe or don't/what we need to do for our health or not. I don't wish to start an on-going discussion, just another opinion, FYI. trustinit __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2000 Report Share Posted November 14, 2000 hi , as far as getting on SD and SSi, i went through the same thing you are dealing with...denial,it can't be THAT bad as to throw away my life and concede to being disabled..etc etc etc...but facts is facts. i got on disability with a combination of mental health issues as well as documentation from my rheumatologist stating the fibromyalgia he diagnosed. the mental health issue was the depression and " going Postal " on a regular basis because of the pain. check yourself into a mental hospital for a week or so...no problem getting SSD . the trade off is that you have to live with the ego buster that you really are flipping out because of this disease and that you will most likely be labeled for the rest of your life unless you are good at concealing the fact that you spent time in a looney bin. all i can say is that it worked for me on a dramatic level of seeing the reality of my state of mind as well as body. i have a form i will send to the group for you to print out and see if it helps with the process of gathering necessary info for ss... start now...when you need it ...it's waaaay too late to start the process. it can take years. take care, robin Re: Digest Number 353 Robin, I'm not on disability, still working. Not sure how long I can continue. Scared. I'm thinking I'm in a denial/bargaining stage with the pain. I was furious and cranky yesterday. I finally just wanted the day to end. I took a hot bath, took my Elavil and went to bed! Best thing for me to do! The pills seem to be helping. I had NO pain last nite in my left leg. *PHEW* *dances happily around the room (albeit slowly!)* I know the story about the tampons may be listed as an urban legend. I'm one of the ones that tend to send notices informing others of lies, misnomers, hoaxes, etc. along with a long list of sites to check these things out on. This one however, I think has some weight behind it. I put it in context of political decisions made by our government, various branches of which (all of which?) are often influenced by lobbyists and big business... blah, blah, blah. Take what you need and leave the rest. We all make decisions about what we believe or don't/what we need to do for our health or not. I don't wish to start an on-going discussion, just another opinion, FYI. trustinit __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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