Re: Disability Physical - Question

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Hi Kay - unfortunately I have been through exactly what you've described - minus

the x-rays - and am still going through the appeals process now 3½ years later.

Its a horrible system, takes a ridiculously long time and will have you on an

emotional roller coaster ride if you don't get a handle on your feelings right

away. There is no reason or excuse for the treatment we get by the SSD system

(including their docs), but that's how its done. Part of me has felt that it

serves to " weed out " some of the applicants who really could work if they wanted

to. But that doesn't make things any easier for people like us who are seriously

disabled. I don't know if this is a " set up " as you said, but I do know that you

need to prepare yourself for a fight and if you don't already have an SSD

attorney, I would highly recommend that you get one now. They work on

contingency, so there should not be any out of pocket costs for you right now. I

wish you all the luck in the world. I pray this process goes more quickly than

it has for me. Keep us posted. I am always interested to hear how the process

works in different states. I'm in Florida..... Doreen

Hi Everyone,

I had a disability physical today, scheduled by the state and I have some

questions!!!!!! First of all it was a rushed through affair, barely what I would

even call a physical. Secondly, the only exray they wanted was of the lumbar

spine, which makes no sense to me because my back is one of the few places I

don't hurt. All my problems are in my hands, wrists, feet, and ankles. Can

anyone think of a reason they would take only this exray? Why would the state

even bother to set up a physical that felt to me little more than a sham? Am I

being set up for the initial rejection, forcing me into the appeal process? Has

anyone been through this before?

Kay

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the input Doreen. I'm in Indiana.

Kay

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From: Mimi <mimi212@...>

Sent: Thu, November 19, 2009 8:42:00 AM

Subject: [ ] Re: Disability Physical - Question

 

Hi Kay - unfortunately I have been through exactly what you've described - minus

the x-rays - and am still going through the appeals process now 3½ years later.

Its a horrible system, takes a ridiculously long time and will have you on an

emotional roller coaster ride if you don't get a handle on your feelings right

away. There is no reason or excuse for the treatment we get by the SSD system

(including their docs), but that's how its done. Part of me has felt that it

serves to " weed out " some of the applicants who really could work if they wanted

to. But that doesn't make things any easier for people like us who are seriously

disabled. I don't know if this is a " set up " as you said, but I do know that you

need to prepare yourself for a fight and if you don't already have an SSD

attorney, I would highly recommend that you get one now. They work on

contingency, so there should not be any out of pocket costs for you right now. I

wish you all the luck in

the world. I pray this process goes more quickly than it has for me. Keep us

posted. I am always interested to hear how the process works in different

states. I'm in Florida..... Doreen

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Hi Doreen,

I too live in FL. According to my friends in the area, mine was about typical.

I was denied twice and then went and got an attorney. They got some additional

information ( I don't know what or where from, but they did and I believe that

within about a month, the State of FL had

" granted me the money that I was due all along. After all, this is money that

we have put into the system and not something that I was asking for something

for nothing.

I was lucky, The only extra test that I had to go for was the mental test, And

yes, they did confirm that I was indeed mental, LOL. I was also in the midst of

being incarcerated for a 4 month hospital stay which started out with a

fractured patella from a total knee replacement which became severely infected,

led me into septic shock where my heart stopped and a code was called and I was

in a coma for a number of weeks,so I guess I went about it thru it the hard way.

All the best in you quest with the state of FL it certainly doesn't help the

pain and everything else. Hang in there!!!!

Gentle, tender angel hugs.....................

Debs in FL

[ ] Re: Disability Physical - Question

Hi Kay - unfortunately I have been through exactly what you've described - minus

the x-rays - and am still going through the appeals process now 3½ years later.

Its a horrible system, takes a ridiculously long time and will have you on an

emotional roller coaster ride if you don't get a handle on your feelings right

away. There is no reason or excuse for the treatment we get by the SSD system

(including their docs), but that's how its done. Part of me has felt that it

serves to " weed out " some of the applicants who really could work if they wanted

to. But that doesn't make things any easier for people like us who are seriously

disabled. I don't know if this is a " set up " as you said, but I do know that you

need to prepare yourself for a fight and if you don't already have an SSD

attorney, I would highly recommend that you get one now. They work on

contingency, so there should not be any out of pocket costs for you right now. I

wish you all the luck in the world. I pray this process goes more quickly than

it has for me. Keep us posted. I am always interested to hear how the process

works in different states. I'm in Florida..... Doreen

Hi Everyone,

I had a disability physical today, scheduled by the state and I have some

questions!!!!!! First of all it was a rushed through affair, barely what I would

even call a physical. Secondly, the only exray they wanted was of the lumbar

spine, which makes no sense to me because my back is one of the few places I

don't hurt. All my problems are in my hands, wrists, feet, and ankles. Can

anyone think of a reason they would take only this exray? Why would the state

even bother to set up a physical that felt to me little more than a sham? Am I

being set up for the initial rejection, forcing me into the appeal process? Has

anyone been through this before?

Kay