Re: A question....Disability Experience-Holly

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I am (patiently) waiting for a hearing. My LTD provider had me file

initially, I was denied (no dx of COPD or fibro at that time though,

plus have added a few more chronic issues). The LTD provider has an

attorney on retainer, they filed the reconsideration - again denied,

but I still hadn't had the COPD or fibro dx (got those the next day

and week....lolol). Now they have applied for a hearing - anywhere

from 12-15 months; don't believe I'll have a problem now because my

med records (from 2 docs so far, yes I got my own so I could work on

a payment protection plan I have thru my credit union) and they

clearly state - COPD, fibro, asthma, diabetes, metabolic disorder,

yada yada yada. So, I do believe when it comes hearing time, we are

going to have no problems. It's just the waiting.....

The good news on that is my LTD provider " makes up " the difference

that SSD won't pay, so I won't " lose " any money - up until I'm 65;

plus I'll have insurance until then, when Medicaid kicks in. Then

I'll get my disability $ plus my retirement $.

I never thought at 45 I would be disabled. I truly didn't. I saw

myself as one of those folks who would work until they carried me out

in a pine box or forced me to retire! Oh well, I guess there are

other plans for me!

Darlene

Maybe the fool got

Zantac

> and Xanax mixed up.

> > Isn't it antacids you aren't supposed to take with some

> antibiotics?

> >

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> > A question.... doc says dont take antibiotic with

> xanax

> >

> > I went to the doc the other day. He prescribed Azithromycin for

my

> resp problem and told me " don't take your Xanax for the 5 days you

> are on this " . I was dumbfounded. I said " why " ... He said there

would

> be a terrible interaction. I asked if this was something new that

> they had just discovered and he said " I don't know " .

> >

> > Well, for his info....(He is a P.A.- not my real doc)... I have

> given these drugs together for years. I have never seen anyone hurt

> by it or keel over and die. And I can find almost nothing on the

> internet about it. I believe I have taken it before while I was on

> Xanax. Ok... Azithromycin is similar to Erythromycin which is one

of

> the oldest antibiotics. Also I want to know if he thinks that some

> nice Xanax withdrawals after 5 days cold turkey would be the best

> thing to do. Whatever. I have seen it prescribed many times to

> people on Xanax with no problem. I also presume he thinks I take

> Xanax just for the hell of it and don't need it.

> >

> > Needless to say I am taking the crap together. I am about to fill

> it because I guess I won't get over this crap without something.

> >

> > Just venting. And by the way, he does not know I am a R.N.

either.

> He looked at me like " what would make you ask this " ?????? duh.

> Alright, if I keel over you will all know it is because I did not

> listen to him.

> >

> > love and hugs,

> > Debra V.

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