Who's Still Working? I am, but I'm tired....any suggestions?

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Hi,

I'm new to group, but not so new to the diagnosis. I am 34 yrs old and

was diagnosed with Scleroderma (CREST) when i was 19. I've had some

struggles with my health, and have had some lung fibrosis since

the '90s, but in Dec. 2006 breathing became hard for me. I've been on

oxygen since Aug. 2007. I work as an auditor and am required to travel

some times. I was refused boarding by an airline in Jan. 2008, because

I was trying to fly without my concentrator....I'd called b4 the flight

to inquire about o2 concentrators, but decided not to bring it b/c the

home health care co. refused to provide me with 2 batteries. Anyway,

when i work all day, I'm tired and don't feel like doing anything

else. I know I'm being looked at differently now that I'm tied to o2.

I'm hoping to get better, but I've hoping to get better now for almost

2 yrs. Should I apply for SSDI or try working part-time or something

like that at first? I don't want to give up, but it's getting hard to

keep up my performance at work. Sorry for the long post.