Guest guest Posted September 4, 2002 Report Share Posted September 4, 2002 Gail, Thanks for the info. I will try to check it out. However, I wasn't approved for SSD, I was approved for disability retirement with my job. I work for the federal governement. I had to apply for SSD to even be able to able for disability retirement with my job, but SSD automatically turned me down since I was still currently employed. They said I had to be unemployed for six months before SSD would even look at my case. The way it works with the federal government, I would get 60% of my pay the first year minus 100% of anything I got from SSD. From the second year on, I would get only 40% of my pay minus 60% of anything I got from SSD. The problem is that since I work for the federal government, the paperwork has to go through God, OPM, and everybody else and be blessed even before it gets to the actual office that says yay or nay. It took over four months for it to get to the 'yay or nay' office. I got paperwork saying it had reached that office and then a week later I had an approval letter. They couldn't have even reviewed the 3 inch stack of paperwork. My assumption is they approved it as soon as they saw systemic lupus since it is on SS's list of disabling disorders. The problem is that if I started the paperwork tomorrow, it would be at least four months before I'd have an answer. It may come to the point that I have no choice but for now I'm going to hang in there and try to tough it out. I am blessed with wonderful bosses and co-workers who have never uttered a single complaint about all the time I miss from work. I am also blessed with a wonderful husband and family. I know that if it comes down to it and I must quit working, they will support me and we will make do somehow. I am truly blessed and I do believe that this will once again get better. However, on that note, I did get some bad news from the GI. My surgeon had said the GI told him he would be able to do the sphincterotomy through ERCP and would do another ERCP in a week or two. The GI's nurse said she talked to the GI and he said he has no plans to do another ERCP. The GI had told me I would have to have surgery to have the sphincterotomy and I was very hopeful when the surgeon told me the GI had said he could do it through ERCP. Apparently, they have their wires crossed and it seems I will need surgery to correct my problem permanently. The GI said the stent will last for a month or two but then the problem will be right back with the bile duct clogging up. I sent the surgeon a fax asking him to get the story straight for me. I want to know if surgery will be required or not. I am a little better today but still having pain. The surgeon did tell me that he would expect it to take me at least 3 months to get back to normal once the bile duct is flowing correctly. I will try to be patient. ----- Re: I forgot to knock on wood- > - thought I would pass this along as Jim might have some ideas > on what steps you should take...there might be a way to expedite your > case since you had been approved. Just a thought, Gail West, Indiana > Forum Chat With Jim - SSDCavalry > > Date: Thursday, September 5, 2002 > Time: 7:30PM - 8:30PM CDT (GMT-05:00) > > Please join us for a moderated chat with Jim - SSDCavalry, an > attorney who specializes in SSDI cases and is licensed in all 50 > states. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2002 Report Share Posted September 4, 2002 Hello karenw@..., In reference to your comment: è Gail re SSD Silly me - I thought you could just re-activate the old paperwork...but I guess the government wouldn't work like that. It still might be worth asking Jim about tomorrow night... Sorry about your doctor mix-up. Seems there is always something you need to fix up. Hope you can get everything worked out. Gail West, Indiana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2002 Report Share Posted September 4, 2002 Hello karenw@..., In reference to your comment: è Gail re SSD Silly me - I thought you could just re-activate the old paperwork...but I guess the government wouldn't work like that. It still might be worth asking Jim about tomorrow night... Sorry about your doctor mix-up. Seems there is always something you need to fix up. Hope you can get everything worked out. Gail West, Indiana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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