newbie here-Pete from Florida

[Guest guest]

Hi all! Been suffering with this for a couple years.went yesterday to

J'ville for a hearing-third attempt to get SSI.Judge continued it for

lack of enough evidence!They are gonna pay for new test in Gainesville

at UF.SO FRUSTRATING!!!!Alos,when I was there,I had a nasty flareup and

was so sick but I guess they didn't care.I'm 6'2 " tall and weigh 140

lbs.You can email me at woodruff50@...

Pete

[Guest guest]

Pete,

Welcome to the group. It's unbelievable that the SSDI hearing didn't

work for you, but since I just went through two years of aggravation

trying to get my disability, and ten tons of paperwork, I know what a

struggle it can be. Mine was finally awarded at the hearing stage,

actually three days before the hearing took place, so I never did

have to go to court, but it was a hassle just the same.

Did you have an attorney? After my first application was turned down,

I did hire a disability attorney from Washington, DC, who specializes

in SSDI cases only, and feel that he did help in the long run. All I

can advise with this is too keep appealing, and to get all the

paperwork from every doctor's visit, lab test, hospital stay, PM

doctor's appt's, radiology reports, etc. etc - every piece of paper

that has your name on it in regard to your medical history, and make

sure that you keep a copy and that a copy of each and every bit of

material gets onto the desk of the case worker assigned to your case.

Don't give up on this, that's exactly what they want you to do, and

it's their job to try to find reasons why you ARE NOT eligible. The

judge who approved my disability even admitted this in his closing

letter to me, that he had " failed " , because he couldn't find reason

to DENY my disability claims!

Other than that, please feel free to join in our conversations,

comments and questions here on the message board. We'd love to know

more about you and would be happy to answer any questions you may have.

With love, hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

hhessgriffeth@...

www.pancassociation.org/anthology#Heidi.html

SC State & SE Regional Representative

Pancreatitis Association, International

Note: All comments or advice are based on personal experience or

opinion only, and should not be substituted for professional medical

consultation.

[Guest guest]

Hey Pete,

Welcome to our lil' group! I'm so sorry you hear about your SSI drama.

I have just a small bit of advice...just DON'T give up! Keep after

them! I went through the same stuff here in Ohio.....and finally I got

it. It took over 2 1/2 yrs, but they did give me back pay from the

time I had to quit working, and that helped, while it lasted anyways.

So, what I'm saying is.....DON'T give up! Let me know how it goes.

What test are they making you do in Gainesville? Wow! You are tall &

very lean, huh? Interesting.....lol....just kidding! Gosh! Hang in

there kid! And keep us posted on your progress!

Lots of Hugs,

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--<Pete...> wrote:

Hi all! Been suffering with this for a couple years.went yesterday

to J'ville for a hearing-third attempt to get SSI.Judge continued it

for lack of enough evidence!They are gonna pay for new test in

Gainesville at UF.SO FRUSTRATING!!!!Alos,when I was there,I had a

nasty flareup and was so sick but I guess they didn't care.I'm 6'2 "

tall and weigh 140 lbs.You can email me at woodruff50@h...

Pete