Guest guest Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 dyanne -- call social security and ask them the questions with all of the o2 that you use, I think, but i don't know for sure, you will get disability immediately the only problem is medicare there is a 2 year wait -- that sucks, sucks, sucks, i had to spend a bundle on medical insurance during that time period -- I was self-employed so no benifits you can probably go on cobra, so that should help Pink Joyce R (IPF 3/06) IFA 5/09 Pennsylvania Donate Life Listed 1/09 Inactive 4/09 www.transplantfund.org--- Subject: Re: disabilityTo: Breathe-Support Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 12:32 PM Mike,Were you still working when you applied. I so want to stop working butcan't live just yet without the paycheck for the 6 month thing before Iqualify. I am so confused. It was so easy for my husband but he WASretired.Dyane Phoenix ipf 02>> Sorry to hear you have one of those Pulmonolgists with an attitude. Idid as well for the last 10 years I lived in Seattle prior toretirement. As to filing with Social Security, I had no problemsgetting on disabililty. I had a lung biopsy done at UW Seattle alongwith PFTs etc. in '07 and I went through a 3 day transplant evaluation(to include PFTs etc) at UW Madison, Wisconsin in '08. All these recordswent to Social Security and they determined that sometime between thebiopsy and transplant evaluation, my stats dropped low enough to qualifyme for disability so they started my checks right away. In addition,they decided to reimburse me for several of the past months where Ididn't receive a check. They had some type of formula they used toapproximate just when it was I likely qualified over the period of 13months between my testing. I have heard different stories fromdifferent folks but for me it was not a pain at all> (except for filling out the forms on-line). I'd say go for it - it iswell worth it!>> Mike> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 Dyanne I’m in the same boat so to speak; I want and need to stop working but can’t do the wait 6 month thing as well. I was told that a DX of IPF would qualify for disability faster like a month or so. I have that DX from UWMC and my biopsy but my current Plulmo doc keeps changing the DX so that is one of the reasons I am changing docs. You would think with all we deal with and most of us have full plates already that “THEY†as in docs, SSI, some family would not only not be roadblocks but might help with some of the stuff they can control. Let me know what you find out and I will keep you up dated as well Walt on Whidbey IPF,Nsip.Uip. 06 Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow.†From: dyanebillings <dyane.billings@ ball-mcgraw. com>Subject: Re: disabilityTo: Breathe-Support@ yahoogroups. comDate: Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 12:32 PM Mike,Were you still working when you applied. I so want to stop working butcan't live just yet without the paycheck for the 6 month thing before Iqualify. I am so confused. It was so easy for my husband but he WASretired.Dyane Phoenix ipf 02>> Sorry to hear you have one of those Pulmonolgists with an attitude. Idid as well for the last 10 years I lived in Seattle prior toretirement. As to filing with Social Security, I had no problemsgetting on disabililty. I had a lung biopsy done at UW Seattle alongwith PFTs etc. in '07 and I went through a 3 day transplant evaluation(to include PFTs etc) at UW Madison, Wisconsin in '08. All these recordswent to Social Security and they determined that sometime between thebiopsy and transplant evaluation, my stats dropped low enough to qualifyme for disability so they started my checks right away. In addition,they decided to reimburse me for several of the past months where Ididn't receive a check. They had some type of formula they used toapproximate just when it was I likely qualified over the period of 13months between my testing. I have heard different stories fromdifferent folks but for me it was not a pain at all> (except for filling out the forms on-line). I'd say go for it - it iswell worth it!>> Mike> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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