Guest guest Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 Kim, You wrote, " My doc has mentioned me possibly going on disability because of my inability to work and I was wondering if any of you are currently on disability and how hard is it to begin? " Pancreatitis is, in deed, a ravaging disease. It rips at every aspect of our livelihood, our health, our ability to provide for ourselves and our family. I was instructed to apply for disability shortly after being diagnosed, even though I was possibly going to work again. I never was able to return to work, and was glad the process of applying for disability had been started. It is a long and trying process, however. I recommend hiring a good attorney who has experience with pancreatitis, not someone seen on TV that does workman's comp. Most persons, even disability attorneys are not familiar with how disabling this disease is. For many, if the disability is not visible, then we can't be that bad off. And, that, we all know, is not true. There is information on the disability process both _http://pancassociation.org/disability.html_ (http://pancassociation.org/disability.html) as well as _http://www.top5plus5.com/Pancreas/SOCIAL%20SECURITY/SOCIAL%20SECURITY.htm_ (http://www.top5plus5.com/Pancreas/SOCIAL%20SECURITY/SOCIAL%20SECURITY.htm) , where member, Kaye Fortenberry has written an excellent article. Keeping you in thought & prayer, Karyn E. , RN, Exec. Director PAI / 1- KarynWms@... http://www.pancassociation.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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