Re: Crohn's - Approved for Disability

[Guest guest]

> Hi everyone,>> Sorry everyone, this is sort of off topic from SCD. I have been an SCD > follower for a long time. Returned to the diet two years ago with more  > dedication. Fell off the wagon several times, breaking the diet for months at a time.  > Single guy, sick of cooking haha.  I deal with it and am much better at it than I  > ever thought I would be.  Cooking problem solved for now.  HOWEVER!  I had a  > 4 day stay in the hospital two weeks back. Now talks of drugs and such. I have  > a stricture (bowel obstruction/blockage etc.)  Even more reason for me to  > adhere to SCD 110%, with more dedication than ever before.  I am willing to do  > that!>> Question for you all!!!!>> I realize we all deal with an uphill battle with our sickness (UC, CD, > Celiac, etc.). Many people in this country have chronic illnesses that there are  > no cures for.  This is a fact unfortunately for Crohn's disease.  Now, I am  > looking into disability to see what my options are.  Not because I don't want to  > work.  Trust me, taking a huge pay cut is not a popular idea with me since I  > have bills coming out my ears.  My question is, how many people with Crohn's can get> approved for disability?  Ideally I think a couple years on > disability would be good for me to heal, de-stress, and work on getting healthy.  Then I  > would return to work....in a perfect world. Probably true, but that's not the way the system works. It's highly unlikely you'll get S.S. Disability unless you are totally unable to work and a doctor will certify that that is the case. They're also look at all your medical records and may get other medical people to review them.  You can read the criteria on the Social Security website. >If anyone out there has been  > approved for disability for Crohn's, UC or Celiac, would you please contact me and  > tell me your story about how you were approved, how long it took, and how much  > support you received financially after approved, as well as the medical coverage  > you were provided during that time.  Also, how did they go about evaluating  > if your case was severe enough to get approved. >> I heard 60% of people who apply for disability are denied the first time > and it usualy takes three or four times applying before a person is approved.   > Is this true?  And does a person potentially need to hire a lawyer to be more> effective in getting their case file approved?>I think the percentage is probably higher than 60%t. I've read that almost nobody is initially approved, but I don't know the exact figures; and yes it does help to hire a lawyer who is knowledgeable about SS Disability. I personally don't know of anyone with Crohn's who's gotten SS Disability benefits, though there may well be some, of course.  (I have it myself and simply had to stop working, then could work only part time for years; couldn't even get unemployment because most of my work had been part time.)-- Now available. A fine gift for cat lovers:Confessions of a Cataholic: My Life With the 10 Cats Who Caused My Addictionby n Van Tilwww.wordpowerpublishing.com ; signed copies; free shipping in U.S., reduced shipping elsewhere

[Guest guest]

, I suggest you visit this thread:

http://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=17 & m=1920579 . There's a guy

there (tsitodawg) helping someone else prepare to reapply for disability.

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> Sorry everyone, this is sort of off topic from SCD. I have been an SCD

follower

> for a long time. Returned to the diet two years ago with more dedication. Fell

> off the wagon several times, breaking the diet for months at a time. Single

guy,

> sick of cooking haha.  I deal with it and am much better at it than I ever

> thought I would be.  Cooking problem solved for now.  HOWEVER!  I had a 4 day

> stay in the hospital two weeks back. Now talks of drugs and such. I have a

> stricture (bowel obstruction/blockage etc.)  Even more reason for me to adhere

> to SCD 110%, with more dedication than ever before.  I am willing to do that!

>

> Question for you all!!!!

>

> I realize we all deal with an uphill battle with our sickness (UC, CD, Celiac,

> etc.). Many people in this country have chronic illnesses that there are no

> cures for.  This is a fact unfortunately for Crohn's disease.  Now, I am

looking

> into disability to see what my options are.  Not because I don't want to

work. 

> Trust me, taking a huge pay cut is not a popular idea with me since I have

bills

> coming out my ears.  My question is, how many people with Crohn's can get

> approved for disability?  Ideally I think a couple years on disability would

be

> good for me to heal, de-stress, and work on getting healthy.  Then I would

> return to work....in a perfect world.  If anyone out there has been approved

for

> disability for Crohn's, UC or Celiac, would you please contact me and tell me

> your story about how you were approved, how long it took, and how much support

> you received financially after approved, as well as the medical coverage you

> were provided during that time.  Also, how did they go about evaluating if

your

> case was severe enough to get approved. 

>

> I heard 60% of people who apply for disability are denied the first time and

it

> usualy takes three or four times applying before a person is approved.  Is

this

> true?  And does a person potentially need to hire a lawyer to be more

> effective in getting their case file approved?

>

> Thanks to everyone who is on this list. Sorry this was not really an SCD post.

>

> -WA State

> 34 years old and CD since I was 17. SCD, Prednisone, Other drugs

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I don't know how it works in Washington, but in California there are two types

of disability, short-term and permanent. Getting the short-term is relatively

easy...it's the kind you use break your leg...it's assumed that there will be a

healing period and then you'll be able to return to work full-time in the near

future. The permanent is for people who may never be able to work.

I collected the short-term after I went down from a flu shot in November '08. I

knew nothing about it, but did have doctor who was willing to work with me. I

collected for five months and then the doctor decided it was time for me to get

back to work and " be productive, " although I had barely begun to heal. I think

the period for short-term in California could run as long as two years, though,

but I don't have a lot of conscious recollection from that time period of my

life.

I've heard the permanent is really difficult to get.

Good luck, I hope you get it and you're able to heal.

Ellen

>

> Hi everyone,

> My question is, how many people with Crohn's can get

> approved for disability?  Ideally I think a couple years on disability would

be

> good for me to heal, de-stress, and work on getting healthy.  Then I would

> return to work....in a perfect world.  If anyone out there has been approved

for

> disability for Crohn's, UC or Celiac, would you please contact me and tell me

> your story about how you were approved, how long it took, and how much support

> you received financially after approved, as well as the medical coverage you

> were provided during that time.  Also, how did they go about evaluating if

your

> case was severe enough to get approved. 

>

>

> -WA State

> 34 years old and CD since I was 17. SCD, Prednisone, Other drugs

>

[Guest guest]

I have applied for disability through my employer and they determined I have a

loss of earnings due to the disease. It is very hard to qualify for any state

coverage but if you are employed you probably have coverage that you may not

know about because you don't pay for the premiums. Most employers offer group

ltd and if you have had a loss of time and earnings due to fatigue, urgency,

stomach pain or frequent bathroom trips you should qualify.

Did you ask your hr person about the group plan?

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> Sorry everyone, this is sort of off topic from SCD. I have been an SCD

follower

> for a long time. Returned to the diet two years ago with more dedication. Fell

> off the wagon several times, breaking the diet for months at a time. Single

guy,

> sick of cooking haha.  I deal with it and am much better at it than I ever

> thought I would be.  Cooking problem solved for now.  HOWEVER!  I had a 4 day

> stay in the hospital two weeks back. Now talks of drugs and such. I have a

> stricture (bowel obstruction/blockage etc.)  Even more reason for me to adhere

> to SCD 110%, with more dedication than ever before.  I am willing to do that!

>

> Question for you all!!!!

>

> I realize we all deal with an uphill battle with our sickness (UC, CD, Celiac,

> etc.). Many people in this country have chronic illnesses that there are no

> cures for.  This is a fact unfortunately for Crohn's disease.  Now, I am

looking

> into disability to see what my options are.  Not because I don't want to

work. 

> Trust me, taking a huge pay cut is not a popular idea with me since I have

bills

> coming out my ears.  My question is, how many people with Crohn's can get

> approved for disability?  Ideally I think a couple years on disability would

be

> good for me to heal, de-stress, and work on getting healthy.  Then I would

> return to work....in a perfect world.  If anyone out there has been approved

for

> disability for Crohn's, UC or Celiac, would you please contact me and tell me

> your story about how you were approved, how long it took, and how much support

> you received financially after approved, as well as the medical coverage you

> were provided during that time.  Also, how did they go about evaluating if

your

> case was severe enough to get approved. 

>

> I heard 60% of people who apply for disability are denied the first time and

it

> usualy takes three or four times applying before a person is approved.  Is

this

> true?  And does a person potentially need to hire a lawyer to be more

> effective in getting their case file approved?

>

> Thanks to everyone who is on this list. Sorry this was not really an SCD post.

>

> -WA State

> 34 years old and CD since I was 17. SCD, Prednisone, Other drugs

>