Guest guest Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Hi Holly..and all..... I was 32 when I was first diasgnosed with r/a. I had been doing fairly well on meds until this past year. 2005 was very hard. I am now 57 and for many years my r/a had not bothered my social life that much. Everyone is different and r/a affects everyone differently. I was approved for SS disability. It seems that the courts always turn down your first request for SS dis. But my atty kept after them and I was finally approved. My husband is the exact opposite of yours. He is always looking for scooters, pricing them, etc. I tell him that I am not there yet. lol I do have a wheelchair I take when we go to things like a fleamarket (those stones kill my feet). And the hard pavement ..not foot friendly. Ohio Medicaid will not approve a scooter or chair unless I am bedridden .. also, you have to jump thru hoops to get it. They want you to build a ramp for it before they even talk to you. Looks like when the time comes...we will be buying it ourselves. Hope you have a nice Spring day. I believe Spring will finally be in Ohio this week.... Hugs..a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Hi a, Congrats on being approved for ssd, I've heard it's a very frustrating process. I was supposed to be starting short term disability thursday, but come to find out my rheumy wants me to be off the job for at least 6 months which is longer than the short term. I'm happy about it though because it will give me more time with my kids and a little time to focus on me and learn what my limits are. As far as the wheelchair goes I think I am ready for one. I walk with a cane a lot of times and people are always asking me what I did to myself. When I tell them I have RA they are always telling me that that's not possible because I am way too young. Too bad they don't know what thet're talking about LOL! Best of wishes to you, Hollypaula delarosa <pdelarosa@...> wrote: Hi Holly..and all..... I was 32 when I was first diasgnosed with r/a. I had been doing fairly well on meds until this past year. 2005 was very hard. I am now 57 and for many years my r/a had not bothered my social life that much. Everyone is different and r/a affects everyone differently. I was approved for SS disability. It seems that the courts always turn down your first request for SS dis. But my atty kept after them and I was finally approved. My husband is the exact opposite of yours. He is always looking for scooters, pricing them, etc. I tell him that I am not there yet. lol I do have a wheelchair I take when we go to things like a fleamarket (those stones kill my feet). And the hard pavement ..not foot friendly. Ohio Medicaid will not approve a scooter or chair unless I am bedridden .. also, you have to jump thru hoops to get it. They want you to build a ramp for it before they even talk to you. Looks like when the time comes...we will be buying it ourselves. Hope you have a nice Spring day. I believe Spring will finally be in Ohio this week.... Hugs..a Holly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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