to Joe re SS

[Guest guest]

Joe, that's so terrible. I think Ann is right, you should get a

social security lawyer ASAP. You don't have to pay them up front, they

take a percentage of the back benefits you get. It may take a long

time to get it though, months or years. In the meantime, for your Lyme

you could try some herbs such as Dr. Zhang's herbs (dr-zhang.com, they

helped me without antibiotics to go along with them--the allicin alone

is probably enough) and some people say Samento helps them, and it's

pretty cheap--I find it's too strong for me. Naproxen, good grief (I

recently broke a bone in my foot and was also told to take Naproxen!

Luckily I have my own rx painkillers!).

I don't know if you're looking for stronger pain meds but if you

google " free prescriptions " there are quite a few programs that

provide free or low-cost medication to low-income people and there are

also printable discount prescription cards. You do need the

prescription though. Maybe try a free clinic or public hospital that

treats for a low cost? A lot of docs would probably dx you with

fibromyalgia and prescribe a stronger pain med. Being on pain meds and

other prescriptions would help you with your social security claim.

It's a Catch-22--you need the SS to get treatment, but it's harder to

get SS if you're not in treatment as they see the treatment as

evidence that you are sick.

Maybe someday we'll have universal health care and enlightened doctors...

Mindy

>

> I was diagnosed in '04 while hospitalized for a toatally different

> reason. I don't recall the name of the antibiotic I was prescribed at

> that time, but I remember the tabs were huge, and it was for ten days.

> Now, having moved to another state and without health coverage or any

> income worth mentioning, my only health care option is a nurse-

> practitioner who I'm not yet comfy with. When I described my joint &

>