    
Sandy Sweet (Sandy_in_pa)
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Username: Sandy_in_pa
Post Number: 1
Registered: 11-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, November 05, 2005 - 1:32 am: | 
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I
applied for SSDI on Sept 21 and the Disability Claims Adjudicator
called today (Nov 4) and told me that she was going to rule favorably
in my case. This seems rather fast. I am quite relieved. I spoke with
you several months ago and you were very reassuring and I want to thank
you for that. I have lumbar stenosis (and sciatic pain), severe
cervical degenerative changes, significant OA in both knees, I'm 58,
quite overweight, regular insomnia and depression as the result of an
"aware anesthesia" experience and 25 surgeries in the last 18 years. I
have survived oral cancer four times (the first in 1987). There is more
but nuff said. The job I held until last December was 8 hrs on my feet.
I tried to go back to work after knee surgery last winter but could not
stand more than 2 hrs. All of my doctors were very supportive. Do you
think that their support, my age, weight and medical conditions were
the major factors in such a quick determination? Or was I just plain
lucky? The determination would probably have been even sooner but I
didn't get the final paperwork turned in until this past Tuesday.
Thanks for all the great work you do here, Paul. I wonder how soon
before I see a check. I haven't worked since December of last year.
Money is in short supply. Still waiting for word on LTD. I applied for
that back in August.
PS.....Listen, folks, don't give up
hope...and don't think that one of the horror stories will happen to
you. Think positive and do your homework. Listen to Paul. His advise is
top notch. |
