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JAMES PATE (Bellpate)
New member
Username: Bellpate
Post Number: 1
Registered: 2-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 10, 2005 - 9:27 pm: | 
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I AM CURRENTLY ON 3 DIABETIC PILLS 2 TO 3 TIMES A DAY, INSULIN(NOVOLIN N & NOVILOG) 2-3 TIMES DAILY; I USE A SEREVENT MAINTENANCE INHALER TWICE DAILY, ALBUTEROL RESCUE INHALER WHEN NEEDED, AND A NEBULIZER WITH ALBUTEROL 1-3 TIMES DAILY FOR FREQUENT ASTHMA ATTACKS(I ALSO USE A BATTERY POWERED NEBULIZER THAT I TAKE WITH ME TO WORK OR WHERE EVER I GO); TO MAINTAIN MY BLOOD SUGAR, I HAVE TO TEST MY SUGAR 4-6 TIMES DAILY; 2 HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE PILLS DAILY; LIPITOR; AND ELIVAL FOR BURNING SENSATIONS IN MY FEET CAUSED BY NERVE DAMAGE THAT THE DOCTOR STATES WILL NEVER HEAL AND FOR HANDS THAT FREQUENTLY GO TO SLEEP OR NUMB; WITH ALL THIS MEDICATION, MY DOCTOR STILL INSIST ON GIVING OR ADDING MEDICATION TO MY REGIMENT ALTHOUGH I CAN ONLY SEEM TO WORK AN AVERAGE OF 3 DAYS A WEEK IF I AM LUCKY. I SOMETIMES FIND IT HARD JUST TO GET UP AND GET MOVING. I RUN FREQUENT FEVERS OF 99-101 BECAUSE IT IS SO EASY FOR ME TO CATCH COLDS, FLU, VIRUS, ETC. SHOULD I NOT BE QUALIFIED TO RECIEVE DISABILITY, OR AT LEAST PARTIAL DISABILITY IF SUCH A THING EXISTS? WHERE SHOULD I START? SHOULD I THINK OF CHANGING DOCTORS? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Username: Admin
Post Number: 1007
Registered: 5-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 5:01 am: |
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Mr. Pate:
Q. Should I not be qualified to receive disability benefits?
A. Certainly you have enough impairments to be disabled; if your doctor will back you up, and if you have worked enough for DIB or are broke enough for SSI, you should qualify. I suggest that, if you are ever out of work, file immediately. What to do after that depends on your exact situation, but I would try to keep a claim going.
Q. Should I get another doctor?
A. From the angle of your Social Security case, you want to be sure that whatever doctor you are going to will say, loudly, that you are disabled. From a medical angle, I am no expert; some pills that make you feel worse protect you from the damages of, for example, high blood pressure or diabetes. Many docs are wise and compassionate; some are sincere but have been misguided by the over $10,000 a year the drug companies spend on them; some graduated at the bottom of their class; some are knowledgeable but care more about themselves than you. In other words, they are people. I can tell you that you must choose carefully, but I cannot tell you what choice to make.
If you say you want health, don't expect to get it unless you live your desire: you must also take responsibility for your own actions insofar as they affect your health. Any doc will say that exercise, diet, and the right attitude towards liquor, cigarettes, and drugs is more important than medical care for most people, and for people in poor health, perhaps not more important than medical care, but nevertheless desperately important to the length and quality of your life. |
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