Multiple Sclerosis

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Most people don't notice the following, so I am going to start making it in larger and larger type until most people start following the suggestions. If you are the sort of person who reads instructions, I apologize:
If you want a high quality answer, please be sure to include these facts about yourself:
1. Age.
2. Grade you finished in school.
3. The sort of work you have done.
4. What your diagnoses are; that is, what problems the doctor says you have.
5. What limitations you have because of your problems. This means what you cannot do at work because of your problems. Problems standing, sitting, using your hands, concentrating should be mentioned, as well as any problems attending work because of any psychological condition.
6. Your city and state.
7. Any other information that you believe is relevant.
8. Your specific question.

Author Message   Cathy Powers Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!)skachat 50 cent bit Posted on Tuesday, February 13, 2001 - 4:39 pm:        I have M.S. and been turned down.   Paul McChesney Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!)skachat 50 cent bit Posted on Wednesday, February 14, 2001 - 5:05 pm:        There could be a lot of reasons. Tell me as much as you can about your case. Tell me what city and state you live in. You might want to e-mail me your information at paul@carolina-disability.com.   brandon Unregistered guest Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!)skachat 50 cent bit Posted on Monday, December 13, 2004 - 9:21 pm:        Hi im a 38 yr.old male,in OR.with anxiety disorder and seeing a phsycologist,for depression ,panic attack and social situations being scared or shy.Additionally I have had 1 operation for herniated disk c-5 c6 and c6 c7,the operation did not help and had a second mri and the new dr. nurosurgeion said it looks the same as before the operation.I have worked for appx. 15 years of solid work $20,000yr+,but last 2 years my attendance has gone down hill,and was termed from job of 4 years recently.I also used alot of intermittent family med. leave during this time 2 years ,standing sitting and physical labor all hurt me as well as sleeping,my neck especialy.I have ged,and 1 yr.college,meds i take are zoloft .vicodin,oxycodine,and duregesic patch,for pain and anxiety.I have applied for ssd..waiting to get responce,what might my chances be i dont think i will be able to hold down job again without excessive intermittent leave,and i hurt all the time and cant take the drugs at work,what should i do,i am thinking of taking a temp job of 3 months while waiting will this hurt my chances of recieving ssd perminent$.what else can i do to help my claim,i know im still young but these cronic problems are going to hold me back i believe in the job market,,advice?   Paul McChesney (Admin) Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 962 Registered: 5-2004 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!)skachat 50 cent bit Posted on Friday, December 31, 2004 - 9:24 am:        I think that you certainly need to pursue a disability claim, and that you have a shot at it. If you are denied, be sure to appeal and hire an attorney. Working while you file sometimes makes it harder to win, but if you are unsucessful it can actually tend to prove disability. You should consult with a local attorney to be positive about how it would affect your claim. Often it will give you the money to get the treatment you need, and the tests necessary to prove your case.   Albert Marques (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!)skachat 50 cent bit Posted on Friday, May 27, 2005 - 1:15 am:        Hello, I am 34 years old. And have not worked in 8 years. About 1 year and 6 months ago I was diagnosed with MS. I have had my left side of my body tingling for 4 years and then woke up one day with my right eye losing vision. After a brian MRI, my neurologist found liaisons on my brain. Now I inject every day (30% effective) to prevent further attacks. ------continued on next post-------------   Albert Marques (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!)skachat 50 cent bit Posted on Friday, May 27, 2005 - 1:18 am:        If you looked at me and met me, I look fine. Even My wife feels that I should look for a job since we need the money so badly. I tell her that I could file for disability and get Medicare since my monthly premium is so high at $260 a month. I have tried looking for a job before with MS and answered truthfully on the applications letting the employer know about my disease. What do you think I should do? I am a bit concerned I will not be able to give my all to any employer with this disability. Thank you for your advice. Albert Marques   albert marques (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!)skachat 50 cent bit Posted on Friday, May 27, 2005 - 1:20 am:        Since then I have realized why I have been so tired at times and why my back hurts on and off. I suffer from phantom pains daily, where pain (knee collapses, sharp glass feeling in toes) hits me for a few seconds and disappear. I am unable to sit for long periods of time or stand for long periods of time. During sleep, my left arm goes severely numb to the point that I awake. My right eye also has some permanent damage from the vision episode. Places with fluorescent light and the sun light are not good for me eyes.   Paul McChesney (Admin) Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 1220 Registered: 5-2004 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!)skachat 50 cent bit Posted on Monday, May 30, 2005 - 9:15 am:        Q. What do you think I should do? A. It is hard for me to answer this question, and I am tempted to refuse to answer for fear of misleading you. Only read further if you agree to sit down and talk with an attorney soon: If your wife's income is high enough, you might not qualify for SSI. If you cannot show that you became disabled years ago, you might not qualify for Social Security disability. I guess make a pile of your medical records, get your wife's income records, and sit down with a good attorney. If you can work, it will take 5 years of earnings to requalify. I see your email name is auctionathome. Have you been working part time? If so, declare all your earnings, even if you have to amend tax returns and pay penalties, to get to the 5 years. If you can get a job with long term disability benefits, that would give you protection. If you are not in too bad a shape, education might make you employable. I have the uneasy feeling that none of this might work. But you must work hard on each decent chance anyway. Do not just sit at home watching television and worrying. I am almost certain that I have not given you every idea that might help. Sit down and talk to an experienced attorney. If you live in the Carolinas, call me and we will puzzle over your situation more. Take care and good luck.   Anonymous   Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!)skachat 50 cent bit Posted on Sunday, September 18, 2005 - 6:20 pm:        I am 43 year old female and was diagnosed with MS a year ago. I am in an executive level job with the same company for over 6 years and have a fantastic income. Problem is, I have now begun having eyesight problems, and numbness in my right hand. I can no longer see my computer well, write legibly, and typing is very slow. My ability to navigate thru spreadsheets is harder and harder. My cognitive thinking is negatively affected and I sometimes have problems formulating words, so public speaking has stopped. And my short term memory? Horrible. I'm afraid I will get fired if I can no longer perform in my current capacity. My employer does have a good long term disability plan. When is the right time to try to put in a claim? I don't want to wait too long and get fired because I can no longer perform my job. I need advice. Thank you.   Helen (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!)skachat 50 cent bit Posted on Sunday, March 19, 2006 - 2:03 pm:        Hi! I have had MS for 2 years now and I am drawing LTD from my job! My MS doctor says all my problems are not from MS And he sent me to a arrhritis doctor and he DX me with fibromalgia. I also have degenertive disk diease. My question is I have cervical disk repaired on c-4c5c6&c7, whick was a wc in Jan of 2003, IIn december of 2003 I started having vision problems and my whole left side went numb. Could the cervical disk operation caused the ms and fibromalgia. I never had any problems before.I have a mylogram in 2005 that showed the a nerve is compressed by the c-7 disk.   Paul McChesney (Admin) Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 1156 Registered: 5-2004 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!)skachat 50 cent bit Posted on Monday, March 20, 2006 - 5:12 am:        That is question I am not qualified to answer; you need to ask a doctor.   Misty Cotner (Scgirl29340) New member Username: Scgirl29340 Post Number: 1 Registered: 4-2006 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!)skachat 50 cent bit Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 1:40 pm:        I have MS and have been turned down 3 times in the last year for disablity. I have 4 lesion on my brain and 1 on my spine. Also sometimes my vision is blurred from the MS and it will clear up after a period of time. I have 3 children at home and I am unable to work because of all the medicine that I am taking. I stay so tried and have no energy to do anything and often I sleep alot too. Can you help me not for my sake but for my children's. They are home with me and I am the only one that takes care of them alone. Help me Please??? I live in Gaffney SC..

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