disability

  1. T

    Help with Dr

    Not sure if this is the right spot for tis post... My Dr who has been my Dr since I was 6 weeks old, is refusing to fill out disability papers for me until I have a sleep study done. I was in to see him on sept 24 I have been waiting for a call as to when the appt is..I called my drs office to...
  2. A

    Working full time with FM

    It's so hard some days to get up in the morning, let alone work a full time job. Even though I work for a medical office, they're not very understanding when it comes to things like fibromyalgia. Is anyone on disability for something like this? My job is very sedentary, and sometimes my...
  3. L

    I have Fibromyalgia

    Hello, I am new here, but I am here to tell you my story and continue to tell how I live with fibromyalgia and it's complications. To start with I need to tell you what fibromyalgia is, and that is easier said than done. Wikipedia defines fibromyalgia as: Fibromyalgia (FM or FMS) is...
    • Lady-Carissa
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    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  4. MizzDeeDee

    Doctors want me to just suck it up!

    I just developed high blood pressure in the last few months and am now going to a cardiologist. I recently started smoking again because I'm on nothing for pain and it helps very mildly with symptoms. I live in Virginia, so I can't smoke pot for pain. As it is, I'm already in pain, I'm just...
    • MizzDeeDee
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    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Moan, complain and vent
  5. C

    on disability not working now what

    So I've gone through the roller coaster ride of being diagnosed, changing medications, trying to find what works, dealing with your employer, dealing with your insurance company, your family, being off work... and now what.. trying to adjust your life to the ups and downs of living with Fibro...
  6. H

    Social Security Disability Process - Left in Limbo

    I was in an auto accident several years ago that has sent my body into a downward spiral and has left left me unable to work. I have a company handling my disability claim, but the whole process is very time consuming and financially draining. I am just trying to get by one day at a time...
  7. cinderr

    Are You entitled to a Disability Sticker?

    I have one and I think I deserve it. Before I got mine, I said I won't use it every time but I do! It has been a Godsend!:smile: Shopping alone is so difficult for me; I can't imagine walking far to get my vehicle. Then you load your vehicle and if you're lucky, you have a strong young man in...
  8. V

    Newbie

    I was diagnoses about ten years ago. Fm affects my life in every aspect of daily living. I hurt of course. Lately I also feel weak. The fatigue affects me the most sometimes. I can deal somewhat with pain, but not fatigue. I just started seeing a chiro. But I am sure the flare I'm Im today is...
    • Valery
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    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  9. B

    All my life

    Hey all, New to site but not to cfs or fibro. Finally diagnosed in 86 but I remember throughout my life had all the symptoms. When I was small could not hold my arms up to curl my hair..growing up Dr. would say " growing " pains...well here I am 55 and still having those growing pains...
  10. K

    Beginning the Disability Process with SSD

    Hi All Like many of you, I have FM/CFS and was diagnosed over 10 years ago. Similar symptoms that appear to be getting worse, most recently, hand pain making everything difficult. After leaving many jobs when I got too sick to work and then finding less demanding jobs and starting over, I...
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