So, in one sense you got approved first try? May I ask what year this happened in? It seems to be harder and harder for one to get the INSURANCE that they paid for when we they get disabled. Thank you for sharing your story. I really appreciate it!
NEWS FLASH that we can discuss more on tomorrow - to my shock and dismay my neurologist flat out told me, "It is not a disabling condition. I have hundreds of patients that have PN and they work." GHEZ.
I then asked him, "Then way is the condition in the SSA Blue Book?" "It is in there for people that have it very SEVERELY."
BUT . . . he was very concerned about my mental state. He is going to call my shrink tomorrow. He thinks if I learn how to cope with it better, it won't bother me so much . . . and then I'll get better.
I asked about PT at home . . . 15 minutes house work, then 30 minutes rest. Repeat . . . throughout the day. "You are doing too much."
I told him I am doing very little. Why? The symptoms that are quoted below... So . . . my treatment plan is to do less . . . see a psychologist once a week . . . and probably a med change with my AD. Get off Well-B . . . and get on one of those old AD's that are listed as front line.
He was much more concerned about my mental state, then he was my feet. Strange . . . He wrote, "Patient is under tremendous social stress, he has Bipolar disease. Needs to develop better coping skills." He wrote more, but I can't find that other set of paper yet. Visit summary. Thanks again for sharing.
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Originally Posted by echoes long ago
He has small fiber peripheral neuropathy which has been confirmed by a skin biopsy which is the gold standard test to diagnose small fiber peripheral neuropathy. so that much is set. what cani has to do is explain how the symptoms of his peripheral neuropath prevent him from being able to work. Pain, numbness, weakness, balance difficulties, unsteady gait,heavyness in legs etc prevent him from being able to sit, stand, walk, run, bend, climb, reach, kneel, squat etc for specific periods of time or not at all.
I have peripheral neuropathy also, only large fiber instead of small which also prevent me from doing the above things for more than a very small period of time. It is a very painful condition. I was approved for peripheral neuropathy and asthma after a hearing. The purpose of the hearing turned out to be to set an onset date for my disability, not whether i would be approved.
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