desi,
whatever you do just don't give up. there are so many people i know that faked an illness and got ssi without working a day in ther life. my doc got so mad when they denied me the 2nd time. she said she was so sick of people coming to her office asking her to fill out disabity paperwork for a cough. She was so mad she wrote many letters to them about me. yes some people really need it, but its the ones using the system that are hurting people like us. sorry to sound so bitter, but because they took so long to approve me, i lost my house. don't let them screw with you.
love sue k.