PurpleFoot,
that sounds severe. I relate with you, my left ankle does not retain weight long due to a degradation of the soft tissue and muscles.(I have spent many years in bed and it's depressing to say the last vs being active and out in life) Not sure what the long view is but it seems to me a cane or wheelchair without the body's natural healing ability. Depending on the type of jobs you can do or what you did before and where you're at now you should get fairness in a judgment. Though remember how people are. I was in a chat room and they were knocking all disabled people in the same category. There seems to be a sort of hatred and blame toward disabled people as well. Regardless of the money they paid into the system for these very reasons. I hate when someone says entitlement(when what am I entitled to my own taxes?)
I would tell the truth, I would share my heart and soul. That's what I did... Some said no and other's said yes. I think when I finally met a Doctor who forced me to bare my soul cause I don't like to talk about my pain openly. I got the yes I needed. Unfortunately not the healing... Medical records and what they see and believe should give you a yes. I think! Laying in bed is no life and I pray you get better, though I don't know you. Believe me I know that type of pain. There are some good judges and good people out there in the System. There is hope and we all deserve help.
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Originally Posted by PurpleFoot721
Hi all,
I don't venture onto this part of Neurotalk all that often, as I spend most of my time over on the RSD/CRPS sub-forum.
For those who do not know me, I had surgery last January to fuse both the subtalar and tibiotalar joints in my ankle after a 12+ year old injury ended up leaving me hobbling around with a cane with a high amount of swelling by the end of the day. Oh how I miss those days. Today, I spend most days in severe, constant pain from CRPS in not just my right ankle and foot, but now both legs, (entire right, and thigh to just below the knee on the left), both shoulders and into my left hand. I spend my day with my leg elevated to keep fair blood flow to my ankle, otherwise it turns purple and the pain gets worse. I do not know if the surgery caused the CRPS, if it was caused my a broken toe a few years back, or if it just happened over time with the high amount of trauma that I sustained years ago.
Thankfully, my husband, sister-in-laws and Mother-in-law all convinced me to file for SSDI and SSI as soon as surgery was recommended back in October of 2014. I did not qualify for SSI. I had too many assets, which has helped us get through financially for the last 16 months and is the only reason that we have made it along this long. Thursday, I finally received a call from my lawyer letting me know that my hearing in front of an ALJ has been scheduled for April 20th.
I am meeting with my lawyer on Thursday to review everything. I just want to ask everyone here if there is anything that I should know for either Thursday or come April. Any advice is very much appreciated.
Thank you
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