Hi - good advice above - just to clarify - Calif is one of the few states with short term disablity which you can get immediately and easily to tide you over as long as doc agrees - SSDI much longer process - you said they paid you 6 weeks - if its severance agreement then your termination date would be yesterday and you could get SDI (state disablility) starting almost immediatey with a very brief waiting period (I think its a week unless you are hospitalized) and will help you keep going if you do decide to file SSDI if doc says you can no longer work...

As Hey Joe recommended - Mike Finkelstein is a big help in the SSDI area - he helped me get mine! But again, much longer process and even if you were approved right away - you must wait a considerable amount of time for Medicare eligiblity... a must have if you need it though.....!

Hope you are doing ok today.....