Kmeb--Do you have to go back to this neuro? If your GP uses someone else, couldn't you see whoever that is? Was it the miserable gastro who sent you to this miserable neuro?

Fanfaire: I know you have sjogren's and a lot of myofascial pain and are getting disability. If they're disputing your claim after having paid it, there are a few things that I know happen. First, if nothing has changed since they APPROVED you, then you still have the disability THEY said you had. Only if you got better, would they have a chance.

But depending on your policy, they will fight harder or less hard. I had a policy with a cost of living rider, and which, if you were 100% disabled at age 64, paid until death. The insurance company was losing money on that one. Everyone who bought the policy saw the policy as a retirement account. Many people bought that policy for large amounts. Those they want to get out of badly. They'll fight hard for those, including surveillance over the course of years, because that's 10s of millions of dollars they could be out.

But if you didn't get better, they have a weak case, and are likely testing how you will respond.

I myself accepted a settlement. I knew they'd make my life miserable, and I'd have to put mental energy into maintaining the appearance of disability. I mean what if I had a good day and bounced out my front door? On the whole, it was a reasonable thing to do, because I really didnt' anticipate getting worse, or having other things go wrong so badly.

With Sjogren's, unless it's a good settlement, it's probably not worth settling, and is worth fighting for. Have you had abnormal nerve conductions? Do you have abnormal antibodies, or biopsy?