Lovely to meet you Betty,
Unfortuntely for me, I was diagnosed before I started working in this country.
I work in a large OB practice and was turned down for disability because of the diagnosis. I have been contributing to our 401K fund, in hopes that it will help in the future should the need to retire earlier than expected arise.

We're hoping to start a family in another year or so, and I'd like to go part time if they'll allow it. Things here are quite different than they are in the UK where I am from initially. The system here seems to cater to the healthy and the wealthy from what I can see. But, I still am able to perform my duties without many problems, and the day after the nights on call, we are all given the next day off to recover.

I'm terribly sorry that you had to retire early. I must say, I love what I do, and I'd hate to give it up. But I do realize that it is a possibility in my future.

Thank you for your advice.

Chris