Hi everyone, I'm new to this site, but it looks like a great one . The only problem is I'm in Canada, & wondering if anyone knows if theres much difference in your SSD & our Canada Pension Plan (Disiblity)??

I've been dealing with low back pain for almost 20 years now .I take narcodics every day & get nerve blocks (10years now) every 6 months. The combination of these help to keep the pain down to a level that alows me to live a fairly normal life .I work 6 days a week in a seasonal job, from May through Dec., I know my limits & try very hard not to over step them or I pay for it later.Last August I got up one morning & suddenly my left hand/.fingers were numb & tingly.

Thinking I must have laid on it the wrong way or something, I really didn't think much of it at the time, but when it didn't go away it kind of concerned me.Anyway ,almost a year later I still have the numb/tinglys, but it has gotten much worse & my right hand is the same now ,it has also gone up my arms.It's like having a tens machine on my hands 24/7.

After an MRI of my neck it shows I have no cartilage from C3-C6, which is causing this numbness,etc. in my hands.Recently I had to go to the ER for terrible pain in my right knee,after xrays it showed I also have no cartlige in the inside of my knees & I started getting numbness/tingling in my right foot.I has progressed to the toes & within the past week I can feel the tinglys starting in my left foot.

I am loaded with Arthritis throughout my body & its causing havoc with my body!!I'm taking so much medication, finding it hard to keep up with my job,mainly because of my hands not working right for me, & now having much difficulty with my walking, going up & down stairs.I have problems with balance, forever tripping myself up,falling up the stairs & really have to watch going down them.
This whole thing is starting to drive me crazy ,not to mention the pain & numbness,etc.I am waiting to see specialists,& surgeons but it seems to be taking forever!! I believe by the end of my season I'm not going to be able to work any longer ,if I make it that far, & was wondering if anyone knows if our CPPD is like your SSD??
I don't .know what I'll do financially, for the lenght of time your saying it can take you,until I find out if I'm excepted or not! I'm just a little more then a little scared!This has been a long one guys, Thanks for letting me vent,lol !!