bobby i think you didnt fully understand a few of the things i wrote.

i think you should send in your printout of prescriptions when you get a full review. finz was saying it doesnt prove disability which i agree with but it helps to prove it, she also said that "Sending extra info that doesn't prove disability doesn't help." in reference to your prescription records and this i strongly disagree with.

the point of going to the orthopedist is not that they can do anything for you but to show that you have gone to a doctor in relation to the condition you were approved for. you were a firefighter, so was i, you know that at times you just have to do medically with doctors visits what you have to do even if it seems like a waste of time. you have to keep the condition that you were approved for current. it can only hurt you down the road not to keep it current. a physical therapist wont be enough
for SSA because they are not doctors. take care.