Wow, you are going through a lot of trouble with this.

Couple of things: (1) Judges usually do not schedule these medical evaluations, so when they DO happen, I tend to take them very seriously. However, your own well-being and health should always trump everything, and these things CAN be rescheduled. You should definitely talk to your attorney some more. Does your attorney realize you are rescheduling your own surgery for this? (2) Originally, you had some apprehension about the hearing itself. There is a fabulous video on youtube that another attorney made. It shows EXACTLY what a hearing is like. It can really help ease the nerves. I'm new to this message board, so it won't let me paste a link - just go to youtube and search SSDI Hearing Video.

Good luck to you with everything!

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