You should have seen Alan when the Social Security guy had him in for a nerve conduction and emg. Alan had applied for Social Security Disability about 6 years ago when he couldn't feel the pedals of the car and I made him STOP DRIVING, before he killed us. We were at a red light and he thought he had his foot on the brake and we started rolling and Alan said "Oh my god, I can't feel the brake". That's when I said "enough, we are not doing this any more'. So we adapted to not having a car.

Then he gets the letter to come in for an examination at the Social Security evaluation offices. So we go and I go in the room with Alan and the guy says 'okay, Alan, this might sting a bit" and Alan goes "oh, sting away, I don't feel a thing". The guy smiled (not believing a word Alan said'.

Well, the look on the guy' face was priceless. He kept zapping him and saying 'YOU DON'T FEEL THIS, ARE YOU SERIOUS". Finally when he gets to a portion above his foot and Alan felt THAT!!! the guy goes "whoa, you have some case of neuropathy here".

Alan was approved 3 months later. He never had to appeal.

I guess (because everybody I know gets turned down 2 times), that this guy KNEW Alan could not drive anymore and couldn't do his job.


Oh, I have a question about diabetic neuropathy. I once read that the majority of diabetics with neuropathy, don't have the pain, they just get the numbness. Is this a true statement?

Melody