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03-11-2008, 08:01 PM
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And so the long wait begins...
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Born in 1953, 1st symptoms and misdiagnosed as essential tremor in 1992. Dx with PD in 2000. Currently (2011) taking 200/50 Sinemet CR 8 times a day + 10/100 Sinemet 3 times a day. Functional 90% of waking day but fragile. Failure at exercise but still trying. Constantly experimenting. Beta blocker and ACE inhibitor at present. Currently (01/2013) taking ldopa/carbadopa 200/50 CR six times a day + 10/100 form 3 times daily. Functional 90% of day. Update 04/2013: L/C 200/50 8x; Beta Blocker; ACE Inhib; Ginger; Turmeric; Creatine; Magnesium; Potassium. Doing well. |
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03-11-2008, 08:02 PM
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good luck, Rick!
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Carey “Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputation and social standing, never can bring about a reform. Those who are really in earnest must be willing to be anything or nothing in the world’s estimation, and publicly and privately, in season and out, avow their sympathy with despised and persecuted ideas and their advocates, and bear the consequences.” — Susan B. Anthony |
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03-11-2008, 08:07 PM
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Hey Rev, think positive!
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03-11-2008, 09:01 PM
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Tell them you know me..
 Good luck Rick..Im cant imagine that they'd knock you off SSDI
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There are those who see things as they are and ask..Why?..I dream of things that never were and ask..Why not?..RFK |
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03-12-2008, 03:51 PM
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Rick,
If it takes too long or gets put on the back burner, I have a cunning plan....... Come along with Wanda and live in the UK Free prescriptions for senior citizens, tax free attendance allowance for disabled, generous social security benfits which attract hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Europe, and the rest of the world. A national newspaper carried a story of a family where 3 generations of the same family had never worked, due to the government handouts providing them with similar benefits to what they would receive if they worked!!! Can't help feeling it is all wrong Ron |
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03-12-2008, 04:23 PM
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Good luck, Rick. I hope everything goes smoothly.
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03-12-2008, 05:12 PM
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Personally, I applied in December and haven't heard a word, so I know it can be excruciatingly slow - but then maybe no news is good news, right?
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03-12-2008, 05:43 PM
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don't be surprised if they ask you to be examined by their doctor. Just be "off" when you are examined and have someone drive you to your appts with SSA and the doctor, they will ask if you drove yourself. Charlie |
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03-12-2008, 05:47 PM
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Wanda and I could have rented it from you
But you are correct. People in the US are brainwashed to sneer at "socialized" medicine and to believe that our system is the best in the world. The truth of the matter is that we have one of the worst of any first-world country. The only reason that I am able to have insurance at all is because I am a member of a national engineering society with 60,000 members. Even with those numbers to support me, my coverage last year cost almost $20,000. That is not a typo. Self-employed and sick can be a deadly combo here. The only reason they get away with it is because so many are covered by their place of work that they don't see it until they lose a job or become ill and find that suddenly their premium goes up each month until they have to give up. But then you are just one accident or illness away from bankruptcy.Quote:
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Born in 1953, 1st symptoms and misdiagnosed as essential tremor in 1992. Dx with PD in 2000. Currently (2011) taking 200/50 Sinemet CR 8 times a day + 10/100 Sinemet 3 times a day. Functional 90% of waking day but fragile. Failure at exercise but still trying. Constantly experimenting. Beta blocker and ACE inhibitor at present. Currently (01/2013) taking ldopa/carbadopa 200/50 CR six times a day + 10/100 form 3 times daily. Functional 90% of day. Update 04/2013: L/C 200/50 8x; Beta Blocker; ACE Inhib; Ginger; Turmeric; Creatine; Magnesium; Potassium. Doing well. |
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03-12-2008, 06:01 PM
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even if I get it! As a retired government employee, I get ins for $760/month, and feel lucky to have it!
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