Hi ya friend's!
As most of ya know, I am going through SSI .. Ok.. I had to go to "one of their doc's and a phyc". The medical Dr. I went to treated nothing but Diabetics. looked at my chart for around 45 min. with me in there. received a call on his cell, went into the hall and yacked away for 15-20 min. came back in, never said "Im sorry about that, asked WHY I was there, duh! Pulled down my plaid shirt listened to my heart, told me to button up, I told him I am not a piece of meat that you can handle this way, to at least let me unbutton my shirt!! OMG I was so mad. He then lifted my entire arm, I screamed in so much pain, wanted to punch his lights out the nerve! He said, well.. how can I examine you without touching you, proceeded to keep poking prodding, I left with tears in my eyes. The phys. a month later (The 10th. of Jan. was awesome)! well, that's my happenings so far with this junk! can't ya tell I am in a good mood??.. NOT LOL ~love to all.. ~Desi

Hi,
I am so sorry about what you are going through ((hugs)) Some Doctors are horrible - they just don't understand the pain we are going through
Before I was diagnosed with RSD I had Physiotherapists picking on me in Hydrotherapy pools asking why I was making myself ill etc.

I hope things start looking up for you soon

So sorry Desi,
There are some sods out there. I have been through this type of abuse for years and it was hard to not let it demoralise me but please stay strong. You will come out the other end and all of this will be just a very bad memory.
Thinking of you.
Love Tayla xox

I can so relate to you.

When I first applied for SS in 96 they sent me to a Dr. I want to say what kind he was but at the time, I don't think he knew what kind he was. Now he calls himself a PM. Dr.

He didn't know what I was there for and all he did was tell me to bend over and touch my toes. That was the extent of my exam. I drove 35 miles for that 2 minutes with that idiot.

SS had no record of me being sent to him nor what he did. He didn't send them anything.

One trip was to a Phychiatrist. They sent me to him one day and the very next I got a denial. When I called to ask why they could turn me down when I had just went to him the day before, Again, they didn't know anything of the appointment. The man did say that he was going to give me a favorable letter because of my depression.

Then my papers were sent to another state altogether. They had to go looking for them.

I finally sent my whole file to the State Rep. of Co. and I had my SS within one week.

It does really upset a person. Here we are fighting for help to keep us going while we get the medical care we need or to get the insurance with SS to get the help we need and no one knows what's going on in those offices.

Ada