Yes I do have a internet music show. Who paid your medical bill? I think that a portion may have to go towards your medical bills, but I'm not positive. I would ask your attorney to make sure. I believe your attorney is suppose to make sure they get paid.

its a great show(IMHO).the music is good but her interaction with her host makes me laugh.so if your feeling a little down(which is all of us) give it a listen

OK, I feel kind of lame for posting my stress with the system when I know some people are in a tighter situation than me on here.. I'm schizoaffective and recieving SSDI.. I'm pursuing my graduate degree in the HOPES that I will one day be able to function normally in society and get a job.. However if that doesn't happen, and I still get the degree, I am going to be in for a FIGHT with SSA when my review is up in 2015 I know.. I'm already thinking of the lawyer and medical records I will have to provide.

Thank you don I appreciate your input. Your right about everybody needing to laugh it helps take your mind off of some of the problems in your life for a little bit. Take care and hope you feel better.

Don't feel lame EducatedAsylum (love the user id name) that is why I named the thread stress and emotions, IMO when you have a problem that is becoming a day to day burden in your life that is big, and it effects every aspect of your life. You didn't purposely get ill, I'm sure you would do anything to be a healthy and active person, but that isn't going to happen so you decided to educate yourself, which is admirable. So much can change by 2015 I wouldn't worry about it now. I would keep some kind of log of what doctors you see, what medications you are taking, what tests are done and just live life the best you can.

i fell at a strip mall about 2 months before i knew i had ms. stepped off sidewalk into a pothole. anyway yes it is for medical bills. i plan on paying off most of the medical bills asap, especially the ones that are in collections. back to the question, can i deposit this check or will the govt yank my benefits?

I found some statistics that give some kind of guidelines on what your chances are when filing a case with disability.

http://www.ultimatedisabilityguide.c...ial_rates.html

I did some research on the ssi.gov site and couldn't find anything on what will happen if you deposit the check. I did find this site though. As you can see the dates are old and may no longer apply. It's up to you whether you want to take these peoples advice or not. I think to protect yourself, you should call the ss agency and find out. Here is the link, good luck in whatever you decide.

http://forum.freeadvice.com/social-s...rd-244291.html

If you are collecting SSI, you don't receive that for months when you have over $2000 (if you are single) in assets.

If the $10,000 is for pain and suffering or replacing the funds you spent on medical treatment for an injury that is all and said and done with now, then it is now your cash and would affect SSI and foodstamps.

If the settlement is for FUTURE medical expenses related to that injury, you could ask your lawyer to set up a medical trust that would not affect SSI.

Are you on SSI and SSDI ? I thought I remembered SSDI questions in your past posts.

just disability, no regular ssi. my treatments have been on a lien, so the $10k is to cover accumulated medical bills - but i doubt it will cover them all. my neuro doc bill is $7k, and i have been going to phys therapy for 6 months as well. my lawyer said he wants to negotiate the bills down so don't pay the larger ones until he says to.