It sounds like they put you on SSI Social Security Income Medicaid and took you off DCF Department of Children and Families medicaid. Did you get a card in the mail? I'm not to familiar with how SSI medicaid works but they should pay for most of your medical bills. Especially your surgeries. I think you can submit past bills I'm not sure how far back. Do you feel good enough to go into your local office? If you do I would ask for an appointment take all your bills and letters you have received and get them to explain it all to you. If they won't pay for certain medications you can call the medicaid pharmacy and see what they will pay for. If anyone is familiar with medicaid could you please join in and help ginnie. I know you're going through a lot, it sounds like you're going in the right direction. Keep us informed and we will continue to try and help.

Don I was the one who spoke out about the test. That EMG you have to do soon. Are you sure your doctor said there was no other test you could do?. Some how I did manage to get through all these surgeries without having that test. There are others that can be done maybe. I just hate to think of anyone going through that unless there was no other option. I choose another doctor and changed directions mid stride because I am so stubborn. I did't like shots as a kid. I hid behind the couch, and hid behind the chairs. I held on to the furnature while they dragged me away. Nope not for me, I just don't want to. The good lord knows me quite well. I am asigned an extra guardian angel, just to let the other one take a break from me. I do not think my doctors were prepared for me! Good luck in which every decision you make, and I hope the results turn out with your best interest at heart. ginnie

Here is the neurological listing on the Soc. Security website for MS:

http://www.ssa.gov/disability/profes...dult.htm#11.09 Multiple sclerosis

Note: you will have to scroll back and forth to find all of this info. IF you "meet" these requirements and it "shows" in your medical records, you automatically qualify for disability. The KEY is.................your doctor MUST make sure that it accurately states this in your medical records -- OR a Social Security doctor can ascertain this from an examination.

hi "gennie"and yes i remember you from my other postglad to hear from you here.well i dont know anything about the different type of medical exams.i guess i have to leave that part to my doctors and hope there making the right decision on my part.the appointment is tomorrow night and hopefully i will find out the results friday morning.if the doctor recommend just more therapy then i will ask him can i go back to my job and do therapy after hours.this way i can get the help i need and im back working again.now i can have my "LifeBack" i only need 5more yrs to go and then i can retire.but if he see's something a little different...Gulp

Hi and I got your post through the e-mail, got lost again on which post. I understand about you wanting to put your faith in your doctors, that they know best for you. I don't know about that sometimes. Each doctor approachs problems differently. I still would run for the hills and check to see what other solutions may present with another opinion. I have been through alot and delt with all those needles like we all do. I still turned down this test. God bless you don, I will pray for you. ginnie

Dejibo was very clear in the post.......already approved for SSDI

"Ginnie" that little bit what you said just made my nightits not how much you say as to "whatYousaid" .now im getting another good night sleep

Someone that I helped get benefits a few years back, called me very upset. She told me her benefits were being stopped in March because she no longer was available for SSI. I told here to call the SSI local office and find out why, there was no explanation in the letter. The SSI administration said they had nothing in their system that showed her benefits were stopping. So I asked her if she could fax me the letter. In receiving the letter, I noticed my name at the top with her address and SS#. Because I was the representative someone put my name as the claimant. Even though they made this error she still has to file an appeal so her benefits won't stop, until we straighten this out. This is just some of the emotions and stress of the SS administration. So when you get a letter make sure you keep it make copies and don't ignore it if it's a mistake, because even though it is totally their fault she still has to prove they made that mistake.

Thats simply rediculous, they throw all the head aches and worries back on her because of their mistake. And people ask me in this forum why I disagree so much with most all of the rules set by the SSA. The post above pretty well answers that question I think.

I requested the file for one of my clients, to prepare for an ALJ Hearing, they sent me a c.d. which I thought was nice. Until I started going through it, I found other peoples files in there. I found doctors that weren't treating my client. SSA is a mess, they got to many cases and not enough help. It is going to get worse with around 78 million babyboomers that will retire over the next 10 years.