It is nerve wracking to wait.....and feel like your fate is in a stranger's hands.

I don't mean to alarm you, Jessica, but it can be a looonnnggg wait for many of us. It was 3 years for me.....meaning until I got my ALJ hearing. Now that you've had your ALJ hearing, it shouldn't be much longer until you hear the decision.

I hope that it works out for you this time around.

Try not to be too discouraged if it doesn't go your way. There are further avenues to pursue. If you know that you are disabled, never give up the fight for the benefits that you have earned.