No, I didn't really go to a neurologist regarding the PN, he just did the EMG and faxed it to the doctor.
My PCP and this one yesterday.
He said I had PN, (I already knew that)

He didn't really fill any papers out, he just wrote a Note of some sort.
I still have to pick it up.
I wonder if MY PCP could extend my time off longer, at least till it warms up a little more.
I may not even list this doctor from yesterday on on the review form.

You mean I could still get medicaid with my Income being increased?
Cause medicaid pays 100% usually, and out Insurance only pays 80%.

best thing to do so I don't get in any trouble (providing there are no problems after I report to my oncologist,) is to just go back on the 19th or 20th of December, and tell them (My employer) it's a trial work period.
I am just worried about the Insurance, as the medicaid is better I think.

I don't know, also, if I try to work and it IS too hard on me, maybe SS will see that at least I did try, and it will be easier to continue to receive SSDI.

Your employer doesn't need to be told it's a TWP, it has nothing to do with them. That's a SS term.

You could say that you're hoping to return back to work in 30 days, and will schedule a final doc visit to be cleared to return right beforehand. They might want you to be evaluated independently for liability reasons. What if you return prematurely and are injured on the job? They'd than have the expense of a Work Comp case. (They might not bother, but it does happen.)

This was an excellent post about PN and applying for SSDI from poster echoes long ago:http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread210434-2.html

"for peripheral neuropathy it is important to state how your nerve damage affects your gait, balance and fine motor skills (dexterity) which in turn how that limits your ability to work. trouble walking, climbing, bending, sitting, kneeling, squating, reaching, lifting, grabbing, holding, manipulating etc depending of course on what limbs are involved and what your particular symptoms are."

TWP = Trial Work program?

Yeah, that is a good point, and it's true, But I doubt they will do that.
They really should though.

Good Idea about telling them I am hoping to return in 30 days, and getting a check up.
I doubt he will want to keep me off though.
Like I said, he seemed like a jerk.

Trial Work PERIOD.

You don't have to go back to that doctor.

It would make sense to see a neurologist.

When a disabled person returns to work it is common for them to be given accommodations. If a neurologist determines your PN requires you may no longer work in certain environments--such as outside in the winter, your employer might be able to come up with something else for you, or it might be determined that you can not return to your former job.

But, you're not treating the PN as if it's a serious condition. If you don't, your employer won't and SS certainly won't.

You would need to explore what your state's policy is on Medicaid/Medicare and Returning to Work after receiving SSDI. When I last looked at my state's program, it would actually save me about $500 a month in insurance expenses if I returned to work--a nice incentive.

You might also qualify for a government job that is less physically strenuous than your current job and might pay more. (I would call Ticket to Work at the very least before just assuming it would require training you'd be unhappy with.)

Why was such a note even written? For your employer to hold your job open?

I tried explaining this before, but you didn't seem to understand. I'll use the example of Workers Comp in my state--a doctor signs off for continuing temporary disability every 30 to 60 days. It doesn't mean you'll be well enough to return to work at the end of that period, it means you go back to the doctor at that point to evaluate if your condition has improved enough to return to work. He might hope the dosage increase will help improve your condition, but there is no way to guarantee that.

You CAN"T pick and choose what you tell SS on the CDR. Doing so could be considered fraudulent. If SS requests your medical record and you've left off the visit to this doctor, your credibility will be toast.