I finally finished filling out SSDI's 8 pages of my work history - including what I did at each of my previous jobs, how much I lifted, sat, walked, carried, reached, grasped, etc. And 8 pages of my Activities of Daily Living - that one was a nightmare. I feel pretty confident that I did ok with the questions.
They wanted the papers back in 14 days. It took me 9 days to finish them, I'd start & stop when I needed a break. It was tough both mentally (carefully wording answers and remembering) & physically (all the writing).
I called my LTD Company yesterday and they finally admitted to having received my paperwork from my Dr. (the Dr's office had confirmation of faxing it to them in April & May, but the Ins. Co. kept telling me they hadn't received it. They told me yesterday that she'll have a decission by Friday. Whew, I sure hope it's approved.
I can't see how I can be turned down. I personally paid the premiums. They have my Dr's notes every 2-3 months showing complaints of fatigue, swelling, failure from every med. under the son, from Dec 2005, xrays showing RA joint involvement, labs with elevated ANA, and my Dr.'s statement.
I know people do get turned down for their Long Term Disabiliy benifits, but I'll flip out if I do. That means I'd have to find a way to work again, and frankly I can't. Staying at home resting/napping several times a day, stopping whenever I get tired and not pushing myself and over working my joints is what I'm doing now and still struggling. I can't even comprehend going back to work.
Thanks for listening
Hang in there! I hope you get approval.Good Luck!!Yes, good luck! When will you know? Best of luck!!!Good luck, I felt exactly the same way about the process as you do. Be patient and try not to get stressed out during the wait to find out. I hope you get a quick response. When I was waiting I thought if I got approved the stress would be over, but the actual approval was very depressing. I was actually crushed to know that I was really disabled. It was an incredibly surreal experience.I knew I was but when social security agreed so rapidly it hit me like a sledge hammer. I never expected that to happen, so be prepared. Its been almostt four months for me and I have two doctors appiontments with the ssd doctors. I go in two weeks.My ssd papers came int he mail today. I can understand why it took you so long to do them...they are endless.
Good luck!
This is the scary topic. I don't want to do disability. Hutch, I've heard that a lot of people react that way.
Why is disability held with such distaste that we all react to it this way, even when it is directly affecting us? And then the process is so scary.
phxgirl 1, did you use a lawyer yet? Just curious as we live in the same area. Please let me know how it goes.
Good luck. Now it's just wait and see.Wow-I didn't realize the process for applying was soEntirely frustrating. Maybe you should go to Constantinople this weekend and forget it all.
Hopefully, Monday then.
I would go but I heard there's a Monster that want's to kiss and dance with him. Tooo scared to take a chance since so many other's have tried to get there and failed.
Any way see my Celebration post. I heard from them & I was approved. Yippie!