girl75

hello travis, i have been going through this ss stuff for about 2yrs now. i am on the appeals council process now meaning that i have been denied at the hearing stage already. i had an atty but they said that there was nothing they could to for me at this stage now i have also lost my pain management doc as well.
right now things pretty much SUCK. the only good thing is that i have been doing alot of research on my own on the web to get advice on what to do at this stage.
a little background on me:
i am 29 which does make it a little harder to get ss being that i am young.
i have fibromyalgia, major depression and anxiety
since i have been denied at the hearing stage i now have to write a letter to the appeals council to tell them how i feel the judge has erred in making his decision.
so now here i am with all these notes that i have made and now i need to write a letter.
here is a little info that i have found out, you have to have worked i think it is 5yrs to qualify for ss. but you can qualify for ssd which anyone can file for who have not worked and are low income, and are unable to work due to there disabilty.
i read that in order to have a good case you have to have a good medical file that without them it becomes harder for the claiment to win. if it is hard for you to get medical treatment because of lack of insurance because of no work, apply for medicaid, go the emergency for treatment or to a health department and whatever free clinics may be around in you area. make sure that when you go to get copies of any medical records for your case. it is important that your doc supports you inability to work and that he makes note of that so make sure you discuss it with him or her.
also it is very important that you stay on your meds. i know this also may be tough to some poeple without any insurance.
i was wondering, do you have an atty? if you can find one to take you case it is a good idea.
while your case is being looked at you can still send in any medical stuff you get.
this is probably a little bit more than you asked for but i hope it helps. don't give up though because thats what they want you to do. keep fighting.
well if you have any more questions let me know. you can also find more advice if you do a search on adhd or bipolar and disabilty. you can find alot of useful information there, thats what i did.
good luck and keep us posted,
your friend,
robin