Thanks hon,
I wish I didn't have so much wrong with me either. The day I had to resign from my volunteer kennel director job because I couldn't do all the manual labor anymore was the saddest day of my life and then my health got worse after that.
I worked for the animals from 2000 until 2005 because my mental issues didn't allow me to be around people too much and I was taken off of work then. I miss the dogs so much
I forgot to add that I also have HBP that I have to take medicine for every eight hours which is a complete bummer.
I don't smoke or drink or anything to make it bad it just runs in my family.
I sure hope your cyst doesn't hurt too much and that your claims can be processed as fast as possible so you can get the help you need.
I think I have read here that you can get your ssi going before your ssd so maybe that will come soon and you can be on medicaid then.
I don't know if they have put me on it yet or not, I guess I better get to the DHS to find out.
I have been going to a free clinic for the last two years and going to churches for food handouts.
It was quite an embarrassing experience.
I watered down the milk as much as I could without my husband knowing and had to use shampoo to wash my clothes and many other things that people had no idea.
When my great grandson was born, I couldn't even afford a card but I got one today and sent it
Be sure to keep all your records and mri's and x rays etc.
I worked hard to keep all of mine together and make sure the right people had them.
I am so grateful for all the people who did my records so good and the free clinic was so good.
Do you get food stamps ?
Have you gone to the DHS to see about getting them ?
Check out all the possibilities and I bet you can get throught the waiting like most of us have to do.
SSDI or SSI 
