Fibromyalgia (FM or FMS or Fibro) is a debilitating chronic syndrome (constellation of signs and symptoms) characterized by diffuse or specific muscle, joint, or bone pain, fatigue...
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I am sitting on my pity pot in the middle of a flare that won't allow me to sleep for the third night in a row. So, I decide to do some more research on how to get my disibility claim through. If I can do this, it will alleviate a lot of the stress in my life, which should help with the frequency of flare-ups and severity of my pain (in theory.) On a sight I hadn't yet seen for the National Fibromyalgia Association there is an area for disability that has the best information I have yet seen on how to be proactive in getting your disability claim through. Here's the page:
http://www.fmaware.org/site/PageSe... The advice and information is written by disability attornies with experience in winning cases. It is not only information on what is needed for a case to be successful, it gives advice on things WE can do to help ensure the right information is in the medical records. Thus far, it suggests keeping some sort of journal or diary with those days that you have a bad flare or severe fatigure or whatever. Put how long these things lasted, how many times a week they happened, what they prevented you from doing,etc. Take your diary ot your doctor to make sure that the memory problems from Fibro don't make you stare dumbly at the doctor when he/she asks what has been happening with your disease. Make sure you periodically get copies of your record to make sure he/she is noting the limitations that are preventing you from being employed full time. If not, talk nicely with your doctor to ensure that the records are amended and kept for future appointments. This way when your disability case makes it to court, they will have a physicians documentation supporting your case! Anywho, I just got so excited after reading just one of the topics on this page, I had to share! For all of you out there fighting to ensure you can support your families by getting disibility, I wish you the best of luck! I will continue to do the same! Huggs, Jenni :o) Posted on 07/25/08, 04:07 am |
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great info, but, its going to be sooo difficult to get it. most have no luck until the 3 time.. I wish you luck in doing this. 
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Yes Im one of those 3rd timers but point is I won I believe with alot of prayer and hard work on our parts that its all possible..The most important thing is your medical records They speak volumes and as long as they are current you can win also..Best of luck!!!
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Thanks Jenni, I got my second denial letter yesterday. I'm going to check out the site right now.
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