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I HAD THE TEST DONE TWICE. I JUST DIDN'T LIKE ALL THE THINGS THEY HAD TO HOOK UP TO ME TO DO THE TEST. ONCE THEY STARTED IT WAS A PIECE OF CAKE, ESPECIALLY THE SECOND TIME BECAUSE I WORE THE CPAP. AFTER THAT I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA. NOW I HAVE TO SLEEP WITH A CPAP AND YOU DO GET A GOOD NIGHT SLEEP.

HOW CAN YOU REALLY GET A CIVILIAN PSYCHIATRIST TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR SSDI CLAIM WHEN YOU DON'T THINK HE WILL. HOW DO YOU APPROACH HIM TO HELP YOU?

PETE IS THAT A NARCOTIC PAIN MED YOUR TAKING.

I FEEL THE SAME WAY TBIRD AND ALLAN, ALL THESE MEDS ARE NOT CUTTING THE PAIN.

SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAD A GOOD HEARING, LIKE BOB SAID YOUR POSTING GAVE ME SOME HOPE FOR MY HEARING COMING UP. HOPE YOU HAVE A FAVORABLE DECISION FREE.

MY LAWYER CALLED YESTERDAY AND SAID THAT THE HEARING OFFICE CALLED AND SET A HEARING DATE FOR MARCH 27, 2009 @ 1:30PM. I SHOULD RECEIVE THE OFFICIAL LETTER CLOSER TO THE ACTUAL HEARING DATE ( 20 DAYS ). WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW?

I CALLED THE OFFICE OF DISABILITY ADJUDICATION AND REVIEW THIS MORNING AND THEY TOLD THAT MY CASE IS WITH ALJ POWELL OF (COLUMBIA,SC ). DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW LONG DOES YOUR CASE STAYS WITH THE ALJ BEFORE HE/ SHE ISSUES YOU A HEARING DATE? DOES ANYONE KNOW ALJ POWELL OF ( COLUMBIA,SC ) ? THANK YOU.

THANKS ALOT JON

YOGGIE2, WHY DOES SSA TAKE PEOPLE THROUGH CHANGES BECAUSE THEY CAN. AND THEY KNOW PEOPLE WILL GIVE UP ONCE THERE DENIED, ONLY A CHOSEN FEW WILL GO ON. LIKE ME, 100% P&T ON EVERY MED I CAN THINK OF. TURNED IN MENTAL RFC WITH ALL EXTREME AND MARKED LIMITATIONS, PTSD,MDD PANIC DIS W/ AGOR, GAD, WALK WITH A WALKER AND THE LIST CONTINUES. STILL HAVE TO GO TO A HEARING BEFORE A ALJ. IT'S JUST A GAMEEEEEEEEEEE.

HAS ANYONE WON A SSDI CASE WITH THE HELP OF THERE SIDE EFFECTS OF THERE MEDICATIONS. I'M ON SOME SERIOUS STUFF AND MY LAWYER SAYS MY CASE IS COMING SOON AND ONCE I GET MY HEARING LETTER, HE SUPPOSED TO WRITE THE ALJ A PRE-BRIEF. IT SUPPOSED TO SAY THINGS ABOUT MY MEDS AND SIDE EFFECTS, ALONG WITH MY LIMITATIONS AND THINGS I CAN'T DO ANYMORE I GUESS.

GOOD INFORMATION.........................

THANKS FOR THE INFO, I'LL GIVE HIM A CALL TOMORROW AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON ANYWAY.

JBASSER, HE TOLD BEFORE THE NEW YEAR THAT HE SPOKE WITH MY CASE WORKER AND HE SAID THAT BY THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY I SHOULD RECEIVE MY HEARING PACKET AND THAT WOULD LET ME KNOW THE EXACT DATE OF MY HEARING OR IF THE JUDGE WAS GOING TO HAVE ONE BASED ON MY MEDICAL EVIDENCE IN MY FILE. THEY SAID IT USUALLY TAKES 20 DAYS FROM THE DAY YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER TO HAVE YOUR HEARING. I'M STILL TRYING TO GET MY LAWYER TO TURN IN SOME MORE OF MY RECORDS FROM 06 THRU 08 THAT I THINK WILL HELP MY CASE EVEN MORE.

MY LAWYER TELLS ME I SHOULD BE GETTING A LETTER VERY SOON FROM ODAR ABOUT MY HEARING BEFORE THE ALJ. NEXT MONTH ON FEB 14TH WILL BE 2 YEARS SINCE HE TURNED IN MY PAPERWORK FOR A HEARING. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER TO BELEIVE HIM OR NOT.

SPLEEN, ONCE AGAIN CONGRATS, DOES THIS MEAN YOU HAVE YOUR BACKPAY? MY LAST QUESTION, WHAT STATE ARE YOU IN AND DID YOU HAVE TO GO IN FRONT OF A ALJ FOR YOUR FINAL DECISION?

I TAKE 150MG TWICE A DAY FOR PAIN, HAD SIDE EFFECTS FOR WEIGHT LOST (30LBS).

I LOST ABOUT 30LBS ON TOPAMAX AND THEN IT CAME TO A STAND STILL, BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE SIDE EFFECTS. MY DR. WAS USING IT FOR MY BACK PAIN ALONG WITH OXYCODONE.

SPLEEN, CONGRATS ON THE SSDI AWARD, I KNOW THE AWARD IS NOTHING WITHOUT THE MONEY. JUST KEEP YOUR HEAD UP AND SOMETHING MAY DROP IN YOUR LAP SOON.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PETE AND MANY MORE

I JUST WAS ISSUED MY CPAP FOR OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA LAST FRIDAY AND I WANTED TO KNOW HOW WILL THIS HELP ME WITH ALL MY MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WITH SSDI. I'M STILL WAITING FOR MY DAY IN COURT WITH THE ALJ. IT HAS BEEN 682 DAYS AS OF TODAY SINCE MY LAWYER TURNED IN MY REQUEST FOR A HEARING IN SOUTH CAROLINA. WILL THIS OSA HELP OUT ANY.

NOW THAT I HAVE MY CPAP, HOW CAN THIS HELP MY CHANCES WITH SSDI. STILL TRYING TO GET USED TO WEARING IT AT NIGHT.

I GUESS I'M I SO FAR IN THE GAME WITH HIM I MIGHT AS WELL KEEP HIM AND I NEED TO KEEP ON TRYING TO CONVINCE HIM HOW IMPORTANT MY MEDICAL RECORDS ARE TO ME. THE LADY AT ODAR SAYS MY CASE WILL BE COMING UP SOON AND I HAVE NO TIME TO BE WASTING ON NOT GET MY RECORDS TO THE HEARING OFFICE. I DON'T CARE IF IT IS 800-1000 PAGES, THAT'S EVIDENCE.

LETTER HE WROTE WAS A WASTE OF TIME, I'LL BE LOOKING FOR A NEW DR. TO HELP ME OUT.

COWGIRL, PURPLE, I HONESTLY THINK MY LAWYER IS BEHIND THE CURB BIG TIME. I'M TRYING TO GET HIM TO TURN IN ALL MY MEDICAL RECORDS FROM 12/06 UNTIL PRESENT. HE'S ONLY TURNING IN THINGS HE THINK IS IMPORTANT. ALL MY PCP VISIT, PAIN CLINIC, MENTAL, SOCIAL WORKER AND YOU NAME IT, IS IN THERE FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS SINCE MY DENIAL OF MY RECONSIDERATION. I'VE BEEN SEEING THIS CIVILIAN PYSCH HE IS NOT GOING TO BE ANY HELP FOR ME. I'M GOING TO ASK ( FEE BASIS ) FRIDAY WHEN I GO PICK UP MY CPAP FROM SLEEP APNEA CLINIC CAN I GO SEE ANOTHER PSYCHIATRIST. HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO I SHOULD BE GETTING MY HEARING BEFORE THE ALJ, FEB 07 WILL BE 2 YEARS WAITING FOR A HEARING AND APR 09 WILL BE 3 YRS SINCE A FILED MY INITIAL CLAIM.

I THINK THE PAIN CLINIC HAS THEN GIVEN ME EVERYTHING FOR MY CHRONIC BACK PAIN THEY COULD GIVE ME, ONLY THING LEFT IS TO CONTINUE WITH THE STEROID INJECTIONS.