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Posted 4/29/2013 3:03 AM (GMT 0)
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I was diagnosed October 15, 2013 and I wish that I had never heard of RA!!! I thought that RA was bad and that the pain was bad, but I never expected this. I have had a constant flare up since being diagnosed, my rheumie tells me that he has never had someone have the intensity of pain I have after being just diagnosed with RA. To tell you the truth the first visit with him he assumed that I was not going to be experiencing any RA symptoms at all. I have Osteo as well and he was telling me that my pain was steaming from the Osteo and not the RA.
I need some advice on the disability part, my Dr tells me that with my RA as advanced as it is I need to file disability and that I will probably not be able to work with all the junk going on. Is it hard to get disability? Where do I start?

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Posted 4/29/2013 4:12 AM (GMT 0)
Hi it all is scary when it first hits so don't feel alone i guess first thing is to sit down with a cuppa and breath.

RA is your new pal now ok how do you 2 get along Don't let it take charge

it seems a lot of Rhumy's say oh you are diffrent then you find other "diffrent" people i was hit hard at the begining then had a 6mth remission then hit again then a year or 2 pretty good still working but then it hit hard and Stayed and i got on disability, 20years latter im still here and im not going to say its easy but you need to get early assistance and a Rhumy you feel comfortable with prepare for the worst but expect the best look to what you will be able to do if you have to give up work replace it with something less physical

Don't know what country your in so can't help you with the legalities of disability but having a Rhumy on your side will make all the diffrence where ever you are.

Keep positive - ha yes i know someone said that to me early on and i laughed at them sure i said ! But seriously there is Life with RA its just Your Life a Diffrent one

Posted 4/29/2013 6:32 AM (GMT 0)
Hi and Welcome to HealingWell, I now it's a lot to deal with. I have
been living with RA for quite sometime. There are many meds out
there to help you live with the RA.
Posted 4/29/2013 7:33 PM (GMT 0)
Make sure you got a good eye doctor, RA can affect the eyes and you need to call your current eye doctor and get your eye's looked at...there are medicines that can help. If you can apply for disability then do so but don't get discouraged if you get turned down most everyone gets denied the first time, and you might need to find a good lawyer to help with that....
Posted 5/1/2013 2:19 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks for all the good advice, and by the way I haven't set my profile up yet but I live in Mississippi!! The humidity is a killer!! LOL turn

I haven't thought about my eyes, I have a good optometrist and I will have to have them checked out soon. Hope that all is well with you guys.
Posted 5/3/2013 11:25 PM (GMT 0)
You need to go to an Opthamologist for your eyes not just an optometrist. 

As for disability-it depends.  Sometimes it is really hard, sometimes not so much.  It actually helps if you have a diagnosis such as RA which is a disabling condition with clinical signs.  A vague thing like back pain (even though it is real) makes it harder to get disability.

I hope you get good meds that help you to feel better and have less pain.

Posted 5/4/2013 2:17 AM (GMT 0)
I applied for disability last November. Sent to their doctors in March. Denial letter in April and lawyer hired that week. I'm now in the appeal stage.
You can get the first set of paperwork started on-line. That will get a faster response.
Posted 5/8/2013 8:00 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Glee, I too live in Mississippi and know ALL about the humidity. for me, actually, our hot summers are my best time. This winter though, has been really hard on me, it's lasted longer, with more cold wet days, those are killers for me. I've been seeing Dr. Myers at St. D's but recently switched. Hope all is well with you today. I've been having several bad days in a row, back on the prednisone as of yesterday, but I only let myself take that for 3 days at a time. Hate the long term stuff. anyway, hit me up if you want neighbor!
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