CPP disability - approved :)

I have been having the insurance company battles for a while now. I requested a copy of my file & I could not believe the inaccuracies! I would recommend everybody ask for a copy of your file so you have an idea what their next move might be. They sent me for ime earlier this month too, I don't know yet what that says yet. Interesting that my cpp disability approval letter is dated the same day they sent me for the ime. I was surprised to be approved first try. The sense of validation I feel is great- not great to be disabled but great to be recognized as valid despite the insurance company's opinion. They now say I'm addicted to my pain meds. I am coming up to my 2 year mark with them & I know they are going to try everything to get rid of me (I'm 40). I'm wondering if being approved for cppd has any effect on what they're going to try next? I've also applied for medical retirement but won't hear back for a bit.

Hi Nicole, congrats on getting your cpp approved. I have to ask though, what is cpp? You say someone is trying to get rid of you, who are you talking abut. Sorry for the questions just trying to figure out everything.

Take care.....Susie

Hello, I'm not sure if Nicole is from Canada.....however CPP stands for Canada Pension Plan....people apply for CPP when disabled and cannot work in Canada.....to apply for disability in Canada, the process takes a long time; if you are employed and become disabled, you apply for long term disability (LTD) with your employer.I think after a certain amount of time when you are on LTD, your employer only pays 30% of your base salary, and then apply for CPP to supplement the rest of your income (based on your base salary). CPP does not always get approved, and if the process takes more than 6 months to a year, once approved the government with retro the pay from the date initially applied. Sorry, if I don't make any sense!

Sandra

Congratulations Nicole. Sounds like the whole process is about as frustrating as WC and SSDI here in the states.
Hi Randy good to see you. Funny you should say that about methadone as I recently went to a hospital for labs and the intake lady asked what my addiction was? Confused I asked what she meant and she said a previous record showed I was on methadone for substance abuse? ? I had only used the Er of the hospital for bronchitis once so the intake person then must have made the assumption if I was on methadone it was for addiction.

You would think medical people would know better. They can only add a correction statement not completely remove it.

Nicole the only way you can become addicted to your pain meds is if you abuse them., Yes, you can become tolerant to them, as with any medication taken long term we do run that risk of either needing to be put on a different medication or an increase because over time it will lose its effectiveness.

Who is giving you problems over your medication? I hope you can get your medication retirement,so keep us posted....Take care....Susie