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Tas1
Tas1

I am waitting on the Disability Pension, i am too scared to go out and work on a wage from my Mineres Disease and i am frusterated and angry inside cause of this illness never been able to hold a Job down in my life cause of the attacks and at that time i was not diognise with this illness and just thought i was going crazy these days now i am working out my diagnoise from my doctor with what i can manage with with what i can do and can't from the doctors requirement this makes it hard for

Company to Employ me as there are requirements like need to be Supported to dive only aloud to drive in town can not work more than 8 Hours, and days i feel like i could just go out work 12 hours and drive long distance than other days i can't even manage leaving the house and couldn't drive on my own it is a very complexed illness and very disabiling cause i don't like to confine myself to thr house and feel like a Loser, if anyone can help on this issue, it would be nice to speak to someone that knows how this feel instead of been treated as a nobody that can het there life on track, Cheers

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  • Willow4
    Willow4 Tas1

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    Tas1 are you in the US?  If so, I would get intermittent FMLA for when you have episodes.  I’ve have done that since I was diagnosed several years ago.  I fortunately never went over the 12 weeks that are allowed.  Until I recently had a surgery that went bad.  Rule of thumb, it’s very unusual for them to approve you on the first time.  Typically you are going to have to appeal.  If you want to continue to work get the FMLA filled out.  Don’t feel like a loser, if your following the sodium diet, taking your meds and following your doctors advice -you have done what you could.  My biggest suggestion is to find an Neurotologist.  They are the best to treat MD.  Good luck to you! 
  • daniel_43572
    daniel_43572 Tas1

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    I know exactly how you feel Tas1 trust me you not alone. I haven’t worked since 2013 and I just got my disability started July of 2017 it takes forever. I have worked since i was a kid and after I got out of high school I became a diesel mechanic and I enjoyed what I done I’m 40 years old now can’t work and pretty much sets at the house if it’s not a MD flare up it’s the anxiety both keep me on lock down. I was on short term from my work then when that run out I went on long term until my social security disability got started thank god I had that from work. I tried to fight it and keep working but it didn’t work out I couldn’t stay most days a whole shift it got so bad my girlfriend would actually drive me to work and set in the truck for 8 hours or however long I could make it. Then I finally had to say forget it but like I said thank god for short and long term disability from work. I applied for social security disability and got denied the first time so I had to get a lawyer and go to court and I got approved took about 2 years to get it. 
  • chipp
    chipp Tas1

    Posted

    I m sorry your not alone I had the ear perfusion for the 3rd time on my right ear I have lost a lot of hearing I have meniers disease I'm supposed to go back to work today to see if I can do it an of not I'm going to sign for my disability I'm praying for all of us with this disease

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