Re: surgery vs no surgery - Tina

From: tshelby@usit.net
Fri May 24 12:12:58 2002


Hchalm@aol - just want to encourage you with getting disability. I went through the disability routine and after 2 years I finally got it. I also want to give you a tip to help you - put most of the emphsas on the neuropathy. Diabetics win disability cases due to diabetic neuropathy of the legs. Neuropathic pain is and acceptable disability diagnosis. I hope this helps you - let me know how your case turns out. I have said a prayer for you to win your case. Good luck and God bless

Tina >Dear Tina:
>
>Thank you for sharing your experience with us. It really makes one think
>about not having surgery. Oh, I had already not considered it as I can still
>have bowel movements, urinate and eat (although I have lost 20lbs), the pain
>is unbearable at times and I cannot do half the things I used to be able to
>do, but I just decided another surgery wasn't worth the risks and also having
>them just come back again. I know that there are those that have surgery and
>are totally well, but I am just afraid and with the rib pain possibly being
>nerve entrapment, nerve damage (who knows what the heck it is) this puts me
>at a greater risk because the adhesiolysis that I had only exasperated this
>area (right-rib).
>
>What bothers me so much is other people not understanding why I won't have
>one. Hearing day in and day out that they had adhesions, snip/snip they were
>gone and back to work the next day. I don't know what kind of adhesions they
>had, but they certainly weren't anything like what I had and mine were back
>within months and the rib pain never went away. I know I shouldn't listen to
>them but I am so tired of trying to explain the risks of having another one
>and how I could end up worse than I am now. I think they think I enjoy
>taking the pain meds, and therefore, that's my reason for not having one.
>Believe me, If I thought another surgery would help me I'd be there in a
>minute; as I do not choice to live my life on pain medication the rest of my
>life, I just have no choice.
>
>I, like you, can no longer work which has added such stress to my marriage
>because we need another income and I feel guilty because I can't help with
>the bills.
>
>I filed for disability and was told that my legs, arms and hands are
>functionable, therefore I can perform the type of job I was doing (program
>assistant for a college, doing alot of desk work and computer work). LOL,
>but I can't sit for a long period of time, stand for a long period of time,
>or walk any distance. I plan to appeal, but I'm sure if I ever win it will
>take years. I suppose I would have to have my legs, arms and hands cut off
>before I would be elligible for disability.
>
>In Friendship,
>
>Hell-yun


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