I HAVE HAD ADHESIONS AT LEAST 20 OR MORE YEARS.SO MANY OPERATIONS I LOST
COUNT. I NOW MUST APPLY FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BECAUSE I CAN NOT WORK FOR
ANY LENGTH OF TIME DUE TO THIS CONDITION. MY HUSBAND WAS WORKING SO WE
WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT. NOW HE WAS TOLD YESTERDAY HE HAS M.S.THEREFORE I
HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.IT HAS GONE ON 4 YEARS SINCE MY LAST SURGERY ANDI
AVERAGE A SURGERY EVERY 3 TO 4 YEARS.I AM FROM LOUISIANA AND I HAVE BEEN
TOLD TO SEEK AN ATTORNEY OR A CONGRESSMAN. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHICH IS
BETTER?I HAVE GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE GOING TO THE DOCTOR IS OF NO
VALUE UNTIL I TOTALLY OBSTRUCT. I LIVE WITH SMALL BOWEL OBSTRUCTIONS
ALL THE TIME.I AM AFRAID TO GO TO HOSPITAL BECAUSE I AM AFRAID I WILL
GIVE IN TO SURGERY BECAUSE I AM SICK OF FEELING THIS WAY. I WANT TO
HOLD OUT AS LONG AS I CAN. WILL THIS HURT MY CHANCES FOR GETTING SOCIAL
SECURITY IF I DO NOT FREQUENT HOSPITALS?TAKING CARE OF MY HUSBAND IS
SCAREY FEELING THE WAY I FEEL. ANY ADVICE OUT THERE? THANK ALL OF YOU .
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MONA LEBLANC
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