Re: Just a Hello from Daddio

Welcome back, Daddio. Took me 3+ years, but I finally got my disability
approved (on appeal, of course). Hang in there. The wait is worth it
(although those last couple of years were pretty shitty living without any
money to speak of...).

Although on a good day, you might be able to get 8 hours in on the 'net, one
still has to look at how many days you could actually keep up that kind of
activity and how many days (generally speaking, per month) your doctor
anticipates you would be absent from work. I hope your lawyer is mindful of
these items in court. I don't know how it is for you, but even in this
(fairly brief, for me, anyway) text, I have to get up and rest and come back
to it (rinse and repeat <g>), so it isn't a steady amount of time that I can
actually spend on the computer (even the laptop, which is unfortunately
broken just now). Just because the modem/router are plugged in, doesn't
necessarily equate to activity... that and I have a teenager still at home
and a married teen... and both use my computer. If you have others using
your equipment, you may want to mention that to your attorney as well. And
I'm not trying to tell you what to do here... please don't think that. Just
trying to think of helpful tidbits.

Interesting that they are going back to 1996, because they would only let me
go back 3 years with regard to doctors/clinics/hospitals seen/attended.
Would think your attorney could also slap them down to 3 years as well, but
I don't really know the laws.

I do know that I've deteriorated a LOT since 1996 myself (and from previous
postings, it sounds as if that has been the case with you too) and hopefully
you have the documentation to show that in your case.

Good luck!

Mary

"Daddio" <daddio53@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1146642543.996724.139530@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello all.
I know it's been ages since I've posted. I have been off of work for
a year now and even though I have all the time in the world, I never
seem to have enough time to do anything. I don't know how it works
that way but it does. I'm still waiting on my work comp hearing. I
hired a lawyer and he's used up $2600 "preparing" for my hearing. If I
don't hurry up and get to the hearing he'll break me. I have also been
waiting for my Social Security hearing and because I've been off for a
year my retirement pay just dropped by $800 a month. They cover for
one year while waiting for you to get the Social Security. I'll have
to pay that money back as soon as I get the SS so it was more like a
loan in the first place. The worst part about waiting around for
hearings is that you can't go anywhere for too long in the meantime or
sure as hell the hearing will pop up while you're gone. I have gone to
see my folks in Arizona a couple times and hope to get out of here for
a week or so this month just to keep from going stir crazy. My lawyer
said he would call me if the hearing gets scheduled. Of course that
service will probably cost me $150.

I'd like to say I'll keep track of the group but the way things have
been going I never know. I see so many names that have been around for
years and notice that the advice and support they give is still the
greatest, not to mention the friendships that grow out of a group like
this. I hope everybody is doing well and is able to have a good doctor
that understands what's up. I have taken a lot of information from
this group over the years into work comp hearings to support my case.
They do pay attention these days where as in the earlier days they
wouldn't listen to anything. The power of the internet speaks volumes.
But be careful! They also have tracked my internet usage and tried to
argue that my "ability" to surf the net for hours proves that I am
"able" enough to work a full 8 hour day. whether I was surfing the net
for hours or not means nothing. Their accusation is all it takes to
place doubt on my abilites. When I obtained my files for my lawyer (a
pile over 4 feet high!!!) there were pages upon pages of my entries in
this newsgroup as well as my other internet activities. They are
building their case on this very thing. I guess that means if you can
type on your computer for anything more than a few lines a day, then
you must be "able" to work full time. They went all the way back to
1996! Let a word to the wise be sufficient.

I'll try and keep in touch. Don't let the man get you down.
Daddio:)>



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