After 4 years of waiting...I have been approved for SSDI!! [View all]

This is a huge deal for me and my family. What it took to get here was sacrifices by my family I wish I'd never had to ask...But I made it with a roof over our heads and for the most part food in the kitchen....

Food stamps & thankfully I was able to get some financial help from a few of my relatives.

And now I can actually live without fear of loosing our home-because of the system Republicans want to dismantle.

I'm still in shock frankly but wanted to share...

End of the world my arse!...
BEST DAY EVER!!!!

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After 4 years of waiting...I have been approved for SSDI!! [View all]	Boxerfan	Dec 2012	OP
I think I only heard recently that there is a long time period to qualify.	LiberalFighter	Dec 2012	#1
It took me five years	xxqqqzme	Dec 2012	#70
Did you get a retroactive payment from date you applied?	dixiegrrrrl	Dec 2012	#2
Hey Dixiegrrrl...yes but only 2 years	Boxerfan	Dec 2012	#5
Very glad for you and your family and there will be a retroactive payment coming. So glad you had	freshwest	Dec 2012	#38
You ll be able to get Medicare in five months now	rl6214	Dec 2012	#40
No, it will be two years from now.	Moosepoop	Dec 2012	#80
You are wrong	rl6214	Dec 2012	#83
Congratulations!	Awknid	Dec 2012	#3
Congrats!	LeftofObama	Dec 2012	#4
glad to hear it--may your holiday be one of celebration and peace of mind	niyad	Dec 2012	#6
You should get a good back payment. I got over $4,000 for the four months	alfredo	Dec 2012	#7
My back payment for myself and my son was $50k	rl6214	Dec 2012	#41
That might pay for just a bit of the worry and work you had to endure.	alfredo	Dec 2012	#43
Absolutely and everything my son had to go without these past years	rl6214	Dec 2012	#53
Other than the union's help, keeping good records, getting 2nd and 3rd opinions, and being	alfredo	Dec 2012	#62
My wife is a retired/disabled Case Manager.	Mr.Bill	Dec 2012	#77
That is where my family doctor proved useful. He knew the game.	alfredo	Dec 2012	#81
the value of that peace of mind is beyond price	renate	Dec 2012	#8
Congrats!	Shrike47	Dec 2012	#9
I feel bad for you...	WCGreen	Dec 2012	#10
Mr. d got approved first go round	dixiegrrrrl	Dec 2012	#11
Laz got a 8-year revisit last year after getting 100% disability in 2004.	haele	Dec 2012	#14
Hmmm...	dixiegrrrrl	Dec 2012	#20
Excellent advice. Never trust that anything involving the government is ever finished. n/t	Egalitarian Thug	Dec 2012	#63
I wonder too if it depends on the state	newfie11	Dec 2012	#28
Well, Mr. D will be 65 in 3 years	dixiegrrrrl	Dec 2012	#29
I doubt they will require him to reevaluate	newfie11	Dec 2012	#34
Congrats.	nadinbrzezinski	Dec 2012	#12
I got approved in five months, which I'm told is very quick.	Flatulo	Dec 2012	#13
I figured there'd be a catch.	AAO	Dec 2012	#22
Thanks. Know what's ironic? I'm in great health	Flatulo	Dec 2012	#30
So sorry that you are dealing with that much pain!	PATXgirl	Dec 2012	#45
I have a similar diagnosis. Herniation/tears at L4-L5 and L1-L2 and stenosis due to arthritis plus	Flatulo	Dec 2012	#57
Do you have any way to get full relief, even for short periods?	AAO	Dec 2012	#54
Not really. Morphine can dull the pain, but it is never really gone. I can only sleep	Flatulo	Dec 2012	#55
Damn, I'm so sorry.	AAO	Dec 2012	#56
Thanks for the kind sentiments. I try to stay upbeat. I have a naturally sunny disposition, which	Flatulo	Dec 2012	#58
Great. Best of luck.	AAO	Dec 2012	#59
Thanks for the information above and in the other post. This is what I'm dealing with now.	PATXgirl	Dec 2012	#60
You really need an MRI to see what's going on in the spine. But my personal	Flatulo	Dec 2012	#64
Thanks. I'm not going back to him. I left so frustrated yesterday and this isn't the first time he	PATXgirl	Dec 2012	#66
I'd say you're doing the right thing. What will happen over time is that the painful episodes	Flatulo	Dec 2012	#67
Thanks so much for all he info and advice. It helps to talk to someone who has been there and done t	PATXgirl	Dec 2012	#69
I hear ya!	BobbyBoring	Dec 2012	#72
Yes, I'm noticing the government is getting poised to launch another War, this time on	Flatulo	Dec 2012	#82
Tried pot?	dixiegrrrrl	Dec 2012	#33
I have tried pot a few times, but unfortunately I don't like the effect it has on me.	Flatulo	Dec 2012	#47
folks here on the board have explained	dixiegrrrrl	Dec 2012	#48
I've tried some of my brother's 'mellow' blend - same results.	Flatulo	Dec 2012	#49
Good for you!!!!!!!!. Took me almost five years to get SSDI. Many years ago I worked as a claims	firenewt	Dec 2012	#15
Congratulations	wellstone dem	Dec 2012	#16
Congrats!	GreenPartyVoter	Dec 2012	#17
Congrats	Heathen57	Dec 2012	#18
I am so happy for you!	JimDandy	Dec 2012	#19
Congratulations	libodem	Dec 2012	#21
Congrats .. you'll be getting back a whole lot of money!	YOHABLO	Dec 2012	#23
I'm very happy for you, Boxerfan. Merry Christmas to you and your family:)	sueh	Dec 2012	#24
Congradulations. Hopefully you will get what they owe you for the time you started	southernyankeebelle	Dec 2012	#25
It took me a long time too...	Historic NY	Dec 2012	#26
With luck you'll get back pay to the date you first filed too	1-Old-Man	Dec 2012	#27
Fanstastic!	Kaleva	Dec 2012	#31
bravo, boxer fan. bravo :D	roguevalley	Dec 2012	#32
You have to keep at it.	Bozvotros	Dec 2012	#35
Yahoo!	pengillian101	Dec 2012	#36
Good going! Years ago, I was there, too, and it SSDI saved my life...	VOX	Dec 2012	#37
About six years ago I worked for a while as an assistant	SheilaT	Dec 2012	#39
I know the feeling	DonCoquixote	Dec 2012	#42
Happy Holidays...finally....for you and yours!	glinda	Dec 2012	#44
FRAUD I know a guy personally	sorefeet	Dec 2012	#46
I would believe that back in the day there could have been significant fraud. But as the system	Flatulo	Dec 2012	#50
Know one right down the road from me. Didn't even apply before 'lawyering up', with one of those	Purveyor	Dec 2012	#52
You can, and should, report suspected Social Security fraud.	Silver Swan	Dec 2012	#65
$2800 per month??? That sounds awfully high. I'm 57, and I was a high wage earner for	Flatulo	Dec 2012	#68
This is a ridiculously inappropriate response to the OP. Your scammy, sleazy pal has nothing	Dark n Stormy Knight	Dec 2012	#73
Make sure that from here on out you ask for, and receive, all medical notes from	Flatulo	Dec 2012	#51
re:After 4 years of waiting...I have been approved for SSDI!!	allan01	Dec 2012	#61
That is wonderful news.	xxqqqzme	Dec 2012	#71
Congrats!!!!	mgardener	Dec 2012	#74
The system is insane...	awoke_in_2003	Dec 2012	#75
I'm still waiting for mine...	Bennyboy	Dec 2012	#76
there's no reason to have to wait 4 years	dlwickham	Dec 2012	#78
Not that simple regardless of what you may think	rl6214	Dec 2012	#84
bullshit again	dlwickham	Jan 2013	#85
That's right, mine was denied the first two times as well	rl6214	Jan 2013	#86
you're right	dlwickham	Jan 2013	#87
I had an attorney from the get go and was still denied twice	rl6214	Jan 2013	#88
Congratulations, Boxerfan!!	Moosepoop	Dec 2012	#79