Long Term Disability

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Tue, 04-26-2005 - 12:13am
Right now my left hip has given out and I was going to ask my doctor for a cortisone shot so that I can walk.

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Tue, 04-26-2005 - 4:01am

Hi Sue,


I am sorry to hear that your hip went out. May 10 seems like such a long time to me. Maybe that is because I am counting the days until we leave. If you are in pain and can't wait, I would ask for the cortisone shot. Just have your doctor notate it in your records so you can take that to your SS doctor appointment.


That is my 2 cents anyway. I hope you feel better. Good luck with the appointment.
Take care.


Love and hugs,

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Tue, 04-26-2005 - 4:23am
Good idea Cyn - will do.

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Tue, 04-26-2005 - 4:37am

Hi Sue. Me be good....never. LOL
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Tue, 04-26-2005 - 2:37pm

Yikes, Sue!

Molly

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Wed, 04-27-2005 - 11:43am

Like you say Mollie it is the everyday stuff - yesterday I was at the grocery store checkout and was struggling to get the money out of my billfold (my right hand is curling in and kind of useless).

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Wed, 04-27-2005 - 2:22pm

Sue, yep -- gotta watch the mouth!

Molly

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Wed, 04-27-2005 - 2:48pm

Dodger will be ready in two weeks - of course with the hip being a problem I afraid that I will not be that energetic for him.

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Wed, 04-27-2005 - 6:19pm
Sue, when i had to go to the state doc for my disabilty SS I was so worried too. I even took along my bag of variuos braces i waer at various times. I kept my answers to the minimum. He had me bend over try to kneel measured my grip and took various other measurements. I wore what I usually wear day to day stuff.It`s been 4 yrs ago and I`m trying to remember what questions he did ask.Anyway at the end he asked me if i wanted him to add anything to the report and all i told him was i thought he had been thorouh and fair .That was that and i was awarded the SS. Now remember this is OH and I`m sure every state and every doc is different. I will tell you that I was told when I first applied a lot hinges on age.I was what 59 at the time.
2 wks to Dodger dog YIPPI!!!!
I talked to a guy who has just gone through hip replacements one was done the old way . The last one the new way. He said hed highly recommend the new approach. even if younhave to go a lil farther for it I`d go for it. I have had all my surgeries for feet and now hand an hour and half drive from house. To me it was worth the drive.And we had to do a lot of going back and forth.In fact I will be making the drive back up on the 11th to get this cast off my hand.
Good luck Sue I hope all goes well.
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Wed, 04-27-2005 - 8:42pm

Sue, as far as I could see on their website, St. Joseph's Hospital in Orange, CA, does minimally invasive hip surgery.

Molly

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Wed, 04-27-2005 - 8:45pm
Bev, you're right!

Molly

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