I had my hearing for Social Security Disability yesterday. My mom came into town for it, which was really nice, and my lawyer flew in from New York for it. I testified at the hearing, answering questions from my lawyer and the judge, and they also had a vocational expert testify over the phone. The judge said he would take about 60 days to make a decision, so I won't know whether I'll be approved or denied until late May. My lawyer thinks it went well, so fingers crossed.
I also had my appointment with a neurologist that I've been waiting on for months. We met for about an hour and he examined me and looked over all my records and MRIs and concluded that I don't have a neurological issue. Which is good news, because neurological issues can be bad, and also bad news, because we still don't know what's causing my pain. The neurologist told me to go back to the pain specialist I've been seeing, who told me she was stumped at our last visit. I'm on Medicaid now, which Cedars-Sinai doesn't take, so I need to decide whether to go back to her and pay out of pocket, or try to find someone new through Medicaid.
So that's where I'm at. I'll post again in 60 days once I know whether I'm approved or denied for disability.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Thursday, March 3, 2016
Status Update March 3, 2016
Just a quick update that I finally got a court date for my Social Security Disability appeal hearing - March 29. I won't say too much about it here, just that I really hope I win because I don't know what I'm gonna do if I lose.
Now that the trial is a real thing that's happening I've been worrying about it nonstop, so much that I sliced the tip of my pinky finger last week cutting mushrooms because I was distracted thinking about what I had to make sure to tell my lawyer. So now I'm trying to find the right balance between thinking about the trial so I'm fully prepared, and distracting myself with other things so I'm not constantly freaking out about it.
I also got a little bit of illustration work through a referral from a friend from college who liked my Barb Ross stuff, which was really awesome. It was just a few hours of work spaced out over a few weeks, but it was so great to be able to earn some money and especially to get paid to draw. I had to plan it out really carefully and spent a week resting before I did it and over a week recovering in a ton of pain after, but it was worth it.
I'll post again after the hearing, hopefully with good news. Fingers crossed.
Now that the trial is a real thing that's happening I've been worrying about it nonstop, so much that I sliced the tip of my pinky finger last week cutting mushrooms because I was distracted thinking about what I had to make sure to tell my lawyer. So now I'm trying to find the right balance between thinking about the trial so I'm fully prepared, and distracting myself with other things so I'm not constantly freaking out about it.
I also got a little bit of illustration work through a referral from a friend from college who liked my Barb Ross stuff, which was really awesome. It was just a few hours of work spaced out over a few weeks, but it was so great to be able to earn some money and especially to get paid to draw. I had to plan it out really carefully and spent a week resting before I did it and over a week recovering in a ton of pain after, but it was worth it.
I'll post again after the hearing, hopefully with good news. Fingers crossed.
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