am here again

[rsunde8735]

i see the dr next wed. boss wants me to stress to him about going on disability,, well,too many things to find out about,yes,i drag a foot,and at time i dont remember what someone told me 5 min. ago,or if i did something already at work,,after sitting for 10 min. or longer,standing comes hard,legs shake sometimes so bad,i just fall back into the chair,back pains are every day,so i accept them thogh some days are much worse than others,,dr. say it from the way i walk,but i have been dragging this leg for about 6 yrs,for years,i have had spells of blurred vision,lasting about 15 to 20 min. at a time,sometimes a day apart,sometimes 6 months apart,thats been going on for about 10 yrs now,some days as someone just wrote,and explains it well,it like i am standing on a floating dock,,,,,,,,,,,,this adds up to only being able to get about 60% of my usual work done,i have been doing this work for 32 yrs,now,no reason to be that slow,but i cant seem to do better,,and to go on disability,, you have to be off work for 6 months,before finding out if soc. sec. will accept it or deny it,and how am i supposed to live 6 months with no income?too many problems for an old guyto solve

[dpmich]

Hi rsunde8735,

It IS hard to go without income thats for sure. I left on 3/30/12, just couldn't do it anymore. I have until the end of June to find out if I can get long term disability through my employer. I have applied for that and for social security. I hope and pray they will both go through.

Do you happen to have a policy for short or long term disability through your work? If so I'd check into that right away. Good luck, I sure hope things get better for you!