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Posted by CEK on March 26, 2006, at 20:10:37
I have not been able to work since January 25 because of my major depression and rapid cycling. I am no longer able to function outside of my home or even in it anymore. What I was wondering is how do you get your doctors to fill out information for your disability insurance? I have disability through my employer and have been aproved for it but my doctors are not cooperative about continuing to give the disabiliy company more information about my condition why asked for it. My claim is on hold and no checks come in until they summit the requested information. One doctor will wait up til two weeks to get the information in and the psychiatrist said my condition and file were none of the disability companies business and he would not send them any information. They need this information or I don't get a check and then I can't even pay the $110.oo and hour each of them get paid to treat me. They get their money up front and they don't care how I survive. How do you deal with this situation? Anxiety is one of my bad problems also and this doesn't help. I've talked to them and it doesn't do any good. Are all doctors like this? I have to be getting some sort of treatment to stay on the disability insurance so I can't stop going. Besides I need the treatment so I hopefully can get better and go back to work. How to people afford to pay for treatment? It is so expensive. My health insurance only allows 25 visits for mental health which they only pay 50% of and now the rest is on me. My husband makes too much money to qualify for any assistance yet his money only pays for our bills. My paycheck paid for food, gas, and all the extras. Without my check there is no money for the extras. I thought about trying to apply for my social security disability but the attourny I spoke to said I would need my psychiatrist to write a letter stating that I could not work for 12 months. How do you find a doctor that will state this when nobody knows how long it will take you to get better? They just say that it can take a while and they don't know. The bipolar I know is here for good but I don't know how long it will be until I'm able to completely function. The way it's going,I don't know if I'll ever be better.
Posted by Phillipa on March 26, 2006, at 21:34:58
In reply to Not working because of Bipolar2 and Maj Depression, posted by CEK on March 26, 2006, at 20:10:37
I got SSDI the first try. I was in the hospital and was fine The doctor I said simply said to me you dont want to go back to work do you I said no the next thimg I had long term disabiltity insurnance. I had a plan a the hospital I worked at for l8 months 60% of my salary. When it was up I had the SSDI. I think it's easier for the doc to fill out the paperwork if you're in the hospital. Love Phillipa
Posted by CEK on March 27, 2006, at 0:28:25
In reply to Re: Not working because of Bipolar2 and Maj Depression » CEK, posted by Phillipa on March 26, 2006, at 21:34:58
You must have had a really good doctor. I don't think mine would do that even if I had a bullet lodged in my head. How old were you when you got on? I'm 31 and they say it will be very hard for me because of my age. I've suffed with major depression for over 6 years where it is all I can do to get out of bed. I pushed on until the end of this January when everything got worse. I hate to even mention to my doctors about my works disability papers because I feel like they will think that I'm just wanting to get out of work. But that's not true! It's no fun being at home being a prisoner inside your self! Always unhappy and miserable. I just need help paying the bills and paying for my treatments. If I could get on SSDI, they say if you get better they will help you go back to work. This is something that I was hoping I'd be able to do eventually. Right now I'm just spinning my wheels with my therapy. My psychologist doesn't even believe in addressing past issues that have effected your life. He says there is no point in bringing up the past. He wants to concentrate on the future. How can one do this if something in the past is still causing so much pain and you never delt with it properly?
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