Hello I'm Brenda, I can't talk long but just to let you know the heat in Phoenix is very unpleasant and for me just the normal heat is just as bad. I don't...
Well I have a different view. I find that the cold and damp causes my pain to rise. I would much prefer to be in the heat. I currently live in Virginia but...
Hello Brenda, I live in England so it is very rare that we get hot weather. Having sid that the last few days have been very hot and for the first time for...
Hi Newbi- What can I say [/:)] I'm another new diagnosis, two years after my third back surgery. It is my understanding that this condition is best diagnosed...
Hi, My name is Don. My wife is Jeanie and I have ARACHNOIDITIS for 7 years now. If there is anything that we can help you with or answer any questions, please...
IT IS tlmblizzard@.... You sent it to timblizzard Be sure to use the l and not a i. Thank you, Don Donald R. Goeglein "( Big D)" ... Want to be your own...
Well after 2 years or so of playing their game and jumping through tons of hoops I have the hearing for my appeal on the 26th!!! Having been diagnosed with...
If you look on the social security disability website, ARAC is now listed as a disability and especially if it was actually seen on film such as mri,ct scan...
Dear Ed, i do hope all goes well for you it is so frustrating having to go through all this paperwork etc., to get what we are entitled to and at the end of...
Dear Ed, I'm sorry you have had such a difficult time with obtaining SSD. I am a pediatric clinical social worker just diagnosed with arachnoiditis three...
Hey Ed, I know how you feel. I am only 42 years old, I don't know if you consider that young. But I do. I applied for benefits in 2003, after being denied...
I too was denied twice but in the end it was all retro active to the date I applied. very rough couple of years however as I waited. I went first to an...
We are in need of success stories of people who have chiari that cannot be adequately decompressed due to scar tissue; arachnoiditis in the lumbar spine and...
i had the same experience-2 denials, then court hearing. got approval from the judge and i think it was about as long as you said until i received my benefits...
Hi all. I'm Diana, aka Newbie. On my way to yet another dr. apt. Only have a moment. I can tell you all that you've made me feel much better about my...
Hi, The disablity rate will be based on what you have earned until you file for disablity. Not on what you would have earned if you could continue to work...
OK....thanks. I get an information note every 6 months or so from SS, detailing what my current rate is. That must be the one they use. How in the world do...
It's a nightmare. My husband has has this since 1991 and finally stopped working in 2000. I have had to go to work to supplement the income and get health ...
Teresa, It is wonderful to hear from a family member. I cannot imagine how hard it is to be the one who is our support, our encouragement, and our helpmate....
It seems that the most common prescription for constipation from arachnoiditis (and probably other diseases) is to take both Miralax and Sorbitol. I'm going to...
Personal I eat Fiber One Cereal two to three times a day with Fat Free Yogurt to take care of my constipation. I do not want to add anymore meds, and the...
Hi Friends! Sometimes u just cant predict what ur gonna find in ur mail! Just opened my mail n guess what? voip ! Check it out Have fun Guys, i think am gonna...
If your bowel still has the nerve energy to keep moving things along, you surely don't need any supplements, especially prescription ones. I'm sure everybody...
Roger, Thank you so much for explaining that to me. I knew that the AA effected our bowels I just didn't know to what degree and how much. I guess for now...
Hello everyone, My name is Anisa and I have not responded much to any of your emails, but I have been with this site for approx three years now. I have many...
Flax Meal is indeed an excellent dietary addition for those who may have constipation as well as those who do not. However make sure you use flax seed meal...
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