Congratulations Linda!!!  I'm so happy for you for getting your disability approved.  Can't wait to talk to you about it.  Terri, I agree with what Susan s. and Linda have said about your sitiuation, but I'd like to offer another option.  You might consider asking if you can go to part-time for a while.  If they balk, maybe you could find someone to do a job-share with you.  Know that if you do decide to apply for and do get Disability, there are programs and incentives to help you get back to work without losing your benefits.  A way to sort of test the waters of working.  It's a complex system but it's in place and once you learn the way they account for your income vs. your benefits, it will be easy to work the system in a way that benefits you going back to work.

Good luck and keep tuning in for support and information.

Deborah R.



At 04:57 PM 11/9/2007, you wrote:

Hi Terri,

Welcome to the group. Welcome. We are a great group of people. My major challenges are fibromyalgia and peripheral neuropathy. I have just been approved by the Fed Gov't as being disabled. Yay!! It's very hard to tell when it's time to really stop working. I loved what I did as well. I basically had to be thrown out till I finally got the message. A lot of the meds I take use some brain cells and I am pretty much useless in an office setting. Way too much high maintenance. I would suggest, if your planning on filing for disability, to start early as it takes about 2 years to go through the two denials and then the approval. I think it's possible, but rare, to be approved on first application. It does happen though. I know you have more questions, as I didn't answer any of your questions, so keep coming to this site.

Take care. Gentle hugs,

Linda Burgess

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Posted by: "Terri" tlc6@...   carpinteria6

Thu Nov 8, 2007 10:05 am (PST)

Hi there,

I'm new to this group and new to being diagnosed with cfid's. I'm

having a difficult time adjusting and figuring out what it means in

terms of how to live my life. I feel a bit lost with trying to sort

through all the different information on the web. I'm interested in

other's experiences and what seems to help. I have some major

decisions to make regarding my career and giving up something that I

love doing. I'm just not able to function like I used to.

I've been prescribed provigil and an ssri but am reluctant to take

them for fear that although they might help in the short run, they

might ultimately delay my healing. Any opinions or experiences on

that? I'm also having the brain fog.

Also, how do you know when to let go of jobs (I can barely work 9

hours per week at this point) or whether this is a temporary thing

that one can push through?

This post ended up a bit long.

Thanks,

Terri

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