Sorry for your experience with Disability.  Funny, I am a social worker.  Right now I work for Catholic Charities, but Child Welfare is paying for me to get my MSW, so off to DHS I will go to work.  Usually disability denies two or three times before approving.  Keep trying.  I have one client that totally does not need to work because of diabetes and severe depression, but keeps getting denied.  This past spring she suffered a stroke because she could not keep her diabetes under control and no medical.  The system is so screwed up and I think it will keep getting worse.  But I urge you not to give up.  This disease is severe.  Luckily my flares come and go only landing me in the hospital every couple of years, but it could get worse the older I get.  It started getting worse for me about three years ago.  Good luck. 

captaincolitis <captaincolitis@...> wrote:

--- In crohns_n_colitis@yahoogroups.com, Lauren Greeley Traynor
<lgreeleytraynor@y...> wrote:
> I have read your post.  For some reason this group has become very
quiet.  Here is the link to my UC group that is a bit more chatty
and supportive:
>
> Ulcerative_Colitis@ yahoogroups.com
> 
> Perhaps you can join this one. 
> 
> I have had UC for 9 years, but sypmtoms for about 17 years.  Not a
pretty disease.  Pretty painful at times.  I am currently in
remission but it is always in the back of my mind when it may strike
again. 
> 
> I have been hospitalized twice due to the colitis.  Right now I am
on 6 asacol a day.
> 
> I can't believe you have been denied social security.  I applied
for rehab services to go back to school since one day I will not be
able to be on the road as much as now.  Rehab Services never
notified me one way or another.  i am a social worker going for my
master's.  At a bachelor's level I see a lot of clients in the
home.  I hope to one day be a supervisor so less travel is involved.
> 
> I have to run.  Have a great day.

Thanks for your response...i joined the other group too.  Yep...they
denied me....I worked for Social Services until I retired...now I am
on the other side of the table.  Thank God I treated people kindly
when I worked there...so hopefully I will have good karma.
>