social security

Hello, I am on SSDI and Medicare primarily due to UC.  It is a discussion you must have with your doctor to see if he/she will attest to the extent of your disabilty.  If your doc agrees then start the paperwork.  The paperwork takes a good day or two to fill out (at least for me it did).  Then after you submit it, it took 8 or 9 months to get an answer.  Berfore they approved me, they sent me to two docs:  1 a MD, and the other a shrink.  Then they approved me.  After that, 2 years from your SSDI approval, you will be eligible for Medicare part A and B and D.  You have to pay for Medicare premiums part A which will come out of your SSDI check automatically.  You must find a insurer who will give you the part B, C Medigap.  This is usually easy to get but pricey if you are not yet 65...for me it is 365 per month.  Then the part D drug benefit runs another 65. on top of that.

There are also law firms who specialize in getting SSDI to approve your claim, but I have been told they are very pricey.

Good luck

bob

dx UC in 1991, was stable until 1998

1998 started prednisone, asacol, pentasa, nortriptylene, ativan, 6MP, rowasa enemas and suppositories, hydrocortisone enemas, tried the SCD diet, being a vegetarian, omega 3s, flax, pranic healing, yoga, acupuncture, probiotics

2000 lost all my B-12 stores and became anemic

2001 opted for j-pouch surgery- now living life med-free