Posted by brynb on December 29, 2012, at 20:54:54
In reply to Disability, posted by brynb on December 29, 2012, at 10:59:00
Thanks all for the valuable info thus far. It's really helpful.
Like I stated, I was never hospitalized for depression, but I did spend months (at different times in different rehabs) and weeks (at other hospitals) inpatient for detox and treatment of Dual Diagnosis. Doesn't that technically count as hospitalization? Clearly it was impossible for me to work back then.
Also, I've only been with my current pdoc for about 6-7 months. He has yet to definitively diagnose me. (Meaning he thinks I "might" be in the bipolar spectrum, but for now he Dx'd me as having MDD w/ GAD.) I would think his diagnosis and records are pretty important. Does it "look" better to have one Dx over another (i.e., MDD vs. Bipolar)?
I was summoned for jury duty recently and after a very brief meeting with a court clerk and a letter from my pdoc, I was exempt from jury duty for the next three years. Are minute details like this important too?
Sorry if these questions seem trivial and obvious, I just feel so strongly that I should be eligible for disability and that I need the time and aid right now to get well, so I want to make sure I do everything right. (Looks like I'll be needing a lawyer...)
-bryn
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