I had a meeting with my lawyer today. The hearing is in one week.
If you have any advice let me know.
I have lower back pain in addition to Bipolar II/Anxiety/Fibromyalgia etc.
My lawyer said the only problem with our case is that I'm not taking any specific pain medication for my back. It seems he's taking the back angle as much or more than the mental health stuff even though it started out with the other. This is partly because my gp doc gave me a glowing review for my back and fibromyalgia. One of the drugs I take that's supposed to help with anxiety is FDA approved for pain and he thought that's why I'm taking it. I was hoping it would help with pain but take it for sleep and anxiety primarily.
So the question would be, if you're in so much pain that you can't work, why aren't you taking pain medication? Well, maybe I don't want to get addicted to Vicodin! And I'm taking six drugs the way it is. So we'll have to be careful how we handle that while still being honest.
On the plus side, the judge that we have is the most favorable of any of the judges and the psychologist who works along with the judge is usually inclined towards what the doctors say. Strange that he's not a sychiatrist. My psychiatrist also gave me a glowing review. He said my doctors really went to bat for me.
But the pain thing made me extremely nervous. And also, if the judge doesn't make an immediate decision, which he usually does, it could take up to a month for him to deliberate. That would be torture. And if he rules against, there probably wouldn't be any recourse or appeal because of how favorable he usually is.
I'm not handling this well. I hope my mind will calm down by tomorrow. There is absolutely no need to think about details and scenarios but at this point I just can't help it. God will serve His purposes and it's a done deal as far as the hearing goes.
("glowing" is being sarcastic)
If you have any advice let me know.
I have lower back pain in addition to Bipolar II/Anxiety/Fibromyalgia etc.
My lawyer said the only problem with our case is that I'm not taking any specific pain medication for my back. It seems he's taking the back angle as much or more than the mental health stuff even though it started out with the other. This is partly because my gp doc gave me a glowing review for my back and fibromyalgia. One of the drugs I take that's supposed to help with anxiety is FDA approved for pain and he thought that's why I'm taking it. I was hoping it would help with pain but take it for sleep and anxiety primarily.
So the question would be, if you're in so much pain that you can't work, why aren't you taking pain medication? Well, maybe I don't want to get addicted to Vicodin! And I'm taking six drugs the way it is. So we'll have to be careful how we handle that while still being honest.
On the plus side, the judge that we have is the most favorable of any of the judges and the psychologist who works along with the judge is usually inclined towards what the doctors say. Strange that he's not a sychiatrist. My psychiatrist also gave me a glowing review. He said my doctors really went to bat for me.
But the pain thing made me extremely nervous. And also, if the judge doesn't make an immediate decision, which he usually does, it could take up to a month for him to deliberate. That would be torture. And if he rules against, there probably wouldn't be any recourse or appeal because of how favorable he usually is.
I'm not handling this well. I hope my mind will calm down by tomorrow. There is absolutely no need to think about details and scenarios but at this point I just can't help it. God will serve His purposes and it's a done deal as far as the hearing goes.
("glowing" is being sarcastic)
Praise you my precious Father! You have smiled upon my brother, adn have lifted a burden, Thank you for your grace! Amen... 
