Yes waiting is the hardest part. I did get it the first time and I guess that I thought that everyone did. I guess I was lucky.

They will send you to a psych of there own. You HAVE to have memory failure.

i had my cpn do mine as my 1st was rejected, on mine was questions asking how many days a week i was affected and there was room to add comments so i just repeated that everyday can be drastically different, good luck

After all the paper work is processes,and if you go on to the next step..you MAY see a phyciatrist...my first medical interview was with a Quack misonginist Phyciatrist.
He gave me a list of numbers ,that I was to repeat back to him,,,ok so I did it perfectly..he said I didn't seem to have problems...My panic and anxiety,and memeory loss didn't seem to factor in.

I reapplied immediately,same paperwork,same documentation,only this time my Pdoc was very adament about my inability to work full time.And the second physical exam ,was done by a local chiropractor..he was able to document my inability to stand on one leg,I couldn't squt,without falling over(side effects of meds)..but I also have had a Dbl mastectomy,and couldn't raise my arms very high.

I was approved then.


I agree with the advice..HAVE MEMORY RECALL PROBLEMS!

i got it the first time i applied and i just filled out forms in the ss office and talked to a lady there for a few minutes. i never saw another dr until three years later to verify whether i was still eligible. and i have to do that every three years even though they sent me to an internist and my disability is bipolar...whatever works.

I don't see how they can evaluate someone with bipolar disorder correctly, because it's a day to day thing. Somedays you can be completly crazy and somedays normal? Just by recalling a group of numbers they claim they can label you thats a bunch of BS...

Well anyways after the questions about your day to day activities and work history what else do they send you? Do they need to know how many times a day I use the restroom I mean shit.

The SSDI likely puts more weight into how your life has been over the past few years. Your hospitalizations, how long you were off work, could you have done another less stressful job, etc.

Make SURE you get all your medical records (mental and physical) sent to them. That is the most frequent reason for NOT getting on. They simply don't have the information.

Do NOT feign memory loss, etc. Do the best you can on the psych exam as they are skilled enough to know whether you are genuinely having problems. Schedule the exam during the part of the day and day of the week that you are at your worst.

I used allsup.com. They did something so I never had to go before a judge. I had marvvelous back up from my tdoc (who had exp in courtroom shit). They take their share after you gett ssdi and it can just come out of your meoney that you get.

Also in my state you get medicare for $93 a month I think it might be $106 this year. Be sure and check

My approval was different, I guess. I went out on long-term disability thru my employer. After 6 mos, they required me to file for SSDI........... so I did. They sent me the paperwork, I filled it out and sent it back in, and they set a "phone interview" with me. I never had to go to their office.

The appropriate paperwork was sent to my GP and my P-doc and they put Lord only knows what down, and then I got a letter from the evaluation panel that it was in the evaluation phase and I may or may not be called in to see one of their drs.

I wasn't called in to see one of their drs. Next thing I know, I had an approval letter and a check retroactive for 7 mos.

I was actually depressed. I couldn't believe that I was approved the first time and that easily......... made me think I was certifiably crazy.

Now my 3 year review is supposed to be in May, and I have no idea what to expect. Is it the same process again or what?

i used allsup and was approved my first time and it only took 4 months it was great and they do all the work for you and then you pay them a fee out of your first check you receive and if you don't get approved you don't pay them anything..good luck i really was happy with them..

I have a question. What is MEMORY RECALL? I mean, is that something I'm supposed to fake? I can't remember nuthin' anyway or is it defined some other way and I'm being DUH.

Heck, I can't even remember what I did this morning. My short term memory is shot! My long term memory has been buried years ago. I'm just a "live for the moment" kind of gal cuz' I HAVE NO MEMORY!

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I used Allsup and won my case. They were wonderful. They even went with me to the judge.

LinDuh,in most of the physical exams done for the SS Dept.,you will be asked to perform some math problems and word assoiation tests.Usually also a memeory type questians..like being given a series of numbers you have to recall to the examining doctor...saying"I'm not sure" or "I don't remember"
helps with your case.

Thank you! That won't be a problem with me. I'm NO good at math and if someone gives me a phone number, by the time I go to dial it, I've forgotten it. And how many times have I forgotten the 4 digit password to my ATM card that I've had for 10 years???

I don't know if the review will send me to one of their docs or not, but if they do, and that's what you mean, then mine will be real, I can assure you! LOL!

Plus I know me........... just not knowing will produce my lovely anxiety and my "pressured speech". I've learned the triggers for that and that would definitely be one of 'em.

You think since I didn't have to see one of their docs for the initial approval that I will for the 3 year review coming up?