Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Group
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystem, autoimmune disorder. It is a disabling and painful condition which can lead to substantial loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction. The disease is also systemic in that it often also affects many extra-articular tissues throughout the body including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and...
Thanks to something I read on here I went to a web site and read something very interesting. Did you know that starting August 13, 2012 immune system disorders will be put on the Compassionate Allowance program list? First thing is I didn't even know there was a program like this at all but from what I read and watched on the tapes at www.disability.gov/news/list it's a way to fast track your Social Security Disability and not have to wait 5 months to a year for it. If you even get it then. If you wanna ck it out yourself (and maybe tell me what I missed) go to that web site then go to "Social Security to fast track Disability Decisions on 52 new Medical Conditions."
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This is the web site for the video. Check it out and let me know what you think. Its long and this is session 1. I think there are like 4 sessions and I think it's session 2 where they're talking about RA.
LOL! OK, if you haven't guessed I don't know much about computers, or web sites, and well just basically anything to do with any of it but I'm trying! :-)) ......Please forgive!!!!