How do you like the concept of going on long-term permanent disablity at age 36?

[thewayne]

The woman who rents my condo is doing just that. Culprit: fibromyalgia. I didn't know that her rheumatologist had exhausted all their pharmacy options. She's cleaning out her office at work today, and it will take about 17 months for everything to fall into her place for her to go on to Social Security Disability. Apparently she can earn up to about $700 a month once all this goes into place without jeopardizing anything.

Massively sucks.

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[droewyn.livejournal.com]

A very close friend of mine was diagnosed with fibromyalgia at 21. Her doctors pretty much agree that she'll be confined to a wheelchair by the time she's thirty.

She's not even supposed to hold her daughter...

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

Man, that is so sad, not to be able to hold your daughter! I never really knew about fibromyalgia before Michelle got it, talk about a devastating illness! In some ways you'd be better off with MS or MD, sad to say. At least there you'd have some treatments and therapies.

[droewyn.livejournal.com]

Well... she does hold Allyson. She just isn't *supposed* to.

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

There are definitely times when you need to ignore what is "best" for you.