djeaton

At 9pm Eastern tonight, Discovery Health Channel is going to re-air "The Woman That Kept Falling Down". If you haven't seen it, it's a pretty good overview of the condition and features my doctor from Vanderbilt. Check it out....

Daniel

Hi Daniel, good luck with your journey into SSDI. I was just approved this week. I agree completely about getting copies of all of your medical records together. Also, be sure to keep copies of everything that you send to both SSDI and your LTD.

I have four or five inches of medical documentation. It took about four moths of testing before anyone settled on POTS and then I spent two weeks at Vanderbilt as one of Dr Robertson's research patients. How much should I send to SSDI? I don't want to send tests that I tested normal for or so much informaiton that the "good stuff" gets lost.

Danie

I abruptly came down with POTS in March of last year, but this is my first post here. I have my first phone interview with SSDI in two weeks. As I transition from short-term disability to long-term, my insurance company is forcing me to apply for SSDI. Just a hunch, but if SSDI turns me down, that is an excuse for LTD to do the same. If SSDI approves my claim, LTD will deduct that amount from my benefits. I get it in the rear either way...one of the few places I don't already have symptoms. :-) I'd love some tips from those of you that have jumped through the SSDI hoops as to what I should avoid and what I should emphasize. Thanks.

Daniel