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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / November 2005I'm going back to work part time!
It's been since January 19th that I have worked a full time job. It was at this point in my 48 year old life that I decided to quit a very good job and seek Social Security Disability. In 6 weeks give or take I was approved the first time out. I have AS and they approved me for Disc Degeneration. The past 11 months I have kept busy but today I start a PT merchandising job. After a successful sales career in the food business this isn't what I envisioned my life to become but with SSD saying you can only earn up to $830 a month while disabled it's the next best thing for me. Those without the pain we go through with Arthritis will ever understand our pain. I woke up this morning stiff as a board especially in my lower back but ready to tackle a whole new world. Everyday is a fight but those of us have to fight on the best we can. Say a prayer for me today if you would. Thanks and take care. Best wishes on your new job. There are days I wish I could work part-time. debbie m. > It's been since January 19th that I have worked a full time job. It > was at this point in my 48 year old life that I decided to quit a very [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > world. Everyday is a fight but those of us have to fight on the best > we can. Say a prayer for me today if you would. Thanks and take care. Just remember to take it easy--it is not hard to do too much--as my children are always telling me!!) Best on the new enterprise  SignatureLove, Alix "We are all pencils in the hand of God." ~Mother Teresa you have my admiration. i hope this turns out to be a good fit for you. diane Good luck on your new job! I didn't know we could make $830 a month. And you can still keep all of your SSDI? I wouldn't mind going back part time, especially if I could just tutor kids in small groups or one on one for a school. I don't miss the job I had, but I do miss being with people. Since I live alone there are times when I go to the supermarket just to see people and talk to another human being. I can't do anything where I'd have to stand, but a nice little desk job would be super. Carole > It's been since January 19th that I have worked a full time job. It > was at this point in my 48 year old life that I decided to quit a very [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > world. Everyday is a fight but those of us have to fight on the best > we can. Say a prayer for me today if you would. Thanks and take care. > Good luck on your new job! > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Carole Check out the reading/literacy programs at your local library. They are very active here. I realize that's volunteer, but it would give you somewhere to go and be with people, and to find out just how much work you could handle. Just an idea. Jo > Check out the reading/literacy programs at your local library. They are > very active here. I realize that's volunteer, but it would give you [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Jo That's a REALLY GOOD idea, Jo! Now why didn't I think of that :))) Thanks! I guess sometimes we miss the opportunities that are right under our noses, especially since I'm in the library every week or so :)) Carole Carole, here's a link to the government page about working and SSDI benefits - it is $830/month that you are currently allowed to earn while on disability. http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10095.html SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare > Good luck on your new job! > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Carole > Carole, here's a link to the government page about working and SSDI benefits > - it is $830/month that you are currently allowed to earn while on > disability. > > http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10095.html Thanks, Nann!! :-) Everyone on here is so nice and supportive. God bless each and everyone of you. I ended up working from 8:30 till 4:30. How brutal. I couldn't even stand after the fifth hour I was in so much severe pain. Neck (fused from C-3 to C-6), shoulders(I have Adhesive Capsulitis) low back all discs degenerated and hips which I was told my a Orto Surg. eventual double hip replacement surgery. I do not mention all this for a pity party. Far from it. The severity seems to have taken place after I stopped taking Vioxx as I mentioned before. With the Anky. Spondylitis I am stiff 24-7-365. That's what hurt me today was the stiffness and rigidity. Last year at this time I was working full time but had problems but not the severity as now. Why in the past year has this happened so fast? As for the job I told my boss 4 hours tops a day and she said that is fine. Today was training and she said there won't be anymore of these. But standing most of the day and merchandising batteries and razor blades is very difficult as well as Candy. As for SSD it is $830 but I was told I could work 9 months in total and make whatever salary I could. Once the 9 months is up you can never do that again as long as your on SSD. Then the way I understand it is you can work 36 months and make the allowable allowance and then you have to make a decision to either stay on it or go off of it. Some of this is hard to understand. I have learned much and been humbled the past year. As a once successful salesman I was a tad egotistical but never rude to anyone. But when I worked for major companies like Nabisco and Heinz I was on top of the world at one time. Now as a part time merchandiser my life because of this disease has changed dramatically. I now look inside the soul of a person and try and find the good. Never again will I look down on anyone that works a regular job like a clerk or blue collar profession. Perhaps this is Karma for the way I have behaved towards those less fortunate then me. Even at 48 I am still learning what life is all about. Thanks for all your support and I offer a blanket prayer that all of you find what you are looking for. Glad you survived the day. Hope the shorter days will be more tolerable. As for the SSDI and the "rules". Be very careful about believing what anyone tells you. There are very few individuals that understand all the ins and outs of the rules. (I'm a CPA and have a pretty good grip on the Internal Revenue Code but find some social security rules nearly incomprehensible) I can pretty well assure you that after 36 months it won't be you that gets to do the deciding as to whether or not you are still disabled. Cases are reviewed periodically and approvals can be reversed. Jo > Everyone on here is so nice and supportive. God bless each and > everyone of you. I ended up working from 8:30 till 4:30. How brutal. [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > your support and I offer a blanket prayer that all of you find what you > are looking for. Thanks for all > your support and I offer a blanket prayer that all of you find what you > are looking for. It is people like you that make it all worth while. Harv good luck! I hope the job works out well for you. I keep thinking I could handle part-time work of a gentle sort, but all those jobs around here are at least 25 miles away and between the effort of the drive and the cost of gas, the payoff isn't worth it. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare God luck on the new job. Gwen > It's been since January 19th that I have worked a full time job. It > was at this point in my 48 year old life that I decided to quit a very [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > world. Everyday is a fight but those of us have to fight on the best > we can. Say a prayer for me today if you would. Thanks and take care. You are sure dealing with alot. I am glad you found this ng. You will find alot of support and info here. I have fms and DDD plus a whole slue of other things too. Prayers and good thoughts coming your way. SignatureLove and hugs to all Good thoughts coming your way too. Squirrely Jo > It's been since January 19th that I have worked a full time job. It > was at this point in my 48 year old life that I decided to quit a very [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > world. Everyday is a fight but those of us have to fight on the best > we can. Say a prayer for me today if you would. Thanks and take care.
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