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tousled1 · 10-15-2006, 06:16 PM

I'm on social security disability since July 2005, not for my breast cancer but for a different problem I have. It has nothing to do with how much money you have in the bank, whether you own a home, etc. The only thing that matters is that when you apply you must have your doctor backing your claim up. The forms aren't that difficult to fill out and social security will contact each of the doctors that you list and get copies of your medical records. Social security makes the final determination. If they deny you then you always have the option of an appeal. Good luck to you.

10-15-2006, 06:16 PM	#3
tousled1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Acworth, GA Posts: 2,104	I'm on social security disability since July 2005, not for my breast cancer but for a different problem I have. It has nothing to do with how much money you have in the bank, whether you own a home, etc. The only thing that matters is that when you apply you must have your doctor backing your claim up. The forms aren't that difficult to fill out and social security will contact each of the doctors that you list and get copies of your medical records. Social security makes the final determination. If they deny you then you always have the option of an appeal. Good luck to you. __________________ Kate Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58) ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2% Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006 14 of 26 nodes positive Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007 Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006 BRCA1/BRCA2 negative Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking. March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra