Well, I finally have a date for my disability hearing. It will be more than a year and a half after I first applied.
I have been able to drive for Uber during "good moments" where meds are working and I have a little bit of energy, but funds are tight and I'm drowning in debt from this past year and half. I am praying that the judge accepts my plea for disability so that I will be able to focus on treatment and getting better.
One treatment that has been recommended a few times over the years is bariatric surgery.
After blowing up to the largest I've ever been due to lack of activity, genetics and side effects from meds and my conditions, I've decided to take the plunge and get the Duodenal Switch. My surgeon is one of the best in Missouri, he frequently takes on the cases that no other doctor will touch and is constantly teaching other doctors how to perform the surgeries.
I am excited for the potential to get healthy with this and the change it will bring to my life, and hopefully help ease back some of my other conditions. I've listened to both the yay-sayers and nay-sayers and I believe this is the best course of action for me. Please do not share with me any of the negative stories, I have heard enough and I believe the benefits outweigh the risks. Pun intended.
I'm still seeing Neurology, Cardiology, my specialist in Arizona, Dietician, Psychiatrist and Therapist. Still trying to make sure nothing more is going on than the Alphabet Soup that I've already got.
The past few years have been literal hell. I'm thankful for the love and support of family, for the doctors that have listened well and worked with me, not against me.
I'm ready for a new chapter, hopeful to get on disability and just has hopeful that I won't be on it for too long. Another year of focusing on my health and who knows, maybe I will be able to be a life coach, a teacher again, or an advocate for the chronically ill. Only God knows. #Hopeful
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