Do you think this would qualify me for disability?

count me in on this one..... have to use "correction shoes" (ugly shoes with one stacked) all of my life'

had leg-hip braces all of my early childhood

I worked... as a waitress in HS & college with this condition

and worked my post-college career with it until other condition out-ran me

I was STUPID and wanted to wear "business woman's shoes" for @ 5 years.... and did more damage.. and when I went back to "correction shoes" in some ways it was better but for the period of time to adjust back to standing up straight there was some serious & significant pain as my body re-aligned

I am now 47... I still have to be very mindful of my posture & my gait when walking.... if I slouch in the slightest bit for a short period of time, I will be in pain for days.... it is work because I am prone to standing & sitting sway-backed

given that adding Rheumatoid Arthritis, Fibromylagia & M.S. on top of all that was a difficult war to get my SSDI... I can only imagine that it is highly likely that SS is going to say that isn't going to come close to qualifying

I could be surprised & you could file & they could approve you... I just don't know

do you mind if I ask you why you aren't wearing a correction? it could help you immensely... the effect is having same length in both legs.. makes it so much easier on your feet, ankles, knees, hips, pelvis & spine

having you considered going to Vocational Rehab and/or getting trained for "desk job"?

EDIT TO ADD: one poster mentioned getting your weight down... I hope you understand that no one is trying to be mean or anything.... but that is true.... your response is likely to be "how can I excersize when I risk having my knee go out, etc.... look for some place in your area with an indoor pool.... even if all you do is paddle around a bit or even hop around you are burning off calories... while also letting the water support your weight instead of the lower half of your body

I "walk" in an indoor pool at Lakeshore Foundation.... I wear a croc sandal on my short leg & barefoot on the other one to keep me from mis-using & tiptoeing on my shorter leg... I have to mindfully put each foot down properly --- I would love to tell you that I go twice a week (that is my goal & on good weeks it works).. I have many other disabling conditions... and they dictate my ability to go or not.. if pain is my biggest problem, I will work through the pain to get the exercise & relief from pain that being in the water provides

When I was a kid.... the docs impressed heavily upon my parents the importance of my having stronger than normal muscles (to support my bad bone structure), the importance of a proper, well balanced diet, and the importance of not getting overweight

I am 5' 5", as an adult, I managed to keep my weight under 140 (with the exception of my pregnancy, I got up to 161)...... it wasn't until I was a passenger in a very bad car accident that my weight went up due to use of steroids..... I am still struggling to get it back down.... and I am making headway, even if it is slow progress

You sound like a buddy of my hubby. He was like that. The guy couldn't climb off the bottom rung of a ladder without his knee blowing up for a few days. Then again, he was also in his 40s, like that for 20 years, and one of four plumbers on an 85 acre government base. He did the logical thing. He learned how to work on computers, so he didn't have to walk much or climb up and down ladders. He did end up retiring early at 55, but that was after his heart attack and then his stroke.

What you've described is just about every tradesmen in their 40s and yet, most of them retire at the usual time, because they have to get out of the trades.

Sorry, you don't qualify for disability. Wait a minute, I'm not sorry. You're only 25, so if you could qualify, you'd be facing a life making less than $1000 a month for life. I do recommend - find a career where you don't have to walk much or do any physical labor. And, really? Get the surgery ASAP each and every time.

I do know someone who also didn't qualify for disability. Her hip was disintegrating since an accident in 7th grade gym. She's in her late 50s now, and has no hip left. Major SNAFUs in social security in CT, so they send the appeals to MA, which gets ticked off for having to take out of state cases, and punishes the disabled person. You don't want to end up like her, so fight it and figure out your other choices. SSD isn't the end of health problems, and it's the beginning of financial problems for the rest of your life.

No, a physical handycap is NOT an automatic qualification for disability. The only way to qualify for disability is to not to able to earn at least the minimum wage at any job what so ever. My roommate has a massive stoke when she was 5 and is paralized on her right side -- she has a deformed right foot which makes standing painful, she has NO use of her right hand, has very painful muscle spasms, is blind in her right eye and has short term memory problems. Yes she is handicapped, but no she is not disabled -- she drives a car, is raising a child on her own, and on her own income as a School Secretary. She makes 3 times as much money as I do, and the only thing wrong with me physically is that I'm old and overweight.

One of my co workers is intellectially disabled -- he works 5 days a week washing dishes and making chicken and sandwhiches in a Convenience store. So again, yes handicapped, but no, not disabled.

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You must be incapable of earning $1010 a month in ANY type of work activity for at least one full year. Has it ever occurred to you to do sedentary work? That would seem pretty obvious to me. And if you don't have the skills (you have at least one which is that you know how to type) then you are young enough to get them. Consider asking your doctor for a referral to vocational rehabilitation which you will find in the phone book under state government.

So no, I don't think you will qualify for disability benefits. If you are currently working I strongly suggest that you don't stop. And if you aren't working and earning at least $1010 a month then you might just as well file and get a decision which is not made by your doctors. You can call 1-800-772-1213 and make an appointment to file over the phone or in the office. You can also file for social security disability online if you aren't earning $1010 a month.

Get yourself some orthopedic shoes and lose some weight! My husband has a short leg, it's congenital. It often causes him pain. He was 360 lbs, he couldn't stand for five minutes. Now he's 175 (did it himself) and has a very strenuous job stripping and waxing floors (lots of walking, bending, pushing heavy machines). He comes home nearly doubled over in pain sometimes. He takes ibuprofen. Oh and he's 49.

I have exactly the same condition. I lived with it all my life never thinking of myself as disabled until I was in my 30s. Than it worsened when I fell and injured myself further and I applied for benefits. I was refused. I am glad I was because it encouraged me to get a scooter so I could continue to work, which I have done and am now 58.

Best to go to your local welfare office and ask for an evaluation. It does sound like a legitimate case, but they'd probably be more keen to help you find sit-down work so you're not permanently on it. There are jobs out there that don't require you to stand, and your welfare agency *should* be helping you get the necessary training to work those sort of jobs.

In the meantime, yes, that's probably something that could help you get on disability for the short term.

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Sorry, I live in Australia with a more comprehensive welfare system. I didn't take your country of origin into account.

They don't like giving anybody a nickel. The process will take years or more and then you still won't get anything. You can try it but IT IS NOT FUN!!!

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