Return to work

staceya said:

How long do you have to work
How long do you have to work to reset the year clock. Would you be able to work for 2 weeks, it might be worth it to buy yourself another year of holding your job. Is the VA your primary insurance? Does losing your job permanently affect your medical treatment/insurance in any way.
I am sorry you have to go through this on top of everything else and am glad you are seeing a counselor.
Good luck
Stacey

about work
Does your work have FMLA or not? Because I was on FMLA unpaid for 4 months and I just came back to work because I was out of my FMLA hours for the year.

fisrpotpe said:

Just went thru the same thing
I just finished up going thru the same thing. I have long term disability approved till 65. Just two weeks ago after spending 30 months dealing with SS they have approved me. My stress was I believe what has put me where I am at. After not working since July of 2008 the stress has reduced especially after SS award. I now feel the quality of life and physic has been much better even though I have many long term side effects to deal with.
I can not suggest what is best for you but I know what was best for me. I also got a dog, yellow lab called Sawdust. Life by the grace of God is wonderful.
Good luck with your choice.

John

I have To Agree
My Boss did help me out in this area, and working me a few hours and I can claim full dissability, it's only a few hours, but I feel better. I could'nt work full time, My body seems to want more sleep now than ever, I thought maybe is was laziness, I was a morning person up at 5- am and constantly working, I get up at 10, 11 am, when not working and struggle to get something done. The stress will get you, I am still waiting for my first Dissability Check after filing in June 3, of this year, Suppose to be in December and this has crunched me financially. I have a feeling the doctors feel they have done all they can and i will left out to fend and see what happens, I hate this feeling, a year ago I was in a hospital i am sure, another surgery, not nowing about cancer, a year later, what a toll it takes on you, I act more like a 90 year old than 52, I want it back so bad, it just plain sucks. Is it attitude or the Cancer typing? Feel so weak. Dennis. Count your luck stars you got dissability, it takes forever to rebound from Cancer, even when I tried to put up a front, it didn't work, I still looked tired, and worn out, but there are days that i can get threw it better than others, and when your taking rads and chemo, strikes the bod hard..My Very Best Too You. Dennis

Hondo said:

Hi Brad
It is OK to vent here we all understand and go through the same Crap, instead of helping it seams like they just want to make it harded. But remember we are Survivors and we will Survive.

I had to Update
Monday I went into work where my boss was having a emotional rollercoaster ride, and decided to take her emotions on me for 2 solid hours, I am proud to say after she told me my cancer had effected me and she need to find another employee, i turned around an unload 6 years of miserable grief i had carried and walked out on the #$*%&^%, she's run off more employees before my eyes and was so glad to give her my last of postive cancer grief....Hang in There Hondo, my dissabiliy starts in 2 weeks and I'm looking for a few hours a week at something i want to do..Best To All, Now I can Heal From Cancer. Dennis