has anyone here managed to get on disability for fibro? or while you're still young?
I'm in my mid 20s. I've probably had fibro since I was young, progressing more and more until dx'ed at 19. I've had people straight up tell me I can't have it because I'm too young, I've had so many doctors call me "young and healthy" ignoring all my symptoms just bc tests are clear, my current doctor straight up told me she saw my pursuit of disability as me "giving up". I got a supposed fibromyalgia specialist rheumatologist, but he hasn't been helpful, just told me to get a functional capacity test, which I got a few years ago and it really hurt my records because it just measures if you can lift ten pounds and climb some stairs at 11am on a tuesday.
I have constant pain, and constant fatigue, and constant brain fog, all of that going up and down at the whims of the world, and especially way up if I'm, say, having to go and perform physical labor in order to eat. I can't afford degrees or training, which locks me out of any reasonable at-home jobs.
I've gone through the disability process a few times now. I'm trying my best with this latest one, with some consulting with a lawyer but no official partnership. Does anyone have any advice?
I'm in my mid 20s. I've probably had fibro since I was young, progressing more and more until dx'ed at 19. I've had people straight up tell me I can't have it because I'm too young, I've had so many doctors call me "young and healthy" ignoring all my symptoms just bc tests are clear, my current doctor straight up told me she saw my pursuit of disability as me "giving up". I got a supposed fibromyalgia specialist rheumatologist, but he hasn't been helpful, just told me to get a functional capacity test, which I got a few years ago and it really hurt my records because it just measures if you can lift ten pounds and climb some stairs at 11am on a tuesday.
I have constant pain, and constant fatigue, and constant brain fog, all of that going up and down at the whims of the world, and especially way up if I'm, say, having to go and perform physical labor in order to eat. I can't afford degrees or training, which locks me out of any reasonable at-home jobs.
I've gone through the disability process a few times now. I'm trying my best with this latest one, with some consulting with a lawyer but no official partnership. Does anyone have any advice?