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Basal Cell Carcinoma and Receiving Social Security Disability

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
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Cancer begins in your cells, the building blocks of your body. When things are going as they should, your body produces new cells as you need them, which replace old cells that die.

Sometimes this process does not work right. Old cells do not die when they should, and new cells develop even when you do not need them.

Cancer is not just one disease. It is a group of diseases. Each one of these diseases is marked by cells that are aggressive (they grow and divide without respect to normal limits), invasive (they invade and destroy adjacent tissue) and sometimes metastatic (they spread to other parts of your body).

Skin cancer is divided into two major groups. These are nonmelanoma and melanoma. Basal cell carcinoma is a kind of nonmelanoma skin cancer. It starts in the top layer of your skin that is called the epidermis. Basal cell carcinoma grows slowly and is painless. It is also the least likely cancer to spread in your body.

Basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of skin cancer. 75% of all skin cancers are basal cell carcinomas. In fact, it is the most common form of any type of cancer. Over 1 million people are diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma every year in just the United States alone.

If you have a new skin growth that does not heal or bleeds easily, this is a sign or indication of a possible basal cell carcinoma. It may appear only slightly different from your normal skin. Basal cell carcinoma can be a growth or bump on your skin. It may look:

  • Brown or flesh-colored
  • Waxy or pearly
  • Light pink or white.

Other signs and symptoms that may indicate the presence of basal cell carcinoma are:

  • Crusting or oozing spots in a sore
  • A sore that has a sunken area in the middle
  • Having irregular blood vessels around or in a spot
  • A scar-like sore in an area that has not been injured.

You or a loved one may have basal cell carcinoma. Although this condition would not normally qualify you to receive Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits, basal cell carcinoma and/or complications resulting from or other conditions along with it may be why you or your loved one is disabled. It may be the reason why you need financial assistance.

You or your loved one may have already applied for this financial help by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration. Were you denied by the Social Security Administration?

If you or your loved one decides to appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration, think about this carefully. People who have a disability lawyer like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com are approved more often than people who are not represented by a disability attorney.

Please do not hesitate. Contact the disability lawyer at socialsecurityhome.com, today.

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Adrenocortical Carcinoma and Receiving Social Security Disability

Monday, January 25th, 2010

Adrenocortical carcinoma is a cancer that begins in your adrenal cortex. This is the outside layer of your adrenal gland.

Adrenocortical carcinoma is also referred to by other names. It is also called adrenal cancer, cancer of the adrenal cortex, adrenocortical cancer and adrenal carcinoma.

Fortunately, adrenocortical carcinoma is rare. It affects one or two people per one million in population.

It usually develops in adults who are in their 30s and 40s. There is also a childhood form of the disease that usually occurs in children under 5.

Adrenocortical carcinoma may not cause any signs or symptoms in its early stage. As it progresses, there are many different signs and symptoms that this disease may produce depending on whether you are a boy or girl, man or woman and which hormone this cancer is producing too much of. Adrenocortical carcinoma can cause too much testosterone, cortisol, aldosterone or estrogen.

If there is too much testosterone in women:

  • Balding
  • No menstrual periods
  • Fine hair growth on your arms, upper back or face
  • Deepening voice
  • Acne
  • Men making too much testosterone usually have no symptoms.

If there is too much cortisol:

  • A lump of fat on the back of your neck
  • High blood pressure
  • Fine hair growth on your arms, upper back or face
  • Round, red, full face
  • High blood sugar
  • Weight gain in your neck, face and the trunk of your body with thin legs and arms
  • Muscle weakness
  • Deepening of your voice and swelling of your breasts or sex organs in both women and men.

If there is too much aldosterone:

  • Frequent urination
  • High blood pressure
  • A feeling of thirst
  • Muscle cramps or weakness.

If there is too much estrogen in women:

  • Menstrual bleeding in those who have passed through menopause
  • Irregular menstrual periods in younger women.

If there is too much estrogen in men:

  • Impotence
  • Growth of breast tissue
  • Lower sex drive.

You or your child with disability may have adrenocortical carcinoma. It may be why you are disabled and unable to work.

Do you need help because of this disability? Do you need financial assistance?

Have you applied for that financial help from the Social Security Administration for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits for you or your child with disability because of the disability caused by adrenocortical carcinoma? Were you or your child with disability turned down?

If you are planning on appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration, here is something that you always need to remember. People who are represented by a disability attorney like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com are approved more often than people without a lawyer.

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Achalasia and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Thursday, January 21st, 2010
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Your esophagus is made up of three functional parts. The top part is the upper esophageal sphincter. This is a specialized ring of muscle that separates your esophagus from your throat. It stays closed most of the time to keep food from backing up from the main part of your esophagus into your throat. This main part is called the body of your esophagus. The last part of your esophagus is the lower esophageal sphincter. This is a specialized ring of muscle at the junction of the esophagus with your stomach. Like the upper esophageal sphincter, the lower esophageal sphincter stays closed most of the time to keep food in your stomach from backing up into the body of your esophagus.

When your esophagus is working properly it allows food to pass from one section to the next by what is called a peristaltic wave. When food reaches the lower esophageal sphincter, it is open and allows food to pass into your stomach.

Achalasia is a rare disease of the muscle of your esophagus (swallowing tube). The word, “achalasia” means “failure to relax”. It involves the inability of your lower esophageal sphincter to open and let food pass into your stomach.

The most common effect that achalasia will have on you is to cause you to have a hard time swallowing (dysphagia). You may feel like food is sticking in your chest after you swallow it. This problem happens with both solid and liquid food. This is a consistent ongoing problem that happens with virtually every meal that you eat.

Other effects caused by achalasia are:

  • Regurgitation of food trapped in your esophagus
  • Coughing and choking if food enters your throat
  • Aspiration pneumonia can occur if food enters your windpipe (trachea) and lung
  • Loss of weight because of the problem with swallowing
  • Chest pains that are like heartburn or pressure on your sternum.

As you can see, if these effects continue, or you experience them in conjunction with other conditions are complications; you may be unable to work or hold a job. Achalasia and/or other conditions and complications along with it may be the cause of your disability.

You may be looking for help if this is the case. You may be searching for financial help.

Have you applied for that financial assistance from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by achalasia and/or complications along with it? Were you denied?

You may plan on appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration. If this is what you decide to do, think about this. You may need a disability attorney like the one at socialsecurityhome.com to help you in this process. The reason this is true is because people who are represented by a disability lawyer are approved more often than those people without an attorney.

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Hodgkin’s Disease and Receiving Social Security Disability

Monday, January 18th, 2010
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Hodgkin’s disease is one of a group of cancers that are called lymphomas. Lymphoma is a general term for cancers that develop in your lymphatic system.

The lymphatic system is part of your body’s immune system. It helps your body fight infection and disease. Your lymphatic system is made up of a network of thin lymphatic vessels that branch, like your blood vessels, into tissues throughout your body. Lymphatic vessels carry lymph, a colorless, watery fluid that contains infection-fighting cells called lymphocytes.

Along this network of vessels are small organs called lymph nodes. Clusters of these lymph nodes are found in your neck, chest, abdomen, underarms and groin. Your spleen, bone marrow, tonsils and thymus are a part of your lymphatic system. Lymphatic tissue is also found in your skin, intestines and stomach.

Your lymphatic system produces white blood cells called lymphocytes. These are important because they help to protect you from infectious invaders like fungi, bacteria and viruses. Lymphoma develops when these lymphocytes begin to multiply uncontrollably. They produce malignant cells that have the abnormal ability to invade other tissues throughout your body.

Hodgkin’s disease is one of the two main types of lymphoma. The other main type is non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. These are classified according to some unique characteristics of the cancer cells in each type.

Hodgkin’s disease gets its name from a British doctor named Thomas Hodgkin. He first described this disorder in 1832. He also wrote down qualities of this disease that distinguish it from other lymphomas.

Hodgkin’s disease is also referred to as Hodgkin’s lymphoma. It is a rare kind of lymphoma. Hodgkin’s disease accounts for only 1% of all the cases of cancer in the United States.

Many of the beginning ways that Hodgkin’s disease may affect you are like that of the flu. In time, however, tumors will develop with Hodgkin’s disease. Other effects are:

  • Unexplained recurrent fevers and chills
  • Night sweats
  • Unexplained weight loss that can be as much as 10% or more of your body weight
  • Painless swelling of the lymph nodes in your groin, armpits or neck
  • Loss of appetite
  • Itchy skin
  • Persistent fatigue.

Because early Hodgkin’s disease may not cause pain, it is important not to wait for pain before you see your doctor.

You may have Hodgkin’s disease. You may need financial assistance.

You may have applied for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of your disability caused by Hodgkin’s disease. Were you denied?

If you plan to appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration, you may need a disability attorney like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com to represent you in this process. The reason for this is because people who have a disability lawyer standing with them are approved more often than people who do not have an attorney.

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Aplastic Anemia and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

Anemia is a disorder that develops when your blood does not have enough healthy red blood cells. Your red blood cells are the main transporters of oxygen to your organs.

If your red blood cells do not have enough hemoglobin, your body will not have a sufficient amount of iron. When your organs do not get enough oxygen, you experience signs and symptoms associated with anemia.

Somewhere around 3.5 million people have one of the different types of anemia in the United States. The most common blood condition in America is anemia. It is most common in women and people with chronic diseases.

Senior citizens are also more likely to get anemia. This is because of other medical conditions and poor diet.

There are more than 400 types of anemia. All of these vary greatly in their causes and treatments.

Aplastic anemia is one of the forms of anemia that can be extremely serious and severe. Although it can develop at any age, Aplastic anemia is most common in people between 10 and 20 years of age and those over age 40.

Fortunately, aplastic anemia is a rare disorder. It affects men slightly more than women. People of all ethnic groups are affected by aplastic anemia.

Aplastic anemia involves a failure of your bone marrow to produce enough blood cells for circulation. It causes you to have lower counts in all three of your blood cell types: red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.

There are several ways that aplastic anemia can affect you. They include causing you to experience:

  • Prolonged or frequent infections
  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Fatigue
  • Shortness of breath especially with exercise or exertion
  • Pale skin
  • Rapid heart rate
  • Easy or unexplained bruising
  • Bleeding gums and nosebleeds
  • Prolonged bleeding from cuts
  • Skin rash.

There are serious problems that can occur along with or because of aplastic anemia. The danger of uncontrolled bleeding and a greater risk of getting infections are two of the complications involving aplastic anemia.

These complications and effects that aplastic anemia can cause may render you or a loved one to be disabled.

Is this true of you or your loved one? Is aplastic anemia the cause of your disability?

Do you need help? Do you need financial help because of you or your loved one’s disability?

Have you or your loved one applied for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration and been denied? You or your loved one may be thinking about appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration.

If you do, here is something to think about. You may need a disability attorney to help you through this procedure. The reason for this is because people who are represented by a disability lawyer are approved more often than people without an attorney.

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Allergic Vasculitis and Receiving Social Security Disability

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Vasculitis is a wide, sweeping term that refers to a group of uncommon diseases that are evidenced by inflammation of your blood vessels. Your vascular system refers to the blood vessels of your body. Your blood vessels are composed of arteries that carry oxygen-rich blood to your body’s tissues, and veins that return oxygen-depleted blood from your tissues to your lungs for oxygen. Vasculitis is marked by inflammation in and damage to the walls of various blood vessels in your body.

Each one of this group of diseases is characterized by distribution of blood vessel involvement, certain patterns of particular organ involvement and laboratory test abnormalities. As a group, these diseases are referred to as vasculitides.

Allergic Vasculitis is one of the many types of vasculitis. It is hypersensitivity to a foreign substance or drug. This results in damage and inflammation to the blood vessels of your skin.

Fortunately, allergic vasculitis is a rare disease. It affects about 6 in every 100,000 people in the United States. Most of the people with this disease are over the age of 15.

Allergic vasculitis is also referred to by other names. It is also called hypersensitivity vasculitis, leukocytoclastic vasculitis and cutaneous vasculitis.

As mentioned earlier, allergic vasculitis is caused by an allergic reaction or hypersensitivity to a drug or another foreign substance. However, even with a complete medical history, no one knows what causes this hypersensitivity or allergic reaction to take place.

There are several signs and symptoms that you may have with allergic vasculitis. Some of these are:

  • Open sores with dead tissue (necrotic ulcers)
  • Skin lesions that are usually found on your buttocks, trunk or legs
  • Hives (urticaria) that may remain for more than a day
  • Blisters on your skin
  • The appearance of red or purple discolorations on your skin.

You or a loved one may be suffering with allergic vasculitis. This disease and/or complications resulting from or other conditions along with it may be the reason for you or your loved one’s disability. It may be why you need financial help.

Where will the financial assistance that you need come from? Who can and will help you?

Have you or your loved one thought about applying for the financial assistance that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by allergic vasculitis and/or complications resulting from or other conditions along with this disease? Have you or your loved one already taken this step and been denied by the Social Security Administration?

If you or your loved one has decided to appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration, you need to remember this. People who are represented by a disability attorney like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com are approved more often than people who do not have a disability lawyer.

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Angina and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Thursday, January 14th, 2010
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Angina relates to a painful tightness or constriction somewhere in your body. Even though angina is usually spoken of in connection with the heart, it can refer to other parts of your body, also.

In fact, there are several types of angina. Some of these are:

  • Ludwig’s angina – This is a serious, potentially life-threatening infection of the tissues of the floor of your mouth.
  • Prinzmetal’s angina – It is a syndrome that generally consists of cardiac chest pain while a person is at rest. This takes place in cycles.
  • Vincent’s angina – This is also referred to as trench mouth. It is an infection of your gums that leads to bleeding, deep ulceration, inflammation and necrotic gum tissue.
  • Angina tonsillaris – This disorder is an inflammation of your tonsils.
  • Abdominal angina – It involves postprandial abdominal pain that occurs in you when you have insufficient blood flow to meet your visceral demands.
  • Angina pectoris – This is the medical term for chest pain or discomfort due to coronary heart disease.

Even though angina is not a disease, but rather a sign or symptom of a condition, angina may have several affects on you. Some of these are:

  • Tightening
  • Heaviness
  • Pressure
  • Squeezing or aching across your chest, especially behind your breastbone
  • Pain that radiates to your back, arms, neck, jaw or even your teeth
  • Heartburn
  • Indigestion
  • Nausea
  • Weakness
  • Sweating
  • Shortness of breath
  • Cramping.

These effects produced by angina may reach a point where you are disabled and unable to work. If this is where you or a loved one is at, again, it is important to remember that angina is not the cause of your disability.

Whatever the underlying condition is that is causing your angina is the real cause of your disability. Angina is probably the main sign or symptom that you or your loved one is experiencing.

If this is true, you or your loved one may need help. You may need financial assistance.

Have you or your loved one thought about applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability that is characterized primarily by angina. Have you already done this and been denied by the Social Security Administration?

You may be wondering what to do next? Do you have any recourse? What options are open to you?

One step that you or your loved one can take is to appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration. If you decide to do this, here is something to think about.

You or your loved one is going to need a disability lawyer like the one at socialsecurityhome.com to represent you in this process. This is true because people who have a disability attorney are approved more often than those people without a lawyer.

Do not wait. Contact the qualified disability attorney at socialsecurityhome.com, today.

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Andersen’s Disease and Receiving Social Security Disability

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
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Andersen’s disease is a type of glycogen storage disease. This indicates that it is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder. It is an inborn, hereditary error of metabolism that is characterized by a deficiency in glycogen debranching enzymes.

Instead of glycogen, an abnormal form called amylopectin is produced and builds up in your body tissues. This happens primarily in your heart and liver.

Andersen’s disease is named after Dorothy Hansine Andersen. She was the first person to identify cystic fibrosis and the first American physician to describe the disease. Other names for this disease are glycogen storage disease type IV, glycogen branching enzyme deficiency (GBED), polyglucosan body disease and amylopectinosis.

Andersen’s disease is an extremely rare disease. There are only 1 to 9 cases for every 1 million people.

Andersen’s disease is a genetically linked metabolic disorder. Like the other glycogen storage diseases it involves the enzymes regulating glycogen metabolism. These enzymes affect the processing of glycogen breakdown or synthesis within your liver, ahaha muscles and other cell types.

Each step in the process uses a different enzyme. The process stops if any one of these enzymes is defective and does not complete its step. The type of glycogen storage disease is determined by which enzyme is defective.

Andersen’s disease can affect you by causing cirrhosis and liver failure. There are also several other ways in which this condition can affect you. Some of these are by causing:

  • Gastrointestinal problems
  • Lack of infant muscle tone
  • Muscular atrophy
  • An enlarged liver
  • Poor infant weight gain
  • Failure of an infant to thrive
  • An enlarged spleen
  • Abnormal fluid buildup in the abdomen
  • Edema (swelling)
  • Neurological abnormalities
  • Reduced tendon reflexes.

These effects produced by Andersen’s disease may have reached a point where they are preventing you from working. Andersen’s disease may be the cause of the disability of you or your child with disability.

If this is true, you may need help. You may need financial assistance.

Have you applied for the financial help that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits because of the disability caused by Andersen’s disease? Were you or your child with disability denied?

You may be thinking about appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration. If this is what you decide to do, here is something that you need to think about.

You or your child with disability may need a disability lawyer like the one at socialsecurityhome.com to guide and advise you in what can be a long and trying process. The reason this is true is because people who are helped and represented by a disability attorney are approved more often than those people who do not have a lawyer.

This is something that could affect you or your child with disability for the rest of your life. Do not delay. Contact the good disability attorney at socialsecurityhome.com, today.

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Actinic Keratosis and Receiving Social Security Disability

Monday, January 11th, 2010
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Actinic keratosis is a skin condition that is characterized by crusty or rough, scaly patches or bumps on the surface of your skin. They usually appear on the areas of your skin that are most often exposed to the sun, such as your ears, lips, face, neck, scalp, forearms and the back of your hands.

Actinic keratosis may range in size from as tiny as a pinhead to over an inch across. They can be pink, tan, red or a combination of these colors, or they can be the same color as your skin. They can be dark or light with the crust or scale dry, rough, and horn-like. Actinic keratosis may be raised or flat in appearance.

Actinic keratosis is also called by other names. They are also referred to as solar keratosis, sun spots, or precancerous spots. Dermatologists use the term “AK” for actinic keratosis.

Actinic keratosis grows slowly and usually does not cause any effects other than there appearance on your skin. In fact, they are often recognized by touch rather than by sight.

Actinic keratosis can itch or produce a tender or pricking sensation. This can be especially true after you are out in the sun.

They may disappear only to reappear at a later time. Around half of the actinic keratoses will go away on their own if you avoid all sun exposure for a few years.

You may have one or several actinic keratoses appearing at the same time. In time, they can develop a hard, wart-like surface.

While actinic keratosis may seem harmless, many doctors believe they are precancerous. They can develop into a serious form of skin cancer called squamous cell carcinoma.

You or a loved one may have actinic keratosis that has developed into squamous cell carcinoma. Or, you or your loved one may have actinic keratosis along with other debilitating conditions.

You or your loved one may be at the point where you are unable to work. Actinic keratosis and complications resulting from it or along with it have caused you or your loved one’s disability.

If this is the case, you or your loved one may need assistance. You may need financial aid.

Have you or your loved one applied for Social Security disability benefits from the Social Security Administration? Were you or your loved one denied?

You or your loved one may decide to appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration. If you do this, there is something that you need to think about.

You or your loved one will need a disability lawyer like the one at socialsecurityhome.com to counsel and guide you in what can be a long and trying process. The reason this is true is because people who have a disability attorney on their side are approved more often than those people who do not have a lawyer.

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Spinal Meningitis and Receiving Social Security Disability

Friday, January 8th, 2010
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Spinal meningitis is the common laymen’s term for meningitis. It is also called meningococcal disease. Actually, all meningitis involves your spinal cord.

Spinal meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, the membranes that cover your brain and spinal cord. It is an infection of the cerebrospinal fluid around your brain and spinal cord.

There are several types of meningitis. The most common is viral meningitis. This is also known as aseptic meningitis. You get this when a virus enters your body through your mouth or nose and travels to your brain.

Bacterial meningitis is rare, but can be deadly. It has a high mortality rate if it goes untreated. There can also be ongoing, serious complications like brain damage and paralysis.

Fungal meningitis is much less common than the other two forms. A fungus called cryptococcus, found in pigeon droppings, usually causes it. Fungus-related meningitis is rare in healthy people. However, someone who has a weakened immune system like a person with AIDS is more likely to become infected with this form of meningitis.

Spinal meningitis used to occur mainly in infants. However, because a vaccine is now given to infants, this infection now happens usually to adults. Spinal meningitis can happen to anyone at any age, but it is more common in people whose bodies have trouble fighting infection.

Even though there are several types of spinal meningitis, the signs and symptoms are similar. The most common signs and symptoms in teens and young adults are:

  • Headache
  • Vomiting
  • Fever and chills
  • A painful and stiff neck, especially when you try and touch your chin to your chest
  • Seizures
  • Trouble staying awake
  • Sensitivity to light.

Babies, children, older adults and people with other medical problems may experience different symptoms like:

  • Babies may refuse to eat and be cranky. They may cry when they are held. They also may have a rash.
  • Young children may act like they have the flu. They may cough or have trouble breathing.
  • People with other medical problems and older adults may only have fever and a slight headache.

You or a loved one may have had spinal meningitis. Complications from spinal meningitis may be why you are disabled and unable to work.

You may need help. You may need financial help.

Have you or your loved one applied for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by complications resulting from spinal meningitis? Were you denied?

You may appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration. If you do, remember this.

You will need a disability lawyer like the one at socialsecurityhome.com to represent you in this process. This is true because people who are represented by a disability attorney are approved more often than those people who are not represented by a lawyer.

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