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Inflammatory Fibrous Hyperplasia and Getting SSI or SSDI

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

Inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia is a chronic (continuing, ongoing) bone disease that is evidenced by a part of your bone developing abnormally. Scar-like (fibrous) tissue starts to replace and take the position of normal bone tissue. With the growth of your bone, the softer fibrous tissue keeps expanding, which leads to your bone becoming weakened by this process.

Deformity may occur in your bone that is infected by inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia. If deformity does develop, it will then increase the possibility of a fracture (break) occurring in your bone that has been affected. Do you have a severe case of inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia. If this is the case, you may be eligible to receive some form of social security disability benefits like SSI or SSDI. A smart move on your part would be to get in touch with one of the social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com to check this out. The social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com stand ready to assist you in obtaining all of the disability benefits that are rightfully yours.

Inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia is believed to begin before you are born. However, you may not realize that you are affected by inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia until you reach childhood, adolescence or adulthood.

About 7% of all benign bone tumors are due to this type of  hyperplasia. Your upper arm bone, skull, thighbone, shinbone and pelvis are the areas of your body where the disease occurs most often, but inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia may take place in any bone in your body.

In most cases, inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia involves only one of your bones. In these instances, it is known as monostotic inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia. When the disease affects two or more of your bones, it is called polystotic inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia. This form of the disease may affect two of your bones in the same limb or  several bones throughout your skeleton.

Men and women are affected equally by this. It also seems to affect all races equally.

Inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia is caused by a faulty (mutated) gene that has to do with your cells that produce bone. However, what causes this gene to become faulty is unknown.

What science does know is that inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia is neither inherited or passed down from parent to child. There are also no known environmental or dietary factors that lead to inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia.

Inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia is a disease that has no known cause. It develops spontaneously. This means that it does not result from another condition nor is it related to another disorder.

You might not have any signs and symptoms at all if your inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia is mild. If the disease is severe, however, you may experience several signs and symptoms. Some of these are:

  • Bone deformities
  • Problems with being able to walk
  • Bone sores (lesions)
  • Bone pain that grows worse with any type of activity but gets better when you rest
  • Pigmentation (an unusual skin color)
  • Bone fractures (breaks)
  • Problems with your endocrine gland
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Intestinal Gas and Receiving Social Security Disability

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

You may not realize it, but everyone has and does it. In fact, most people think that they have far too much of it. What is being talked about? It is intestinal gas, and believe it or not you could qualify for disability benefits if you are affected by it.

Intestinal gas may take place in your upper intestine and stomach in the event that you swallow air during the process of chewing gum, drinking or eating. This type of intestinal gas is using passed when you belch or burp.

Intestinal gas may also occur in your colon (lower, large intestine). Intestinal gas develops in your colon as a normal byproduct of the process of bacterial breakdown of the undigested food that you have eaten.

Intestinal gas that forms in your colon is composed of carbon dioxide, hydrogen and occasionally methane. This kind of intestinal gas is usually passed through your rectum.

Passing gas in public is regarded as being one of the most embarrassing things that anyone may do. However, you should know that passing gas is a normal function of your body that is necessary.

In fact, it may surprise you to find out that most people make 1 to 3 pints of gas a day. The majority of women pass gas between 7 and 12 times a day, while it is 14 to 25 times a day for most men.

Even though passing intestinal gas is a normal function of your body, for some people it may develop into something so serious that it may be referred to as a disease. In fact, intestinal gas could be one of the main signs or symptoms of a serious underlying medical disorder or condition that is responsible for it. If this is your situation, this may enable you to receive social security disability benefits such as SSDI or SSI. A wise decision would be to go to one of the social security disability benefits attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com. The social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com will do their best to get you all of the disability benefits that you have coming to you. Do not wait. Go to socialsecurityhome.com, right now.

Intestinal gas is brought about by either endogenous or exogenous sources. Endogenous gases are the result of either incomplete digestion or they form as a by-product of digesting certain kinds of food. Exogenous gases come from sources such as excessive amounts of air that are ingested through your mouth and nose. These exogenous gases are swallowed during the process of drinking or eating, or they are brought about by excessive swallowing during occasions when you have excessive salivation.

There are several different signs and symptoms that you may experience, which may be an indication that intestinal gas is a serious condition or one of the main indications that you have a serious underlying medical disorder. Some of these signs and symptoms that intestinal gas may qualify you for disability benefits are:

  • An increase in the amount of gas that you are passing
  • Weight loss that is not intentional
  • An excessive amount of belching and bloating
  • Experiencing jabbing, sharp pains or cramps
  • Fever
  • Chest pain
  • Vomiting
  • Nausea
  • Bleeding
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Click Murmur Syndrome could qualify you for SSI or SSDI

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

Click murmur syndrome is a disorder that develops when your mitral valve of your heart does not close the way that it ought to. When this happens, it may result in blood being permitted to leak back into your left atrium. This is what is known as mitral valve regurgitation.  Click murmur syndrome, the heart disorder, may qualify you for social security disability benefits.   The mitral valve of your heart is also known as your left atrioventricular valve or your bicuspid valve. Your mitral valve is what is referred to as a dual-flap valve. Your mitral valve separates the ventricle (lower) and atrium (upper) chambers of the left side of your heart. Your mitral valve has the task of controlling blood flow from your left atrium into your left ventricle.

The most common heart valve abnormality in the United States is click murmur syndrome. In fact, it is thought that as high as 10% of the general population of the United States may have some kind of click murmur syndrome. If you have click-murmur syndrome, you may be entitled to some type of social security disability benefits like SSI or SSDI. The right thing to do is to turn to one of the social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com. The social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com are experienced in matters relating to getting disability benefits from the Social Security Administration.

At this time, the specific thing that results in click murmur syndrome has not been discovered. However, click-murmur syndrome has been connected with several different things. Some of these are:

  • Your genetic makeup (heredity)
  • Minor chest wall deformities that may be present
  • Medical conditions and disorders, such as scoliosis, Graves disease, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Marfan syndrome, polycystic kidney disease and osteogenesis imperfects.
  • There are some risk factors that may increase your risk of having click-murmur syndrome. Some of these include:
  • Being between the ages of 14 and 30
  • A low body weight
  • Having Marfan syndrome (a condition that involves your connective tissue)
  • Being female
  • Having scoliosis ( a disorder that results in deformity and curvature of your spine)
  • Low blood pressure (hypotension)
  • A family history of click-murmur syndrome
  • Graves disease (a disease involving your thyroid gland)
  • A thin chest diameter
  • Chest wall deformities that you may have.

 

Most of the time, click-murmur syndrome does not produce any signs or symptoms at all. It probably will not need any treatment. However, when the heart disorder click-murmur syndrome does result in signs and symptoms, it may lead to serious, life-threatening complications.

The signs and symptoms produced by click-murmur syndrome may vary greatly from person to person. Some of the possible signs and symptoms that you may have are:

  • Dizziness or lightheadedness
  • Migraine headaches
  • Shortness of breath or problems breathing that often occurs when you are doing physical activity or are lying down flat
  • A heart murmur (an unusual or extra sound during your heartbeat)
  • Fatigue
  • Chest pain that does not come about because of a heart attack or coronary artery disease
  • Low blood pressure (hypotension) that develops when you lie down
  • An irregular or racing heartbeat (cardiac arrhythmia)
  • Panic attacks, depression and anxiety
  • A persistent cough
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Nerve Illness Mononeuropathy and Getting Social Security

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

Neuropathy is a medical term that is used to refer to any type of injury, damage, or illness that involves your nerves or nerve cells. Neuropathy involves your peripheral nervous system and/or your central nervous system.

Your central nervous system is made up of the nerves in your brain and spinal cord. Your peripheral nervous system is composed of all of your nerves that are not located in your brain and spinal cord. Your peripheral nervous system is the expansive communications network that carries information from your spinal cord and brain to all of the rest of your body.

Peripheral neuropathy is used to refer to any type of injury or illness that affects your peripheral nervous system. Peripheral neuropathy distorts and sometimes interrupts messages going from your brain to the remainder of your body like static that occurs on a telephone line.

Peripheral neuropathy is a disorder that more than 20 million people are afflicted with in the United States. One of the reasons for this is due to the fact that there are over 100 types of peripheral neuropathy.

Mononeuropathy is one of the kinds of peripheral neuropathy. The reason why this is true is because mononeuropathy results in damage to nerves that are not a part of your central nervous system. Mononeuropathy is damage that takes place to a single nerve or nerve group.

Mononeuropathy brings about the loss of sensation, movement or other function of that nerve or nerve group. Mononeuropathy damage may develop in any area or part of your body. If you are afflicted with mononeuropathy, you may be able to meet the requirements for obtaining social security disability benefits such as SSDI or SSI. What you really ought to do is to talk to one of the social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com. The social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com will work hard to get you the disability benefits that you are entitled to.

There are several different types of mononeuropathy. Some of these include:

  • Radial nerve dysfunction
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Sciatic nerve dysfunction
  • Common peroneal nerve dysfunction
  • Ulnar nerve dysfunction
  • Axillary nerve dysfunction
  • Femoral nerve dysfunction
  • Cranial mononeuropathy III; compression type
  • Cranial mononeuropathy VI
  • Cranial mononeuropathy VII
  • Cranial mononeuropathy; diabetic type

Most of the time, mononeuropathy occurs as the result of an injury. However, systemic (body-wide) conditions may also cause this disorder.

Another cause of mononeuropathy is pressure that occurs over a long period of time on one of your nerves as a result of an injury or swelling. When this happens, your myelin sheath that covers your nerve or part of the nerve cell (the axon) may become damaged. Signals from your nerve are then stopped or slowed from traveling through it by this damage.

The signs and symptoms that you experience with mononeuropathy are determined by which one of your nerves is affected by the disorder. Some of the possible signs and symptoms that you may have are:

  • Weakness
  • Abnormal sensations
  • Pain, tingling or burning
  • Paralysis
  • The loss of sensation
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Earning Work Credits for SSDI Disability Benefits

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

Often claimants who have filed for SSDI benefits are told by the Social Security Claims Representative or receive a letter from Social Security in the mail informing them they do not have enough work credits to qualify for SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance).

Almost all state they have worked their whole life, up until a few years ago, when they became ill and could only work part-time, or had to stop working, or worked sporadically and do not understand if they worked for a long period in the past why they are not eligible for SSDI.

Most Americans are unaware that in addition to meeting Social Security’s definition of disability you must have worked long enough –AND recently enough earning the required number of work credits within a certain period ending with the time you became disabled under Social Security to qualify for SSDI benefits.

Social Security measures work in “work credits.” You can earn up to 4 work credits per year based on the annual earnings. The amount of earnings required for a work credit increases each year as general wage levels rise.

The amount needed for a credit changes from year to year. In 2011, you earned one credit for each $1,120 of wages or self-employment income. When you’ve earned $4,480, you’ve earned your four credits for the year. In 2012, you will earn one credit for each $1130 in covered earnings wages to get one Social Security credit. When you’ve earned $4,520, you’ve earned your four credits for the year.

The number of work credits you need for SSDI benefits varies depending on your age and when you became disabled.

Workers over the age of 31 years old generally need 20 work credits earned in the last 10 years ending with the year they became disabled.

Workers who became disabled between the age of 24 – 31 years of age may qualify if they worked half the time between the age 21 and the time they became disabled, for example, if a claimant became disabled at age 27, the claimant would need credit for 3 years work (12 work credits) out of the past 6 years (between ages 21 and 27).

Workers who became disabled before the age of 24 years old may qualify for SSDI benefits if they have the minimum of 6 work credits earned in the 3 year period ending when your disability starts.

Most individuals filing for disability do not know their DLI (date last insured), AOD (alleged onset date – the date you believe you became disabled), and SGA (substantial gainful activity) / SGI (substantial gainful income) and how the correlation between these factors effect eligibility for SSDI.
The amending of an onset date or applying SGA rules to a claim requires a seasoned veteran whose daily ritual includes cutting thru Social Security’s red tape and is one of the best reasons to retain an attorney who works with Social Security Disability claims at all levels including the initial stage.

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Mesoectodermal Dysplasia Dwarfism and Getting Disability

Saturday, December 17th, 2011
Mesoectodermal Dysplasia Dwarfism

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What is Mesoectodermal dysplasia?

Mesoectodermal dysplasia is a rare genetic (inherited) condition that is marked by  ectodermal dysplasia (abnormal development of nails, teeth, skin, hair and sweat glands), a high frequency of congenital (present at birth) heart defects and postaxial polydactyly (duplication of the small finger).  Mesoectodermal dysplasia is a condition of dwarfism that may qualify you for SSI or SSDI disability benefits.

Mesoectodermal dysplasia is characterized by disproportionate dwarfism (extremely short stature). It is also evidenced by abnormalities of your nails and hair, especially short forearms and lower legs, extra toes and/or fingers and a small narrow chest with short ribs. Do you have mesoectodermal dysplasia? Dwarfism?  If so, you may be entitled to social security disability benefits like SSI or SSDI. The way to find out is by checking with one of the social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com. The social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com will advise you in regard to receiving disability benefits. Do not delay. Contact one of the social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com, at your earliest convenience.

Mesoectodermal dysplasia is referred to in other ways. It is also known as  chondroectodermal dysplasia and Ellis-van Creveld syndrome.

Mesoectodermal dysplasia is often the result of something that is referred to as “founder effects.” In population genetics, founder effects is a term that is used in reference to the loss of genetic variation, like dwarfism, that may take place when a new population is established by an extremely small number of people from a larger population. Some small island populations and the Amish are examples of founder effects.

Thankfully, mesoectodermal dysplasia is a relatively rare condition. However, the condition does occur with a higher rate of incidence inside of founder-effect populations. Again, this is due to a lack of genetic variability.

Mesoectodermal dysplasia is an inherited condition. This means that the condition is passed down from parent to child by way of a defective (faulty) gene.

The pattern in which mesoectodermal dysplasia is inherited is what is known as autosomal recessive. This means that both of your parents have to have the faulty gene in order for you to inherit this condition.

The signs and symptoms that are produced by mesoectodermal dysplasia are not the same in every person who is afflicted with the condition. In addition, the severity of mesoectodermal dysplasia varies greatly from person to person.

Signs and Symptoms of mesoectodermal dysplasia

There are several different signs and symptoms that may take place with mesoectodermal dysplasia. Some of these are:

  • Short arms and legs, especially your forearms and lower legs
  • Heart defects, such as a hole in your heart (atrial septal defect)
  • Short stature such as dwarfism that usually ranges anywhere from 31/2 to 5 feet tall
  • Your urethra does not develop into a full tube and urine goes out of your body from an abnormal location as a result (epispadias)
  • Tooth abnormalities that may include peg teeth and/or natal teeth (teeth that are present at birth), widely spaced teeth and delayed or missing teeth
  • Nail difficulties that may include missing or deformed nails
  • A cleft palate or lip
  • Polydactyly (extra fingers)
  • Undescended testicle (cryptorchidism)
  • Sparse, absent or fine textured hair
  • A limited range of motion.
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Ebstein’s Malformation of the Heart and Receiving Disability

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Your heart is one of the most vital, if not the most vital, organs in your body. Your heart is at the very center of your cardiovascular system. Your cardiovascular system is made up of your heart and your blood vessels.

Your heart pumps blood to all of the cells of your body by means of your blood vessels. Your blood vessels are composed of arteries that carry blood that is rich in oxygen and nutrients away from your heart to all of the areas of your body. Your blood vessels are also composed of veins that take deoxygenated blood back to your heart.

What is Ebstein’s malformation?

Ebstein’s malformation is a congenital defect of your heart. When something is congenital it means that it is present at birth. Ebstein’s malformation is a heart defect that you are born with.

Ebstein’s malformation is a defect that is characterized by your tricuspid valve not working like it is supposed to. Your tricuspid valve is the valve that is located in between the chambers on the right side of your heart.

Ebstein’s malformation is also evidenced by blood leaking back through your tricuspid valve. Your heart is not able to function as efficiently as it ought to when this happens. Ebstein’s malformation may lead to enlargement of your heart or heart failure.

Ebstein’s malformation gets its name from the German doctor Wilhelm Ebstein. He was the first one to describe this heart defect. He did so in 1866.

It is good to know that Ebstein’s malformation is a rare heart defect. It is estimated to take place in about 1 in 20,000 live births. This means that it is responsible for less than 1% of all congenital (present at birth) heart defects. Ebstein’s malformation occurs most often in white people. If you have Ebstein’s malformation, you may wonder whether or not social security disability benefits like SSDI or SSI are an option for you to consider. It makes good sense to ask one of the social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com about this. The social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com will explain what is available to you in the matter of disability benefits. Do not waste time. Go to socialsecurityhome.com, at your earliest convenience.

Causes, Signs, and Symptoms of Ebstein’s malformation

In most instances, the cause of Ebstein’s malformation cannot be determined. If certain drugs such as lithium are used during pregnancy, they may have a part in bringing about this defect.

There are several signs and symptoms that may be an indication of Ebstein’s malformation. These signs and symptoms may range from being anywhere from mild to severe. These signs and symptoms of Ebstein’s malformation can occur slowly over a period of many years. Some of the signs and symptoms include:

Ÿ  Heart palpitations or abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias)

Ÿ  A bluish discoloration of your lips and skin that results from low oxygen (cyanosis)

Ÿ  Fatigue that especially results from exertion

Ÿ  Rapid breathing

Ÿ  Swelling of your legs

Ÿ  A very fast heartbeat or your heart pounding or racing

Ÿ  A persistent cough

Ÿ  Shortness of breath.

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Diabetic Focal Neuropathy and Receiving Disability Benefits

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

When your nerve cells or nerves are affected by any disorder or injury it is referred to as neuropathy. Your central nervous system and/or your peripheral nervous system may be affected by neuropathy.

Your brain and spinal cord are what compose your central nervous system. This means that all of your other nerves that are not a part of your spinal cord or brain are a part of your peripheral nervous system. Information from your brain and spinal cord is sent to all of the rest of your body through this vast communications network that is known as your peripheral nervous system.

Peripheral neuropathy is a term that is used for any type of disorder or injury that has to do with your peripheral nervous system. Peripheral neuropathy is a disorder that distorts and sometimes breaks up messages that are traveling between your brain and all the rest of your body like static on a telephone line.

There are over 100 forms of peripheral neuropathy. Peripheral neuropathy is a disorder that more than 20 million people are affected by in the United States.

One of the difficulties that goes along with diabetes is that it brings about damage to your nerves. Damage to your nerves that allow you to feel sensations such as pain is one of the complications of diabetes. Diabetic neuropathy is what this common complication of diabetes is known as.

There are different kinds of diabetic neuropathy. Among these are proximal, autonomic, peripheral and focal.

As just mentioned, diabetic focal neuropathy is one of the forms of diabetic neuropathy. Diabetic focal neuropathy is a disorder that involves just one of your nerves. Diabetic focal neuropathy may affect a nerve in your face, arm or leg. It may also involve a nerve in your eye muscles, back or chest.

What is Diabetic Focal Neuropathy?

Diabetic focal neuropathy is usually brought about by exposure over a long period of time to high blood sugar levels. High blood sugar levels may cause damage to delicate nerve fibers. If you are suffering from diabetic focal neuropathy, you may be eligible for social security disability benefits like SSI or SSDI. The only way to know for sure is by checking with one of the social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com. The social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com will do their best so that you may receive the disability benefits that are rightfully yours.

Diabetic focal neuropathy may occur in anyone with diabetes. However, it develops most of the time in older adults.  Below we have highlighted some of the neuropathy symptoms that could be signs.

5 Neuropathy Symptoms and Signs

The signs and symptoms of diabetic focal neuropathy often occur suddenly. However, it may take weeks or months to resolve these signs and neuropathy symptoms. In most instances, diabetic focal neuropathy does not result in any long-term problems. Possible signs and symptoms are:

  1. Paralysis on one side of your face (Bell’s palsy)
  2. Aching behind one of your eyes, double vision or difficulty focusing your eyes
  3. Chest or abdominal pain
  4. Pain in your shin or foot
  5. Pain in the front of your thigh.
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Pulmonary Stenosis and Receiving Social Security Disability

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

The lower right chamber of your heart (the right ventricle) contracts and pushes blood out into your pulmonary artery when your heart squeezes. Your pulmonary artery is the artery that carries blood from your heart to your lung.

What does the Pulmonary Valve do?

You have a heart valve that is called the pulmonary valve that is located between your main pulmonary artery and your right ventricle. The primary function of your pulmonary valve is to keep blood from leaking back into your heart in between your heartbeats.

When your pulmonary valve is normal, it is composed of three thin leaflets. Pulmonary stenosis is a condition in which your pulmonary valve is defective.

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Understanding the Pulmonary disability

When you have pulmonary stenosis, the leaflets of your pulmonary valve are less than three, too thick or they are fused together. This leads to your pulmonary valve being too narrow. This results in your heart being forced to work harder in order to pump a sufficient amount of blood to your body.

The obstruction of your pulmonary valve that is caused by pulmonary stenosis may be only minor or mild. On the other hand, the obstruction that results from pulmonary stenosis may also be moderate, severe or critical. If your pulmonary stenosis is severe or critical, you may qualify for social security disability benefits like SSI or SSDI. A smart move is to check with the social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com. The social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com know what it takes to get disability benefits.

Most of the time, pulmonary stenosis takes place during the development of an unborn baby’s heart. What this means is that pulmonary stenosis is usually something that you are born with. When you are born with a defect it is referred to as being congenital. However, no one has yet discovered why this defect in your pulmonary valve takes place.

Conditions and Risk Factors of Pulmonary Stenosis

In some cases, having to have an artificial heart valve put in or other medical conditions may also bring about pulmonary stenosis in people who are older. Two of these medical conditions are:

  • Carcinoid syndrome – This syndrome is marked by diarrhea and flushing of your skin. Carcinoid syndrome is brought about by the release of a chemical that is referred to as serotonin. Serotonin is released by growths that are known as carcinoid tumors, which form in your digestive system.
  • Rheumatic fever – This is a complication of an infection that results from streptococcus bacteria like scarlet fever or strep throat.

Since most cases of pulmonary stenosis are caused by birth defects, there are few known risk factors that may increase your likelihood of having pulmonary stenosis. However, there are some things that may increase your risk. These include:

  • Noonan’s syndrome
  • Carcinoid syndrome
  • Rheumatic fever.

The signs and symptoms that you experience with pulmonary stenosis will depend on how much your blood is obstructed as it flows out of your right ventricle to your lungs. Signs and symptoms are:

  • Fainting
  • Chest pain
  • Fatigue
  • Shortness of breath that especially occurs during exertion
  • A heart murmur
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Anarthritic Syndrome and Receiving Disability Benefits

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

Anarthritic syndrome is a chronic, episodic, inflammatory autoimmune disease of your large arteries. Anarthritic syndrome is a poorly understood pain syndrome that is evidenced by pain and stiffness in your shoulder and hip girdles, neck, thighs and upper arms.  It is highly possible that if you suffer from this immune system syndrome you may qualify for social security disability benefits such as SSI or SSDI.

Anarthritic syndrome was probably first reported over 100 years ago with the name “senile rheumatic gout.” Other names were used until 1957.

There is a relationship between anarthritic syndrome and giant cell arteritis. Each of these disorders seem to have the same disease process with slightly different signs and symptoms. However, you can get one of them without getting the other.

The people who are most often affected by anarthritic syndrome are those who are over 50 years of age. Women are affected by this syndrome more than twice as often as men. Anarthritic syndrome is a relatively common problem in the United States and Europe.

Anarthritic syndrome is believed to be an autoimmune disease. An autoimmune disease is one in which your immune system for some unknown reason attacks the tissues and cells of your own body.

In the case of anarthritic syndrome, your immune system mistakenly attacks the lining of your joints with white blood cells. However, no one knows what causes your immune system to make this mistake. Researchers believe that both genetic and environmental factors are probably involved. There may also be a connection between this syndrome and some viruses that cause respiratory infections.

6 Signs and Symptoms of Anarthritic Syndrome

The signs and symptoms that you may experience with this type of autoimmune disease, anarthritic syndrome, often develop suddenly, without warning. They can literally begin overnight. Some of the signs and symptoms that you may have include:

Ÿ  A slight fever at various times

Ÿ  Unintentional weight loss

Ÿ  Anemia (low red blood cell count)

Ÿ  Weakness or malaise (not feeling well)

Ÿ  Moderate to severe aching, pain and stiffness in the muscles of your thighs, hips, shoulders, neck and upper arms

Ÿ  Fatigue.

The pain and stiffness may begin on one side of your body. You will probably be affected on both sides of your body as anarthritic syndrome progresses. The stiffness and pain is usually more severe in the morning or after you have been sitting or lying down for a long time. It may be severe enough to awaken you from sleep.  Please contact us or visit our other site pages for more information about receiving benefits for the autoimmune disease, anarthritic syndrome.

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