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Migraine Headaches and Receiving Social Security Disability

Monday, August 23rd, 2010
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A lot of jokes are made about headaches. However, migraine headaches are no laughing matter. They can be an extremely disabling condition.

Migraine headaches are a type of vascular headache. Migraine headaches are caused by a combination of the enlargement of blood vessels (vasodilatation) and the release of chemicals from nerve fibers that coil around these blood vessels.

Your temporal artery enlarges during a migraine attack. (The temporal artery is an artery that lies on the outside of your skull right under the skin of your temple.) The nerves that coil around your temporal artery release chemicals when the enlargement of the temporal artery stretches them. These chemicals cause pain, inflammation and further enlargement of your artery. The increasing enlargement of the artery magnifies the pain you experience with migraine headaches.

Migraine headaches are a huge problem in the United States, as 28 million people suffer with them. They are more common with women than men. Up to17% of women and 6% of men have suffered from migraine headaches.

There are several warning signs and symptoms lasting from hours to days that a migraine headache is on its way. Irritability, euphoria or depression, yawning, sleepiness, and cravings for salty or sweet foods are some of these warning indications.

The primary sign or symptom of migraine headaches is an intense, pounding or throbbing pain that is usually unilateral, but about one third of the time is bilateral. This pain can involve your temple, forehead, eyes, or the back of your head.

Migraine headaches often activate your sympathetic nervous system. This is what causes the symptoms of vomiting, nausea, and diarrhea. This also leads to a decrease in blood circulation that results in pallor of your skin, as well as cold feet and hands. It is also your sympathetic nervous system that contributes to blurred vision and sensitivity to light and sound. When you are suffering with migraine headaches you usually want to be in a quiet, dark room. This is also due to the activity of your sympathetic nervous system.

Migraine headaches may be why you or a loved one is unable to work. This disoreder may be the cause of your disability.

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

Where will that help come from? Who will you be able to turn to for 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 migraine headaches? Were you or your loved one denied?

If you or your loved one is planning on appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration, there is something that you need to know. People who are represented by a caring disability attorney like the one you will find at Social Security Home are approved more often than those without a lawyer.

Medullary Sponge Kidney Disease and Receiving Social Security Disability

Friday, August 20th, 2010

Your kidneys play an important part in the function of your body, not only by filtering your blood and getting rid of waste products, but also by balancing levels of electrolytes in your body, controlling blood pressure and stimulating the production of red blood cells. Your kidneys are located in your abdomen toward the back. Normally, one is on each side of your spine. They get their blood supply through the renal arteries directly from your aorta, and they send blood back to your heart through the renal veins to the vena cava. (The term “renal” is derived from the Latin name for kidney.)

Your kidneys have the ability to monitor the acid-base balance of your body. They also monitor the amount of body fluid and the concentrations of electrolytes like sodium and potassium. Waste products of body metabolism like urea from protein metabolism and uric acid from DNA breakdown are filtered by your kidneys.

Medullary sponge kidney disease is a disease where tiny sacs that are called cysts form in your medulla, which is the inner part of your kidney. These cysts create a sponge-like appearance. They keep urine from flowing freely through your tubules. Tubules are tiny tubes inside of your kidneys through which urine flows.

Some of the difficulties caused by medullary sponge kidney disease are blood in your urine (hematuria), kidney stones and urinary tract infections. Rarely, this disease leads to more serious problems like total kidney failure.

Although medullary sponge kidney disease is present at birth, signs and symptoms do not usually start until between the ages of 30 and 40. This disease affects about 1 in 5,000 to 20,000 people in the United States. Around 20% of the people who develop kidney stones have this disease.

Medullary sponge kidney disease may not cause any signs or symptoms. Usually, the first sign or symptom of this disease is when you have a kidney stone or a urinary tract infection. Other signs and symptoms that you may experience with this condition are:

  • Urine that smells really bad
  • Vomiting
  • Pain or burning when you urinate
  • Chills and fever
  • Urine that is cloudy, dark or bloody
  • Pain in your lower abdomen, groin or back.

You may have medullary sponge kidney disease. This disease and/or complications arising from or along with it may be why you are disabled and in need of financial help.

Have you applied for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by medullary sponge kidney disease and/or complications resulting from or along with it? Were you denied?

If you are going to appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration, think carefully about this. People who are represented by a disability lawyer like the one at socialsecurityhome.com are approved more often than those people who are without an attorney.

Soft Tissue Sarcoma and Receiving Social Security Disability

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
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The soft tissues of your body surround, connect and support other body structures and organs of your body. These soft tissues include blood vessels, synovial tissues (the lining of your joints), tendons, fat, nerves and muscle.

Soft tissue sarcoma is a type of cancer that starts in your soft tissue. Some of the tumors that form in your soft tissues are not malignant (cancer). Tumors that are not cancer are referred to as benign. The tumors that are malignant are cancer. There are around 50 different types of soft tissue sarcomas.

Even though there are many different kinds of soft tissue sarcomas, they usually have the same characteristics. They usually have signs and symptoms that are similar, and they are usually treated in similar ways.

Fortunately, soft tissue sarcoma is rare. Somewhere around 10,000 cases of this disease are diagnosed in the United States each year. This means that they account for less than 1% of all new cancer cases that are diagnosed each year in the United States.

Soft tissue sarcoma can originate almost anywhere in your body. Around 60% develop in your legs, arms, feet and hands. 20% originate in your abdomen and chest and 15% in your neck and head area.

Soft tissue sarcoma is caused by mutations (defects) that occur in the cells in your soft tissue. However, in most cases no one knows what causes these mutations to occur.

One of the cases of soft tissue sarcoma where the cause is known is Kaposi’s sarcoma. This soft tissue sarcoma develops in people who have a defective immune system. The cause is a virus that is referred to as human herpes virus 8 (HHV8).

As with many other forms of cancer, soft tissue sarcoma does not usually cause any signs or symptoms in the early stages of the disease. When signs and symptoms do occur, you may experience:

  • A noticeable swelling or lump
  • Excessive sweating
  • Swelling
  • Unintentional weight loss
  • Fatigue
  • Fever
  • Pain, if the sarcoma presses on your muscles or nerves
  • Gastrointestinal bleeding
  • A blockage in your intestines or stomach.

You or your loved one may have been diagnosed with soft tissue sarcoma. This disease and/or complications resulting from it may be the cause of your disability and need of financial assistance.

Are you or your loved one intending to apply for financial help from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by soft tissue sarcoma and/or complications resulting from this disease? Have you or your loved one done this already and been denied?

If you plan on appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration, always remember. 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.

Cori’s Disease and Receiving Social Security Disability

Friday, July 23rd, 2010
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You or your child with disability may have Cori’s disease. This may be why you are unable to work. This may be the reason for the disability of you or your child with disability.

As a result, you may need help. You may need financial help.

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

You may plan on appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration. If you do, think about this.

You or your child with disability will need the help of a skilled disability attorney like the one at socialsecurityhome.com in this process. This is true is because people who are represented by a smart disability lawyer are approved more often than those people who are without an attorney.

Here is a little information about Cori’s Disease.

Cori’s disease is a type of glycogen storage disease. This means that it is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder and inborn error of metabolism. It is characterized by a deficiency in glycogen debranching enzymes.

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

Each step in the process involves 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.

Cori’s disease is a rare disease occurring in 1 out of every 100,000 live births. It involves a missing enzyme that causes abnormal amounts of glycogen to be deposited in your skeletal muscles, liver and heart. This can stunt growth and lead to an enlarged liver, acidosis and hypoglycemia.

Cori’s disease is named in honor of the 1947 Nobel laureates Carl Cori and Gerty Cori. It is also called Forbes disease in honor of a clinician who further described the features of this disorder. Other names are limit dextrinosis and glycogen storage disease type III.

The clinical course of the disease is similar to that of glycogen storage disease type I. It is generally, but not always, milder. Massive hepatomegaly, which is present in young children, diminishes and occasionally disappears with age. Levels of glycogen with short outer branches are elevated in your liver, muscle and erythrocytes.

There are several effects that are caused by Cori’s disease. Some of these are:

  • An enlarged fatty liver
  • Elevated levels of lactate, lipids and uric acid in your blood
  • Low blood sugar
  • Impairment in growth
  • Delaying of puberty
  • Bones weakened by osteoporosis.

It also causes an enlarged heart and muscles prone to wasting. Muscle wasting usually increases with age while other symptoms improve.

Throat Cancer and Receiving Social Security Disability

Monday, July 19th, 2010

Cancer is much bigger than one disease. It is a large group of diseases. Cancer is characterized by cells that are invasive (they invade and destroy adjacent tissue), aggressive (they grow and divide without respect to normal limits) and sometimes metastatic (they spread to other parts of the body).

There are many different forms of cancer. They are usually named by where they begin in your body. For example, esophageal cancer begins in your esophagus. Breast cancer begins in your breast. Even though cancer may spread to other places in your body, it is still named for where it began.

Throat cancer is one of the kinds of cancer. It is cancer that develops in your pharynx (throat) or larynx (voice box).

Have you or your loved one applied for financial help from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by throat cancer and/or complications resulting from throat cancer. Have you or your loved one been denied?

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

Your cells are the building blocks of your body. This is where cancer originates. If your body is working properly, old cells die at the right time and new cells replace them when you need them. However, sometimes old cells do not die like they ought to and new cells are produced when you do not need them.

A tumor (mass) can begin with these excess cells. These tumors can be either benign or malignant. They are not cancer if they are benign. They are cancer if they are malignant.

Somewhere around 24,000 people are diagnosed with throat cancer each year in the United States. About half of these are in the pharynx. The rest develop in the larynx. Throat cancer is also known by other names. It is also called laryngeal cancer, vocal cord cancer and cancer of the glottis.

Men get throat cancer 10 times as often as women. The majority of throat cancers occur after age 50.

There are several signs and symptoms that you may have with throat cancer. These include:

  • Dramatic, unintentional weight loss
  • Problem with swallowing
  • Abnormal (high-pitched) sounds while you are breathing
  • Lumps or swelling in your neck
  • Chronic cough
  • Coughing up blood
  • Chronic sore throat that does not improve with antibiotics
  • Pain in your neck
  • Chronic hoarseness that does not improve
  • Lump or sore that does not heal
  • Ear pain.

Ataxia and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Monday, July 12th, 2010

The word “ataxia”, comes from a Greek word, “a taxis” that means incoordination or without order. Ataxia means a lack of coordination or without coordination.

Ataxia can refer to a sign or symptom of incoordination that is associated with injuries, infections, other diseases or degenerative changes in your central nervous system. Ataxia also refers to a group of specific degenerative diseases of your nervous system. These are called sporadic and hereditary ataxias.

The reason ataxia causes problems with your coordination is because if affects the parts of your nervous system that controls balance and movement. Ataxia can affect your hands, fingers, arms, body, legs, eye and speech movements.

When nerve cells in your cerebellum degenerate, are damaged or lost, you lose coordination or have less muscle control. Infection, injuries, diseases and degenerative changes in your central nervous system can cause this to happen, which results in some type of ataxia. Some of the things that can result in ataxia are:

  • Chickenpox
  • Paraneoplastic syndromes
  • Toxic reactions
  • Trauma to your head
  • Cerebral palsy (link to page, “Cerebral Palsy and Disability”)
  • Multiple sclerosis (MS) (link to page, “Multiple Sclerosis and Disability”)
  • Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
  • Tumor
  • Stroke
  • Heredity or genetics.

The signs and symptoms that you experience will depend on the type of ataxia that you have and whether it is a form of the disease or a sign or symptom of an underlying condition. Poor coordination and balance are usually the first indications of ataxia. Other signs and symptoms that you may experience, depending on the type and reason for your ataxia are:

  • A tendency to stumble and an unsteady walk
  • Change or slurring of your speech
  • Problems with fine-motor skills like writing, buttoning a shirt or eating
  • Difficulty swallowing
  • Slow eye movements
  • Loss of balance
  • Loss of muscle coordination in your leg, arm or hand
  • Walking with your feet further apart to compensate for problems with balance.

Onset of these signs and symptoms will vary due to the type of ataxia that you have. Often, they begin in childhood, but indications can begin in adulthood in your 20s or 30s. They can even begin in your 60s.

You or a loved one may some form of ataxia. This may be why you are disabled and unable to work.

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 ataxia and/or complications resulting from or other conditions causing ataxia? Were you or your loved one denied?

If you or your loved one appeals the denial by the Social Security Administration, consider this. People who are represented by a disability attorney like the one you will find here are approved more often than people who do not have a lawyer.

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Retinitis Pigmentosa and Receiving Social Security Disability

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) refers to a group of inherited diseases that cause retinal degeneration. The cell-rich retina lines the back inside wall of your eye. Your retina is responsible for capturing images from the visual field.

People with retinitis pigmentosa experience a gradual decline in their vision because their photoreceptor cells (rods and cones) die. With retinitis pigmentosa, excessive amounts of a substance called phytanic acid accumulate and cause a great deal of damage to your retina.

Retinitis pigmentosa is an inherited disease. Other than this, not much is known about what causes this disease.

You can get retinitis pigmentosa even if your father and mother do not have the disease.  This is possible if at least one of your parents carried an altered gene that is associated with this disease. In fact, about 1% of the population can be considered to be carriers of recessive genetic tendencies that can lead to retinitis pigmentosa.

One of the earliest ways that you may be affected by retinitis pigmentosa is night blindness or having difficulty seeing at night or in dimly lit places. Later, there is usually a very gradual loss of side or peripheral vision.

These signs and symptoms usually get worse over a period of years. If more than one member in a family gets retinitis pigmentosa, the rate of vision loss is usually similar with each affected member of the family.

There are other signs and symptoms of retinitis pigmentosa. Some of these are:

  • Clumping of retinal pigment
  • Loss of kinesthetic sense (sense of body movement)
  • Inflammation of your retina
  • Shrinkage of your retina
  • Dislodging of the blood vessels of your retina.

The effects caused by retinitis pigmentosa may be keeping you or a loved one from working. This condition may be the cause of you or your loved one’s disability.

As a result, do you or your loved one need help? Do you need financial help?

Who can you turn to? Who can you look to for the financial aid that you need? Where will it come from?

Have you or your loved one applied for financial assistance from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by retinitis pigmentosa? Were you or your loved one denied?

You or your loved one may plan on appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration. If you do, always keep this in mind.

You or your loved one may need a disability lawyer like the one you will find at Social Security Home to counsel and guide you in what can be a long and trying process. The reason for this being 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.

Hemochromatosis and Receiving Social Security Disability

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

Hemochromatosis, also called iron overload disease, is an inherited condition in which too much iron builds up in your body. It is one of the most common genetic diseases in the United States.

Iron is a mineral found in many foods. Your body normally absorbs about 10 percent of the iron in the food you eat. You absorb more iron than you need with hemochromatosis. Your body has no natural way to get rid of the extra iron. It is stored in your body tissues. This is especially true with your heart, pancreas and liver. This extra iron can cause damage to your organs. Hemochromatosis can cause your organs to fail if you do not get treatment.

There are different forms of hemochromatosis. Primary hemochromatosis, also called hereditary hemochromatosis, is an inherited disease. Secondary hemochromatosis is a result of an underlying condition.

Juvenile hemochromatosis and neonatal hemochromatosis are two additional forms of the disease. Juvenile hemochromatosis leads to severe iron overload and heart and liver disease in adolescents and young adults between the ages of 15 and 30. The neonatal form causes rapid iron buildup in a baby’s liver that can lead to death.

Some people with hereditary (primary) hemochromatosis never have any signs or symptoms. Other people have a wide range of problems. These may be different for women and men and can vary considerably from person to person.

The early effects of hemochromatosis are like those of other common conditions. Some of these are:

  • Impotence or loss of libido (sex drive)
  • High blood sugar levels
  • Abnormal liver function tests, even though no signs are present
  • Arthritis, especially in your hands
  • Hypothyroidism (low thyroid function)
  • Abdominal pain
  • Chronic fatigue
  • Amenorrhea (lack of normal menstruation).
  • Stiff joints

Later stages of this disease may lead to serious conditions. Some of these are:

  • Diabetes
  • Cardiac Arrhythmia
  • Cirrhosis which is irreversible scarring of your liver
  • Liver cancer
  • Liver failure
  • Discolored skin that is gray or bronze in appearance
  • Congestive heart failure.

Hemochromatosis and/or complications resulting from it may be the cause of your disability. If this is so, do you need financial help?

Have you applied for financial assistance from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by hemochromatosis? Were you denied?

You may plan on appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration. If you do, consider this.

You may need a disability lawyer like the one at socialsecurityhome.com to guide and advise you in what can be a long and arduous procedure. The reason for this being true is because people who are represented by a disability attorney are approved more often than those people who do not have a lawyer.

Do not wait. This is something that could affect you for the rest of your life. Contact us today to get a free review of your disability appeal.

Ovarian Cancer and Receiving Social Security Disability

Friday, June 18th, 2010
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Ovarian cancer is cancer that starts in your ovaries. Cancer is named by where it begins in your body. No matter where it may spread (metastasize) in your body, it is nearly always named by where it began.

Your ovaries are wonderful glands that are part of your female reproductive system. Your ovaries are about the shape and size of an almond. They are located right above your fallopian tubes. There is one ovary on each side of your uterus. Either your right or left ovary produces a single mature egg for fertilization each month during what is known as ovulation.

Ovarian cancer can only occur in women because ovaries are exclusively a part of your female reproductive system. It is the 8th most common cancer in women. However, ovarian cancer is the 5th leading cause of cancer death in women. It accounts for about 3% of all cancers in women. Your chance of getting ovarian cancer in your lifetime is about 1 in 71.

Ovarian cancer used to be known as a “silent killer”. This is because like many other cancers it was not thought to cause any signs and symptoms until it had reached an advanced stage and spread to other parts of your body. However, recently, new evidence has revealed that most women experience signs and symptoms even in the early stages of this disease.

The signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer are nonspecific and are similar to other conditions that are more common. Because of this, a woman may be misdiagnosed with things like stress, depression or irritable bowel syndrome.

The thing that may be an indication of ovarian cancer is when the signs and symptoms are persistent, instead of coming and going; and when they gradually get worse over time. Some of these signs and symptoms are:

  • Pelvic pain or discomfort
  • Any unexplained change in your bowel habits like constipation
  • Urgency in urinating
  • Indigestion, nausea or gas that is persistent
  • Abdominal swelling, pressure, bloating or fullness
  • Changes in urinary habits like frequent urination
  • Vomiting and nausea
  • Indigestion
  • Unexplained back pain that gets worse with time
  • Lack of appetite
  • Unintended weight loss or gain
  • Vaginal bleeding.

You or a loved one may have ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer may be why you are disabled and in need of financial help.

You or your loved one may have applied for financial assistance from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by ovarian cancer. Were you or your loved one denied?

If you or your loved one appeals the denial by the Social Security Administration, 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 are not represented by a disability lawyer.

Please do not delay. Contact the disability attorney at socialsecurityhome.com, today.

Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia and Receiving Social Security Disability

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

Leukemia is a term that can refer to any one of several different cancers that affect your blood and/or bone marrow. It is evidenced by an abnormal accumulation of blood cells. These are usually leukocytes (white blood cells).

Leukemia can also refer to a wide spectrum of diseases. Leukemia is divided clinically and pathologically into categories and groups. Acute and chronic types of leukemia are the first division.

The next division of leukemia is based on the type of blood cell that it affects. These are lymphocytic and myelogenous leukemia.

Acute lymphocytic leukemia is a type of lymphocytic leukemia. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is the other type of lymphocytic leukemia.

Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) is one of the types of myelogenous leukemia. Chronic myelogenous leukemia is the other type of myelogenous leukemia. They both affect your blood and bone marrow.

Chronic myelogenous leukemia is an uncommon form of cancer. It gets its name from “chronic”, which means that it advances more slowly than the acute types of cancer, and “myelogenous” that indicates the kind of cells that are affected.

Chronic myelogenous leukemia is also called other things. It is also referred to as chronic granulocytic leukemia and chronic myeloid leukemia.

This disease usually affects older adults, but it can happen at any age. Children are rarely affected by chronic myelogenous leukemia. According to the National Cancer Institute, close to 5,000 people are diagnosed with this form of leukemia every year in the United States.

You may not be affected by chronic myelogenous leukemia for a long time. When you do begin to experience signs and symptoms with this disease they may include:

  • Malaise (general feeling of weakness or sickness)
  • Increased susceptibility to infections
  • Low-grade fever
  • Gout
  • Easy bleeding
  • Loss of appetite
  • Loss of weight without trying
  • Excessive sweating at night (night sweats)
  • Paleness
  • Fullness or pain on your left side below your ribs.

Chronic myelogenous leukemia and/or complications resulting from or along with it can cause you to be debilitated. You or a loved one may be disabled because of this disorder.

You or your loved one 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 chronic myelogenous leukemia and/or complications resulting from it? 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, think about this.

You may need a disability attorney like the one you will find at Social Security Home to help you through this procedure. This is true because people who have a disability lawyer working for them are approved more often than those people who are not represented by an attorney.