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Interstitial Nephritis and Receiving Social Security Disability

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

Interstitial nephritis is a disorder of your kidneys. It is a condition in which your tubules and the spaces between your kidney tubules, and the glomeruli become inflamed (swollen).

Your kidneys filter extra fluid and waste from your body. Interstitial nephritis reduces your kidneys ability to filter the way that they should.

Interstitial nephritis is also known by other names. It is also called tubulointerstitial nephritis; nephritis – interstitial; and, acute interstitial (allergic) nephritis.

Interstitial nephritis can be acute or temporary. It can also be chronic and get worse over time. The acute form is common in the United States. Interstitial nephritis is likely to be more severe and lead to chronic or permanent kidney damage in elderly people.

The acute form of interstitial nephritis is usually caused by an allergic reaction to drugs that you are taking for other conditions. In fact, anywhere from 71 to 92% of the cases are reported to be caused by allergic reaction to drugs.

It can be a side effect of certain antibiotics like penicillin, methicillin, ampicillin and sulfonamide medications. It can also be a side effect of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), furosemide and thiazide diuretics.

Infection and autoimmune diseases like lupus also cause interstitial nephritis. Analgesic nephropathy can cause this condition. Toxins that damage your kidneys are another cause of this disorder.

At times there are no signs or symptoms of interstitial nephritis, but when they do occur they are widely varied and can occur rapidly or gradually. When it is caused by allergic drug reaction, you may have effects like fever, rash and enlarged kidneys.

With chronic interstitial nephritis you may have nausea, vomiting, fatigue and weight loss. You may also be affected by painful urination and lower back pain. Other possible signs and symptoms that you may experience are:

  • Blood in your urine
  • Weight gain from retaining fluid
  • Swelling in any area of your body.

You or a loved one may have interstitial nephritis. This disorder and conditions that have caused or resulted from it may be why you or your loved one is disabled.

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 or 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, think about this.

You or your loved one will need an established 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 why this is true is because people who have an experienced disability attorney on their side are approved more often than those people who do not have a lawyer.

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Kidney Failure and Receiving Social Security Disability

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

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 are key players in how your body functions. This is not only by getting rid of waste products and filtering your blood, but also by balancing levels of electrolytes in your body, stimulating the production of red blood cells and controlling blood pressure.

When you have kidney failure, your body will not make enough red blood cells. You develop nausea, loss of appetite and fatigue. When this happens you must have treatment to replace the work of your kidneys. Kidney failure and the prospect of dialysis or a transplant are not something that anyone looks forward to, but there are no other options when you experience kidney failure.

There are two types of kidney failure. One is acute kidney failure that can take place over days, weeks or months. The other is chronic kidney failure that happens slowly over a period of years.

The signs and symptoms of acute kidney failure are usually that of the condition that is causing your kidney failure. Some of these are:

  • Vomiting and diarrhea
  • Blood loss
  • Trauma injuries like a car accident
  • Sudden blockage of urine drainage.

With chronic kidney failure the effects that you experience do not usually appear until the disease is far advanced. Some of the ways that you may be affected are:

  • Itching
  • Breathlessness
  • Tiredness Loss of appetite
  • Weakness
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Fluid retention as evidenced by swelling of your ankles.

The effects caused by kidney failure are debilitating and life threatening. You or a loved one may be disabled and unable to work because of the disability caused by kidney failure.

Kidney failure may be the reason why you or your loved one needs help. It may be why you need financial help.

You or your loved one may have applied for that financial help from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by kidney failure. Were you or your loved one denied?

If you or your loved one is planning on appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration, consider this. You or your loved one will need the representation of a determined disability lawyer like the one you will find at Social Security Home because people who have a dependable disability attorney standing with them are approved more often than those people who are not represented by a lawyer.

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Epidermolysis Bullosa and Receiving Social Security Disability

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Epidermolysis bullosa is a group of inherited disorders that causes your skin to be extremely fragile. Because of this, skin blisters develop in response to minor injury, heat or friction from scratching or rubbing.

Most types of epidermolysis bullosa show up in infants and young children. However, signs and symptoms may not appear until adolescence or early adulthood in some people who have mild forms of this disorder. Some babies are born with blisters. The mild forms of epidermolysis bullosa may improve with age, but severe forms can cause serious complications and can be fatal.

There are three main types of epidermolysis bullosa. There are several subtypes under each of the three main types. The three main types are:

  • Epidermolysis bullosa simplex – This type usually begins at birth or in early infancy. It is the most common and least severe type of this condition.
  • Junctional epidermolysis bullosa – This type usually begins at birth. It is usually a severe form of this disorder.
  • Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa – This type usually begins at birth or in early childhood.

In addition to these three main types of the disorder, researchers have proposed a fourth type called hemidesmosomal epidermolysis bullosa. This is a type that is associated with muscular dystrophy.

Another rare form is called epidermolysis bullosa acquista. It is not an inherited form of the condition like the other types. It is believed to be an autoimmune disorder where your immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue in your body.

The main effect of epidermolysis bullosa is the eruption of fluid-filled blisters (bullae) on your skin. Usually these appear on your feet and hands as a result of friction. Depending on your type of epidermolysis bullosa, these blisters typically develop in different areas. The blisters may heal without scarring in the milder forms of this condition.

There are other effects that you may have. These include:

  • Atrophic scarring
  • Excessive sweating
  • Loss or deformity of your toenails and fingernails
  • Dysphagia
  • Internal blistering that may occur on your esophagus, stomach, urinary tract, intestines, throat or upper airway
  • Hyperkeratosis
  • Dental abnormalities
  • Scarring alopecia
  • Milia.

The effects of epidermolysis bullosa and/or conditions resulting from or along with it can be disabling. This could be the case for you or a loved one.

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

You or your loved one may have applied for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by epidermolysis bullosa and/or conditions along with or resulting from it. Were you or your loved one denied?

If you or your loved one is going to appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration, always remember. People with a disability lawyer like the one at Social Security Home are approved more often than people without an attorney

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Cerebral Palsy and Receiving Social Security Disability

Monday, August 30th, 2010
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Cerebral palsy is a general term that refers to a group of disorders that begin during the early stages of life. Cerebral palsy affects the ability of your child with disability to coordinate body movements.

These disorders are caused by damage to the brain of your child with disability early in the course of development. This damage can take place during fetal development, the birth process or the first few months after the birth of your child with disability. Cerebral palsy can range anywhere from mild to severe.

There are three main types of cerebral palsy:

  • Spastic cerebral palsy is what most children have. This type of cerebral palsy causes muscles to stiffen making movement difficult.
  • Athetotic cerebral palsy is what about one in five people with cerebral palsy have.  It is also called extrapyramidal cerebral palsy. It affects all of the body and usually causes slow, uncontrolled movement.
  • Ataxic cerebral palsy is the rarest kind of cerebral palsy. It affects coordination and balance.

There can be a wide range of ways that cerebral palsy may affect your child with disability. These signs and symptoms do not get worse with age. Some of these effects are:

  • Variations in muscle tone from too stiff to too floppy
  • Tremors
  • Stiff muscles and exaggerated reflexes (spasticity)
  • Lack of muscle coordination when performing voluntary movements
  • Asymmetrical walking gait, with one leg or foot dragging
  • Excessive drooling or difficulties sucking, swallowing or speaking
  • Difficulty with precise motions like buttoning a shirt or writing.

Some children with cerebral palsy are extremely mentally retarded, while others are exceptionally intelligent. Some need a wheelchair and lifelong care, but others need little or no help.

Your child with disability may be one of those who needs lifelong care. Your child with disability may be disabled because of cerebral palsy.

If this is true, you may need help for your child with disability. You may need financial assistance.

Have you thought about applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits for your child with disability from the Social Security Administration because of the disability that is caused by cerebral palsy? Have you already done this, and your child with disability was denied?

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

One option that you have is to appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration on behalf of your child with disability with cerebral palsy. If you do this, here is something that you need to know.

Your child with disability is going to need a confident disability lawyer like the one you will find at Social Security Home to represent them in this process. This is true because people who have a caring disability attorney are approved more often than those people who do not have a lawyer.

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Acute Myelogenous Leukemia and Receiving Social Security Disability

Friday, August 27th, 2010

Leukemia is one of several different cancers that affect your blood and/or bone marrow. It is characterized by an abnormal accumulation of blood cells that are usually leukocytes (white blood cells).

The term “leukemia” may refer to a wide group of diseases. Leukemia is divided into groups and categories both pathologically and clinically. The first division is between the chronic and acute forms of leukemia. The type of blood cell that leukemia affects is the next division.

This division is between lymphocytic and myelogenous leukemia. Lymphocytic leukemias include acute lymphocytic leukemia and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) is one of the types of myelogenous leukemia. It affects your bone marrow and blood.

Acute myelogenous leukemia gets its name from the word “acute” which indicates that the disease develops rapidly and affects immature blood cells, rather than mature blood cells. “Myelogenous” is a reference to a group of white blood cells called the myeloid cells that the disease affects. These cells normally develop into various kinds of mature blood cells like white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets.

Acute myelogenous leukemia is known by several other names. It is called acute myeloid leukemia, acute granulocytic leukemia, acute myeloblastic leukemia and acute nonlymphocytic leukemia.

Over 10,000 new cases of acute myelogenous leukemia are diagnosed every year in the United States. It is more common in whites than in other races. Men are more likely than women to get acute myelogenous leukemia.

The incidence of acute myelogenous leukemia increases with age. The median onset age is 65. It is the most common acute form of leukemia that affects adults, although it can develop at any time at any age.

In the early stages of acute myelogenous leukemia, it may affect you or appear like flu or other common illnesses. The effects can be different depending on the kind of blood cell the disease is affecting. Some of the effects may be:

  • Pain or tenderness in your bones
  • Shortness of breath that increase with physical activity
  • Weight loss
  • Bleeding from your nose
  • Skin lesion or rash
  • Fever
  • Fatigue and lethargy
  • Abnormal menstrual periods in women
  • Bleeding from your gums
  • Bruising easily
  • Paleness
  • Frequent infections.

These effects produced by acute myelogenous leukemia may be where you are unable to work. It may be the cause of your disability.

Do you need help? Do you need financial help?

Have you applied for assistance from the Social Security Administration for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by acute myelogenous leukemia? Were you denied?

If you appeal the denial, remember this. You will need an established disability lawyer like the one at socialsecurityhome.com in this process. The reason for this is because people represented by an experienced disability attorney are approved more often than people without a lawyer.

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Hypothyroidism and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
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Your thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland that is located at the base of your neck. It lies right below your Adam’s apple. Your thyroid gland produces hormones that have a huge impact on your health. These hormones affect all aspects of your metabolism. These hormones produced by your thyroid gland affect things all the way from how quickly you burn calories to the rate at which your heart beats.

Your system functions properly as long as your thyroid releases the right amounts of these hormones. The balance of chemical reactions in your body is upset when your thyroid doesn’t produce enough hormones. When this happens the condition is known as hypothyroidism, or underactive thyroid disease.

Hypothyroidism is far more common a problem than you might think. Over 5 million people in the United States have this condition. As many as 10% of women may have this condition to some extent. In fact, millions of Americans have hypothyroidism and do not know it.

There are many effects that you may have with hypothyroidism. Some of the early effects of this condition are:

  • Constipation
  • Fatigue
  • Unintentional weight gain
  • Thin, brittle fingernails
  • Paleness
  • Weakness
  • Depression
  • Intolerance of cold
  • Muscle or joint pain
  • Thin, brittle hair.

There are other ways that you may be affected as hypothyroidism progresses into a later stage. Some of these are:

  • Flaking, dry skin
  • Hoarseness
  • Speech that is slow
  • Decrease in smell and taste
  • Thinning of eyebrows
  • Thickening of skin
  • Abnormal menstrual periods in women
  • Puffy hands, face and feet.

There are also some other effects that can occur with hypothyroidism. Some of these are uncoordinated movement, muscle spasms, pain and atrophy, joint stiffness and overall swelling, loss of appetite and loss of hair.

You may have hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism and/or complications along with or resulting from this condition may be the reason why you are disabled and unable to work.

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

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

You may be planning on appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration. If this is what you decide to do, here is something critical that you should know.

You will need an experienced disability attorney like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com to help and represent you in what can be a long and trying process. The reason why this is true is because people who have an established disability lawyer in their corner are approved more often than those people who are not represented by an attorney.

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MRSA Infection and Receiving Social Security Disability

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
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MRSA stands for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) bacteria. This bacteria is known by other names according to the place where a person acquires it. If the MRSA infection is acquired in a hospital, it is called hospital-acquired MRSA (HA-MRSA). If it is acquired in the community, it is called community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA).

In the past decade or so the number of MRSA infections in the United States has increased significantly. It is estimated that the number of MRSA infections treated in hospitals doubled nationwide, from approximately 127,000 in 1999, to 278,000 in 2005.

MRSA infection is a bacteria known for causing skin infections. In addition, it can cause many other infections. It is sometimes referred to as a “superbug” because of its ability to become resistant to several antibiotics.

There are different ways in which MRSA infection may affect you. Some of these effects are:

  • Boils – These are pus-filled infections of your hair follicles.
  • Sty – This is an infection of your eye gland.
  • Cellulitis – This is an infection of your skin or the tissues and fat that lie    immediately below your skin. These usually start as small red bumps in your skin.
  • Abscesses – These are collections of pus in under your skin.
  • Impetigo – This is a skin infection with pus-filled blisters.
  • Carbuncles – These are infections larger than an abscess, usually with several openings to your skin.

One serious problem with MRSA infection is that sometimes the skin infection can spread to almost any other organ in your body. When this happens, more severe symptoms develop. MRSA infection that spreads to your internal organs can become life-threatening. Fever, low blood pressure, chills, severe headaches, joint pains, shortness of breath and “rash over most of your body” are symptoms that require immediate medical attention, especially when associated with skin infections.

You or a loved one may have MRSA infection. This may be the reason why you are disabled and unable to work.

You or your loved one may need help if this is true. You may need financial help.

You or you loved one may have applied for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by MRSA infection and other conditions resulting from or along with it. Were you or your loved one denied?

You or your loved one may be thinking about appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration. If this is what you decide to do, here is something important for you to remember.

You or your loved one will need the representation of a caring disability attorney like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com in this procedure. This is true because people who are represented by a confident disability lawyer are approved more often than those without an attorney.

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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.

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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.

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Castleman Disease and Receiving Social Security Disability

Thursday, August 19th, 2010
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Castleman disease is an illness that involves your lymph nodes and other immune-cell structures in your body. It can develop in a localized or more widespread form.

Castleman disease is classified as a lymphoproliferative disorder. This indicates that it involves an abnormal overgrowth or proliferation of your lymphatic cells.

Even though Castleman disease is not looked at as a cancer, it is in many ways like lymphomas or cancers of your lymphatic system. In fact, many people with this disease go on to develop lymphomas.

Castleman disease is known also by other names. It was previously called “Castleman’s disease.” It is also called giant lymph node hyperplasia and angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia.

The disease gets its name from Dr. Benjamin Castleman. He first described this disease in 1956.

Little is known about the incidence of Castleman disease except that it is rare. It affects both men and women, as well as adults and children. Castleman disease can occur at any age.

There are two basic types of Castleman disease. They are unicentric and multicentric Castleman disease. The effect of these two types of the disorder on people is vastly different.

Unicentric Castleman disease is the localized form of the disease. This means that it affects only one lymph node.

Most of the people with unicentric Castleman disease experience no effects. Usually, the disease is present in your abdomen or chest. When you are affected, you may experience:

  • Night sweats
  • Weight loss
  • Anemia that may show up in a blood test
  • A feeling of pressure or fullness in your abdomen or chest that may cause you problems in eating or breathing
  • Low-grade fever.

Multicentric Castleman disease is much more serious. You will usually have systemic effects from it. Some of these are:

  • Malaise (general feeling of discomfort)
  • Enlarged spleen or liver
  • Night sweats
  • Fatigue or weakness from anemia
  • Fever
  • Nerve damage in your feet and hands that develops in weakness or numbness (peripheral neuropathy)
  • Weight loss
  • Enlargement of you peripheral lymph nodes, typically around your groin, underarm, collarbone and neck areas.

Castleman disease and/or complications resulting from or along with it may be why you or a loved one is unable to work. This disease may be the cause of your disability.

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

Have you or your loved one applied for Social Security disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by Castleman disease and/or complications resulting from or along with it? Were you or your loved one denied?

If you or your loved one plans to appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration, remember this. People who are represented by a skilled disability attorney like the one at Social Security Home are approved more often than those without a lawyer.

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