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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.

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Primary Aldosteronism and Receiving Social Security Disability

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

Primary aldosteronism is a condition in which the adrenal glands of your body produce too much of the hormone aldosterone. When this happens it causes you to retain sodium and lose potassium.

These two minerals, when working together properly, transmit nerve impulses, relax and contract your muscles and help maintain the right balance of fluids in your body. Too much aldosterone causes you to retain sodium. Too much sodium causes excessive water retention. This, then, increases your blood volume and blood pressure. The problems of high blood pressure (hypertension) are life-threatening.

Primary aldosteronism was once thought of as rare by doctors. Because screening for primary aldosteronism has become more common, there is now evidence that this condition may be responsible for as many as one in eight cases of high blood pressure.

The World Health Organization says that there are approximately 600 million people around the world with high blood pressure. That means that 60 to 90 million people worldwide probably have primary aldosteronism. There may be anywhere from 7 to 11 million people who have this condition in the United States.

There are some effects that primary aldosteronism will have on you. The most predominant effect of this condition is high blood pressure that does not completely respond to medication. Other main effects of this condition are hypokalemia (low potassium) and having a benign tumor on one or both of your adrenal glands.

There are other effects that you may experience which are not as common. Some of these include:

  • Fatigue
  • Numbness
  • Excessive thirst
  • Excessive urination
  • Headache
  • Tingling, pricking sensation
  • Temporary paralysis
  • Muscle cramps and weakness.

There are some serious, life-threatening complications of primary aldosteronism. If your high blood pressure is not treated it can lead to stroke, kidney disease or failure, heart failure, heart attack, another heart condition known as left ventricular hypertrophy and premature death.

Low potassium leads to other complications. These include excessive urination, cardiac arrhythmias, fatigue and muscle cramps.

Primary aldosteronism and/or complications along with or resulting from this condition may be why you or a loved one is unable to work. This disorder may be the cause of your disability.

You may be in need of help. You may need financial aid.

Have you or your loved one already applied for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration and been denied? Are you wondering what to do now? Do you know your options?

You or your loved one may be thinking about appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration. If you do, think about this.

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

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Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Receiving Social Security Disability

Monday, April 5th, 2010

The center of your cardiovascular system is your heart. Your heart pumps blood through your body’s blood vessels to all of your cells. Your blood delivers oxygen that your cells have to have.

Cardiomyopathy literally means “heart muscle disease”. Cardiomyopathy is the deterioration of the function of your actual heart muscle (myocardium).  This medical condition impairs your heart’s ability to pump blood.

Dilated cardiomyopathy is the most common form of this disease. It occurs when your heart’s main pumping chamber becomes dilated (enlarged), and its pumping ability becomes impaired.

Anyone at any age can be affected by dilated cardiomyopathy. This includes children and infants. However, it is most common in middle age.

Dilated cardiomyopathy is caused by the failure of your left ventricle, which is your heart’s main pumping chamber, to pump blood like a healthy heart does. What causes this to happen is not known in many cases. On the other hand, there are several things that can cause dilated cardiomyopathy. Some of these are:

  • Cocaine or alcohol abuse
  • A family history of cardiomyopathy
  • Autoimmune illnesses that affect your heart like rheumatoid arthritis
  • Coronary artery disease
  • Certain medications
  • Trace elements like arsenic, mercury or lead
  • Inherited disorders like muscular dystrophy
  • Hypertension (high blood pressure) that is not controlled
  • Infections that affect your heart muscle, such as Lyme disease or Chagas disease
  • Heart rhythm difficulties like tachycardia or atrial fibrillation.

At first, you may not experience any signs or symptoms with dilated cardiomyopathy. Eventually, when this disease causes cardiac arrhythmias or heart failure you will probably have signs and symptoms. These may include:

  • Ascites (swelling of your abdomen)
  • Nausea and lack of appetite
  • Palpitations (the sensation of fluttering, pounding or rapid heartbeats)
  • Weakness and fatigue
  • Wheezing or coughing that is ongoing
  • Decrease in alertness or problems with concentration
  • Dyspnea (shortness of breath) when you are lying down or active
  • Sudden weight gain from retaining fluid
  • Edema (swelling) in your feet, ankles and legs
  • Dizziness, fainting or lightheadedness
  • A reduction in your ability to exercise
  • A failure to thrive in children
  • Nocturia (increase in urination at night).

You or a loved one may have dilated cardiomyopathy. This disease and/or complications resulting from it 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 dilated cardiomyopathy and/or complications resulting from it. Were you denied?

If you or your loved one appeals the denial by the Social Security Administration, consider this carefully. People represented by a disability attorney like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com are approved more often than people who are without a disability lawyer.

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Congestive Heart Failure and Receiving Social Security Disability

Monday, November 30th, 2009

The term, “congestive heart failure,” comes from blood congesting or backing up into your abdomen, lungs, liver and lower extremities. Congestive heart failure is a medical condition in which the pumping function of your heart to deliver oxygen rich blood to your body is not sufficient to meet your body’s needs. Your heart becomes too weak or too stiff to fill and pump efficiently.

Your “failing” heart keeps working but not as efficiently as it should. As blood flow out of the heart slows, blood returning to the heart through the veins backs up, causing congestion in the tissues.

Congestive heart failure usually develops slowly. It is a chronic, long-term condition. Congestive heart failure will need attention for the rest of your life.

However, it is possible to experience a sudden onset of signs and symptoms that is known as acute heart failure. Some of the effects of congestive heart failure are:

  • A reduced ability to exercise
  • Swelling in your feet, ankles and legs
  • Shortness of breath
  • Weakness and fatigue
  • Abdominal swelling
  • Weight gain from water retention
  • Persistent cough or wheezing
  • Irregular or rapid heartbeat
  • Nausea and lack of appetite
  • Difficulty with concentration or alertness.

Congestive heart failure may be something that you or a loved one has to deal with. It may have developed to a point where you or your loved one is unable to hold a job. Congestive heart failure may be the cause of your disability.

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

Who will you turn to for the financial help that you or your loved one needs? Where will it come from? Who can you look to?

Have you or your loved one considered applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by congestive heart failure? Have you or your loved one already done this and been denied by the Social Security Administration?

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

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

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

Do not delay. This may affect you or your loved one for the rest of their life. Contact the disability attorney at socialsecurityhome.com, today.

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