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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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Colitis and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Colitis is a digestive disease that is characterized by inflammation of your colon.  Specifically, colitis is a chronic or acute inflammation of the membrane lining of your large bowel.

Colitis is a general term that refers to several diseases. As a result, there are several types of colitis. Some of these are:

  • Pseudomembranous colitis
  • Crohn’s disease (regional enteritis)
  • Ulcerative colitis
  • Ischemic colitis
  • Necrotizing enterocolitis
  • Cryptosporidium enterocolitis
  • CMV colitis (a viral infection of the colon)
  • Fulminant colitis.

You may have a wide range of signs and symptoms with colitis, according to the cause and type of colitis that you have. Some of the ways that you may be affected by colitis include:

  • Pain
  • Fever
  • Bleeding
  • Tenderness of your abdomen
  • Swelling of your colon tissue
  • Redness of the surface of your colon
  • Blood in your stool
  • Rectal bleeding
  • Aches and pains in your joints
  • Rapid weight loss
  • Ulcerations of your colon.

There are several more serious effects to watch for. Some of these are:

  • Signs of dehydration like excessive thirst, little or no urination and dry mouth
  • Severe rectal or abdominal pain
  • Fever with diarrhea
  • Pain from the area of your belly moving to your lower right abdomen
  • Progressively looser bowel movements
  • Blood or mucus in your stool
  • When more than one person who has shared food with you begins to show signs and symptoms like yours
  • Diarrhea lasting more than three days
  • Frequent loose bowel movements during pregnancy.

You or a loved one may have colitis. Colitis and/or complications resulting from it may be why you or your loved one cannot work. It may be the cause of your disability.

As a result, you or your love one may be in need of assistance. You may be in need of financial assistance.

Where will you get the financial help that you need? Where will it come from? Who can you turn to?

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 colitis and/or complications resulting from colitis. What will you do if you were denied?

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

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Chronic Sinusitis and Receiving Social Security Disability

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

Your sinuses are air-filled spaces in the bones of your face and head. They start forming before you are born, and some of them continue to grow until you are nearly 20 years old.

Your sinuses are found between and behind your eyes, at the back of your nasal cavity and on both sides of you nose in your cheeks. You have four pairs of sinuses, or a total of eight.

Your sinuses, like the inside of your nose, are lined with a thin, moist layer of tissue that is known as a mucous membrane. As you would guess, the mucous membrane produces mucous. This is the sticky, green stuff in your nose. Your mucous membranes also moisten air as you breathe it in.

Sinusitis, or sinus infection, is a disease where your nasal passages and sinuses become inflamed. Sinusitis can be either acute or chronic. Acute sinusitis refers to a sudden onset of the inflammation. Chronic sinusitis is when this infection is a long term, ongoing problem. This article will deal with this form of the disease.

Chronic sinusitis is a common problem in the United States. It is the fifth most common disease that is treated with antibiotics. Chronic sinusitis is a problem for about 32 million people in the United States each year. It is the reason for over 11.5 million doctor visits each year.

There are several, different signs and symptoms that you may have with chronic sinusitis. Some of these are:

  • Aching in your teeth and upper jaw
  • Halitosis (bad breath)
  • A reduced sense of taste and smell
  • Nausea
  • Drainage of a thick, greenish or yellow discharge from your nose or that goes down the back of your throat
  • Irritability or fatigue
  • A problem with breathing through your nose because of congestion or nasal obstruction
  • A cough that may be worse at night
  • Sore throat
  • Ear pain
  • Tenderness, swelling and pain around your nose, forehead, eyes or cheeks
  • A headache
  • Throbbing facial pain.

You or a loved one may have chronic sinusitis. Chronic sinusitis and/or complications resulting from or other conditions along with this disease may be why you are disabled and unable to work.

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

You or your loved one may have 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 chronic sinusitis and/or complications resulting from or other conditions along with this disease. Were you or your loved one denied?

If you or your loved one appeals the denial by the Social Security Administration, always remember. People who have a disability lawyer are approved more often than people who do not have a disability attorney representing them.

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Osteoarthritis and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Friday, April 9th, 2010

Osteoarthritis is a medical condition in which low-grade inflammation results in pain in your joints. This is caused by abnormal wearing of the cartilage that covers and acts as a cushion inside of your joints.

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis. Almost 21 million people in America suffer with osteoarthritis. This medical condition accounts for 25% of all the visits to the doctor’s office, and 50% of all non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drug prescriptions.

There are two types of osteoarthritis, primary and secondary.  Primary osteoarthritis is a chronic degenerative disorder that is related to aging, but is not caused by aging.  There are people well into their nineties who have no functional or clinical signs of the disease.  Secondary osteoarthritis is caused by other diseases or factors, but the medical results are the same as for primary osteoarthritis.

Osteoarthritis is also characterized by the destruction or decrease of synovial fluid that lubricates those joints. As the bone surfaces become less well protected by cartilage, you experience pain upon weight bearing, including standing and walking. Since there is less movement because of the pain, your ligaments may become more lax and regional muscles may atrophy.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is also known by other names. It is also referred to as degenerative arthritis or degenerative joint disease.

The primary sign or symptom of osteoarthritis is chronic pain that causes loss of mobility and possibly stiffness. The pain is usually a sharp ache or a burning sensation in your surrounding muscles and tendons.

Osteoarthritis can cause a crackling noise (called “crepitus”) when your affected joint is touched or moved, and you may experience contractions in your tendons and muscle spasm. Sometimes, your joints fill with fluid. Humid weather increases the pain in many people. Theoretically, any joint in your body can be affected, but osteoarthritis usually affects your hands, feet, knees, hips and spine.

Osteoarthritis may be the reason that you or a loved one is unable to work. This condition may be the cause of you or your loved one’s disability.

If this is the case, do you or your loved one need help? Do you need financial help?

Where will that financial assistance come from? Who can you turn to? Who will help you?

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 osteoarthritis? 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, remember this.

You or your loved one may need a disability lawyer like the one you can find here to help you in this process. This is true because people who are represented by a dependable disability attorney are approved more often than those people who are not represented by a lawyer.

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Dermatomyositis and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

Dermatomyositis is a type of connective tissue disease. It is related to polymyositis. Dermatomyositis is an uncommon disease characterized by muscle weakness and a distinctive skin rash.

It is a type of inflammatory muscle disease. Dermatomyositis is one of a group of conditions called inflammatory myopathies. Myopathies are abnormal conditions or diseases of your muscles.

“Derma” means skin. “Myo” means “muscles” in Greek. “Itis” means “inflamed.” When you put this together you see that dermatomyositis is muscle inflammation that is accompanied by skin-related problems.

Dermatomyositis can develop at any age. Usually, it affects children between 5 and 15 years of age or adults in their late 40s to early 60s. Women are more likely to have dermatomyositis than men. Dermatomyositis is a disease that usually develops over a period of weeks or months.

Dermatomyositis may affect you by causing:

  • Progressive muscle weakness – This happens usually in your thighs, hips, upper arms, shoulders and neck. These are the muscles closest to your torso or trunk. This muscle weakness is symmetrical. It affects both the right and left sides of your body.
  • A dusky red or violet-colored rash – This is usually on your knees, around your nails, knuckles, elbows, back, chest, face and eyelids. These areas are usually more sensitive to exposure to the sun.

There are other ways that dermatomyositis may affect you. These include:

  • Fever, weight loss and fatigue
  • Gastrointestinal infections and ulcers (more in children)
  • Hardened calcium deposits under your skin (also more common in children)
  • Dysphagia (difficulty in swallowing)
  • Muscle tenderness or pain
  • Lung problems

The muscle weakness and skin rash usually develop at the same time. Sometimes, however, the skin rash may begin a few weeks before the muscle weakness. Your skin may become hard and thick like scleroderma in some children with dermatomyositis.

The condition is called sclerodermatomyositis when this occurs. The weakness in your muscles can cause you to have problems climbing stairs, in getting out of chairs, working with your arms over your head, holding your head up or brushing your hair.

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

You or your loved one may need assistance. 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 dermatomyositis and/or complications resulting from or along with this disease? Were you or your loved one denied?

If you or your loved one is going to appeal 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 those people who do not have a lawyer.

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Connective Tissue Disease and Receiving Social Security Disability

Monday, March 29th, 2010

Connective tissue disease refers to a heterogeneous group of disorders. Some of these conditions are inherited, and some are acquired.

A connective tissue disease is any disease that has the connective tissues of your body as a primary target of disease. Your connective tissues are the structural portions of your body. They essentially hold the cells of your body together. These connective tissues form a matrix, or framework for your body.

Your connective tissues are made up of two major structural protein molecules. These are elastin and collagen. Collagen protein comes in many different types and amounts in each of your body’s tissues. Elastin is like a rubber band or spring. It has the capability of stretching and returning to its original length. Elastin is the primary component of skin and ligaments. Ligaments are tissues that attach bone to bone in your body.

It is common for elastin and collagen to become injured by inflammation in people with connective tissue disease. This inflammation in your tissues is a result of your immune system attacking your own body tissues. When your immune system attacks your own body tissues it is called an autoimmune disease. When collagen is affected, it is also called collagen diseases.

There are many ways in which connective tissue disease may affect you. Some of these are:

  • A sunken or barrel chest
  • Migraine headaches
  • Back pain
  • Vertigo
  • Heart palpitations
  • Neck pain
  • Muscle cramps, especially in your calves
  • Depression, anxiety
  • Itching, sensitive skin
  • Insomnia
  • Rounded or frozen shoulders.

You or a loved one may have been diagnosed with some form of connective tissue disease. In fact, connective tissue disease and/or complications resulting from this disorder may be the reason for your disability. It may be why you are unable to work.

You or your loved one may need assistance, if this is the case. You may need financial help.

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

You or your loved one may have sought that help by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by connective tissue disease. You may be wondering what to do if you were denied by the Social Security Administration.

One thing that you or your loved one can do is to appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration. If you do, here is something important to remember.

You or your loved one may need the advice and assistance of a disability attorney like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com in what can prove to be a long and trying procedure. This is true because claimants who are represented by a disability lawyer are approved more often than those people without an attorney.

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Cirrhosis and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Cirrhosis is a consequence of chronic liver disease. It is characterized by replacement of liver tissue with regenerative nodules, as well as fibrotic scar tissue. This leads to progressive loss of your liver function.

This scarring damage to your liver is irreversible.  Blood flow is affected as scar tissue replaces normal tissue making it more and more difficult for your liver to carry out its essential functions, such as purifying your blood, detoxifying harmful substances and manufacturing vital nutrients.

Cirrhosis in its early stages may not cause any effects. You may begin to experience signs and symptoms as the disease progresses. Some of the signs and symptoms that you might experience are:

  • Weakness
  • Fatigue
  • Loss of appetite
  • Weight loss
  • Fluid in your abdominal cavity
  • Loss of interest in sex
  • Nausea
  • Small, red spider veins under your skin or easy bruising
  • Yellowing of your skin and eyes, and dark, cola-colored urine
  • Itching on your feet and hands, and eventually your entire body
  • Swelling of your feet and legs from retained fluid
  • Bleeding from engorged veins in your esophagus or intestines
  • Mental confusion.

Many people think cirrhosis is the result of drinking too much alcohol. While it is true that alcohol is the leading cause of cirrhosis in America, there are several other causes also. Some of the other causes of cirrhosis are:

  • Inherited diseases disease (nonalcoholic steatohepatitis)
  • Prolonged exposure to toxic materials.
  • Autoimmune hepatitis
  • Chronic hepatitis B and C
  • Blocked or inflamed bile ducts
  • Nonalcoholic fatty liver.

You or a loved one may be incapacitated because of cirrhosis and/or complications caused by this disease. It may be the reason you are disabled

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

Have you or your loved one thought about applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by cirrhosis and/or complications resulting from it? Have you or your loved one already done this and been denied?

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

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 for you to think about.

You or your loved one is going to need the assistance of a disability lawyer like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com to represent you in what can be a long and arduous process. The reason this is true is because people who have a disability attorney representing them are approved more often than those people who do not have a lawyer representing them.

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

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Receiving Social Security Disability

Monday, March 1st, 2010
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Inflammatory bowel disease is not one disease, but a group of inflammatory diseases of the large intestine and, in some cases, the small intestine. Inflammatory bowel disease should not be confused with irritable bowel syndrome, which is not as severe.

As stated at the beginning, inflammatory bowel disease is not one but a group of diseases involving inflammation of your intestines. This group of diseases causes your intestines to be red and swollen, or inflamed.

There are two main forms of inflammatory bowel disease. They are Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

However, there are some other much less common forms of inflammatory bowel disease.  These are:

  • Collagenous colitis
  • Lymphocytic colitis
  • Ischaemic colitis
  • Diversion colitis
  • Behçet’s syndrome
  • Infective colitis
  • Indeterminate colitis.

Diarrhea and abdominal pain are the most common ways that you may be affected by inflammatory bowel disease. However, constipation can also be a sign or symptom.

There are other signs and symptoms that you may experience with inflammatory bowel disease. Some of these are:

  • Pain
  • Weight loss
  • Malnutrition
  • Fever
  • Fatigue
  • Dehydration.

Although medical researchers do not know why, this disorder can also cause inflammation in other areas of your body outside of your digestive system. Inflammation can occur in your skin, eyes, liver and joints.

Kids and teens with inflammatory bowel disease may be delayed in puberty or have growth problems. This is because it can interfere with getting the nutrients from the food they eat.

Inflammatory bowel disease and/or complications resulting from or along with it can be debilitating. This disease may be why you or a loved one is disabled and unable to work.

If this is the case, do you or your loved one need help because of your disability? Do you need financial help?

Where will that help come from? Who will you be able to turn to?

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 inflammatory bowel disease and/or complications along with or resulting from it? Were you or your loved one denied?

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

You or your loved one will need an disability lawyer like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com to guide and advise you in what can be a long and trying process. The reason why this is true is because people who are helped and represented by a disability attorney are approved more often than those people who are without a lawyer.

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Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Receiving Social Security Disability

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a chronic, episodic, inflammatory disease of your large arteries. It is a poorly understood pain syndrome that is characterized by stiffness and pain in your hip and shoulder girdles, upper arms, thighs and neck.

Polymyalgia rheumatica 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 polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis. They each seem to have the same disease process with slightly different signs and symptoms. However, you can have one without having the other.

Polymyalgia rheumatica usually affects people who are over 50 years of age. Women are affected more than twice as much as women. It is a relatively common problem in the United States and Europe.

Polymyalgia rheumatica results when 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 both environmental and genetic factors are probably involved. There may also be a connection between this disease and certain viruses that cause respiratory infections.

The signs and symptoms of polymyalgia rheumatica often appear suddenly, without warning. They can literally begin overnight. Some of the signs and symptoms that you may experience are:

  • Weakness or malaise (not feeling well)
  • Anemia (low red blood cell count)
  • Unintended weight loss
  • Fatigue
  • A slight fever at various times
  • Moderate to severe stiffness, pain and aching in the muscles of your hips, shoulders, thighs, upper arms and neck.

Stiffness and pain may start on one side of your body. As the disease progresses, you will probably be affected on both sides of your body. The pain and stiffness is usually more severe after you have been lying or sitting down for a long time or in the morning. It may be bad enough to awaken you from sleep.

You or a loved one may be suffering from polymyalgia rheumatica. This disease may be why you or your loved one is disabled and not able to work.

As a result, you may need assistance. You or your loved one may need financial aid.

Where will it come from? Who can you turn to? Who can and will help you?

Do you or your loved one intend to apply for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by polymyalgia rheumatica and/or other conditions along with this disease? Did you already do this, and you or your loved one was turned down by the Social Security Administration?

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

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

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Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits For Rheumatoid Arthritis

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is traditionally thought to be a chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disorder that causes your immune system to attack your joints. Rheumatoid arthritis is a painful and disabling inflammatory medical condition, which can lead to significant loss of mobility resulting from joint destruction and pain.

Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic disease which means it can affect several organs and tissue or your whole body. As a result, rheumatoid arthritis often affects extra-articular tissues throughout your body including your heart, lungs, skin, blood vessels and muscles.

About 1% or 2.1 million Americans have rheumatoid arthritis. It is the second most common type of arthritis behind osteoarthritis.

The cause of rheumatoid arthritis is still unknown, but has long been believed to be infectious. Food allergies, external organisms and heredity may also play a part in being susceptible to rheumatoid arthritis. There is no evidence that emotional and physical effects, improper diet or stress play a role in this disease.

There are certain factors that may increase your risk of getting rheumatoid arthritis. Some of these are:

  • Age – This disease happens usually between the ages of 40 and 60.
  • Sex- Women are more likely to get rheumatoid arthritis than men.
  • Family history – If anyone in your family has this disease, you have an increased risk for getting it.
  • Smoking – Smoking cigarettes increases your risk of getting rheumatoid arthritis.

The effects caused by rheumatoid arthritis come and go depending on how much your tissue is inflamed. When your body tissues are inflamed, rheumatoid arthritis is active. When the inflammation goes away the disease is in remission.

When rheumatoid arthritis is active, there are several signs and symptoms that you may experience. These include:

  • Lack of appetite
  • Fatigue
  • Low-grade fever
  • Muscle and joint aches
  • Stiffness.

Muscle and joint stiffness happen most notably after periods of inactivity and in the morning. Your joints frequently become swollen, red, tender and painful.

Rheumatoid arthritis can be both painful and debilitating. It may be why you or a loved one is not able to work. It may be the cause of your disability.

As a result, 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 or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by rheumatoid arthritis? Were you are your loved one denied?

You or your loved one may decide to appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration. If you do, always remember.

You or your loved one will need the representation of a disability lawyer like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com in the appeals process. The reason this is true is because people who are represented by a disability attorney are approved more often than those people who are not represented by a lawyer.

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

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