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Chronic Renal Disease and Receiving Social Security Disability

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
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The primary job of your kidneys is to remove excess water and waste products from your blood. Your kidneys make about two liters of urine and process about 200 liters of blood every day. The waste products are generated from normal metabolic processes like the breakdown of ingested foods, active tissues, and other substances.

Your kidneys permit you to consume a variety of drugs, supplements, foods, vitamins, additives and excess fluids without fear that toxic by-products will accumulate to harmful levels in your body. Your kidneys also play a vital role in regulating the levels of various minerals like calcium, potassium and sodium in your blood.

Chronic renal disease is a progressive loss of kidney function over a period of months or years through five stages. Each stage is a progression through a deteriorating and abnormally low glomerular filtration rate. This is usually determined indirectly by the creatinine level in your blood serum.

Chronic renal disease is a serious problem in the United States. 16.8% of all adults who are older than age 20 have chronic renal disease. This represents 1 in 6 Americans with this illness. 400,000 people have received a kidney transplant or are on dialysis. Each year, approximately 67,000 people die because of kidney failure. 39.4% of people over age 60 have chronic renal disease.

Chronic renal disease may have no specific signs or symptoms as it starts. However, as your kidney function gets worse, you may have:

  • Fatigue and weakness
  • Restless leg syndrome
  • Vomiting and nausea
  • Shortness of breath due to fluid in your lungs
  • Need to urinate often, especially at night
  • Headaches
  • High blood pressure (hypertension)
  • Easy itching, bruising and pale skin
  • Chest pain
  • Swelling of your legs and puffiness around your eyes from fluid retention
  • Decreased sexual desire and erectile dysfunction in men
  • Bone fractures and pain
  • Loss of appetite
  • Altered mental status
  • Bleeding (poor blood clotting)
  • Numbness in your hands and feet.

You or a loved one may have been diagnosed with chronic renal disease. This illness and/or complications that have resulted from it or other disorders that you have in conjunction with this illness may have brought about the disability of you or your loved one and be what is keeping you from working.

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

You or your loved one may consider applying for the financial help that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability that has resulted from chronic renal disease and/or complications caused by it or other disorders that you have in conjunction with this illness. You may have already applied and been denied by the Social Security Administration.

If you or your loved one decides to reapply or appeal the denial, think carefully about this important fact. The simple truth is that people who have a disability attorney on their side like the one you will find at SocialSecurityHome.com are approved more often than people who are not represented by a disability lawyer.

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Aphonia and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

There are some voice difficulties that are marked by making vocal sounds different from what they should normally be or by having problems pronouncing words properly. An example of this is dysarthria. There are other voice problems that are characterized by an impairment in your ability to produce vocal sounds with your vocal organs. An example of this is dysphonia. Aphonia literally means “no voice”. Aphonia is a condition in which you lose the ability to speak. It may involve a complete or partial loss of your voice. You may not be able to speak at all, or you may only be able to whisper. There are two main categories of aphonia. They are organic and functional. Organic aphonia results from some kind of infection, injury or disease like laryngeal or thyroid cancer. Functional aphonia is aphonia where there is no discernable physical cause for the condition. An example of this is hysterical aphonia. As just mentioned, aphonia may be caused by physical conditions like inflammation, disease, or injury. This includes:

  • Severe laryngitis
  • Neurological disorders like Parkinson’s disease or multiple sclerosis
  • Thyroid or laryngeal cancer
  • Polyps or nodules on your vocal cords
  • Paralysis of your vocal cord
  • Breathing problems that affect your ability to speak
  • Vocal abuse, such as exposure to air pollutants, yelling or talking excessively
  • Thickening of your vocal cords.

Aphonia may also be caused by psychological conditions. Examples of this are hysterical aphonia and selective mutism, which is a symptom of an anxiety disorder. There are several signs and symptoms that may be an indication of aphonia. Some of these include:

  • Spasm of your vocal cords
  • Throat pain
  • Problems with swallowing
  • Paralysis of your vocal cords that may be psychological or physical
  • Hoarseness
  • Fluids or food going into your lungs
  • Inability to speak or to speak above a whisper
  • Confusion
  • Aphasia (language disorder).

You or a loved one may have some form of aphonia. Aphonia and/or complications resulting from it or other disorders that you have along with this condition may have brought about you or your loved one’s disability and not being able to work. As a result, you may need assistance. You may need financial help. You or your loved one may be thinking about applying for the financial assistance that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by aphonia and/or complications resulting from it or other disorders that you have along with this condition. You or your loved one may have already done this and been turned down by the Social Security Administration. If you or your loved one is considering reapplying or appealing the denial, there is an important fact to remember that you may not know about. The fact is that people who are represented by a disability attorney like the one you will find at Social Security Home are approved more often than people who do not have a disability lawyer fighting for them.

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Labyrinthitis and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Monday, March 14th, 2011
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Your ear is composed of three parts: outer, middle and inner. All of these parts of your ear are used to enable you to hear. Sound waves enter through your outer ear. These sound waves make your eardrum vibrate when they get to your middle ear. The vibrations are then transmitted through three tiny bones that are called ossicles, which are located in your middle ear. These vibrations then move to your inner ear. Your inner ear is a snail-shaped organ. Your inner ear produces the nerve impulses that are sent to your brain. Your brain recognizes them as sounds.

Your inner ear is what also controls balance. Because of this, when you experience vertigo or dizziness; the chances are that you have inner ear problems.

There are several different conditions that may affect your balance or hearing. As a result, there are several different forms of inner ear problems.

Your labyrinth is the portion of your ear that is located inside of your temporal bone. It is made up of semicircular canals that are filled with fluid. Your labyrinth is also composed of your cochlea and vestibule. Your labyrinth plays a major role in both balance and hearing.

Labyrinthitis is one of the conditions that cause problems in your inner ear. Labyrinthitis is a condition in which your labyrinth becomes inflamed and swollen.

There are many things that can cause labyrinthitis. Some of these are:

  • Taking certain drugs that are dangerous for your inner ear
  • An ear infection
  • An allergy
  • An upper respiratory infection.

There are several different signs and symptoms that you may have with labyrinthitis. Some of these include:

  • Hearing loss in one of your ears
  • Vomiting and nausea
  • Tinnitus (ringing in your ears or other noises)
  • Vertigo (sensation that you or world around you is spinning, moving)
  • Loss of balance like falling to one side
  • Problems with focusing your eyes that results from involuntary eye movements
  • Dizziness.

You or a loved one may be afflicted with labyrinthitis. Labyrinthitis and/or complications that have been caused by it or other ailments that you have in addition to this condition may have resulted in the disability of you or your loved one and be what is keeping you from working.

You may need assistance as a result of this. You may need financial help.

You or your loved one may be thinking about applying for the financial assistance that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability that has developed from labyrinthitis and/or complications that have been caused by it or other ailments that you have in addition to this condition. You may have already done this and been turned down by the Social Security Administration.

If you or your loved one is considering reapplying or appealing the denial, keep this in mind. People who are represented by a disability lawyer like the one you will find at SocialSecurityHome.com are approved more often than people who do not have a disability attorney fighting for them.

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Gluten-Sensitivity Enteropathy and Receiving Social Security Disability

Friday, March 11th, 2011
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Arthritis is a medical disease that literally means joint inflammation. Arthritis is inflammation of a joint that is marked and usually accompanied by stiffness, pain, restriction of motion, swelling and changes in structure.

Arthritis is much more than a single disease. Arthritis is a complex affliction that involves over 100 separate conditions and can begin at any age of life. The two most common types of arthritis are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Gluten-sensitivity enteropathy is associated with rheumatoid arthritis. It is a digestive disease that results from eating the protein gluten that is found in foods like barley, rye or wheat. An autoimmune reaction is triggered in your small intestine when you eat foods with gluten. This leads to damage to the surface of your small intestine. In addition, you are not able to absorb certain nutrients that you need.

Over 2 million people have gluten-sensitivity enteropathy in the United States. This means that somewhere around 1 in 133 people have this disease.

Gluten-sensitivity enteropathy can begin at any age from infancy to old age. It occurs most often in Caucasians and people of European descent. Women are also affected by this disease more than men.

As mentioned above, gluten-sensitivity enteropathy results from a reaction of your autoimmune system to the protein gluten in your small intestine. However, why gluten causes this immune reaction in certain people is not known. Researchers believe that it may have to do with genetics (heredity).

You may not have any signs and symptoms with gluten-sensitivity enteropathy. On the other hand, you may have a wide range of symptoms. This is because gluten-sensitivity enteropathy affects people in different ways. Some of the signs and symptoms that you may experience include:

  • Bone or joint pain
  • Osteoporosis or bone loss
  • Unintended weight loss
  • A tingling numbness in your hands and feet
  • Fatigue
  • Seizures
  • Canker sores inside of your mouth
  • Vomiting
  • Abdominal bloating and pain
  • Constipation
  • Depression or anxiety
  • Chronic diarrhea.

You or a loved one may be afflicted with gluten-sensitivity enteropathy. This disease and/or complications caused by it or other conditions that you have in addition to this disease may have resulted in you or your loved one’s disability and be what is keeping you from working.

You may need assistance if this is your situation. You may need financial help.

You or your loved one may consider applying for the financial assistance that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by gluten-sensitivity enteropathy and/or complications brought about by it or other illnesses that you have in addition to this disease. You may have already tried this option, and your claim was turned down by the Social Security Administration.

If you or your loved one decides to reapply or appeal the denial, you really ought to remember this important fact. The fact is that people who are represented by a disability lawyer like the one you will find at Social Security Home are approved more often than people who do not have a disability attorney on their side.

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IgA Nephropathy and Receiving Social Security Disability

Thursday, March 10th, 2011
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You or a loved one may have IgA nephropathy. IgA nephropathy and/or complications that have developed from this disorder or other conditions that you have besides it may have caused the disability of you or your loved one and be what is preventing you from working.

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

You or your loved one may be thinking about applying for the financial help that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability that has resulted from IgA nephropathy and/or complications that have developed from this disorder or other conditions that you have besides it. You may have already applied and been denied by the Social Security Administration.

If you or your loved one has considered reapplying or appealing the denial, you really ought to keep this important fact in mind. The fact of the matter is that people who have a disability attorney fighting for them like the one you will find at Social Security Home are approved more often than people who are not represented by a disability lawyer.

Your kidneys are complex organs with the main task of removing excess waste and fluid from your body. Nephropathy is a medical term that refers to abnormalities, disease or damage to your kidneys.

IgA nephropathy is a kidney disorder that hinders your kidneys’ ability to remove excess fluids and waste due to abnormal deposits of the immunoglobulin A (IgA), which is found inside the glomeruli (small blood vessels) of your kidneys. The small blood vessels normally filter excess waste and water from your blood. This filtered material then passes through small renal tubules (fluid-collecting tubes) and eventually ends up in your bladder as urine. IgA deposits in your glomeruli impede this process and cause several problems.

IgA nephropathy is a chronic disorder that usually begins gradually. IgA nephropathy can develop in anyone at any age, but it usually affects young men. It is the most common kind of primary glomerulonephritis.

IgA nephropathy is caused by abnormal deposits of immunoglobin A (IgA) accumulating inside the glomeruli (small blood vessels) of your kidney. However, no one knows what causes this accumulation. It may be the result of a combination of environmental and genetic factors.

The glomerular deposition of IgA nephropathy can be associated with other conditions. This includes:

§  Dermatitis herpetiformis

§  Celiac disease

§  Henoch-Schonlein purpura

§  Infections

§  Cirrhosis.

There are several signs and symptoms that you may have with IgA nephropathy. These include:

  • Repeated episodes of cola-colored or tea-colored urine (gross hematuria or blood in your urine), usually following or during an upper respiratory infection
  • High blood pressure (hypertension)
  • Pain in one or both of your sides
  • Foamy urine as a result of protein in your urine (proteinuria)
  • Low-grad fever
  • Swelling (edema) in your feet and hands.

Your doctor may also discover persistent red blood cells in your urine (microscopic hematuria) under microscopic examination of a sample of your urine.

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A Craniopharyngioma and Receiving Social Security Disability

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
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Your brain is the center of your nervous system. Your brain monitors and regulates your body’s actions and reactions. It continuously receives sensory information. Your brain rapidly analyzes this data and then responds by controlling your bodily actions and functions.

A craniopharyngioma is a benign (non-cancerous) kind of brain tumor that forms from embryonic tissue that makes up a part of your pituitary gland. Your pituitary gland is a small endocrine gland that is located at the base of your brain.

Craniopharyngiomas do not spread to distant areas of your brain or other parts of your body. However, they grow and put pressure on areas of your brain that are nearby. Besides your pituitary gland this includes your optic nerves, optic chiasm and fluid-filled spaces in your brain.

As a result of a craniopharyngioma placing pressure on your pituitary gland, the availability of the hormone vasopressin is reduced. This causes the pressure to rise inside of your cranium. This, in turn, may lead to serious problems.

A craniopharyngioma usually contains hard, calcified components inside of the tumor itself. This disrupts normal skull development in the area close to the tumor.

A craniopharyngioma occurs most frequently in children between the ages of 5 and 10. However, it also occurs in men and women in their 50s and 60s.

Craniopharyngiomas account for about 10 to 15% of tumors that develop in and above your pituitary gland. In children, craniopharyngiomas account for 50 to 60% of these types of tumors.

A craniopharyngioma causes signs and symptoms by disrupting the work of your pituitary gland, damaging your optic nerve and increasing the pressure in your brain (intracranial pressure). As a result, your signs and symptoms may include:

  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Short stature
  • Dry skin
  • Fever
  • Balance disorder
  • Anorexia
  • Lethargy
  • Amenorrhea (absence of menstrual period)
  • Vision loss
  • Weight gain
  • Polyuria (excessive urination)
  • Myxedema (hypothyroidism), your thyroid gland does not make enough thyroid hormone
  • Polydipsia (excessive thirst)
  • Fever
  • Headache.

You or a loved one may have a craniopharyngioma. A craniopharyngioma and/or complications that have resulted from this illness may be the reason why you or your loved one is disabled and cannot work.

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

You or your loved one may be planning on applying for the financial help that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by a craniopharyngioma and/or complications that have resulted from this illness. You or your loved one may have already taken this step, and your application was denied by the Social Security Administration.

If you or your loved one is thinking about reapplying or appealing the denial, here is something important that you really ought to think about. The simple truth is that people who have a disability lawyer working for them like the one you will find at Social Security Home are approved more often than people who are not represented by a disability attorney.

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Bowelgina and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

The word, “angina” probably causes you to think of a problem that is associated with your heart. However, angina can also be used in reference to abdominal pain.

Bowelgina is postprandial abdominal pain that develops when you do not have enough blood flow to meet your mesenteric visceral demands. Bowelgina is intermittent abdominal pain that frequently occurs at a fixed time after eating.

Fortunately, bowelgina is extremely rare. Women are three times more likely to have bowelgina than men. It develops most often in people over 60 years of age.

Bowelgina is not a disease. It is a sign or symptom of an underlying condition that is causing this condition.

The most common underlying cause of bowelgina is your intestines and stomach being temporarily deprived of sufficient amounts of blood that are required for these organs to do their job properly. This poor circulation of blood is almost always the result of hardening of the arteries. This is a condition that is referred to as arteriosclerosis. In rare cases there can be other things that cause bowelgina. These include:

§  Antiphospholipid syndrome

§  Carcinoid tumor

§  Aortic coarctation.

There is one primary risk factor for bowelgina. It is smoking. Somewhere between 75 and 80% of the people who suffer with bowelgina are smokers.

Just as bowelgina may be the main sign or symptom of the underlying condition that is causing it, the main sign or symptom of bowelgina is disabling central abdominal pain that usually starts 10-15 minutes after eating. This pain usually increases in intensity until it reaches a plateau. Then, it slowly subsides several hours after eating.

At the beginning, this pattern of pain usually only develops after eating a large meal. However, with the passage of time, the pain develops even after small meals. You start to associate eating a meal with pain.

Another sign or symptom of bowelgina is significant weight loss. This is weight loss that is unintentional.

You or a loved one may have bowelgina. Bowelgina may be the main sign or symptom that you are experiencing with an underlying condition that is the reason for you or your loved one’s disability and not being able to work.

You may need help if this is true. You may need financial assistance.

You or your loved one may be intending to apply for the financial help that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of your disability that has been caused by the underlying condition that you have whose main sign or symptom is bowelgina. You may have already applied and been denied by the Social Security Administration.

If you or your loved one is planning on reapplying or appealing the denial, here is an important fact that you really ought to think about. The simple truth is that people who have a disability attorney standing with them like the one you will find at Social Security Home are approved more often than people who are not represented by a disability lawyer.

Please do not wait. This is a matter of great importance to you or your loved one. Contact us today so we can connect you with someone who can help you with your disability appeal.

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Cylindrical Bronchiectasis and Receiving Social Security Disability

Monday, March 7th, 2011

Bronchiectasis is a disease that is marked by damage to the walls of your bronchial tubes (large airways) of your lungs. Inflammation that results from infection or other causes destroys the smooth muscles that enable your bronchial tubes to be elastic, and it prevents secretions from being cleared that are normally produced by your lung tissue.

The walls of your airways become irregularly shaped. Secretions begin to pool in your distorted airways instead of being expelled. This results in a breeding ground for the growth of bacteria. These bacteria then cause more secretions, airway damage and additional inflammation and irritation. This leads to a vicious cycle of damage.

Bronchiectasis is classified in two ways. If you are born with this condition, it is called congenital bronchiectasis. If you develop this disease later in life, it is called acquired bronchiectasis.

There are three different types of bronchiectasis. They are cystic, saccular and cylindrical.

Cylindrical bronchiectasis is the most familiar type of this disease. It is marked by dilated bronchi that are cylindrically shaped and of uniform caliber. Cylindrical bronchiectasis is also characterized by large sections of your bronchi (airways) being widened, which is often reversible.

The signs and symptoms of cylindrical bronchiectasis develop slowly over a period of months or years. How severe the signs and symptoms are vary greatly from person to person. The possible signs and symptoms that you may experience with cylindrical bronchiectasis include:

  • Abnormal chest sounds
  • Skin discoloration
  • Shortness of breath that increases during exercise
  • Breath odor
  • Coughing up blood
  • Paleness
  • A chronic cough that produces large amounts of odorous or discolored sputum
  • Wheezing
  • Fatigue
  • Clubbing of fingers
  • Unintentional weight loss
  • Coughing that gets worse at night and when lying down
  • Weakness.

You or a loved one may have cylindrical bronchiectasis. Cylindrical bronchiectasis and/or complications that have resulted from or other conditions that you have along with this disease may have caused the disability of you or your loved one. It may be what is keeping you from working.

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

You or your loved one may be considering applying for the financial help that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by cylindrical bronchiectasis and/or complications that have resulted from or other conditions that you have along with this disease. You or your loved one may have already applied and been denied by the Social Security Administration.

If you or your loved one has decided to reapply or appeal the denial, here is something important that you really ought to think carefully about. The simple truth is that people who have a disability lawyer on their side like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com are approved more often than people who are not represented by a disability attorney.

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Pancreatic Cysts and Pseudocysts and Receiving Social Security Disability

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

Your pancreas is a long, flat gland that is tucked behind your stomach, between the upper part of your small intestine (duodenum) and your spleen. Your pancreas is important for both metabolism and digestion.

Pancreatic cysts are abnormal, sac-like pockets of fluid that are inside or on your pancreas. Most of these pancreatic cysts are benign (non-cancerous).

A great number of pancreatic cysts are not true cysts. They are referred to as pseudo cysts. These are benign pockets of fluids. However, they are not lined with the kind of cells that true cysts contain. They are lined with scar or inflammatory tissue.

There are several different types of pancreatic cysts and pseudocysts. Some of these are cystic islet cell tumor, serous cystadenoma, mucinous duct ectasia, papillary cystic tumor and mucinous cystadenoma.

Pancreatic cysts are a common problem for people in the United States. It is estimated that as many as 2% of American adults have pancreatic cysts. This means that around 6 million adults have pancreatic cysts in America.

Pancreatic cysts are more common in older people. Estimates are that 9% of people who are age 80 and older have these cysts.

Pancreatic cysts and pseudocysts may not cause any signs or symptoms. When you do have signs and symptoms, they may include:

  • Vomiting and nausea
  • Persistent abdominal pain that may move around to your back
  • A mass that you can feel in your upper abdomen
  • Jaundice (yellowing of your eyes and skin with darkening of the color of your urine).

If you have a pancreatic cyst or pseudocyst that ruptures, it is a medical emergency that requires emergency medical treatment. Signs and symptoms of a ruptured pancreatic cyst or pseudocyst include:

  • Rapid and weak heartbeat
  • Vomiting blood
  • Decrease in your consciousness
  • Fainting
  • Severe abdominal pain.

Most of the time, pancreatic cysts and pseudocysts would not be a disorder that would qualify you to receive Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits. However, you or a loved one may have complications that have resulted from these cysts, or you may have other disabling conditions along with them that have led to you or your loved one’s disability and not being able to work.

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

You or your loved one may plan on applying for the financial assistance that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by pancreatic cysts and pseudocysts and complications resulting from them and/or other ailments afflicting you in addition to this disorder. You or your loved one may have already done this and been turned down by the Social Security Administration.

If you or your loved one thinks about reapplying or appealing the denial, think about this important fact. The fact is that people who are represented by a disability attorney like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com are approved more often than people who do not have a disability lawyer working for them.

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Silk Road Disease and Receiving Social Security Disability

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

Vasculitis is a general term for a group of uncommon diseases that are evidenced by inflammation of your blood vessels. The blood vessels of your body are what make up your vascular system. Your blood vessels are composed of arteries that carry oxygen-rich blood to the tissues of your body and veins that return oxygen-depleted blood from your tissues to your lungs for oxygen. Vasculitis is marked by inflammation in and damage to the walls of various blood vessels in your body.

Silk Road disease is a type of vasculitis that can involve ulceration and other legions. It is marked by genital ulcers, painful mouth ulcers, skin lesions and eye problems. This disease can be considered as a chronic upsetting of your body’s immune system.

Your immune system protects your body against infections when it is working like it should through controlled inflammation. However, if your immune system becomes overactive, it may result in unpredictable outbreaks of exaggerated inflammation that usually affect your small blood vessels.

Fortunately, Silk Road disease is rare. It affects about 1 in 20,000 people in the United States. Silk Road disease affects around 1 in 10,000 people in the Mediterranean basin, Middle East and Far East.

Silk Road disease occurs more frequently in men than in women. This disease may start at any age, but it usually begins when you are between 20 and 30 years of age.

The signs and symptoms of Silk Road disease usually vary from person to person. The signs and symptoms that you experience will probably depend on the parts of your body that are affected by Silk Road disease. Some of the possible recurring signs and symptoms that you may have include:

  • Skin lesions
  • Tonsillitis and sore throats
  • Muscle and joint pain
  • Fluctuations in your body temperature
  • Mouth ulcers
  • Diarrhea
  • Abdominal pain or bleeding
  • General feeling of weakness or sickness (malaise)
  • Inflammation in your eye
  • Headache
  • Weight loss, anorexia
  • Fever
  • Disorientation or stroke
  • Pain, redness and swelling in your arms or legs
  • Poor balance.

You or a loved one may be suffering from Silk Road disease. Silk Road disease and/or complications resulting from this disease or other disorders that you have along with it may be why you or your loved one is disabled and unable to work.

You may need help if this is your situation. You may need financial assistance.

You or your loved one may intend to apply for the financial help that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability resulting from Silk Road disease and/or complications caused by this disease or other disorders that you have along with it. You may have already taken this step, and your application was denied by the Social Security Administration.

If you or your loved one plans on reapplying or appealing the denial, think about this. People who have a disability attorney standing with them like the one you will find at Social Security Home are approved more often than people who are not represented by a disability lawyer.

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