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Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits While Battling Neuroblastoma

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
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Cancer starts in your cells. Your cells are the primary building blocks of your body. Cancer results from mutations (defects) that occur in your cells.

When mutations occur, old cells do not die like they should, and new cells are made even though you do not need them.

A mass (tumor) can begin from these excess cells. These masses are either benign or malignant. Benign tumors are not cancer. Malignant ones are.

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

Neuroblastoma is one of the many kinds of cancer. It is a cancer that begins in your nerve cells. Neuroblastoma usually originates in your adrenal glands that are located on top of your kidneys. However, it can also start in your spinal cord, pelvis, neck or chest. These are areas of your body where groups of nerve cells are found.

Neuroblastoma can begin in anyone at any age, but it is most common in children who are 5 and under. It is the most common cancer in infancy and can even begin before birth. Around 650 new cases of neuroblastoma are diagnosed each year in the United States.

The first signs and symptoms of neuroblastoma are usually pain, fever and malaise (a general sick feeling). Other signs and symptoms that you or your child with disability may experience include:

  • Diarrhea
  • Red, flushed skin
  • Loss of appetite
  • Tachycardia (rapid pulse)
  • Unintended weight loss
  • Tenderness or bone pain if it has moved to your bones
  • Bluish color around your eyes and pale skin
  • A chronic cough or problems breathing if it has spread to your chest
  • Excessive sweating
  • An enlarged abdomen
  • Difficulty with balance
  • Inability to empty your bladder
  • Leg, feet or eye movements that are uncontrolled
  • Paralysis (loss of movement) of your lower extremities (feet, legs or hips).

You or your child with disability may have neuroblastoma. This disease and/or complications resulting from it may be why you or your child is disabled and in need of financial help.

You may be thinking about applying for financial assistance from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits for you or your child with disability because of the disability caused by neuroblastoma and/or complications resulting from this disease. You may have already done this and been denied.

If you are considering appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration, keep this in mind. 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.

Please do not wait. Let us help you get the disability benefits you deserve from the Social Security Administration.

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.

Chronic Pain and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

There are 2 kinds of pain. Acute pain is pain that comes on you suddenly as the result of an accident, injury or illness. It goes away as your body heals. Chronic pain, however, is pain that continues long after your body has healed.

Chronic pain was originally defined as pain that lasted longer than 6 months. Now, chronic pain is defined as pain that lasts longer than the temporal course of natural healing that is associated with a particular disease or injury.

Chronic pain can come in many forms. Chronic pain can come from:

  • General somatic pain – This is pain from your outer body.
  • Visceral pain – This is pain that comes from your internal organs.
  • Bone pain – This is pain resulting from disease or injury to your bones.
  • Muscle spasm – This is pain from something affecting your muscles.
  • Peripheral neuropathy – This is pain coming from the nerves leading from your head, face, trunk or extremities to your spinal cord.
  • Circulatory problems – This is pain coming from problems with your circulation.
  • Headaches – This is pain coming from your head hurting.

The obvious effect caused by chronic pain is pain that you continue to experience, that persists. It is pain that will not go away. Chronic pain is pain that goes on long after it should have stopped.

It should be apparent that chronic pain is not a disease, disorder, or disability. Chronic pain is an effect that is being caused by a condition, injury or ailment that can cause disability.

In other words, if you or a loved one is disabled, the cause of your disability is whatever is causing your chronic pain. Chronic pain may be the primary way that you or your loved one is being affected by whatever your underlying condition is.

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

Where will the financial help that you need come from? Who is going to help you? Who can you 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 that is primarily characterized by chronic pain? Were you or your loved one denied by the Social Security Administration?

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 that you need to be aware of.

You or your loved one is going to need the advice of a disability attorney like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com in this process. The reason for this being true is because people who have a disability lawyer in their corner are approved more often than those people who are without an attorney.

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.

Multiple Myeloma and Receiving Social Security Disability

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

Cancer starts in your cells. These are the basic building blocks of your body. Old cells die when they should and new cells take their place when you need them if your body is functioning like it ought to. But, when things go wrong, old cells do not die like they should and new cells develop when you do not require them.

A tumor (mass) can originate with these excess cells. These tumors are either benign or malignant. Benign tumors are not cancer. Malignant ones are.

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

Multiple myeloma is one of the many different types of cancer. It begins in your plasma cells in your bone marrow. These are a kind of white blood cell that produces proteins that are called antibodies that help you to fight infection.

With multiple myeloma, a group of mutated (abnormal) plasma cells that are called myeloma cells multiply, which raises the amount of abnormal proteins in your blood. The result can be difficulties with your immune system, red blood cell count, kidneys and bones.

Over 20,000 new cases of multiple myeloma are diagnosed each year in the United States. Most of the people who get this disease are over 50 years of age. Men have this disease more often than women.

Like many other cancers, multiple myeloma may not cause any signs or symptoms in its early stages. Signs and symptoms may also vary from person to person. Some of the signs and symptoms that you may experience are:

  • Unexplained fractures
  • Back or bone pain
  • Problems with bleeding
  • An increased likelihood of infection
  • Mental confusion
  • Constipation
  • Excessive urination and thirst
  • A high calcium level in your blood
  • Numbness or weakness in your legs
  • Symptoms of anemia like shortness of breath, fatigue and tiredness
  • Unintended weight loss
  • Loss of appetite
  • Nausea.

You or a loved one may have multiple myeloma. This disease and/or complications resulting from it may be causing your disability and need of financial help.

You or your loved one may consider applying for financial assistance from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by multiple myeloma and/or complications resulting from this disease. You or your loved one may have already applied and been turned down?

If you or your loved one decides to appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration, never forget. People who are represented by a disability attorney like the one at Social Security Home are approved more often than people who do not have a disability lawyer.

Contact the disability attorney at Social Security Home, today.

Mesothelioma and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

Asbestos is a natural mineral product. It has been an extremely valuable product in manufacturing because of its resistance to corrosion and heat. In the past, it has been used extensively in products like fire-retardant materials, insulation, cement and some vinyl floor tiles.

The United States government began to regulate the use of asbestos and asbestos products in the middle of the 70s. Today, the use and handling of asbestos is strictly regulated.

The reason for government regulation is that heavy, long-term exposure to asbestos before this regulation has led to serious breathing and lung problems. One such problem is asbestosis.

Another is mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that is almost always caused by previous exposure to asbestos. Malignant cells develop in your mesothelium. This is a protective lining that covers most of your body’s internal organs.

Mesothelioma is divided into different types according to which part of your mesothelium is affected. Some of these are:

  • Pleural malignant mesothelioma – This affects the tissue that surrounds your lungs. This is the most common form of the disease.
  • Mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis – The lining around you testicles is where this type develops.
  • Peritoneal mesothelioma – This type occurs in the tissue in your abdomen.
  • Pericardial mesothelioma – The tissue surrounding your heart is where the disease develops.

The effects of mesothelioma depend on the part of your mesothelium that is affected. Some of the effects of peritoneal mesothelioma are:

  • Change in your bowel habits like more constipation or diarrhea
  • Unexplained weight loss
  • Abdominal pain
  • Lumps of tissue in your abdomen
  • Abdominal swelling.

The effects of pleural mesothelioma include:

  • Chest pain under your rib cage
  • Unexplained weight loss
  • Pleurisy (painful breathing)
  • Shortness of breath
  • Dry cough
  • Painful coughing
  • Unusual lumps of tissue under the skin of your chest.

The effects of mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis and pericardial mesothelioma are not clear. There is little information on these forms because they are so rare. A mass on your testicle may be the first indication of mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis. Chest pains or problems breathing may be indications of pericardial mesothelioma.

You or a loved one may have mesothelioma. This disorder may be the cause of you or your loved one’s disability. It may be the reason why you need financial help.

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

If you or your loved one plans on appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration, remember this. People who are represented by a disability attorney like the one at Social Security Home are approved more often than those people who are not represented by a lawyer.

Postrenal Azotemia and Receiving Social Security Disability

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Postrenal azotemia is the third kind of azotemia. The first two are prerenal azotemia and renal azotemia.

Azotemia is a medical condition that involves abnormal levels of nitrogen-containing compounds like creatinine, urea and various body waste compounds and other nitrogen-rich compounds in your blood. This has to do with not enough filtering of your blood by your kidneys.

Azotemia is also a clinical sign of a larger condition known as uremia. Uremia refers to illnesses that go along with kidney failure. Theses include conditions like acidosis, anemia, hyperkalemia, hypertension and hypocalcemia.

Azotemia is a fairly common problem. This is especially true for people that are in the hospital. Hospital acquired azotemia occurs in around 5% of all hospital admissions.

Postrenal azotemia is characterized by abnormal levels of nitrogen-containing and nitrogen-rich compounds in your blood just like the other two types of azotemia. The type of azotemia that you have is determined by what is causing your condition.

All three types of azotemia have some features in common. For example, all three types of azotemia are characterized by a decrease in the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of your kidneys and increases in your BUN (blood urea nitrogen) and creatinine serum concentrations. The BUN-to-creatinine ratio is one of the things that help identify the type of azotemia you have.

There are different effects that postrenal azotemia may cause. Some of these are:

  • Pain or urgency with urination
  • Difficulty in urinating
  • Urine that is dark or red blood-tinged
  • Chills and fever if you have an infection
  • Swelling in your ankles or feet
  • Confusion
  • Weakness and fatigue with extreme muscle weakness
  • A seizure.

The effects caused by postrenal azotemia and/or conditions resulting from or along with it can debilitating. It may be why you or a loved one is disabled.

Do you or your loved one need help because of your disability? Do you need financial help?

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

Have you or your loved one applied for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by postrenal azotemia and/or conditions along with or as a result of it? Were you denied?

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

You or your loved one will need a disability lawyer like the one at socialsecurityhome.com to represent you in this process. The reason for this being true is because people who are helped and represented by a disability attorney are approved more often than those people who do not have a lawyer.

Do not wait. Do not put this off. This is something that could affect you or your loved one for the rest of your life. Contact the disability attorney at socialsecurityhome.com, today.

Prerenal Azotemia and Receiving Social Security Disability

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Prerenal azotemia is a type of azotemia. The other two types are renal azotemia and postrenal azotemia.

Azotemia is a medical condition that is characterized by abnormal levels of nitrogen-containing compounds like creatinine, various body waste compounds, urea and other nitrogen-rich compounds in your blood. It has to do with insufficient filtering of your blood by your kidneys.

Azotemia is also a clinical sign of a wider condition known as uremia. Uremia refers to illnesses that go along with kidney failure. Theses include conditions like acidosis, anemia, hyperkalemia, hypertension and hypocalcemia.

Like the other two types of azotemia, prerenal azotemia is marked by abnormal levels of nitrogen-containing and nitrogen-rich compounds in your blood. It is distinguished by what causes it and by a BUN-to-creatinine ratio that is greater than 15. This refers to the ratio of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) to the ratio of creatinine serum concentrations in your blood.

The reason for this involves the mechanism that filters BUN and creatinine. Your glomerular filtration rate (GFR) levels are decreased due to hypoperfusion. This leads to a general increase in BUN and creatinine levels, but some of the filtered BUN is reabsorbed from the proximal tubules of your kidney back into your blood. This happens with only a tiny amount of filtered creatinine. Therefore, more BUN builds up in your blood than does creatinine.

Azotemia is a fairly common problem. This is especially true if you are hospitalized. Hospital acquired azotemia occurs in around 5% of all hospital admissions.

There are several different ways that prerenal azotemia may affect you. Some of these include:

  • Decrease in urine output
  • No urine output
  • Excessive urination at night (nocturia)
  • Pale skin color
  • Dry mouth
  • Weakness and fatigue
  • Confusion
  • Rapid pulse
  • Pain in your abdomen
  • Edema (swelling)
  • Excessive thirst.

The effects from prerenal azotemia and/or other related underlying conditions may be keeping you or a loved one from working. Prerenal azotemia and/or other related underlying conditions may be the cause of you or your loved one’s disability.

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 from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by prerenal azotemia and/or related underlying conditions? Were you or your loved one denied?

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

You or your loved one will need a disability lawyer like the one at socialsecurityhome.com to counsel and guide you in what can be a long and trying process. The reason this is true is because people who have a disability attorney on their side are approved more often than those people who are without a lawyer.

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

A Brain AVM and Receiving Social Security Disability

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Arteriovenous malformation is what the letters AVM stands for. An AVM is a tangle of poorly formed and abnormal veins and arteries (blood vessels). An AVM has a higher rate of bleeding than normal blood vessels.

A brain AVM is when this occurs in your brain. It is an abnormal connection between veins and arteries in your brain that disrupts the normal flow of blood between these blood vessels.

Fortunately, a brain AVM is extremely rare. They happen in less than 1% of the general population of the United States.

Researchers believe that a brain AVM takes place during the development of a baby inside its mother’s womb. However, researchers do not know why this happens to some babies but not others.

There are risk factors that may increase your likelihood of having a brain AVM. Anyone can be born with a brain AVM, but boys are more likely to have one than girls. Signs and symptoms are more likely to happen before the age of 50. This is because a brain AVM tends to stay stable once you reach middle age. Pregnancy may begin or cause signs and symptoms to get worse in women because there is an increase in blood volume and flow during this time.

A brain AVM many times does not cause any signs or symptoms until it ruptures, and there is hemorrhage (bleeding) in your brain. There are several signs and symptoms that may be an indication that you have a brain AVM. Some of these are:

  • Loss of consciousness or collapse
  • Sudden onset of a severe headache
  • Seizures
  • Some type of motor paralysis
  • Sensory disturbance
  • Vomiting
  • Nausea
  • A pulsing noise in your head
  • Severe unsteadiness
  • A whooshing sound that can be heard when your skull is examined with a stethoscope
  • Numbness or weakness that is progressive
  • Problems with your speech
  • An inability to understand others.

You or a loved one may have a brain AVM. This malformation and/or complications resulting from or other conditions along with it may be why you or your loved one is disabled. A brain AVM may be why you are not able to work.

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

You or your loved one may have decided to apply for the financial assistance that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits. In fact, you may have already done this and been denied by the Social Security Administration.

If you or your loved one plans on appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration, here is something for you to consider. People who have a disability lawyer like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com are approved more often than people who are not represented by a disability attorney.

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

Osteomyelitis and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Osteomyelitis is the medical term that is used to refer to infection in a bone. Infections can start in one of your bones if some kind of trauma exposes your bone to germs. Infections can also reach one of your bones by spreading from a tissue that is close by or going through your blood stream.

Osteomyelitis usually affects the long bones in your body. These are your upper arm bone or your leg bones. Osteomyelitis can also affect your pelvis and spine.

Osteomyelitis can either be an acute or chronic condition in adults. In children it is usually an acute condition. Osteomyelitis affects around 2 out of every 10,000 people in the United States.

Osteomyelitis can be caused by a variety of bacteria and fungi. The most common is staphylococcus aureus. Other causes include:

  • Bacteria in your bloodstream that gets in a localized area of your bone
  • A minor trauma that can result in a blood clot around your bone and then a secondary infection
  • A soft tissue infection or a chronic open wound
  • Any kind of open injury to a bone where it pierces your skin
  • An infection from another place in your body that spreads to your bone through your blood stream.

There are several signs and symptoms that may be an indication that you have osteomyelitis. Some of these are:

  • Fever that is abrupt
  • Chills
  • Nausea that is a result of being sick with an infection
  • Sweating excessively
  • Tenderness and/or pain in the affected bone
  • Swelling of your legs, feet or ankles
  • Malaise (general feeling of sickness, discomfort or uneasiness)
  • Changes in your gait (the way you walk)
  • Warmth, redness and swelling in the affected bone
  • Lower back pain if your spine is affected
  • The drainage of pus through your skin
  • Lethargy or irritability in young children
  • Chronic fatigue.

You or a loved one may have been diagnosed with osteomyelitis. This condition and/or complications resulting from or other conditions along with it may be why you are not able to work. It may be causing you or your loved one’s disability.

Because of this, you may need assistance. You may need financial help.

You or your loved one may have applied for the financial assistance that you need by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by osteomyelitis and/or complications resulting from or other conditions along with it. Were you or your loved one denied by the Social Security Administration?

If you or your loved one is considering appealing 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 people who do not have a disability lawyer.