Advice from the older and wiser...

[colemanyoungerinalaska]

sounds like you need a shrink if the doctors wont sign your papers try a different route
i think you could get on mental disability faster than physical if you really want to get on disability. being on disability is something ive never wanted but could actually be on

ive broken my back and nearly every bone in my body have arthritis osteoporosis and lots of nerve damage im not on disability i tend to work 16+ hour days in extreme conditions on oil rigs powerplants inside of mountains out on the ocean etc. my problem is that when i get physicals for a company i actually have to talk the doctors out of saying i have a disability or saying i cant do something because of a physical ailment. im in almost constant pain and have grown very accustomed to it and i dont take pills id rather be able to feel it and know exactly whats going on in my body ive gone to work with my hand broke, kneecap cracked, puncture wounds in my foot, broken fingers, bad lacerations with fresh stitches etc. the only time i wont go to work is when i have the flu or im really really hung over which isnt often.

the college idea sounds like a good one to me im sure you could got to an school with a good information technologies program sees like thats what youre into anyways

if you really cant work it sounds like you should get on it youre gonna have a hard time convincing anyone that you cant do any kind of work
the only time i really couldnt work at all was when i broke my back i was stuck in a bed for months that was the worst time ever i couldnt do much of anything and was extremely depressed because of that

150 dollars for some percs is a really lame reason to get thrown in jail if i were gonna be a drug dealer i wouldnt risk it for 150 bucks if your moms friend needs those pills maybe she should see a pain specialist or she might just be what my doctor friend calls a "seeker"

those people you know that are able to work but on disability what are the on disability for is it physical or mental or are they just scammers

[Jon]

Mithrandir,

I hope you don't take great offense to my posts here. I am not trying to bash you or anything like that. I am just trying to point out that your views are flawed in the eyes of the majority. If you would like to join the majority of Americans that work hard and earn what they have, we would love for you to do so. I was trying to show you a little of the light at the end of the tunnel, if you will.

That said, I think you would do well with some programming training. Maybe get some certifications in an area that you like. If there is one place a person with a handicap can make it, it is in IT. Have you seen those guys?

Seriously though, you are young. I know you have some hardships that are going to make you have to work a little harder than most, but there have been many people before you that did not give up. They have had hardships as well and they fought through and made something of themselves. You can too, if you choose to.

I do wish you all the luck in the world. I do feel terrible that you have the hardships that you do. I would not wish them on anyone. But, do not let your hardships defeat you. Be who you want to be in spite of them. Only then will you see the life that you desire. You will never find that life in a pill.

Peace!

[Mithrandir]

Mithrandir,
I hope you don't take great offense to my posts here. I am not trying to bash you or anything like that. I am just trying to point out that your views are flawed in the eyes of the majority. If you would like to join the majority of Americans that work hard and earn what they have, we would love for you to do so. I was trying to show you a little of the light at the end of the tunnel, if you will.
That said, I think you would do well with some programming training. Maybe get some certifications in an area that you like. If there is one place a person with a handicap can make it, it is in IT. Have you seen those guys?
Seriously though, you are young. I know you have some hardships that are going to make you have to work a little harder than most, but there have been many people before you that did not give up. They have had hardships as well and they fought through and made something of themselves. You can too, if you choose to.
I do wish you all the luck in the world. I do feel terrible that you have the hardships that you do. I would not wish them on anyone. But, do not let your hardships defeat you. Be who you want to be in spite of them. Only then will you see the life that you desire. You will never find that life in a pill.
Peace!

Im not, but im also not concerned about the views of the majority.

Update on my health, ive had night terrors 3 out of the last 6 days, today I had a wonderful dream though thank god.

Ive been very sick in the stomach just not wanting to get out of bed. Been off the pain pills for 3 days just to see if it was them, its not. I only have 2 left anyway. Been head to toe in hives everyday.

I really wanna stop taking these antibiotics, im giving them 2 more weeks, if i dont see improvement im stopping em.

I talked my mom into trying one last thing, from the institute of alternative health. Its an oxygen cleanse and flush. Over 7 weeks of taking the product it raises the oxygen level in your body to over 90% killing any candida albicans and bad bacteria. So if these antibiotics dont work im hoping this does, if not i dunno what im gonna do.