Last Week Tonight Show About Social Security Disability
Del Last Week Tonight with John Oliver did a show about how messed up Social Security Disability is. I’ve written about how crazy it is trying to get benefits. He drills…
Healthcare
List of Things That Have Helped My Fibromyalgia
Here is a list of things that have helped my fibromyalgia, things I have tried that didn’t help, and some things that had mixed or temporary results. Let’s start with…
Mental Health Care on Medicaid
I have Medicaid insurance, and I have found it to be very difficult to obtain good health care. Most doctors don’t take the insurance, and the ones that do have…
Chronic Pain Makes Me Claustrophobic
*Trigger warning: Discussion of claustrophobia and feeling boxed in and trapped. I just had a flash of thought about how long I haven’t been able to work. How long I’ve…
My Spinal Cord Stimulator Experiences
Spinal cord stimulators (SCS) have become a common method of treating chronic pain. The system consists of a signal generator and lead wires that are implanted into the spinal canal.…
Why Pain Patients Can’t Use the Emergency Room
I came across this post on Reddit while searching for fibromyalgia help, and it’s absolutely horrifying. The original post was by a 17 year old who was diagnosed with fibromyalgia…
My Pain Patient Neighbor Passed Away
My neighbor Brian suffered from the same chronic pain issues I do. Brian was retired and was about 70 years old. He had lumbar spine issues that plagued him for…
The System isn’t Broken, it’s Designed to Fail
As I traverse the terrible world of disability and public services, I keep finding myself saying, “The system is so incredibly broken.” With my health insurance, I have to call…