MS flare and disability papers

[Hibbles]

I have some more questions for everyone here that i'm very very nervous about.
Whenever I had my last flare in April (some of which I am STILL experiencing in the form of MS hug) I ended up in the hospital for three days of steroids. I was fairly doped up on several things to make the experience a little better for me, but it became obvious after I began to come down off of my drug induced stupor that the hospital had found me a caseworker and gave me paperwork for disability.
This makes me really nervous. Does this mean i'm really bad off? What exactly does this mean? And is this "hug" permanent? I think it's getting better very very slowly but it has me nervous. The slight numbness in patches on my back, stomach, and legs disappeared with steroids.

[Guitar_grrrl]

If you don't feel disabled, you certainly don't have to apply.  However, if you're still recovering from your flare, and you can't work, you can apply for your state's disability until you're able to work again.  

[HVAC]

The hugs should go away. I know it is painful. Are you on any medication to help. I take muscle relaxers and liquid Valium when mine is at its worst.

It takes awhile to get disability so the hospital probably was just trying to be helpful.

It is up to you to decide when and if you take disability.

I still have not applied, I am self employed. I was diagnosed in 2009.

Alex

[Hibbles]

I feel as if you are helping way more than the therapist I saw. I'm wondering if that's common too..

"You have MS."
"Okay..can you sign me up for therapy?"

Something tells me that it is..

[kwarendorf]

That the hospital gave you disability paperwork does not mean you are disabled. You are the only one who can determine if you are disabled. The distribution of disability paperwork does not have anything to do with your condition.

Neither does the fact that they assigned you a caseworker mean that you are disabled. That's fairly routine. When I had my hip replaced I was assigned a caseworker. I believe it's just to help you get any aftercare you may need.

As to you symptoms, as you saw, some respond to steroids right away. Others take more time and some never fully disappear. There is no way to tell as each of us is different.

Kyle