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Thanks, Elaine. Yes, I would like working on research on this and forming support groups. I doubt I would stay "detached" if I were on disability, because when I've been on medical leave before (6 months at the time of first appearance of symptoms), I used the time to work out every day (to improve pain control), to work on projects that I could do in a more measured way, with breaks when I needed. I also kept pretty socially active. There's nothing wrong with my verbal ability-- it's just the blasted hand.
But......you know. That would be a huge loss. I do love what I do for a living. I just can't find an environment less stressful, and moving to get a similar job in a better environment seems risky, as I get older and the RSD gets slowly worse. I'm not sure I will be able to stay at the productivity level I've been at. The truth is that if I worked normal hours, I couldn't possibly do it. I'm just as smart, but much, much slower. What if that ticked off a new boss, while I was still in the propationary period? It is a frightening thought.
The other thing is that I know I have my intelligence, so disability seems like I'm ungrateful. But the costs of competing in this arena are so extremely high, and I sort of don't want to die young of heart disease because my weight ballooned and I stopped working out from overwork. These are bad decisions.
Do any other people out there struggle with these issues? It seems like people either were forced illegally out of their jobs or were quickly declared disabled. If you are on disability, did your doctors just mandate it? If you continue your job, do you have interference, too?
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