Getting better... need some advice

[No2]

OK, the past couple of months I have had some breakthroughs, feeling better.

One of the big things I realized I needed to overcome was staying up at night; I am naturally a night person, but I was starting to live vampire hours. I have finally fought back to the land of the living.

I am still a ways from going back to work, possibly a year or so away, but there will be a time when I will have to make the decision as to when it is safe to try. My biggest concern is losing what little LTD income I have, then relapsing. (I don't need to tell you all how terrible insurance companies can be!)

Any advice?

[JR]

There's not much I can offer, I'm afraid. I'm self employed working on the computer, so generally I can just not seek work when I'm feeling rough (though I feel obliged to take it when it's offered).

I would say don't worry about this yet. It's still far off, and I think when the time is right you won't feel so anxious about it. Just feel secure for the time being in your present circumstances- worries about financial insecurity and health insurance have really not helped my condition.

[No2]

That is for sure. My LTD ins co has stressed me out! Had to get an attorney to the tune of 1/3 of my benefits just to get benefits re-instated. Plus, had to do thousands of dollars of testing (out of my pocket) to establish my case; then the ins co re-instated. It is all about money.