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Tips for Getting a Proper Diagnosis of an Autoimmune Disease
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Ì don't qualify for medicaid even though I'm unable to work and just started to receive only a small in unemployment. I'm quite certain I have Addison's disease and have been going misdiagnosed for a very long time now. I suspected this a few years ago and have been trying to manage this the best I can but the episodes where I loose consciousness are becoming more frequent now and its kind of scaring me when when I start to come out of it and inhale a big breath of air like I had stopped breathing. I'm all by myself and have no support system....
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Depending on your state, I would look into the ADA and any resources that you can find. If you are receiving unemployment due to not being able to work due to your illness, you may qualify for benefits under social security. I have not been able to work for 3 years. I have Long COVID. I am in school, online, and living off student loans. I hope to find a remote job when I get my MSW. I go to therapy at a place that has a sliding scale and state grants for people like you and me. Hang in there.
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For over a month now I've been scrubbing my fingernails constantly because they look dirty and have this brown stain on several of them that I thought was from hair color and wondering why it won't scrub off. It's because it's not a stain from hair color but is a uncommon symptom of Addison's disease. And even given this new finding i still don't qualify for insurance at this time and could be another month before I hear anything and even then it's not guaranteed....