[ranae1221]

Hugs Mamabin. I guess on one hand it's a relief to finally know one way or the other.

Maybe this is a way for you to have the time off you need, so you can concentrate on getting better. Then once you are ready, you can rejoin the work force better than ever.

I was able to take the FLMA and took the whole 3 months. At the end, I was not ready to return to work and had to quit. I ended up going on disability for a year (my application was approved the first time and fairly quickly, something that is rare I am told) and worked just on getting better.

It was hard, I am someone who has always worked and been able to provide for myself.

But in the end, because I took the time I needed, I was able to return to work after 1 1/2 years, and was better than before I left.

It probaly is a mixed feeling right now- relief that you don't have to struggle and drag yourself to work, and dread for the unknown. Hopefully the first thing you will be able to do is file for unemployment. Talk to you doctor about options to be able to continue your appointments and medications- some clinics have a sliding scale available and your copays may be able to be reduced.

Talk to your doc if he/she feels you should file for disabilty right now. If you file, your doc will need to be able to support your claim.

It can be very easy to put all this off, to become so overwhelmed and tell yourself you will do it tomorrow. But then before you know it, the day becomes another day, and then a week passes, and then another week, and then a month has passed. Take a few days to process what happened today, but don't wait to long.