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I actually HAVE a disability. What have I done? Well, I have a bazillion dollars in unpain medical bills because I have had no insurance in the past. Now that I do have insurance, I found a primary doctor that is understanding. It’s a crappy policy and doesn’t pay for much the first years. So, until the year is up, he is managing my symptoms. I have not just a bad back, but MS like symptoms and the disease seems to be degenerative (gets worse over time). That being said: if you go to nursing school for instance, you do not have to disclose your medical problems unless it will interfere with your training. If a doctor says your fine to lift 60 lbs., you don’t have to tell them squat. Then once you get out of nursing school and are in the field, you can go into many branches of nursing that do not involve heavy lifting. For instance a doctors office nurse gives shots, charting and some lifting. Now if you were to go into the adult cardiac ICU unit, you would have to lift grown men for a bath and such. You just need to research the branch of health care you want to go into. Also, social care offers a wide range of stuff to do. Being a social worker for DCF might have lots of lifting, but I don’t think it does. That would involve going to check on children that have had complaints on the parents and such. Go for it. And then once you get into the health/social care field, you might just find a better doctor that can fully treat your symtoms or it may go away. Also, I have found that for my pain, mild exercise has helped. I walk at a moderate pace for 30 minutes a day. It release endorphins that help with pain. Talk to a doctor about a reasonable exercise routine. Hope this helps.

By hclanaha on Jan 6, 2010