I got approved on the first try. I filed all my papers in November and got my first payment in May. It could be because I used an attorney, but I also have physical issues along with my MI and I had to see their MD to find out what I could and could not do. I never did have to see their psychiatrist though; the documentation on my bipolar must have been excellent, and then of course I'd been hospitalized and re-diagnosed bipolar 1 late last year, which I'm sure didn't hurt my case any.

My review is in three years. I'm doing much better now, but that's partially because I don't have the pressure of trying to hold a job. In three years I'm going to be that much older as well.....who'd hire a 60 year old who's been on disability for years? Now I'm just trying to figure out something I can do instead of sitting in front of the TV waiting to die, lol