Thank-you both. This board has been so helpful to me at times in need and I'm so greatful.

Elsa, are you currently working? I think you can make about 1100 a month and still be on disability. I want to do my best to stay full-time, and by doing that I have excellent structure, a good paycheck, etc. And I think the longer I work the highest the base SSDI would be. And together with working a very reduced schedule, I could not be rich by any means, but not be in poverty. I've worked real jobs since I was 19 and generally full-time except some in college.

So I'm going to do everything I can to go back full-time. And if I truly can not and it excerbates symptoms so much that I can't get and stay stable, I'm going with plan B. Knowing that I did everything I could.

If I am stable several years, I may even be able to return to full-time again. I do want to do more schooling but this is not the time. And may not be realistic. I am a Registered Nurse and the goal would be become a NP. Though at the moment I see no way I could do that job, even though for now I usually know what the doctor will say or do when I give report. It would be a dream job for me. If I'm stable and have demonstrated such for an extended period of time.

Thank you again.