Well, the time I've been dreading for months has come: my SSDI claim is up for review, and I'm nervous. I'm so afraid I'm going to be kicked off benefits because I'm more stable and in better shape overall than I was when I was first approved, but I'm still not fit for work. I know I'm not. The only reason I'm doing well is that I live a relatively low-stress lifestyle; I'd be a quivering wreck if I had to go back to the rat race.

I got a two-page form that really only asked if I was working, what if any hospitalizations I've had, and which doctor(s) I've been seeing and how recently. They also had a small space for other concerns, which I filled up and had to use another piece of paper. I want them to know how impaired I really am, what with my memory problems, difficulties in learning and retaining new information, and physical disabilities. I'm hoping that, along with my age, will be enough to keep my benefits, because I don't think I'll ever be able to get a job again. I'm too old and too screwed up.

Have any of you been through a review? Were you able to stay on SSDI? Did you need additional documentation, or did you have to see their doctors/psychiatrists? I'm really anxious about all this and I fear losing the only income I have.