[RRU96]

That was the sorriest excuse for a doctor I have ever seen. And the sorriest excuse for an appointment I have ever had.

Bring someone that knows what you are dealing with.

WHY! So they can sit in the waiting room. Ask my WIFE what I deal with. Ask her what SHE deals with. Don't just tell her to go sit in the waiting room for no reason.

Introduce yourself as a doctor, reason for the appointment.

NO! Why would you do such a courteous thing like that. Especially since you cant even shake my hand.

Ask me about my reason for applying for disability, and show interest in it. Try to understand what I am trying to tell you instead of reading off a piece of paper.

NO! I get maybe.... 5 questions pertaining to Bipolar in any fashion..... and then from then on out it was,
"How are an Orange and a Banana similiar?"
"Countdown from 100 by 7's"
"How are an automobile and a boat similar?"
"How long does it take someone walking 3 mph to walk 24 miles?"

Give me a break. This guy is the key to determining my disability. This Guy! He found out so much about me in the 10 minutes I was in his office that all of my medical records couldnt tell them.

[owllover99]

Thanks for letting me know. I will struggle here at work until retirement if i ever can retire. That really sucks, man. And I know you need the disability. They do everything in their power to get you to not get it. And then it takes years. And you better have a lawyer. And I wanted to be a social worker and help people back when I was young. What has this country come to? I feel for you. All I can say is keep trying even though they suck because you need the money.

[NuckingFutz]

Wow, maybe no one else would hire him because of all the reasons you noted. I am going through the same process with the VA. I must say the docs are very thorough. So far I have had 7 appointments. Only 3 more to go! Good luck with getting your disability.

[paulswife1]

YA I WENT THREW THOSE EXACT SAME TEST SERIOUSLY!!!! THOSE ARE THE MOST STUPID QUESTIONS. THEY DON'T EVEN ASK WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR HEAD. A LEAST MY APPOINTMENT WAS LONGER. ALTHOUGH THAT JUST MENT MORE STUPID QUESTIONS. FINALLY I JUST THREW OUT BIZZARE ANSWERS, BOY DID HE START WRITING FAST THEN. SORRY YOU HAD TO GO THREW THAT .

[thinker22]

I had the same appt for my disability. They called it a "Psychodiagnostic Evaluation." Did the whole count down from 100 by 7s and all the other bizarre questions. One of them, I remember, was "What does 'Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones' mean?" I don't know why but I got stumped even though I knew how it is used in common parlance. I finally came up with some answer which I'm not even sure is right. Did it make me seem mentally ill? I don't know. He said I had a good case before I left, but I still got denied shortly after the appt. I immediately appealed and got it a couple of months later. Another weird thing at the appt. was memory testing. He listed off numbers and wanted me to recite them backward to him. By the time he got up to 6 numbers I was lost. Blanked out and couldn't even repeat the last one. He also had me hold out my arm with my palm down. Said it was a test for Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, I think. Not even sure what that is. Did they ask you if you hear voices? He did, and I told him I hear "a voice." And he wanted me to answer only yes or no for all of these questions. And it's like, "I'm bipolar, don't you get it?! It depends on which episode I'm in as to whether the answer is yes or no." That was so frustrating. All this to say, I feel for you. Mine took 2 hours. I left absolutely drained. Sorry your experience sucked too.