Disability for chronic pancreatitis?
Hey there.
I've had pancreatitis since 2021, and in spring of 2025 had surgery for a massive psuedo cyst.
Recently I've gotten back to work part time at a dollar tree. Nothing too fancy or out of the ordinary realm.
Suddenly the flair ups have come back, and I've been putting off hospitalization because honestly I need the money.
However my care physicians are extremely concerned about this.
They want me to go to the ER whenever I complain or be hospitalized, which I really can't do if I want to KEEP said job.
It doesn't seem to be food induced either. You know pretty instantly when your body doesn't like what you are eating with this condition.
It's only after I've been moving or lifting alot- then I hit a rest moment.
That's when the pain becomes buckling.
I can't do sit-down jobs as I've had 3 pulmonary embolisms, so long periods of stagnation are bad for me.
I'm only 30. I don't have enough work credits, I know that for a fact. (Which is why I was denied for my P.E.s)
I'm at a loss what to do other than run my body into the ground.
Is there ANY chance I could get on disability?
Feeling a bit helpless and on deaths door to be honest.