elliemay1,
I'm sorry you're having to deal with so much.
I used to deal with pain all the time, which I finally figured out was due to fibro (undiagnosed), and found that an anti-inflammatory diet helped a great deal with those pain symptoms. That meant reducing actually almost eliminating all foods high in omega 6, and foods high in arachonic acid (like chicken). Since then, my pains have almost been totally gone.
Are you saying that they diagnosed you with fibro and UCTD?
Curious as to: A 54 yr old victem of child abuse ( the first question my GI doc asked btw)
I'm sorry to hear about that. I've been there too, it's a burden that's hard to leave behind :(
I'm curious as to why the GI asked you about that?
As to the SSDI process, I know it can be quite overwhelming.