I think my insurance company was UNUM. We are put on disability immediately anytime we are out of work for more than 5 days. I know it was when I had the laryngectomy. When I had radiation 4 years before that, it was my RO who signed the form. I was driving myself to rad appts and also to PT 3 days a week throughout the entire treatment and lost very little weight. My RO would have been willing to put me on disability from day one but I had planned on working and would have if I hadn't developed a rampant case of thrush and a high fever. I also had back pain from a winged scapula.

Your RO sounds like a nut. How sick do you have to be before he will put you on disability. Very few people work through radiation and chemo. Have you talked to any of her other patients? Are they getting disability? Can you talk to a case manager at the insurance company to find out what they consider 'disabled'. How about your company representative? I'd fight this. This makes no sense.

Take care,
Eileen