I'm trying to find other men with lupus and how well they have been able to continue working. Seams that I am getting worse and I am afraid at some point that I will not be able to continue to travel and work out of town doing construction management.
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Welcome Billy Bob, 
To answer your question I worked as long as I could, about 14 years after my first symptoms began. I had a very physical demanding job with many skills required. When it got to the point I could barely move at the end of my shift every day, I knew it was time for me to stop. The financial aspect of not working is a difficult hurdle too. It's been over 4 years now since I filed for SSDI and I continue to wait for approval. Start getting things set up for yourself, it's not going to be easy if your counting on SSDI disability to be there. Good luck!
To answer your question I worked as long as I could, about 14 years after my first symptoms began. I had a very physical demanding job with many skills required. When it got to the point I could barely move at the end of my shift every day, I knew it was time for me to stop. The financial aspect of not working is a difficult hurdle too. It's been over 4 years now since I filed for SSDI and I continue to wait for approval. Start getting things set up for yourself, it's not going to be easy if your counting on SSDI disability to be there. Good luck!
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