Mickelson-Wurm
Mickelson-Wurm v. Commissioner Social Security Administration
Opinion
Lead Opinion
*484 MEMORANDUM **
Appellant Kathryn Mickelson-Wurm appeals from a final decision of the district court, which affirmed the Social Security Commissioner’s (“Commissioner”) decision denying her claim for Social Security Disability (“SSD”) and Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) benefits. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.
Kathryn Mickelson-Wurm is a nurse with twenty-five years of past relevant work experience as a registered nurse, charge nurse, and director of nursing. The medical evidence in the record reveals that Mickelson-Wurm’s November 2000 surgery resulted in a post-operative diagnosis that she could perform a significant number of jobs in the regional and national economies (utilization review contractor nurse, other nursing work, and nurse recruiter).
On April 17, 2000, Dr. Cheryl Tidball, her treating physician, made the following notes regarding Mickelson-Wurm’s condition: “marked spasm at lower thoracic and upper lumbar on the right, negative SLR (straight leg raising) and low back pain with radiculopathy.” Dr. Tidball also noted administering treatment with medicines including flexaril and Vicodin. Id. Dr. Julio Ordonez, a neurosurgeon…