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I need help, ESA assessment

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Boqer
Boqer

Hello everyone

I received a date yesterday for my ESA assessment, and I'm so worried about it, it took me months just to remember to tell the Dr all my symptoms how am I ever going to remember in just one meeting, and I'm worried that if I write things down and refer to it they will think it's not real rolleyes

Does anyone have any advice about it, and would it be worth getting a letter from my Dr to take?

Please help

Thank you

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  • erykah71
    erykah71 Boqer

    Posted

    Sorry forgot to say - my daughter who is gradually doing more and more for me has written a statement in how she supports/cares for me - She did this by discriptor and gave examples of each one 

    x

     

    • Boqer
      Boqer erykah71

      Posted

      Yes, good idea. I can't do that, but my sis-in-law helps me with my meds on a morning before she goes out, so I could get her to write something for me to take.

      Thank you

  • kaz_40
    kaz_40 Boqer

    Posted

    Hi Boqer A letter from your gp would most certainly help, also dont feel bad about writing things down I do it all the time as we never know when fibro fog will strike you may forget something that you wanted to say. its best to write stuff down so you wount forget anything. If you can take some one with you. it helps to have some one with you. for support.Hope it all goes well for you gentle hugs xx
    • Boqer
      Boqer kaz_40

      Posted

      Thank you kaz,

      Yes I hope to have someone there but she doesn't really know me at all, except that she helped me fill my forms in in the beginning.

      Hope you are not doing too badly today

      Gentle hugs

  • Angel51
    Angel51 Boqer

    Posted

    Hi Boquer,

    I needed to let you know that many people will go to these assessments and explain in detail....that their symptoms have worsened, however one needs to remember that the focus of your illness is the time frame from 6 months before you applied and 3 months since your Date of Claim... which is why you should take your claim form or diary as evidence from that period. There's a strong chance you will be asked if your illness has got worse? This is to entrap you into saying yes...When? they'll say and you need to make sure you tell them since you started your claim or before this date. 

    As far as I am aware these assessments and tribunals are a sham and I personally have experienced untruths about what I had said written about me....which I am still fighting today.

    I will just say....don't be rushed into a reply, take someone with you even if for moral support, take all specialists reports, doctors letters and most definately your own notes, diaries etc.

    Good luck and do not allow them to make you feel hurried or a nuisance...you're not! You're trying to give them an account of how you cope each day. Let us know how it goes.

    Regards

    Angie x

    • Boqer
      Boqer Angel51

      Posted

      Thank you for your advice, it all seems hardly related to how we actually feel and more about the technicalities rolleyes if they had asked me if it worsened, I would have said yes. I'm not sure it's going to go ok, but am hoping that someone will be able to come with me. I have never been to a specialist, and am just trying to get a Dr letter now, I have no diary either, just the forms I filled in for them and a couple of letters I have written to them since.

      I hope your appeal goes well, however long it takes.

      Take care

      Boqer

  • susan556
    susan556 Boqer

    Posted

    Hi Boqer tried to send you link but moderater wont allow it to go through. Its a benefit help forum, you pay for the year and they help you with appeals and claims and advice you on what to and not what to say.Lots of satisfied Pm for the link

    Sue x

  • susan556
    susan556 Boqer

    Posted

    Hi Boqer ive sent another link to the administrator for approval to send to you. you dont have to pay for this one. Oh and going by my sons last assesment  they were more interested how he felt about driving to London on the motorway, how he felt in crowds of people ect, wasnt the slightest bit interested in his on going deteriating back problem along with new reports and scans too.  Seems you have to convince these people its affecting you mentally!  Good luck and yes of course write everything down.

    Sue x 

    • Boqer
      Boqer susan556

      Posted

      Thank you sue, it just all seems a battle start to finish.

      Take care and gentle hugs

  • erykah71
    erykah71 Boqer

    Posted

    Hi Boqer,

    Hope it all went well today 

    Gentle hugs hun xx

    • Boqer
      Boqer erykah71

      Posted

      Good morning Erykah

      Thank you for your thoughts 😃.

      I'm laid up in bed today, I ache too much from going out yesterday. I really don't know how it went, or what the nurse thought, but I tried to tell her everything. I'm sure I didn't, that I missed things, and I have no idea if she knew what fibro is. I did askher but she didn't really answer.

      I think it's rough that they put us through that kind of thing, especially as stress makes us worse. A Dr note or letter should be sufficient!

      Anyway, it's just a case of waiting now, they said it would beabout three weeks before they let me know.

      Thanks again for your help and support.

      Take it easy, huge soft hugs.

    • erykah71
      erykah71 Boqer

      Posted

      Aww the aftermath of going out/strenuous activity has got to be one of the worst symptoms of Fibro sad. I think the DWP should send the HCP round to visit us the day following their assessment to see first hand what extra pain, fatigue and stress we have to endure.

      On the bright side, it's over now, feet up and do nothing for the day (or three).

      Gentle hugs hun x 

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