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Thanks for

Reply .’yes gave them all

New evidence of illness worsining and also being diagnosed with fibromyalgia and being put on zomorph and oramorph daily for pain .. I’m praying pip continues as illness worse but seeing some comments on here im

Scared 

Caroline 

No problem,

PIP isn't awarded based on a diagnosis so the fibromyalgia diagnosis makes no difference. It's how those conditions affect you daily that matters. What award do you have now?

Yes, everyone gets scared with the reviews and assessments, i was the same last year for mine. That's perfectly normal. Hopefully everything will be fine and you won't have to wait too long for a decision.

Remember to answer those questions with as much detail as possible and avoid answering with just a yes or no. This assessment is exactly like the first one you had. Ringing for a copy of the report will help you know what the decision is likely to be.

Caroline 

Fingers crossed for you. Do you claim an Income Related benefit as well, with the disability premiums? or does anyone claim Carers Allowance for looking after you? If you do and your PIP daily living is stopped then these will stop too. Only telling you so you'll be prepared if the worst does happen. Good luck!

Feeling sick of it all really am

Sorry 

Caroline 

Yes this is one benefit that will stop if the daily living part doesn't continue. It's a worry for everyone going through this. Unfortunately there's nothing you can do right now so try to relax as much as you can, i know that's extremely hard to do. Once the decision's been made if you need further advice please just ask.

Fingers crossed 

Kind regards 

Caroline 

You're very welcome xx

Just to let u know I had my f2f today the lady was nice ( but don’t mean anything does it lol )I asked her what happens now she said I’d hear in 4-6’weeks but reckons il keep

My

Pip original award till sept 2018 and the f2f was a review .. is this true 

Thanks

Caroline 

Hi

I'm glad it went ok. There's no time scales for decisions and the assessors have no idea what the time frames are either, so i'm unsure why they tell people this. They're also not allowed to tell you any info about what the decision is likely to be either. That was wrong of that person to do that.

I can't tell you the amount of times i've heard people say that and the assessor has turned around and stabbed them in the back when the report has come back. Hopefully this won't happen to you.

I don't know what you mean by "is this true, sorry"

You can ring DWP middle of next week and ask them to send you a copy of the assessment report. This will give you some idea what the decison will be as mostly they go with that report.

If the decision goes in your favour you'll have a new award date. If it doesn't go in your favour then your payments will continue for 4 weeks and then they'll stop, regardless of your original award date. Good luck and hopefully you're not waiting too long.

Your reply I will ring dwp next week for copy of report..  it’s a waiting game now I guess . I pray it goes well .. thank u for all your advice

Caroline 

You're welcome. It's stressful and worrying for everyone. I know exactly how you feel. I went through the same thing with my daughter not that long ago. Thankfully mine isn't up for review for another 2 years. Please do let me know if you need any help understanding the report, i'll gladly help you.

You’re so right there it is very worrying & stressful . I will let u know my outcome

I promise .

Thanks again for listening .

Kind regards 

Caroline 

Hi Denise 

Just to let u kmow I rang dwp about receiving a copy of pip f2f and they will send me copy of assessor report in few days 😱lol 

Kind regards 

Caroline

Great, hope it's good news. You'll most likely recieve it sometime next week as post from DWP is 2nd class and can take 7-10 days. Good luck.

Thank u fingers crossed everything goes ok 🙏

Will update u 

Caroline 

Hi Denise 

Me again lol. I received a call from pip yday and lady said she has my pip renewal f2f info in front of her and said my condition has worsened a lot since I 1st applied for pip I replied yes,’also asked me again when diagnosed with fibro I said july last year , but had symptoms ect for months before diagnosis so she said ok and then went back a few months and said so will say roughly March it started to show signs of fibromyalgia ! 

She then said ok that’s all she will deal with pip claim

And I’ll hear by next week 

😱

Caroline 

Hi,

Yes that would have been the decision  maker/case manager. Sometimes they ring and ask questions before making a decision, they did it with my PIP review. The person most likely made a decision straight after the call. Usually those calls are just made to confirm a few things.

Try ringing mid mid afternoon today and you may just find a decision's been made. if they can't tell you today then ring  again tomorrow. Good luck and please do come back and tell us the outcome.

She seemed really nice, I’m just praying I get best result... I will let u Know I promise 

Caroline 

Mine went in my favour. I was also asked when i'd got worse, even though i clearly stated this on the form i sent. My guess is he wanted to verify i was telling the truth lol

Hopefully it will go in your favour too.

I’m hoping mine the same 🙏

Just the waiting now for her decision .. thank u for listening 

Kind regards 

Caroline

Hi Denise just to let u know my outcome of f2f  pip , it went in my favour I am now on enhanced dla & enhanced mobility .. thank u so much all your support and advice it means a lot 

Kind regards

Caroline x

That's fantastic news Caroline. Thank you for coming back and letting me know. Always happy to help! Relax now xx

Caroline