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Received pip2 form to fill in

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lors23
lors23

Hi

I yesterday received my pip2 form l am getting anxious about filling it it and l don't know why. I opened it read the first page and leflets but it feels like an exam that l am scared to fill in.

I have every right to claim for it l am 43 and partially disabled due to OA l have had 2 hip replacement and a knee replacement in the past year. I still have to get one knee done but am suffering that much pain still due to the 3 ops and every part of my life has changed l have had to give up full time work my husband basically does everything for me that l cant do but l am scared about filling the form in. I know l have plenty of people eg my gp my surgeon the council assesor that passed me for a blue badge for 3 years but my hosputal all l have is my appointment letters to go for ops and pre ops. I have xray pictures of my joints after being replaced but what use are these. I have one letter my sirgeon wrote out for my work and my gp when l found out both my hips were gone and needed replaced but l have nothing about my knees as l just found out through an xray and was already of my work

I am just worried l have not got the right evidence.

Laura x

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  • nin100
    nin100 lors23

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    Laura

    one thing per day was my way

    day 1 breath deeply read document break down cry get over it

    day 2 fillout the obviouse name doctor medications the easy bits

    day 3 put post its in all the pages left like book marks with headings on them

    day 4 answer all the tick box questions and take out post its from sections finished these are your metaphorical gold stars

    day 5 do as many sections as you can collecting post its

    day 6 etc continue as before each day untill no post its left

    last day re read and make sure all evidence is there

    photocopy all paperwork post recorded

    I personally found a system where I was seeing green sticky labels increase in the done pile a spur to get me going and seeing them decrease in the form made the form feel less foemidable each time.

    If you can pay the £10.00 and join benefits and work there guides and on line help are really usefull I would literally use their guide for each section if you can print it

     

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