Fibromyalgia osteoarthritis

AllieCotswold
AllieCotswold Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
in Rare, invisible, and undiagnosed conditions
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  • AllieCotswold
    AllieCotswold Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener

    sorry I am not computer literate and do not understand what Body means🤷‍♀️

  • wkd
    wkd Online Community Member Posts: 117 Empowering

    Not sure what you are trying to ask. Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition causing widespread pain, something to do with the signals from the central nervous system. Osteoarthritis is a separate illness; it is degenerative and is normally due to wear and tear on the bones. It causes pain, stiffness, and swelling. The two, as far as I know, aren't related, but a person can suffer from both at the same time.

  • Mary_Scope
    Mary_Scope Posts: 3,238 Scope Online Community Children and Family Specialists

    Hi @AllieCotswold and a warm welcome to the community from me!

    What brings you to the community today?😊

  • AllieCotswold
    AllieCotswold Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener

    Hello and thank you for your warm welcome. I am currently off sick from work due to the conditions I mentioned before and also I have other health issues. I finally had my OH meeting a couple of weeks ago. My manager was very slow to get this in place, as I went off sick at the end of June. I kept asking her for any updates and rarely did she get back to me which was frustrating. So , now my full sick pay has come to an end and I was short in my wages this month. I am now she tells me on half pay. I have tried without success in the past week to get any contact from my union! Nobody has contacted me still and I have called them twice. Needless to say I am feeling very alone with all of this. I have said that due to my health issues that I wish to be considered for ill health retirement as after the oh meeting I had the meeting with my manager. She tells me I now have to have a meeting with HR. I need advice please on what I maybe able to claim through any benefits? I am 65 next March and a single lady. Please help me with what I need to do now? Allie

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 7,931 Championing

    If your union aren't responsive, you could contact ACAS. https://www.acas.org.uk/

  • AllieCotswold
    AllieCotswold Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener

    Thank you Kimi87, not only for the information but also I was pleased to see a response as because as silly as it sounds and it will to many I’m sure that I wasn’t quite sure how anyone replied to me 🤦‍♀️😊so thank you for being the first to help me. I shall call them first thing tomorrow, really appreciated

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