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Pip and fibromyalgia

Has anyone applied and been successful for getting pip payments and suffer with fibromyalgia?
Thank you; I'm all new to this!
Thank you; I'm all new to this!
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I only got low rate care
No mobility but i have done a Mandatory reconsideration.
I have fibromyalgia among other things and my pip application was successful. Please don’t be put off by all the horror stories you read each case is decided on its own merits so provide as much evidence as possible and good luck.
Debsidoo.x
You'll need evidence to support your claim because they very rarely contact anyone for evidence. If you decide to apply you'll need to send the evidence with your form.
Most of what you read online will be negative so don't go into that too much. Those that have a decision they're happy with have no questions to ask, therefore we don't hear their story.
I to have fibromyalgia arthritis depression agoraphobia along with other conditions and was awarded enhance rate for living and mobility, When being crossed over from DLA, i was on the indefinite award but pip is different to dla.
my cross over was three yrs ago and i have my review coming up in June, im worried sick to,
reading other cases can scare us to death, i have started reading up things that i have never done before, i m shocked at some of the storys i have read or listend to, m daughter showed me a clip on you tube from the bbc, i wish i hadnt of watched it now, i went on to look at other stories, some of the stories are disgusting, what im saying is dont concentrate on all the neg stories.
We know two people having the same condition can affect both of them in different ways..and its based on your own experiences and the difficulties that you have.
There are some peole that say, well i can do this or that and i have firo or arthritus, dont let people like that put you off.
this is your case and how it affects you not what the diagnoses itself
pip form is all about if you meet the criteria so explain how for example on
prepring food...if you have difficulties with preparing food to explain the difficulty you have and why...... if you experience pain need to sit down due to pain or you may get dizzzy when standing to long. if you need assisitance, prompting or someone to prepare food for you, expalin why,
can you prepare using an aid, how long does it take you, can you do it reliable and saftly and in a resonable timme
, if you drop things say so , anything that causes you problem with thi activity., if you cut yourself say so .
if your like me and find it difficult to put your difficulties into sentences ask for help.
I havent been a member for very lng and very rarley go on the pc but, since joining scope, i have started to use my pc again.
I cant type for long periods of time nor can i concentrate for very long so it takes me much longer to than it would before i started with my problems, my spelling is terrible so im cheating and using grammar lol
As other have said to me, try not to worry say miss stress head here, lol
thi group is a wonderful group, they make you fell so welcome and that makes it easier to ask for the helpt you need.
you are amongst friends.
Can anyone correct me if i have gotten any thing wrong here and not given the correct advise
Thanks again x
CR
In other words, if you can't walk farther than 20m before the pain, or stiffness or fatigue, starts then you should qualify for 12 points PIP mobility.
Yes, we might be able to do things but we have to be able to do them RELIABLY as well. Have a look at the reliability criteria on the Disability Rights UK site.
should be attending all clinics etc available as regularly as possible so that you are being proactive and are able to ask for recent factual reports to back this up.3. You should consider keeping a diary of how your issues are affecting you daily, again as evidence. 4. You should try to build a rapport with the same doctors if possible so that they will know you and be able to report accuretely. There is probably lots more but thsts for starters. I only got pip recently and it was more for mental health and how it affects my moblity. I got zero for daily living although I have chronic pain now fibro. I only got 2 years award backdated nearly one so I could be reviewed again shortly which is very stressful. But with the knowledge im gettting here, I can be better prepared hopefully. Good luck.
It was how I walked, what happened when I walked and what happened after I had walked that distance.
2. Most long term disabled no longer attend clinics as there is nothing further that can be done.
3. Good idea, but would the DWP take it at face value or suspect that there may well be 'extras' thrown in for good measure.
4. GP's are extremely busy and todays surgeries are not for those who go in regularly just to keep the GP up to date. I go when I feel the need for help which maybe once a year or once every couple of years. Seeing the same GP is almost impossible.
But the last thing I would do is to bombard my overworked GP with regular visits to tell him 'nothing has changed so this is an update'.
I do know how bad it is and because of that I refused to play anymore of their games with PIP. I'm too old and too ill to put up with it any longer.
As you say, any appeal carries a risk. and to this end you must be certain that the current award is safe.
It has to be a minimum of 4 out of 7 every day. I can't think of a situation that 4 out of 7 every week actually would happen. Yes it may be 3 out 7 some weeks then 5 out of seven for a week or two.
Congrats on your good report.
I went out over last weekend with my son in law. I was absolutely amazed of what he had to do with his car even before he set off. It was just like what you see on the television inside an aeroplane cockpit!! Seriously he had to set up the suspension, ride height, engine power levels, which wheels he wanted to be powered etc all on the screen in front. Then the satmap, then the internet hotspot something. How people now manage to drive is beyond me. You will be needing a pilot's licence next!
Why else would my last assessor make a big thing about me still being allowed to obtain my driving licence and to continue driving.