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allyrose
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Hi, I have great pain with osteoarthritis in my knees, hips and spine and walk with a crutch all the time. However, PIP are saying I can stand and walk more than 200 metres aided or unaided which I can't without extreme pain and gave me 0 points for moving around.
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I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
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Hi Allyrose I had the same issue with PIP saying I can walk more than 200m despite me being in excruciating pain with my knee so I know how you feel
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Welcome to the community @allyrose. Sorry to hear you had a bad experience with your PIP assessment.Community Manager
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Hi @allyrose and welcome to the Community. It is nice to meet you and thank you for sharing with us. Sorry to hear about your experience with PIP and hope you got things sorted out. If there is anything we can help/support you with then please just let us know. All the best.
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