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New User wanting some advice re PIP please.

I have spina bifida, split spine, tethered spinal cord and neuropathic bladder (unable to wee without catheters). I have recently made a claim for PIP. First time l have ever claimed anything so am very new to the system.
I have completed the form and have a face to face assessment next week. Do not really know what to expect. I walk with a stick as constant pain and the problem is my left leg can collapse at any given time without warning. I do not really know how to describe this in the assessment and how this would fair me with the mobility part of the award. Because of the collapsing leg, does this mean they would take it that l can not walk at all without risk?
I use aids at home such as shower seat, grab rail, extendable sponge for lower limbs as unable to bend, perching stool for cooking and prepping food etc.
Any advice or comments are gratefully appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I have completed the form and have a face to face assessment next week. Do not really know what to expect. I walk with a stick as constant pain and the problem is my left leg can collapse at any given time without warning. I do not really know how to describe this in the assessment and how this would fair me with the mobility part of the award. Because of the collapsing leg, does this mean they would take it that l can not walk at all without risk?
I use aids at home such as shower seat, grab rail, extendable sponge for lower limbs as unable to bend, perching stool for cooking and prepping food etc.
Any advice or comments are gratefully appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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I claimed PIP for the first time this year and was successful so good luck with your claim.
There are no bonuses for preventing a successful claim. That is an urban myth which gains currency through the likes of Facebook.
Recording an assessment will never prove a case. There’s no such thing. At best it would reduce the credibility of the HCP report but that doesn’t get anyone PIP. PIP is awarded on a weighing up of all the evidence not the discrediting of one aspect.
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