Hi, I'm Ollyoyster! Any success stories with pip grade 4 osteoarthritis and anxiety panic?

Ollyoyster

Hi, i am still waiting for tribuneral date 🙄,  i have sent various pieces of information off over last few months. I have always received  a reply off hmcts, this time after submitting  the surgeons report off i had a reply from dwp as well saying that they still havent changed their minds,  is tjis normal, ie why have they only kust replied to this one amd not the other evidemce i have submitted, i guess its made me angry that even after the top surgeon has said my knees are  ruined, the dwp still dp not believe me 😡, any ideas pls x

Ollyoyster

ShirleyW hi can i ask another question pls, did you stay awake for operation or were you put to sleep x

ShirleyW

Ollyoyster said:

ShirleyW hi can i ask another can't pls, did you stay awake for operation or were you put to sleep x

I didn't have a general anaesthetic.  I had a spinal block.  So you can't feel anything from the waist downwards. 

But I didn't want to be wide awake for the operation so I asked for sedation, as much as they could give me.  So you do fall asleep but you are not unconscious.   You are not aware of what's happening but I did hear some banging at one stage but it felt as if it was happening to someone else, not me.

poppy123456

Ollyoyster said:

after submitting  the surgeons report off i had a reply from dwp as well saying that they still havent changed their minds,  is tjis normal, i

It's normal, we've had a few members that have received a letter like that after sending more evidence. I've no idea why they didn't reply to the other evidence you sent.

Waiting times for Tribunals have increased significantly over the past several months.

Ollyoyster

ShirleyW, thank you, that sounds like a good idea, sedation as well,, x

Ollyoyster

Thanks poppy,  it is a bit of a crazy system,  i guess im in the long haul waiting gang again 😔,, x

Ollyoyster

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Ollyoyster

Hi, i have been waiting for my tribuneral to happen, since the beginning of time it feels. I rang up the court yesterday to see if they had forgotten about me,  he was extremely helpful, had to wait over an hour on phone but kt has lit my mind at rest. He said that i shluld have been seen by niw, as the average time jn my area is 6 months and i have well and truly gone over that, so he said he is raising a flag a d hopefullyi will hear in another couple lf weeks 😳😳😳 now i am panicking 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳 i cant do directness, people asking me all at same time,, i really think j am jjstified about my case but i need a magic pill to give me confidence 😏🙄😳

Jimm_Scope

Hi @Ollyoyster, I'm glad you reached out to someone to find out. I know that's not always an easy task to do. Keep us updated with how you are getting on. Have you tried contacting your local Citizen's Advice for help with it as well?

Rainbow116

@Ollyoyster hopefully you’ll get a tribunal date soon .. I’m told I’ve got at least another 10 week wait 

seeing my knee surgeon in two weeks time .. finally got an appointment 

CAB been great helping me with my tribunal submission 

fingers crossed we both get a successful outcome 

Ollyoyster

Thank you x   let us know how u get on at the appointment xxx

Rainbow116

Ollyoyster said:

Thank you x   let us know how u get on at the appointment xxx

Will do xx 

Ollyoyster

Morning all,,, I have my mri for both knees on sunday,,, its starting to make me stress already, the prospect of the op,,, still havent heard off tribuneral for date,,  hope everyone is well xx

Ollyoyster

Hello had mri on both knees, just to let anyine know who's worried about getting an mri they really arent that bad, youre given earplugs and headphones so you cant hear the clunkingbif the machine,, each knee took 30 minutes so i counted how many songs to try and use that as a countdown, i guessed each song lasts 3 minutes so 10 songs is one knee 😂😂 just eaiting for results now x

Albus_Scope

Heya @Ollyoyster, I'm glad the MRI wasn't too bad for you!  I actually fell asleep during my last one, but I think I can blame the very relaxing music on radio 3 they were playing.   

Have they said when you should expect your results? 

Ollyoyster

I had smooth fm 😂 no i asked the lady and she said the consultant will go over it with me, but dont know when?? Xx

Ollyoyster

Hopefully if I can ring up docs and see if they have a report, as im intetested to hear the results 🙂🙄🤔

Ollyoyster

Still no results from mri, but i sent an e mail to hmcts couple of weeks ago, about my tribuneral, and had they forgotten about me?!  today they have replied saying it has been noted by support officer who has handed it to the listing team so as soon as a place is available i can get a date 😬😬😬😬,,,  any advice at this point as it seems its going to be sooner rather than later,, x

Jimm_Scope

@Ollyoyster, have you read through the citizen's advice page of  what to expect at the tribunal? Let me link it for you Challenging a PIP decision - the tribunal hearing - Citizens Advice

Ollyoyster

Thats brilliant, thank you 👍👍👍😊xx