do I need to be on ESA because I'm not fit to do work
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Rosemary12
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Hello I'm 57 and got Ostioarthritis and fibromyalgia .I recently taken a waitress job up and had to give it up because I couldn't carry heavy trays I'm in so much pain.it has gotten to the stage my body say no waymbut my mind says yes you can do it.so do I need to be on ESA because I'm not fit to do work
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Hi @Rosemary12
Welcome to our online community.
I’m one off the “Community Advisors” here on the site.
We have got some great info on “Benefit’s” here on our website.
There is is also a “Benefit Calculator” here on our site.
You will be able to find out what Benefits will be potentially available:
Please please let me know if I can help you further????
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Hi @Rosemary12, and a warm welcome to the community!
So sorry to hear about your pain and having to leave your job, that must have been really tough. I'd advise having a look at the benefits calculator mentioned above by Steve to see what benefits you may be entitled to- have a go, and do come back to us with any questions.
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