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Mdaisy FibroAction

13 Jan 2013

Dear Sandra,

Thank you for posting. I am pleased you found the guides helpful !

Emma

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LibertyZ

14 Jan 2013

Hello Sandra, so pleased we were able to help you!

If there is anything at all that we can help you with, remember we are here for you at all times and always happy to help.

Take care and thank you for your very positive message, lovely to hear!

(((hug))) xxx

Libs

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tettridge

14 Jan 2013

Hi

I am 63 and am on DLA and Incapacity. Will I be called for a medical? and if so I have nothing to show apart from my old X-Rays from about 7 years ago when I had my last spine op.
I now my doctor will support me as it was him who made me give up work (and then I had redundancy).
I suppose I could take some old wage slips, that would make them realise I am not in it for the money (I was doing my dream job with amazing pay, then this)

Best wishes and Kindest regards

Terry

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LibertyZ

14 Jan 2013

Hello Terry, if you do have a medical ensure you take all medical documentation that you have, any letters from Doctors or Consultants, a list of your current medication, anything at all in writing. You might have a medical, it's hard ot say for sure.

Do you have the Benefits and Work info sheets? These might help you. Please email us on info@fibroaction.org and we will be happy to send you them for free. There's lots of helpful info on them regarding completing forms, assessments and appeals etc.

Wishing you all the best, I hope it all goes well for you.

(((hug))) xxx

Libs

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bobbin

14 Jan 2013

Thank you Sandra I am trying not to give up, but I am on my own now and sometimes the fight is just to much xx

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LibertyZ

14 Jan 2013

Please know that we are always here for you Bobbin and we will help you as much as we possibly can. xxx

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lizzyred

14 Jan 2013

thanks sandra it just mind boggling i passed medical un fit got swopped from incapacity to esa after 12years and they now tell me after next month am knocked off no reason .... i will try help advice and appeal xx glad u got there as stress not good for you

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LibertyZ

14 Jan 2013

If you would like the Benefits and Work info sheets Lizzy, please email us on info@fibroaction.org and we will be happy to send you these for free. They give lots of helpful info on ESA and DLA, info on completing forms, assessments and appeals etc.

We hope these will be helpful to you and we wish you all the best for your appeal.

(((hug))) xxx

Libs

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cazza3770

14 Jan 2013

Hi please can you tell me how i can get these advice sheets i am going through the same thing my DLA and ESA been taken off me i am going to tribuneral with them but just feel im getting knowhere fast i am getting help with Welfare rights but i just dont feel very condfident its really getting me down i am losing £400 a month and struggling to live which is making me even more ill, i darent put the heating on cos of the huge bills, living on toast and cereal, just dont wanna go out see anyone, not sleeping, in pain and totally fed up! please help xx

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fedupmale

14 Jan 2013

Hi Cazza
I,m in the same position as you ! I had an ATOS interview in September it was only in December that i found out that i had lost my 18 points , i appealed on the grounds that my condition had not changed since 2009 when i had to give up work, its pending appeal as i write this.
I found out that my benefit had not been paid into my account, i phoned Jobcentre Plus who informed me that i need a doctors certificate, even though my appeal started in December! it appears that the rules have changed and that i still have not been officially informed that i need a certificate, there is no information regarding this on the DWP web site it was only by phoning yesterday that i found out why it had been cancelled.
Steve

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cazza3770

15 Jan 2013

Yep same happened to me they put me on "appeal rate" ESA which is £70 a week and i have to send in doctors certificate every 13 week, but next one should be indefinite. It seems no matter how much info you give them, they stand their ground. I even sent a letter from one of my friends who helps me out ie cooks , cleans, helps me with my personal needs comes to appointments etc all the daily things i cudnt do on my own. And they still dont listen, they would rather take someone elses word who has seen you for just 20 minutes of your life its ridiculous, my welfare rights officer sees this all the time, but more often than not they win the appeals for you so im keeping a glimmer of hope but thats in the future it could take up to a year to go to tribuneral in the meantime my quality of life is suffering, i have no money i cant pay my debts, i cant visist my family cos i cant afford to run the car, i dont walk anywhere cos im in too much pain they just dont realise the consequences of their actions, a while ago i didnt want to live just wanted to give up and let them win if its wasnt for my friends and people on here showing me i need to fight. so keep fighting big warm hugs on a cold day xx

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LindseyMid FibroAction

17 Jan 2013

Email info@fibroaction.org and Emma can send out the guides to you.

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mia2

14 Jan 2013

Hi Libs, ive just been put on this ESA and was on incapicity benefit. Could you please send me the benefits and work info sheets to. I dont mind paying for them as i dont want you to be out of pocket. Many thanks Mia. x

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LindseyMid FibroAction

17 Jan 2013

Email info@fibroaction.org and Emma can send out the guides to you for free. FibroAction are a professional member of Benefits & Work so that we can do this.

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ladyt62

5 Mar 2013

plz send me a copy im in the middle if appeal i got my dla took of me after being given it for live bk in 1998 i have polycystis kidneys liver and they r almost at there worse i have copd underattive thyriods i suffer from deppression anxiety panick attack arthritis in my back neck arms hand i have carpal tunnel symdome but when i told them i also have fibromalgia they stopped my dla

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sylviajones

14 Jan 2013

i am waiting for a time to let me know when i will have go another medical, as i have been told that my esa was only for a 12 months.. i have also told that there is sanctions if i don,t go. also had visit from my landlord and they only care that i pay my rent i told her i don,t eat every day can not afford to but she said that is my problem and i should make sure i pay my rent. what can i do .i have worked all my life and it was only because of ill health i had to give up my job.

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hazeleyes68

14 Jan 2013

Hi
The sane has happened to me ,signed off full dla to nil after an atos assessment ,made me really ill with all the worry and stress ,i have fibro and mental health problems ,can anyone please post a link of the the guides for me for my appeal
Thank you

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LindseyMid FibroAction

17 Jan 2013

Email info@fibroaction.org and Emma can send out the guides to you. We're not allowed to put them on our website, but can email them out for free.

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hazeleyes68

19 Jan 2013

Thank you have done it x

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secretldy

14 Jan 2013

i won my dla and esa support last year. which makes me feel good. well done on getting your

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viking

15 Jan 2013

I am still waiting to hear from mine on how I did. How long did you have to wait to hear form your ESA reply. I sent mine back late wainting time waiting for others helpful letters that never came. I felt let down for not receiving supporting letters. I'm always glad to read about others making it. I am praying I am lucky also, but will keep all informed. Many Thanks to all who give us support.

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secretldy

15 Jan 2013

it has taken me nearly a year to hear about my esa. i was told that the esa forms were being sent somewhere to be dealt with, but they had so many appealling that they had to send it back to canterbury. so if your in that area they might still be looking at your claim.

i was lucky as i had someone at the job centre, that would ring on my behalf, and when i had an appointment, she would cancel and push the next appointment a few months ahead. i did win, and i truly believe that the lady help me, made it easier for me

i did have letters. why can you not get any paperwork?

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broadband

14 Jan 2013

Could u please give some info to as just been refused disability and have appealed , im still on sick pay but it will finish soon , and will then apply for esa x its good to read that some people have succeeded , we should not have to go through all of this , just gives more stress then pain , love to everyone love angie x

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sandra99b Volunteer

14 Jan 2013

see LibertyZ 's answers if you email info@fibroaction.org she will send you the info sheets.
sandra.

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Lifeback

14 Jan 2013

Hi all going to tribunal on 26th Jan to keep my ESA I have sent photos, all my visits to gp my docters had to print out 161 pages of which I highlighted everything to do with my conditions I have sent consultants letters professors went to see professr Davies at st Thomas hospital was in there 10 mins was not impressed at all

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Ozzygirl64

14 Jan 2013

That is brilliant news, I am so pleased. I have the info here should I need to claim ESA again xxxxx

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myrtil

15 Jan 2013

Hi Everyone,I am currently off sick,struggling to cope with 30hours ,saw the nurse at work,she said I should try for DLA,so can you get this if your working or not?.Went through all this years ago with my late husband,was a nightmare!..xx

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viking

15 Jan 2013

Hi I sent in my ESA form. I did ask the care people letters of support but not one of them did giver me anything not even my GP. I felt very let down by these people who are supposed to care about me. All They said is, if they need any further information they will contact me. So I has no options but sent it off late as waiting for support took time and in the end I waited for nothing. I have heard nothing back yet. Its the waiting and not knowing that gets to me. Am I not ill enough, god they do put you through the stuff. Well that's enough moaning form me. Thanks for you comments. It's nice to hear some one is going OK. I am happy for you please god I will be lucky also. God Bless for now. Thanks for always being there support me.

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shandy12

15 Jan 2013

Hi Sandra, I have also lost my benefit, i've appealed and and been told it will go to a tribuneral but i'm at a loss as to how to go about things. Please could you tell me how to get hold of the guides and what I should do next. Thanks, glad you got it sorted.

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sandra99b Volunteer

16 Jan 2013

if you email info@fibroaction.org they will send you the info sheets.
best regards,
sandra.

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LindseyMid FibroAction

17 Jan 2013

Also see the link below for more information:
www.fibroaction.org/Pages/B...

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michaelb62

17 Jan 2013

Can someone please explain what the work support group is as i really don't have a clue what the categories are that they put you in when you fill in the forms. I had my medical a couple of years ago and it came back that i was unfit for work until 2015 does this mean i could still get called in again and the whole thing be changed that i am able to work. To be honest i really wish i could work but i know that i can't my mind can be willing the body isn't. I have osteoarthritis in my hands knees and hips as well as the fybro so can't sit long can't stand long and even lying down at night is agony so not sure which kind of work they would say i could do if it came to it.

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sandra99b Volunteer

17 Jan 2013

you shouldn't be called in, but they keep changing the rules. did they tell you it was the esa support group?
sandra.

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sharron1

11 Mar 2013

Please help i don't know what to do, i have been very stressed and now made myself ill and i keep getting tearful

I am on incapacity benefit and dwla and i have now received a letter to go for an interview ie Atos , i have been told that ever one who goes for an interview with these people just say they are fit for work, i have fibromyaglia and CFS as well as other stuff, i don't know from one day to the next how i am going to be and getting stressed makes it worse .

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sandra99b Volunteer

11 Mar 2013

Hiya sharron, have you got the b&w guides I mentioned? they really do help.
not everyone gets turned down.
can I suggest you post this a new blog? then more people will see it and be able to answer.
sending you a gentle hug ((

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sandra.

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sharron1

11 Mar 2013

have email info@fibroaction.org and started a new post now thanks

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