Assessment

[Mogi52]

Well after getting myself all worked up and ready for my ESA assessment on Friday I got a letter in this morning saying it is cancelled until 30th July, so have another 3 weeks to wait with all this worry and stress , it's an awful feeling , do you think they realise the stress they cause us when we are at our lowest as it is or do they really care x

[mattoid-mags]

Hi, i know how you feel. I was supposed to ring ESA back in Feb to arrange a date for my assessment, but i didnt ring, i just ignored it. (not a wise thing to do normally), head in the sand scenario. I guess I thought if i ignored it, it would just go away. Then about 6 weeks later they sent me out an appointment for my assessment- Panic!!!!! However, a few days before i was due to go to my assessment they sent me a letter telling me not to come, that they had received more information and I had been put into the support group- PHEW!!!!!!! I was lucky, perhaps you will be too. I hope all goes well for you. keep the faith xx

[Mogi52 in reply to mattoid-mags]

Oh that would be great if that happened, I am so stressed about this , it's the thought of going in among lots of people that isn't helping either , I have lost a lot of my confidence over the last year , my husband is coming with me though so I will have him for support thank goodness. Thank you for replying xx

[mattoid-mags in reply to Mogi52]

Just make sure you emphasise your worse days, if you forget anything or struggle to answer questions let hubby help you to explain. Dont be fooled by the assessors smile or sympathetic tone as this is often false, Wishing you all the best of luck. Do let us know how you get on. xx

[Mogi52]

Thank you, I am so worked up about this and wish it was still tomorrow to get it over with, they have just received another medical certificate from my doctor so perhaps I will be lucky and they will contact me to say not to bother , wishful thinking isn't it. It's awful we have to go through all this extra stress on top of our illness, I would so love to go back to work, my job is waiting for me but am not fit to do it at the moment. Anyway we will see what the following weeks will bring, thank you again for your support, it means a lot, hope today is a good day for you xxx

[mattoid-mags]

Good luck, take care, Mags xx

[TheAuthor]

I am so genuinely sorry to read that and I want to sincerely wish you all the best of luck for when you do have your assessment.

All my hopes and dreams for you

Ken

[Mogi52 in reply to TheAuthor]

Thank you Ken, have a lovely day x