At home unfortunately. I seem to do better on office-based assessments (for ESA). They get to actually watch me reeling and staggering around, puffing and blowing, not sitting on my comfy sofa with all my stuff within hand's reach!
My circumstances have changed since applying. What I thought was a shift from Fibro "bad days and good days" to "terrible days and slightly less terrible days" over the last year or so has been identified as osteoarthritis in (so far) shoulders, neck, upper spine and knees. Further tests in the new year. Do I tell them the new diagnosis, or just continue as for my application (Fibro only)?
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If you can try to have somone with you when the assessor arrives.go thru the applic ESA, it doesn,t matter what ails you the assessor will decide if you are fit to work or not and may witness your mobility, so- dont rush to the door when they arrive, dont get up from your seat quickly dont offer to make a brew either,, be as slow and snail pace as possible, if you can make some notes about your illness it will prompt you as you go along just incase the fibro fog kicks in... good luck.
They don't really care what's wrong with you. All that matters is the points descriptors and what you can do or can't do and whether you meet the criteria to be awarded the relevant score. It will do no harm to share the diagnosis but on its own, it will not get you extra points.
The PIP scores and descriptors can be found here (page 13 onwards):
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PIP system is a complete joke 
Telephone PIP assessment tomorrow 
awfull pain in my wrists and fingers .
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