New to fibromyalgia

[Karatekid11]

Hi all. I have recently been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I have also got osteoarthritis in my knees hands wrists elbows shoulders. I had to give up work due to being exhausted and in so much pain. The job centre are putting me under a lot of pressure to find a job. I do not think job centre staff are qualified or understand medical conditions

[Cn657]

Hi there, I too have fibromyalgia and widespread osteoarthritis and had to give up working. If you have been signed off work by your doctor and given the sick note/s in to the jobcentre they cant make you go back to work. I was fortunate enough to have an understanding Doctor who signed me off for 4 to 8 weeks at a time and gave me fitness for work notes each time I needed it renewed, these were all given to the jobcentre. I have since had a f2f assessment with one of dwps health professionals and have been declared unable to work by them and no longer have to provide sick notes or look for work.

Kind regards x

[bobbybobb]

you are right they are not qualified to understand medical conditions. They cannot put pressure on you if you have a Doctors note. Tell them you have legitimate reasons you are unable to work and don't let them discriminate against you.

[MichelleButterfly]

Hello karatekid11 and welcome to the forum. In the future you may wish to lock your posts to protect your and other members privacy, here is a link on how to, healthunlocked.com/fibromya...

Have you seen a doctor to sign you of work?

[15beansoup]

Welcome welcome welcome to the greatest site out there and these folks really care about each other. Sorry to hear you are having a rough time, many on here have told me to keep a journal every day of what is going on with you and boy that is like gold, best decision I ever made was to follow their advice you will be shocked how many times it will save your bacon. Keep coming back we don't judge here and we're always here for you plus you help all of us by sharing so thank you