Help! Do any of my conditions get recognised for PIP.

[LShip09]

Hi everyone, firstly thank you for the add. I have started a claim for PIP due to nervous debility, anxiety, depression, joint pain, fibromyligia as well as under-active thyroid, ibs, vitamin D deficiency. I have only recently come out from my bedroom as my depression & anxiety were at my lowest, I have had several attacks due to my anxiety. My pain seems to escalate quick when I'm stressed or very anxious but I can't seem to control my anxiety ... Thank-you ... does anyone have any advice plz 🙏

[releasethemagic]

PIP is not about the medical condition. It is an assessment of your disability against a set of Daily Living and Mobility criteria, looking at what you can and can’t do. They do not care what your medical condition is. Take a look at my previous post here and you will find all the information you need to make a claim. healthunlocked.com/fibromya...

[Farmerboy]

Hello, PIP is a benefit to help assist you with your daily living activities and mobility issues. PIP is not awarded on a disability, diagnosis or the amount of prescription medications you are taking. Your condition has had to been present for 3 months and expected to continue for the next 9 months or longer. You would benefit from taking a self test of PIP on the Benefits and Work site to see how you fare. Be totally honest with your self test because if you apply for PIP the answers/ information you submit in the application form will have to be justified at your face to face assessment.

[Rita1404]

It's not about the condition it's about how it impacts on your day to day life are you able to wash cook or do you need assistance/prompting???? You get points for every thing you need help with so look at that and get help/advice/support from Money Matters of other agencies

[LShip09]

Good morning all, I have discharged from having a a couple of days and nights in hospital due to severe abdominal pain and other health issues. The doctors sent me for a CT scan which showed inflamation and they think I could have IBD, I am on morphine now when I need it and found last night at home very distressing due to pain and not being able to sleep, should I inform PIP. I am awaiting an appointment for out patients at gastroenterology so I can have camera, they asked if I have joint pain which I do lower back and my left elbow downwards x

[releasethemagic in reply to LShip09]

If you have copies of letters from hospital to your GP, it can do no harm to send them to PIP as additional evidence to support your claim.

[LShip09 in reply to releasethemagic]

Thank you for your advise xx