DLA and fibro

[janisinkent]

has anyone claimed DLA,my doctor has suggested i try,but have just got the forms through this morning and they are terrifying,has anyone got any advice,please?

[chorley]

Hi janisinkent, i have sent you a message

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if you pm me with your email Ill send you all the info a solicitor sent me

[chilli50 in reply to Hidden]

hi. could i pm you too? i could really do with the information. thanks

[Kerry29 in reply to Hidden]

HI Lally,

Please can i have some help with this please ta aswell.

[Claregilchrist in reply to Hidden]

Hi could you possibly pm me as well if you don't mind. My email is [e-mail].

They are a nightmare and I have a tribunal hearing on 2nd April. x

Thanks. xx

[olly in reply to Hidden]

hi lally im just new 2 this site would be very intrested in info from solicitor any chance ov a copy pleeeeeese

[Ebony]

Hi, I have been awarded DLA, if you go on the site benefitsandwork.co.uk, i think you can access it from this site.I have useed it before this site was launched, I have to pay to access the whole site but it s well worth the cost.

It is there to assist people claiming ESA and DLA and if needed with appeals.

I have found it a great help, good luck !!!

[Kerry29 in reply to Ebony]

hi ebony,

so how did you do it? claiming and actually getting the dla. I am putting my claim in within days of this email.

[Lucyw]

Qi have sent in my forms for the third time. I'm really worried I won't get it.

This time I will appeal as walking is now very difficult and by the end of the day I can hardly step at all

[Stefi]

HI I have just been awarded DLA after applying in november. The form took me a few weeks to fill out, take your time over it and go into detail as much as you can. You need to give lots of examples of how this condition affects you on a day to day basis, how much help you need, Your mental health etc if you trip or fall at all say so & don't worry about repeating yourself over and over again in the different sections as you need to remain consistant.

It took about 2 months for them to process it after I sent it off, then I got a letter saying I would get a visit from a health care proffessional (from ATOS) they come and check out how much your mobility is affected, if you can make yourself a meal etc you need to remember they are not always aware that this condition is variable and we can start the day able to do some things but within minutes or hours we might not be able to do anything for ourselves at all, so you need to let them know this & if possible have someone with you to say how much help you need & to remind you of things you might forget (its a good idea to write a list of things you want them to know) my mind went blank when my ATOS dr came and I was in quite a state. Just a warning.... it left me totaly exhausted for over a week afterwards. Just over 2 weeks afterwards I got a letter saying I was awarded the DLA

I hope this helps and I wish you good luck xxx

[Dottydoris]

I have been refused it twice. I am currently waiting for my appeal to be heard. I also have the double whammy of oesteoarthritis. not clever on really bad days! I put the rejection down to my own doctor- she clearly thinks I'm a hypochondriac and told the DWP as such.

[jenglen]

i have to agree with everything stefi says, ive had dla renewed for 3 years and its no good saying "sometimes i feel ........... sometimes im fine" if u use ur worst day because after all we have more worst days that good. Again dont be ashamed to say u have toilet problems etc these things do effect us afterall and yes repeat urself as much as u need as the questions are designed to ask the same thing in a different way. I personally wouldnt get someone or body to fill in the form as they dont no how u r affected and if u can explain it to someone else u can write it down in the form in ur own words, dont think u have to use big words or ur best handwriting after all fibrofog is a big issue as in painful, numb hands and fingers.