NERVES ARE KICKING IN NOW!!

[JT_3]

Tomorrow is nearly here, Tribunal day. And I feel sick. Wish me luck!! JT

[rosehip]

good luck , xx

[shell27]

gd luck, take some deep breaths an give it 2 them with both barrells x

[JT_3]

Thanks guys, I intend to. Unfortunately I feel rubbish, been out shopping for 4 hours today, being pushed in a wheelchair (ggrrrr) but even so, am exhausted. Am going to bed now, hubbie is watching football and shouting at the TV ( they can't hear you!!!) but it's winding me up!!! lol. Night night all. Gentle Hugs. JT

[penny41]

Good luck I was so nervous, they put us through hell.

Soft hugs xxx

Penny

[Jeannie]

Good luck!!!! I've not been thru it myself but I know for a fact you have to describe yourself on your worst day!! Hard I know but perhaps you can say in answer to a question "..........well on a bad day ........ I can hardly lift my head off the pillow". Etc etc

Again good luck xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[bbfreak]

Best of british to you, just think of them all naked! X

[eirwen]

good luck hunny xx

[charlie_2]

Good luck,take care, best wishes - kick ass!

charlie xx

[lynz]

let us know how you get on ,good luck x

[Shortnsweet54]

Good luck JT3, hope all goes well, been there and won. You know how your illness affects you and you need to get that across to them, once you get on a roll you'll be ok and don't take any crap off them. I said something that the doc disagreed with, my reply was well i'm sorry but this is what the consultant surgeon told me!! It is nerve racking and god knows we could all do without the stress, calmly tell them, get the message across, you'll soon feel more confident as i said you know how it affects you so you're in a good position.

Take care, thoughts and hugs

Jan h xxx

[JT_3]

Thanks everyone for the good luck wishes. Tbh there was no point in me going. There was a woman from the DWP who pretty much interrogated me, I found her to be almost aggressive. I had kept a diary for a year and gave this to the DWP, I was as honest as I could be in it. Because I was too specific in some entries and not enough in others, and because on what was a good day for me I managed to drag myself round Tesco using the trolley, and then another time that I wrote I was pushed round, I was clearly lying. So basically for me being so honest that we have goodish days and then flare ups, it lost me my appeal. Well that's the way I feel anyway. I wasn't given the opportunity to explain what it was like having fibro and cfs, I was there to answer their questions and ask any I had. I knew as I was going to win it, as soon as she started. She picked holds in everything. They don't want to hear about our illness or the pain. Its all very black and white.

[dottiedog in reply to JT_3]

just re read this . have you been for your Tribunal?A bit confused. good luck

soft hugs xxx dottiedog

[JT_3 in reply to dottiedog]

Hi dottie dog. Yes I have been. I realise now I should have started a new blog for this, but I was so stressed out that I started ranting on here. Sorry about that. Have felt dreadful today, very confused and tired. So haven't been on to put it onto another blog. Would it make it easier if I started again do you think? JT

[dottiedog in reply to JT_3]

yes try and re blog how you got on as we are all a bit foggy here!

gentle hugs xxx dottiedog

[bumblebee57]

good luck JT.hope it goes in your favour.x

[boxter]

The best of luck,hope everything goes in your favour you deserve it

[Sammicat15]

Am so sorry that you were handled so harshly and lost the tribunal. I'm very concerned that the DWP woman seemed so aggressive. That is surely bullying and unacceptable. I'm not sure what the process is at the moment. Can you lodge an appeal?

I really feel for you. Sending you loads of e-hugs xx