I was expecting a custodial sentence by the end of the tribunal!!!!

I attended my tribunal today(any errors are merely through angre and sheeer exhaustion). It was in a proper courtrom. The room was painted all in cream, nothing else on the walls, and very disorientating for me as bright light hurts my eyes. I took my duaghter with me as I had no one else to take without asking my friend to take a few hours off work. I felt awful dragging her along as she was ill herself. The judge spoke to explain the proceedings and the fact they were indepenndant and told me how hard it no was for claimants to reach the criteria required. I felt awful today, worse than usual, but that could have been due to all this going on. The doctor fired umpteen questions at me, found it very hard to deal with. I would have coped much better had my welfare rights guys not been on holiday. Thus I did not cope at all. But I did feel I answered truthfully and to the best of my ability. After 45 minutes(spent constantly gettin gup and sitting down again) I was told they could not give me a decision as they were running late, so I have no idea how things went. I have to wait for a letter. I keep feeling this is a bad sign, I could be worng. All I know is by the end of it I FELT like a criminal and was waiting for 'We sentence you to....'. I know someone else on here was having a tribunal today and I really do hope it went better than mine. I just cannot remember who the member was, sorry xxx

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barnsleysar

6 years ago

Hi Hun, so sorry to hear about your experience, i really hope you get a positive answer. I won my appeal with 15 points and have been placed in the wrag group. but i didnt get the points i wanted for mobility, i got them for sitting/standing and reaching.

My tribunal was in Barnsley but it was hard to find and looked nothing like a tribunals court from the outside, very informal and had 2 very nice women who seemed to understand what i was going through but i felt like a liar/fraud talking about myself. I slated the ATOS guy and i think that helped that he was chatting about his dinner etc and he got several things wrong that the dr picked up on without me telling her.

I really reaaly hope you get a good outcome, i know i couldnt have coped if they'd said we'll write to you

gentle hugs xxx

sarah

Ozzygirl64

in reply to barnsleysar

I am just get around to replying to individual messages on here. And I am glad you got through it. But I was thinking, heres you being honest and saying about walking to nursery and you are penalised for it. And me, through no fault of my own(daughter took ill and mum in laws car went off the road)had no choice but to travel by bus, and they made a huge meal out of that yesterday. But I put them straight, it was a 90 minutes journey, and I did do it on my own BUT everytime the bus stopped and someone got off, I went and took their seat! So I was moving between every stop. Had I not done that I would have been unable to get up to get off the bus had I sat still for that length of time. And I am sorry I forgot that it was you that had the tribunal same day as me. Fibro fog, don't ya just love it? xxxxx Lin

in reply to Ozzygirl64

hiya Lin, i had to give my car up a little while ago as it was getting to the point i was being dangerous ( couldnt hit brakes as hard i should be, keep going blind in my left eye, usual aches and pains from sitting too long) i had to catch bus into town (10 min journey, then a 2 min taxi ride to tribunal) so am lucky that i live so close to where my appeal was held, but i was still limping when i got there and in absolute agony. Am now in a horrendous flare up, havent slept can barely walk and am all on just to make food/drinks for me and my girl. I did sit and think after i got home that i was penalised over the walking bit cos i did tell them that once i get home i have to lie down, dose up on medication (and normally fall asleep) and rest before i have to go pick her up 5 hrs later.

I tend to laugh about my fibro fog now cos if i didnt i'd cry so dont worry about it xxxx

hope you get the positive result you need and deserve hun

hugs xxxx sarah

louiseelcross

Really feel for you ozzy and hope you get the right outcome. I have my dla appeal again next week and its been going on 2 yrs. Last appeal overturn and I have to go through it again when in last appeal they called me a liar. I have fibro, raynauds, arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. on bad days I cannot stand, walk or even use my hands but they say I am ok. Hate to use abbreviations but LOL! They picked on wrong one when they called me a liar. As a cripple laid in bed in chronic pain and freezing I have nothing else to do than fight these people. I also looking forward to the holiday I am going to treat myself to when they stop treating me like a lying criminal and give me the money I am entitled to.

Good luck and I will think of you this week. sending love and positive energy. x