I have been awarded enhanced rate for both! AND IT SAYS for AN ONGOING PERIOD" Is that indefinate?? Is that what that means? Oh WOW. CANT BELIEVE IT GUYS. USING DISABILITY RIGHTS REALLY HELPED.
SO HAPPY. SO RELIEVED, BIT SAD BEING HAPPY FOR THE LABEL OF DISABILITY but hey. All that research paid off. All the tips and support on here too of course. Cant thank you guys enough. Wow! Relief.
Off to celebrate with an iced coffee.
Anyone else get that phrase? Is it indefinate? Oh cant stop saying WOW,
Have to have a nap, too giddy!
Good luck to those still waiting for the brown envelope. Anything I can do to help!
Footygirl you deserve every WOW there is! Congratulations. It is lovely to hear some good news. Well done. Your relief is clear , just enjoy being giddy for a while.
Wow. Again. The assessor did say she was recommending they dont bother me again. To think her opinion was taken. Thanks MG for your good wishes. Sorry that they will be bothering you again so soon.
There are some good sympathetic assessors out there.
By the way, buried in the paperwork, my hubby found that they will contact me in 2026 to ask if anything has changed. That does sound like it will not be a full assessment.
Is everyone stressing these are incurable diseases that can be treated but will never improve, only the opposite?
Well done for getting enhanced rate for PIP but as you say a bit sad your health is that bad to qualify!. Takes the worry away for you and you can concentrate on your health and getting a good Rheumy!.
I'd phone Citizens Advice to ask if 'ongoing period ' means indefinite. They'll be able to tell you.
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Thanks guru. Yeah good and bad bits but it is such a weight off.
The keen GP I have found is doing her best to steer me to a good Rheumy. I have confirmed that I am staying with poor Rheumy, to continue getting 4 weekly blood tests, and I await a nurse specialist appointment at Manchester in August where I can find out if they are also proactive with bloods. I spoke to a guy who thought I would have to have blood tests via my GP who would then fax them to Manchester. Yikes, so many things could go wrong! If I go to Manchester I dont mind the two hour round trip for bloods every whenever so things are clear. Watch this space.
I'm giddy with relief for you and hope that your lupus nurse appointment next month is helpful re bloods and your health. Usually monthly bloods are done at GP and results sent to them and Rheumy by email from the lab. The form can state who the results need to go to..
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