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Coming to terms with a disibility
I became disabled pretty much over night and almost a year on I am still struggling to come to terms with it. I try to do things that I used to do before then get frustrated/angry/upset when I can't. I just can't seem to get my head around it and still keep hoping I will wake up and be fine again How do you come to terms…
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Housing Benefit and others - Disabled student
Just realised I posted this in the wrong forum previously, I'll get a mod to delete the other thread! I'm a full-time student at university and am registered disabled as I'm registered severely/partially sighted. I've been receiving lower rate care and mobility DLA for the last few years, but am wondering if I'm eligible…
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Does the GP have the right to refuse a CT scan?
I am a NHS patient. I have problems with my spine. One and a half years ago I had a CT scan, but since then I can feel that my illness has got worse. I have asked my GP to have another CT scan, but the GP refused. Does the GP have the right to refuse another CT scan?
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manual wheelchair and commuting
Does anyone here commute to work daily using only public transport (ie no use of a car) and their manual wheelchair. If so what regular difficulties do you encounter?
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children and Dla
My dd (9) receives DLA FOR adhd, continence problems and sensory issue. ds (50 has just been diagnoses as ASD and we are currently applying for DLA for him. I also have 2 other children aged 6 and 2. My question is: Is there any finiancial help available for me to alter my house as I wish turn half of my sitting rook in to…
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Do the DWP lie ?
I recently filled in a claim for DLA which was denied by the DWP on the grounds of the info I had put on the form and a report from my physiotherapist. I have appealed their decision and they sent me back a more in depth reply with forms filled in by my doctor but nothing form my phsiotherapist, have the DWP lied about…
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Looking for Definitive answer on IS
I am on long-term rate of IB and have recently been awarded DLA of HRM and LRC. Over the years, I have been consistently told I was not eligible for IS, although a check on a what you are entitled to type of website showed I was (technically) eligible for something like £1.26 a week IS. The WRO who helped me with DLA…
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severe disability premium very disapointed
hi, i get dla and am entitled to severe disability premium but i had a letter today to say i am not entitled to it as my son lives at home with me, but i rang them up about a year and a half ago to say that son had left home.. they still have him living at my house though so now they say i am not entitled to the sdp nor…
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ESA medical - pleasantly surprised!
Had my ESA medical today - first face to face dealings with DWP since my DLA appeal 9 years ago (I've been working up till 7 months ago, but have finally bowed to the inevitable). Anyway - I had a *real* doctor. He was very nice indeed; asked me general questions about how my condition (RA) affects me, asked a few…
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Motability car damaged whilst parked.
when dropping our son of at school this morning someone must have backed into our car as the plastic over the light was broken. It is the Passenger side that was towards the middle of the road where I was parked. Now if I make a claim it would be the second no fault claim after it was damaged when parked up by kids one…
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Back on ESA :o(
I am trying to find the rules on returning to ESA(C) after 6 months of working - I understand that there is a 2 year limit rule - which allows someone (who finishes work thriugh no fault of their own) to return at the same rate as previous ? I was given the chance of a 6 month fixed term job - which runs out in 2 weeks…
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Should I try claim DLA?
Hello. First of all, this has upset me a lot and shocked me. I've only recently got into a job after suffering with Agoraphobia/Anxiety for years. I'm happy working. Background: I've had hip problems since I was younger, particularly with the left. I started getting a knee problem when I was approximately 11 and got…
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crippling back digging the garden and doing Zumba
what a joke the woman near me digs her garden and posts on facebook she's been Zumba classes for over 6 weeks, but yet she's been decline yet another back op as there is nothing they can do for her..... she walks around with a stick or rides on her mobility scooter, or is flying about in her mobility car... i wish i could…
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Food intolerance/allergies
Has any one managed to get a D-Hit histamine intolerance test on the NHS ? Can anyone advise me on an NHS route for this issue please. Other aspects related to this have already been explored. Thanks for reading
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Embarrassing DLA Question... (Female question, but all welcome!)
Hi all, I can't believe i'm asking this..:o but here goes! I suffer from severe M.E and i get high rate care and high rate mobility for it, because i'm bedbound. I'm 19 and live at home with parents who are my carers, familiar story to a lot of younger people with illnesses.. Anyway, the other day i had my first ever…
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Lost DLA Appeal - Not able to work - now what?
This morning I had an appeal for DLA. It's my second application, and second tribunal (after being told at my last tribunal that I should reapply as my new diagnosis meant I was eligible). I lost. The panel were pleasant enough, but basically 'if you can manage the stress of work, surely you're able to manage your…
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transplant guilt?
I'm having one of those days, hope you all don't mind reading and giving your thoughts? So I'm waiting on a heart transplant but it occurred to me today (don't know why it didn't strike me sooner) that in order for me to get this heart someone has to die. I realise I have more chance of dying than any potential heart donor…
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car keys breaking and expensive to replace
I have a mobility car and within a couple months the car key had broken - it came apart as I tried to start the car. This was replaced, I thought under waranty. Then within a month the plastic part of the key started to crack and shortly afterwards the key fell apart. I was told the replacement had been a goodwill gesture…
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Is she really disabled?
I know of a woman who says she has NEADS (Non Epileptic Fits) and claims DLA as she "cannot drive, use public transport or cope living alone." She claims she needs DLA for taxis as cannot travel any other way, so a gullible few always drives her everywhere and if we ask her to meet us somewhere she moans that we don't…
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Lost tribunal appeal
I've been on lower rate of DLA and income support since i was 16, i'm 20 now. I suffer with social anxiety, agoraphobia, depression and panic attacks. I've just had a letter stating that my income support has been stopped and that I've been fit for work since March last year. :( I'm unable to leave the house alone, i'm…