Employment Support Allowance Medical!

TallulahRose

I had a medical in october about my Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I was made to sit in an armless chair as their was nowhere else to sit, I took my fiancee who was also sitting in an armless chair (so I couldn't swap seats). I was in a state in a tiredness way in the medical, I was slumping over the desk, falling asleep, getting confused and with a headache among other things that happened.she even measured my calfs? what the hell has that got to do with anything?
the nurse herself was rude, uninterested, abrupt and already convinced I was lying as soon as she laid eyes on me. she said I have no problems with speech because ..and I quote " You don't have a cleft pallette though do you?" in an unbelievably arsey manner. The fact that people more often than not have to ask what i'm saying alot means nothing.

I had read that many people get turned down for this but I did sort of think that because I was pretty bad in the medical that it would be ok... stupid really. I got a letter through a couple of weeks ago saying I had 0 points and that I was fit for work. I asked for the report which I got this morning and the nurse completely lied all the way through it. " didn't look tired, managed to walk 6 meters without any help, was presentable and of reasonable intelligence" etc etc.

I am so angry!! i'm currently being tested for Fibro Myalgia and Lupus aswell, My doctor, specialist, physiotherapist and rheumatologist all said i'm very unwell and if I did work I would end up bedridden, as I was up until very recently but yet... i'm fit for work apparantly. I should of gotten drunk, wet myself and shouted in her face because i'm sure that's the only way you can pass one of these pathetic so called medicals.

Message to everyone... don't expect to pass because you won't, but appeal and put in complaints if you have to because I WILL win this and so will you.

Good luck everybody, you're gonna need it x

alwaysonthego_2

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