partner didnt pass medical......

magoogy

please ignore - he passed

Careful_with_that_Axe

Goodness, you've been through it. I couldn't just read and run. I can't help as am just going through this process myself, but wanted to express my sympathies for the way you have been treated. So very stressful and worrying. Just keep breathing in and out and you will eventually get to a point where this is behind you. Good luck.

welshgirl_michelle

magoogy wrote: »

ESA MEDICAL WITH ATOS....

well its happened as i knew it would......

partner got called to a medical about 6 weeks ago, which i knew was a farce from the start to finish - at first the woman doing the medical didnt want me to go in the room, until i said i was his carer and he needed me there. We went in and she started the medical - talking over me at all times, until i asked her why i wasnt allowed to comment - she was smirking at me all the time and said it was his medical and not mine.........i explained that being his full time carer there were things i could contribute that i thought were important but, she once again, just smirked at me, so, i shut up and didnt contribute at all.


my partner has memory gaps and he was also very anxious - there were parts he didnt really go into why his life is bad due to his disablility and how he couldnt really do anything, etc - being a typical man he just sort of rushed over it with her, giving one sylable answers to her quickly fired quiestions. I knew he wasnt really giving truly detailed replies but felt i couldnt say anything as id 'been told'.

now, we just had the phonecall saying hes been cleared to work and there will be a letter sent out to him.

Im worried now - what will happen and will he really have to try to get work? he can hardly walk and spends most of the day in bed due to being like a zombile due to the tablets for his pain. When not asleep hes in constant pain that tablets hardly touch anyway unless he takes the high dose that makes him sleep. He cant sit down for long, he cant stand for long, he cant walk far and spends most of the day when awake lied comfortable on the bed.

His illness is called fibrous dysplaxia, which he has in his hip and ribs but, will also gradually spread to other places. There is no cure so its not something that will get better, but, luckily it is a slow bearing disease that wont kill but does give intense pain.

The woman doing the medical didnt even ask about what his illness is all about.

We cannot get a drs appointment now until 29th september as the dr who my partner sees all the time and as done from the beginning is on holiday.

Any help as to how to procede now will be totally appreciated. Thanks.

one more thing ive just thought of too - will my carers allowance now be stopped too?.....

sound very similar to my story.... my dad had a medical about 2 months ago & my mum as his carer went with him.. (has 2 walk with aids and support and cant walk more than a few hundred yards without stopping with pain etc)... the nurse was reluctant for my mum to go in the room with him & the nurse was constantly talking over my mum as she was helping my dad answer the questions (he didnt understand some) he had a phone call stating his benefits would stay the same and no need 2 worry... a week later a letter comes in the post saying he is fit 2 go bk to work!!... he was awarded 9 points (and im aware you need 15)... after research on the internet we have realised they have incorrectly marked it... one criteria gives you 15 points if you cant walk more than 50 meters without stoping/pain/discomfort... will be on the phone to them in the morning to appeal as they havnt used the information my dad gave to them on the day

magoogy

thanks for that carefulwiththataxe (love the name) and welshgirl.........cheers for the support and good luck both of you and lets hope they start treating people right......

partner says he doesnt want to appeal and wants to keep things as they stand as he thinks if he does go to a couple of work meetings he has to attend they may see how bad his health his and maybe then reassess him - ive tried telling him it doesnt work that way but hes being stubborn..........so, if we do leave it be and go along with their way of thinking is he only allowed to be on this for so long?....thanks

System

magoogy wrote: »

thanks for that carefulwiththataxe (love the name) and welshgirl.........cheers for the support and good luck both of you and lets hope they start treating people right......

partner says he doesnt want to appeal and wants to keep things as they stand as he thinks if he does go to a couple of work meetings he has to attend they may see how bad his health his and maybe then reassess him - ive tried telling him it doesnt work that way but hes being stubborn..........so, if we do leave it be and go along with their way of thinking is he only allowed to be on this for so long?....thanks

There is talk of a 12 month limit for the wrag on contributions based but nothing has been confirmed yet so at the moment there isn't a limit

sorry you're being put through hell by ATOS

welshgirl_michelle

lets hope it get sorted out for you soon

sunnyone

welshgirl_michelle wrote: »

sound very similar to my story.... my dad had a medical about 2 months ago & my mum as his carer went with him.. (has 2 walk with aids and support and cant walk more than a few hundred yards without stopping with pain etc)... the nurse was reluctant for my mum to go in the room with him & the nurse was constantly talking over my mum as she was helping my dad answer the questions (he didnt understand some) he had a phone call stating his benefits would stay the same and no need 2 worry... a week later a letter comes in the post saying he is fit 2 go bk to work!!... he was awarded 9 points (and im aware you need 15)... after research on the internet we have realised they have incorrectly marked it... one criteria gives you 15 points if you cant walk more than 50 meters without stoping/pain/discomfort... will be on the phone to them in the morning to appeal as they havnt used the information my dad gave to them on the day

Your wrong it mobilising 50 meters and they assume you have a virtual wheelchair if you have problems walking so he would still have failed, its important to get your information right if you are going to appeal or you just show yourself up and make sure he fails again at appeal.

welshgirl_michelle

sunnyone wrote: »

Your wrong it mobilising 50 meters and they assume you have a virtual wheelchair if you have problems walking so he would still have failed, its important to get your information right if you are going to appeal or you just show yourself up and make sure he fails again at appeal.

this is what it says on the form... mobilising unaided by another person with or without a walking stick, manual wheelchair or other aids if such aid can reasonably be used.
and the critera for the 15 points is... cannot mobilies more than 50 meters on level ground without stopping in order to avoid significant discomfort or exhaustion.

so your wrong by saying they assume you have a virtual wheelchair

KxMx

welshgirl_michelle wrote: »

this is what it says on the form... mobilising unaided by another person with or without a walking stick, manual wheelchair or other aids if such aid can reasonably be used.
and the critera for the 15 points is... cannot mobilies more than 50 meters on level ground without stopping in order to avoid significant discomfort or exhaustion.

so your wrong by saying they assume you have a virtual wheelchair

At the actual medical examination they do use the "virtual wheelchair" concept now.

welshgirl_michelle

KxMx wrote: »

At the actual medical examination they do use the "virtual wheelchair" concept now.

what do u mean by this? sorry if im sounding a bit stupid by asking!