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atrixblue.-MFR-.

skintandscared wrote: »

Why is a lad of his age off sick so much? Doesn't the GP have any clue what is making him sick? Has he been referred for any tests, etc? My only experience of someone that age being off sick so much was substance abuse but it doesn't sound like he has the money or the transport means to obtain drugs, so hopefully that's one to cross off the list.

as a sufferer of brittle asthma, i can sympothise with the OP's son and OP because i too had lots of days off sick related to my illness, my last employers were fabulous with me, understood my side of the spectrum and i notifyed them at interview that i had asthma and that at the time was responding to steriod treatments and all was OK, that was untill i contracted phnewmonia and had a downward spiral from there, 6 weeks off in block, 2 weeks of holidays, then another admission to hospital for a week then another 2 weeks off, then putting up with GP appointments, monthly consultant appointments, and 2 weekly asthma nurse appointments, in the end, consultant reviewed my capabilities in the work place, had number of allergy tests, lung function test, spirometry tests, blood gas test, sats manotored bloood pressure monitored, excertion test, and my med notes reviewed, (had always inform GP of my employment status) there was a pattern in all types of jobs that whilst in work my chest was uncontrolled and hospital admissions were frequent along with ambulance call outs and emergency prescription requests, in the end she handed me a letter to hand to my employer, then all of a sudden went from job i loved to being house bound!.

skintandscared_2

atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

as a sufferer of brittle asthma, i can sympothise with the OP's son and OP because i too had lots of days off sick related to my illness, my last employers were fabulous with me, understood my side of the spectrum and i notifyed them at interview that i had asthma and that at the time was responding to steriod treatments and all was OK, that was untill i contracted phnewmonia and had a downward spiral from there, 6 weeks off in block, 2 weeks of holidays, then another admission to hospital for a week then another 2 weeks off, then putting up with GP appointments, monthly consultant appointments, and 2 weekly asthma nurse appointments, in the end, consultant reviewed my capabilities in the work place, had number of allergy tests, lung function test, spirometry tests, blood gas test, sats manotored bloood pressure monitored, excertion test, and my med notes reviewed, (had always inform GP of my employment status) there was a pattern in all types of jobs that whilst in work my chest was uncontrolled and hospital admissions were frequent along with ambulance call outs and emergency prescription requests, in the end she handed me a letter to hand to my employer, then all of a sudden went from job i loved to being house bound!.

Whilst I totally sympathise with your situation and the medical problems you have to deal with, the OP hasn't mentioned anything like those kind of problems with her 20 year old son, just that he keeps being sick. It clearly isn't a particularly worrying illness or the gastro-check thing in September would be far too long to wait and there wouldn't be exclamation marks at the very idea of getting a 2nd opinion. I'm really sorry if it sounds harsh but I honestly think mummy's little soldier should either get to hospital and checked out properly or find a job that he's capable of (a) getting to by himself and (b) sticking to!

Sarah69

He has been given tablets that don't work, he has had blood tests that show nothing. The gastro appt is in septmeber because that's the 1st date available. If you have a problem with that take it up with NHS and their waiting times.

To skintandscared you obviously have no children that you need to worry about. He is 20 years old and if I didn't worry then I'd have no business being a parent.

I'll ignore the drugs remark. Just because Jeremy Kyle portrays all of a certain age take drugs is not true. The whole of society are tarring young adults with the same brush and that's wrong.

I would agree that my son was lazy if all his mates didn't work and he hung around with them all day everyday but they all work.

skintandscared_2

Sarah69 wrote: »

He has been given tablets that don't work, he has had blood tests that show nothing. The gastro appt is in septmeber because that's the 1st date available. If you have a problem with that take it up with NHS and their waiting times.

To skintandscared you obviously have no children that you need to worry about. He is 20 years old and if I didn't worry then I'd have no business being a parent.

I'll ignore the drugs remark. Just because Jeremy Kyle portrays all of a certain age take drugs is not true. The whole of society are tarring young adults with the same brush and that's wrong.

I would agree that my son was lazy if all his mates didn't work and he hung around with them all day everyday but they all work.

I don't have a problem with the NHS. When my 12 year old nephew had cancer, they couldn't have been more amazing. I have never given birth, but as an aunty and a step mother there are 4 children in my life who mean the world to me and if any of them were ill to the extent they were throwing up for six weeks we would literally be camping out in A&E. Ignore what you like. You stay blinkered to the drugs culture that exists (which, by the way, I didn't accuse your son of even being involved in!). So is that how the work ethic happens then - by osmosis from your mates?

Sarah69

I am not blinkered to the drug culture but I know that not all teenagers use drugs.

You ask why I'm waitin that long that's the soonest appt. I cannot physically force him to go to A&E

FBaby

If I had a child suffering from recurrent, vague illnesses that nothing seems to help, I would be posting about how to manage his health rather than being concern about what benefits he can claim. It seems to be a constant issue for him, so either he has a serious health condition, in which case, you would think his GP would show more concern, or, your son seems to be allergic to work, in which case, a good talk and sorting out might be in order.

Sorry you don't think the posts are sympathetic, but you going on about how your son can work because his boss is rude, because he is ill, because he can't get transport inevitably does bring up suspicions about his real intention to work and show commitment to it.

ps: By the way, many many women who are sick many times during the day get on with their job...

Sarah69

I asked 1 simple question if he would be sanctioned as he will no longer be able to get to work. I am not after sympathy. My son is ill he is not work shy. His job is very physical and there is no way he would be able to work in the state he's in. If he's not at the toilet retching and being sick, he is in bed feeling ill.

If there was anywhere else I could ask questions about benefit I would and not use this forum again due to various unhelpful sarcastic people.

Torry_Quine

If he loses his job by whatever means then he should apply for ESA as he is not fit to work. He will need a fit note from his GP and until 13 weeks will get £71 assessement rate. After that he will be assessed if he can continue on it but hopefully by that stage the problem will have been resolved. As he presumably is already getting a fit note from his GP I wouldn't think that would be a problem.

dookar

Sarah69 wrote: »

I asked 1 simple question if he would be sanctioned as he will no longer be able to get to work.

No he wouldn't be.

Torry_Quine

dookar wrote: »

No he wouldn't be.

How do you come to that conclusion. Should he apply for JSA then he may well be sanctioned.