Could hubby claim anything?

NeilCr

It’s really up to you two whether or not you make a claim for PIP. No-one on here will be able to tell you if you will be successful or not

As well as poppy’s link there is quite a lot of information here

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/sick-or-disabled-people-and-carers/pip/help-with-your-claim/how-to-claim/

It might be worth a visit to your local CAB/advice centre to talk it through

KiKi

nextyeartina wrote: »

It is affecting him daily. He can't walk far, he can't put his own socks on, he needs help in the shower, he's not sleeping. I just wish his pain was manageable X

I feel for him - I was in this position 6 years ago, and the NHS wouldn't treat me either as it wasn't severe enough. But on the recommendation of a friend I went to see a chiropractor who x-rayed, scanned then treated me. It wasn't cheap - I had 4 treatments a week for the first 4 weeks, then gradually got down to one treatment every 3 weeks. I have no disc between L4 and L5, so that's always going to be there. But I'm completely pain-free, and the chiropractic manages it. I went from hardly walking, awful sciatica, unable to bend or sneeze without severe pain, to gradually being able to sneeze without holding on to something, to waking up to an alarm clock rather than because I was in pain, to walking and living again! Best thing I ever did. I also changed my soft mattress to a very very firm one, and eventually my sofa as they were not helping.

Obviously this isn't medical advice! But if he's in that much pain it may be worth a visit - if you do, then make sure they are a practice that do x-rays first so they know what they're treating.

All the best, it's horrid to live with that pain, but bulging discs can be treated and potentially really quite easily if you're prepared to go outside the NHS.

nextyeartina

Hi Kiki. The hospital mentioned L5. I wish we could afford a chiropractor . The mattress we have is very firm. He sits on a garden chair in the living room as this is the only chair he finds he can get 'comfortable' in X