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But after mentioning contacting medical professionals, the premise changed. It is almost a universal experience that the assessors/DWP do not contact claimants' medical providers - in fact it is EXTREMELY unusual for them to do so, to the point that in most other threads here there will be comments of surprise on the rare occasion someone did have their medical provider contacted. poppy is widely experienced and has seen that in countless threads here (and possibly on another board, I can't quite remember) so it is entirely reasonable for her to let you know that it's rare for them to contact medical professionals at any point. If you don't find it helpful to know that for your claim and any future claims, I suppose that's that's up to you, but it doesn't change the fact the assessors and DWP routinely ignore that option when dealing with claims.
MRs sometimes result in an appropriate award and of course I hope that is the case for you, but if not I hope you'll be able to appeal and get the right decision eventually.
It used to be quite a rarity but now nearly half of MRs result in a changed award (not necessarily the *right* award for all of those, but a step in the right direction at least). It seems to me a 'prepare for the worst, hope for the best' kind of thing.