home assesment for new pip claim - what to expect ?

[hollowman]

hi .

I was already a member on here with previous posts but my email pass isnt recognised .

 

im currently on esa without an assesment ,

i have been on it some time before it was even esa (forgot what it was)

 

my doctor advised me to try to claim pip due to the multiple illnesses and problems i have with mobility and the other one (care bit ) excuse me i have a terrible memory

 

her words were under no circumstances do you go out alone or bath alone and for gods sake keep away from the kitchen (lovely doc but has emmigrated to warmer climate now)

 

i have had 3 major heart attacks in 2 years (44 years old now) ,

have heart disease ,

familial hypercholesterolemia,

epilepsy (tonic clonic and complex partial )

unstable angina ,

and severe asthma .

all within just over 2 years ,

 

 

plus ongoing sciatica due to herniated disks in lower back

(had injections but wont operate due to heart problems)

 

 

also have limited mobility in right leg from a 100ft fall some years ago that left me with 7 breaks in 1 leg and about an inch movement in my right ankle at most .

 

ive tried to read some of the reports about the underhand tactics they use to down play your health and what you are capable of doing .

 

im on 19 different medications a day ,that total 1200 tablets a month .

 

over 500 of these are for pain alone .

as one of my main pain relievers had to be stopped due to no1 side effect being heart failure .

 

im not expecting the world but had little proof to supply as my last esa assement was in late due to been in hospital so my wife posted all the original letters which they have not sent back even though requested. (saying that i read they dont even consider these)

 

they dont consider pain relief either

(but 2 of my pain relievers are 30mg codiene 8x day and 8 diazepam a day .)

 

i have loads of mini seizures a day most of which i dont even know ive had ,observed by other people .

 

cannot walk far always have to use a crutch and can be out of breath by the time i get to the loo .2x5 stairs with landing in between ,

 

i have unstable angina and can have an attack just laid watching tv ,

my last heart attack was as they said brought on by a grand mal seizure ,in which i literally was absolutely terrified incase i have another linked event.

 

im under 3 heart specialists and 2 neurologists all at 3 different hospitals . meds dont work for the seizures and i have no prior warning of one large one or the many clusters i have a day .

 

can anyone suggest how i approach this home visit . plus i know esa and pip are unrelated but surely they collaberate findings .

so if you get a low pip score i guess you will soon get a new esa assesment through the post .

 

im not that worried ,its more the injustice they do and i hear they treat you like your dumb whilst all the time are plotting there little outcome against you .

 

thanks for listening and any advice welcome meeting is friday morn , but sometimes i have severe insomnia 48 awake + then other times i can sleep 18+ hours and nothing can wake me , no idea wether its the meds or the head thats gone tbh.

[dx100uk]

what was your old username?

[hollowman]

sure it was hollow /hollowman .but i only use 1 email address the one i have had for over 10 years and the system doesnt recognize it . i did contact admin on front page but no response

[dx100uk]

let me go see

 

 

dx

[AndyOrch]

Accounts merged please use hollowman when logging in.

 

Regards

 

Andy

[dx100uk]

now your names have been merged

 

 

looks like you are an old hand at these assessments [4 old threads on them already]

should be a walk in the park for you.

 

 

dx

[Nystagmite]

They observe everything you do. Take someone with you if you can. However, this didn't stop my assessor lying.

 

In regards to ESA / PIP - I originally failed PIP. But this didn't trigger an ESA assessment, thankfully.