Wish me luck

haagan
haagan Member Posts: 84
edited 18. Jul 2010, 12:33 in Living with Arthritis archive
Hi
I have my medical tomorrow for ESA. This will be interesting after last year, Taking my friend who came to tribunal with me. He has an excellent memory not fuddled with athur's drugs like mine. I went to DWP website and found the marking guide that they are supposed to use if they had used it correctly last year I should have been awarded it straight away as I scored at least 30 not 6! apparently if you can not use keyboard and mouse that's 9 points I have to use voice activated software which I did last year. Hope everyone has an arthur free day Fay

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  • sharmaine
    sharmaine Member Posts: 1,638
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi

    Good luck with medical. I'm sure it will be ok so try not to worry.

    Sharmaine

    haagan wrote:
    Hi
    I have my medical tomorrow for ESA. This will be interesting after last year, Taking my friend who came to tribunal with me. He has an excellent memory not fuddled with athur's drugs like mine. I went to DWP website and found the marking guide that they are supposed to use if they had used it correctly last year I should have been awarded it straight away as I scored at least 30 not 6! apparently if you can not use keyboard and mouse that's 9 points I have to use voice activated software which I did last year. Hope everyone has an arthur free day Fay
  • bertyboy
    bertyboy Member Posts: 1,860
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    good luck with it all x
    I know i am a lady ,all life is a journey xx MAY xx
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Stand your ground Haagan. Very best of luck and please let us know how you get on.

    Elizabeth
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    good luck go for it and let us know how you get on val
    val
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,087
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Fay

    All the best for the medical.

    Gald you have support which has given you confidence.

    Let us know how it goes.

    Love

    Toni xx
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Good luck Fay I really hope it goes well for you. Pop in and let us know please? Keeping my fingers crossed as well. Cris x
  • carola
    carola Member Posts: 786
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Wishing you lots of luck and positive thoughts for your ESA 'medical'.

    Keep us posted.

    Carol
  • woodbon
    woodbon Member Posts: 4,969
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi, Good Luck!!! It sounds as if you should have no trouble, but, I'll still keep my fingers crossed!!! Awchhh that hurt, well thier crossed in my mind! :lol: Take care, love Sue xxxx
  • dachshund
    dachshund Member Posts: 9,183
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Fay i hope you have good news tomorrow
    good luck fay.
    joan xx
    take care
    joan xx
  • speedalong
    speedalong Member Posts: 3,315
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Good luck. Fancy having the medical at the weekend ... they must be desperate to rush them through. Good that your friend is going with you and you both sound well informed.

    Speedy
    I have had OA since mid twenties. It affects my hips and knees. I had a THR on the left aged 30 and now have a resurface-replacement on the right - done May 2010.
  • ironic
    ironic Member Posts: 2,361
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Good luck for tomorrow. Hope it goes really well for you.

    Best if you take a friend with you.

    Please let us know how you get on.

    Lv, Ix
  • tillytop
    tillytop Member Posts: 3,460
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Really good luck tomorrow Fay!
    Love Tilly x
  • haagan
    haagan Member Posts: 84
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thanks for your good wishes. I need them I'm so nervous after last year. At least I have canceled two of their there's nothing wrong with you critrea I didn't fill the form myself and I'm not using the bus! Will let you know how it goes. Fay
    Would cross fingers but like Sue it hurts too much Thanks Sue
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,087
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Aah

    I am crossing my fingers for you :wink:

    You just tell the truth and dont pretend to be ok :wink:

    Thinking of you

    Love

    Toni xx
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Fay
    Sorry I am late...just to wish you good luck..and let us know how it went.
    Take care
    Barbara x
    Love
    Barbara
  • haagan
    haagan Member Posts: 84
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Well that was fun!! Got there early was told they were running about 30 mins late. ! hour later we were called, arthur was on form today, hands and wrists extremly swollen and painful and the rest of my body was stiff and sore before the hour in waiting room followed by horrid plastic chairs. She had a copy of my form and appeared to have read it. I managed to get in just how useless my hands were. Did some flex exercise ,failed couldn,t move. Only in there about 15 mins. So now we wait Thanks again for your support it really helped. Fay
  • queenfan
    queenfan Member Posts: 563
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Fay I hope you don't have to wait to long,
    & I'm sure it will be successful, keeping my fingers crossed.
    I was so shocked when I received mine :)
    take care Sue x
  • haagan
    haagan Member Posts: 84
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thanks Sue, I think it was about 3 weeks last time but as they are doing medicals 7 days a week here it might be longer, just hope they don't start mucking my money around in the mean time!
    Hope you are feeling better just read your post. My friend could not believe the medical What's that got to do with arthritis!! Take care Fay
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,087
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Fay

    well done - glad it's all over.

    Think you should be ok - hey maybe the chairs are there to PROVE who is less- able eh?? hah!!

    Let us know how you get on - maybe they got admin working weekends too??

    Love

    toni xx
  • dorcas
    dorcas Member Posts: 3,516
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Fay :D

    am coming in very late to your post but hope that you do get a quick and positive result from the medical so that they leave your money alone!. :wink:

    Iris x

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