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I had thought of that but it could have taken an hour to get there.
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WouldBe
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No fever or nausea. Should be drinking enough fluid, urine is very pale yellow apart form first thing in morning. May be lumbar back pain not kidneys but it's in the same area.
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
I knew I shouldn't have taken that Imodium, I've not been to the loo for 4 days.
That's the problem I have with it, too. If my diverticulitis is bad enough to prevent me doing something I absolutely have to do, I'll take it, but with the certainty that I won't shit for days, and that when I do, the poo will be arse-rippingly impacted.
Yuk, I'm seriously horribly sorry for the pair of you, but if I let my mind dwell on the matter, then I'll be dashing to the bog every three minutes for the next while. 
Here's a weird and wonderful miracle. I failed to attend a recent ESA Assessment thingy. Got a letter saying "fill in this form about why you didn't". The weird thing was it was a tiny little one or two page form, as opposed to their normal "write your own "War and Peace" forms. Filled it in. Now I have got a letter saying, basically, OK we accept your reasons for not attending but remember you must generally do as we say and you must come along when we make an new appointment etc".
Admittedly, I've skipped over all the misery, panic, terror, and general nastiness all this involved but I am just sort of amazed that they didn't say "now, immediately go and starve". I had been sort of working out how much rice and frozen veg and stuff I have etc.
And I had lost my antidepressants and now I have found and if I'm good, with any luck, I might be more able to go when they next demand my presence. (I might also, be clever enough, on receiving the appointment letter, to write asking if I can record the thing). Ah, good point, I have to teach my printer to work).
OK, I seem to have wandered into thinking out loud just then, so I'll shut up, but I wanted to share the weird news that they were ok with my failure to show up.
Best wishes to those awaiting results. Fingers crossed.
Here's a weird and wonderful miracle. I failed to attend a recent ESA Assessment thingy. Got a letter saying "fill in this form about why you didn't". The weird thing was it was a tiny little one or two page form, as opposed to their normal "write your own "War and Peace" forms. Filled it in. Now I have got a letter saying, basically, OK we accept your reasons for not attending but remember you must generally do as we say and you must come along when we make an new appointment etc".
Admittedly, I've skipped over all the misery, panic, terror, and general nastiness all this involved but I am just sort of amazed that they didn't say "now, immediately go and starve". I had been sort of working out how much rice and frozen veg and stuff I have etc.
And I had lost my antidepressants and now I have found and if I'm good, with any luck, I might be more able to go when they next demand my presence. (I might also, be clever enough, on receiving the appointment letter, to write asking if I can record the thing). Ah, good point, I have to teach my printer to work).
OK, I seem to have wandered into thinking out loud just then, so I'll shut up, but I wanted to share the weird news that they were ok with my failure to show up.
Best wishes to those awaiting results. Fingers crossed.
spirals
Something uber witty here.
Just heard back, enhanced rates for both, a bit of a miracle as I know people in a far worse position than me who didn't get a single point!
equationgirl
Respect my existence or expect my resistance
Brilliant news spirals
equationgirl
Respect my existence or expect my resistance
I'm glad it worked out for you, a nice miracle indeed.Yuk, I'm seriously horribly sorry for the pair of you, but if I let my mind dwell on the matter, then I'll be dashing to the bog every three minutes for the next while.
Here's a weird and wonderful miracle. I failed to attend a recent ESA Assessment thingy. Got a letter saying "fill in this form about why you didn't". The weird thing was it was a tiny little one or two page form, as opposed to their normal "write your own "War and Peace" forms. Filled it in. Now I have got a letter saying, basically, OK we accept your reasons for not attending but remember you must generally do as we say and you must come along when we make an new appointment etc".
Admittedly, I've skipped over all the misery, panic, terror, and general nastiness all this involved but I am just sort of amazed that they didn't say "now, immediately go and starve". I had been sort of working out how much rice and frozen veg and stuff I have etc.
And I had lost my antidepressants and now I have found and if I'm good, with any luck, I might be more able to go when they next demand my presence. (I might also, be clever enough, on receiving the appointment letter, to write asking if I can record the thing). Ah, good point, I have to teach my printer to work).
OK, I seem to have wandered into thinking out loud just then, so I'll shut up, but I wanted to share the weird news that they were ok with my failure to show up.
Best wishes to those awaiting results. Fingers crossed.
That's wonderful!
Well, more of a procrastination, really, but still a miracle.
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
We now have tribunal date at the end of the month.
On ESA Work Related Activity Group, I have a work capability assessment thing to go to. IF they say "go away, no more ESA for you", can I appeal? Not "will I win appeal?" - just whether there is a step I can take - appeal or a reconsideration or whatever it is called. I'm trying not to think of it too much, and kind of looking to find a way to tell myself "don't panic, not end of the world" sort of thing.
Yes.
THANK YOU! I am trying hard not to get into big panic, so if I can make myself go, but silently muttering "don't panic, this isn't quite final" it will at least get me to the office. For once I am glad to live in a city, as it must be bloody horrendous for people who are expected to travel far for the damn assessments.
equationgirl
Respect my existence or expect my resistance
It was today. Having been awake at 06.30 the previous day, I thought "Oh, that's good, I will then go sleep at proper time, then have big proper sleep before go to DWP thing. This did not work, of course. No sleep.
When I did get out and 'phone for taxi (really, there are NO buses from here), the weather was so fierce and rainy and I got so wet, waiting for taxi, found that I was happily talking out loud to the weather. Good thing about terrible weather - nobody else around to hear. That was good, really. Oh, I don't mean that I normally talk to the rain, but I was trying hard to avoid bad panic, and it was sort of fun talking to the rain. (I am not really loopy, honest, guv.)
Taxi came, but by all the gods, that was fierce and hard weather. No longer care if I be late > because weather. Taxi driver also freaked about mad weather. Got there. Waited. Was seen by one person (I thought there might usually be more than one?) A very nice and charming nurse lady. Apart from all the obvious things to ask about, she (a bit worryingly) wanted to test lung function and told me to go and talk to GP about it.
So, well, I don't know. She says she does not make decisions but someone else will, and if I have questions, I should go and ask in the JobCentre.
But I did get to the thing (good ) and the next bit is awaiting the "Decision".
And I give thanks to all who gave good wishes and hugs. Seriously, I really do.
No sleep.When I did get out and 'phone for taxi (really, there are NO buses from here), the weather was so fierce and rainy and I got so wet, waiting for taxi, found that I was happily talking out loud to the weather.
Good thing about terrible weather - nobody else around to hear. That was good, really. Oh, I don't mean that I normally talk to the rain, but I was trying hard to avoid bad panic, and it was sort of fun talking to the rain. (I am not really loopy, honest, guv.) Taxi came, but by all the gods, that was fierce and hard weather.
No longer care if I be late > because weather. Taxi driver also freaked about mad weather. Got there. Waited. Was seen by one person (I thought there might usually be more than one?) A very nice and charming nurse lady. Apart from all the obvious things to ask about, she (a bit worryingly) wanted to test lung function and told me to go and talk to GP about it.So, well, I don't know. She says she does not make decisions but someone else will, and if I have questions, I should go and ask in the JobCentre.
But I did get to the thing (good )
and the next bit is awaiting the "Decision".And I give thanks to all who gave good wishes and hugs. Seriously, I really do.
equationgirl
Respect my existence or expect my resistance
I seem to have passed my WCA...I think.
I'm not entirely sure. I got a letter that looks like the sort that tells you about a change in your benefit ("from July, you'll be getting an extra tuppence instead").
I wasn't expecting to win, but I think i've been placed into the WRAG (that seems to be what it says - certainly not the support group). So I can look forward to being harassed by the JC that I can't get to because the bus company changed the bus route.
I think it helped having someone attend with me so massive props to the SPEW friend who helped me. Whatever people might think of them, at least some people in this country give a damn.
I'm not entirely sure. I got a letter that looks like the sort that tells you about a change in your benefit ("from July, you'll be getting an extra tuppence instead").
I wasn't expecting to win, but I think i've been placed into the WRAG (that seems to be what it says - certainly not the support group). So I can look forward to being harassed by the JC that I can't get to because the bus company changed the bus route.
I think it helped having someone attend with me so massive props to the SPEW friend who helped me. Whatever people might think of them, at least some people in this country give a damn.
I have no hard data to support the claim, but I would advise, where possible, people don't attend alone. Of course it shouldn't have to be this wsy
xsunnysuex
Life is a horizontal fall.
I've had to rearrange my f2f as I had no one to go with me.
My nephew's outcome was unexpected. He suffers from depression and went for his assessment about 2 weeks ago. He doesn't have problems with going out. Meeting people. Travelling on public transport. He does his own shopping etc. We all fully expected him to fail. But he's just been notified he's passed. And letter states they won't need to reassess him again for 1.5yrs. Really shocked tbh, seeing how hard it is now.
My nephew's outcome was unexpected. He suffers from depression and went for his assessment about 2 weeks ago. He doesn't have problems with going out. Meeting people. Travelling on public transport. He does his own shopping etc. We all fully expected him to fail. But he's just been notified he's passed. And letter states they won't need to reassess him again for 1.5yrs. Really shocked tbh, seeing how hard it is now.
If it's any help, there might not be be much in the way of "come to the JobCentre and talk about what to do on WRAG". I have not had much, about one or two very civil chats - I think they're probably just too busy and overloaded to harass you much, although it might depend on where you live. Good luck.
Wow, that is a weird one, if he's OK going out and can do shopping and public transport. Good for him.
I'm sorry you had to re-schedule your own appointment. I hope you can find someone. I went alone but I agree it must be better to take someone with you if you can find anyone. Finger crossed.
WouldBe
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I had the dreaded brown envelope this morning. Turned out to be an apology for taking so long to make a decision. Only had the assessment at the start of the month and was told it would take 4-6 weeks to make a decision. 
Still not had the travel expenses back yet though. How long does it take the tossers to write a cheque?
Still not had the travel expenses back yet though. How long does it take the tossers to write a cheque?
Sounds great but I doubt I'll be that lucky.If it's any help, there might not be be much in the way of "come to the JobCentre and talk about what to do on WRAG". I have not had much, about one or two very civil chats - I think they're probably just too busy and overloaded to harass you much, although it might depend on where you live. Good luck.
xsunnysuex
Life is a horizontal fall.
I've been in the WRAG group for about 4yrs. Hasn't been too much aggro from JCP. I had to go for about 6 appointments at the beginning. But since then I've been more or less left alone. Had a letter to go in Jan just gone. But it was only a new adviser taking over my usual advisers "customers" Wanted a catch up. That's all. Try not to worry.
Well that went well 
I got a text a few months ago reminding me about my assessment appointment the next day up in Edinburgh (I'm in Sussex!) - turned out the Jobcentre had been sending half my post to a correspondence address from several years ago... Phoned up, explained the situation and got a new ESA50 sent to the correct address which I then filled in and sent back. It must have been received because I filled in the "why you're sending this form back late" bit and got a letter a few weeks later saying they accepted the reason I'd given. Anyway, got to my assessment apt today and they claimed to have never received the form and wouldn't even accept that another one had been sent out after the one I didn't get, because it had been sent from somewhere else so didn't show up on their computer.
I already find all that jobcentre shit really stressful and I've been worse than usual for the last week for some reason and the surprise of them not having my form just added to that, so I was rocking and scratching the skin off my hands because I do that when I can't just get away from what's stressing me out, and the nurse I saw raised her voice at me several times to say I had to stop that / hold my bag / do this instead or she'd stop the interview. So then I was even more stressed & anxious, and angry with her, and trying to concentrate on at least not drawing any more blood, and I couldn't actually manage all that and string a sentence together.
I got a text a few months ago reminding me about my assessment appointment the next day up in Edinburgh (I'm in Sussex!) - turned out the Jobcentre had been sending half my post to a correspondence address from several years ago... Phoned up, explained the situation and got a new ESA50 sent to the correct address which I then filled in and sent back. It must have been received because I filled in the "why you're sending this form back late" bit and got a letter a few weeks later saying they accepted the reason I'd given. Anyway, got to my assessment apt today and they claimed to have never received the form and wouldn't even accept that another one had been sent out after the one I didn't get, because it had been sent from somewhere else so didn't show up on their computer.
I already find all that jobcentre shit really stressful and I've been worse than usual for the last week for some reason and the surprise of them not having my form just added to that, so I was rocking and scratching the skin off my hands because I do that when I can't just get away from what's stressing me out, and the nurse I saw raised her voice at me several times to say I had to stop that / hold my bag / do this instead or she'd stop the interview. So then I was even more stressed & anxious, and angry with her, and trying to concentrate on at least not drawing any more blood, and I couldn't actually manage all that and string a sentence together.
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Starry Wisdom
you were concentrating on drawing blood from the wrong bodyWell that went well
I got a text a few months ago reminding me about my assessment appointment the next day up in Edinburgh (I'm in Sussex!) - turned out the Jobcentre had been sending half my post to a correspondence address from several years ago... Phoned up, explained the situation and got a new ESA50 sent to the correct address which I then filled in and sent back. It must have been received because I filled in the "why you're sending this form back late" bit and got a letter a few weeks later saying they accepted the reason I'd given. Anyway, got to my assessment apt today and they claimed to have never received the form and wouldn't even accept that another one had been sent out after the one I didn't get, because it had been sent from somewhere else so didn't show up on their computer.
I already find all that jobcentre shit really stressful and I've been worse than usual for the last week for some reason and the surprise of them not having my form just added to that, so I was rocking and scratching the skin off my hands because I do that when I can't just get away from what's stressing me out, and the nurse I saw raised her voice at me several times to say I had to stop that / hold my bag / do this instead or she'd stop the interview. So then I was even more stressed & anxious, and angry with her, and trying to concentrate on at least not drawing any more blood, and I couldn't actually manage all that and string a sentence together.
i wonder, did you get any of this 'it's not on our system' nonsense in writing? have you considered making a complaint? you might find just writing it out carthartick.
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