Employment support! Ha more like hell, thats what they put you through. My problems started when i went for an assessment on 1.11.09 and there a pen pusher fake doctor, stated i was fit to work, even though i couldn't stand or sit for prolonged periods, walk with a walking stick and took a lot of painkillers all day everyday. Anyways i appealed that decision, and further stated that the assessment would be invalid after the 11.11.09 anyway due too having major surgery and recovery from that. Well my appeal decision came back yesterday and i also lost that. I am fit for work, even though i'm on two crutches for another 3 months at least, i have a HUGE dvt in the leg which means i have to raise the leg often, and not stand or sit for long times, otherwise the pain is so intense, and it swells. And i'm still on the same painkillers and can drop off alseep at the drop of a hat (hardly safe am i) and together with a lovely drug called Warfrin, which makes you cold, tired, and really a danger to anything, should you fall over or cut yourself you may bleed too death. You would need serious medical help. I somehow can't see how someone would want to employ me in this state can you?? maybe when things have started to improve, hell i'd be the first to look for a job, it's hardly the high life being bored out of your skull everyday with no money to play with is it? So angry that you have to deal with so many idiots, that have no medical background. They are not just calling me a liar but also they are discrediting the experience of all my Doctors and Consultants, they did not study for the best part of 25yrs + for a pen pusher to override their decisions!!
Anyways rant over i guess, the next step is a tribunal and lets see if i can get anyone to listen. May call my MP as well seen as it's election time. How dare the Jobcentre take my Husband off Jobseekers to go onto ESA too make our life easier when all it's done is give us hell. They did that so statistics look better for the Government. I understand some take the system for a ride, but i'd love to know how, as the internet is full of thousands of genuine disabled people not being paid properly, yet they claim there's thousands of benefit cheats!! ( expenses anyone, the government can commit fraud, but i can't claim genuinely without being made out to be a criminal)
Wish me luck guys, this is one stressful ride, and i'm sure it will hinder recovery xx
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Disgusting.. I'd go to the press, woman's magazines about the state you're in and whats happened.. they always need new stories.. One crutches, can't walk, sit or stand and a life threatening dvt in one leg and expected to work. A right wing "Express type" paper might do it if you're British showing your story against the 1000's immigrants on state benefits. (These aren't my personal views by the way I just know how it works as I used to be a broadcast journalist.) Worth a try, might shame them into doing the right thing? Worth a try maybe if you have the energy left.
I'm really sorry I have no idea how its possible to come to that conclusion, disgraceful!
Flippin' eck debbie.... i havn't been over here for a while, don't know how i lost you... some crap you've been having eh? (understatement, or what?) know all about those injections- was admitted with dvt xmas eve when i was 32, first time i'd ever wrapped kids pressies early too! oh, and those gorgeous support stockings...
seen so many genuine people struggling with various 'support' agencies its unreal... whilst others seem to get allsorts, seems to pay to be cheat doesn't it?
Hang in there.... much love x
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