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LindaLou22 wrote: No I don't have any charity's supporting me I don't know if any charity's that would offer me any? I have Chondromalacia Patellae, dyslexia and have been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder although I don't receive help or treatment for that anymore. Can you recommend any?

Hi LL22,

We can't really "recommend" any !

I hadn't hear of that knee condition before :

"Chondromalacia, also known as “runner's knee,” is a condition where the cartilage on the undersurface of the patella (knee cap) deteriorates and softens. This condition is common among young, athletic individuals, but may also occur in older adults who have arthritis of the knee."

See the following : Chondromalacia Patellae Support Forums

It seems that it can also be linked to Arthritis :

Arthritis Support

Dyslexia Support

MIND. ORG

You will find links to potential advice agencies in : This Topic in The Spotlight Area above the forum.

Remember, irrespective of your medical conditions, it is the limitations that you suffer as a result of your medical conditions that may result in you scoring enough points for a PIP Award.

bro58

LindaLou22 wrote: If I get awarded pip at standerd daily living and no mobility what other help can I get? Also if my condition detoriorates before the next time I have to be reviewed can you be awarded a higher rate after review? As my gp says the condition in my knees is likely to get worse before it gets better

Hi LL22,

I have merged your topics for continuity.

Can you please try and keep all your related posts to the one topic !

Yes, if at some time in the future your medical conditions and resulting limitations deteriorate to such an extent that you feel that you would qualify for a Higher PIP Award or a PIP Award that you were not in receipt of, you can report a Change of Circumstances (C of C) to The DWP and request a review of your current PIP status.

The thing to take into account here, is that if you did so, they would also re-look at any existing PIP Award that you had at the time.

You may well have read the information available from the links below before, but here they are anyway :


PIP Claims Guide. (2nd Link down the page)

How The PIP Points Scoring System Works.

PIP Self Test

This Post in our Spotlight Area at the top of The forum.

You might want to Bookmark/Favourite this page in your Internet Browser. That way you can return to this topic easily to pose any further queries that you may have by replying to the topic.

bro58

I rang up today and they said its with the decition maker and should be here in a couple weeks, this wait is so aufull and stressful it's absolutley rediculas how long you have to wait, I started my claim beginning of November

LindaLou22 wrote: No I don't have any charity's supporting me I don't know if any charity's that would offer me any? I have Chondromalacia Patellae, dyslexia and have been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder although I don't receive help or treatment for that anymore. Can you recommend any?

Sorry, have no idea of specific charities that would help.

If you haven't head back from the assessment all is not lost anyway. You could have gained the criteria/ points you need to satisfy the assessor and dwp.

I think it comes down to the quality and compassion of the particular assessor you had.

Try not to worry full you find out what the outcome is.

Hi
I have CPs, diagnosed back in the eighties and linked to all my arthritic problems.
Here are two mental health charities

www.mind.org.uk

www.Sane.org.uk

I have advanced chondomalacia patella-femoral with bony reactive changes, got it started at 19 years old in the services. B.ggered up my whole musculio-skeleletel system, experimental ops the lot! No running, stairs, kneeling, cycling, sitting lol Just had a review for a deterioration claim on my war pension. We shall see