PIP Assessment

Hi to you all

Ive just had a letter asking me to attend a face to face assessment, I am surprised as due to their own policies, they mention certain illnesses and stroke that they would not ask people to attend one.

I recently had another TIA, and had a CT some months ago, it was found that Ive had 4 (not the two I knew about) strokes (small but affect me greatly) and Systemic Lupus, Fybromyalgia and Antiphospholipid Syndrome Hypertension etc .......

Is there any recourse regarding having to attend these examinations? My speech is up and down and recalling words is the same.

Many thanks

Misty Blue

Gordon

I had been very unwell for a couple of months, I was taken to the acute emergency unit as another TIA or Stroke was suspected. After an MRI last week it apears Ive had a total of 4 strokes between 2013 and now, it wasnt clear when the last 2 were, but I can pinpoint times when they could have been in recent months.
My GP spoke with me today, she recommended I wait for her request from ATOS/DWP to
complete the form they'll send her, they have to charge £35 ... she is extremely understanding and has known me for some years fully understanding all the issues I have. I think the consultant I saw last week was focued on my care needs and how I manage as I live alone, I and my GP are waiting for his end of discharge letter. She would be willing to help in any way she can, she's very concerned that as Ive been so unwell for a prolonged time, I also have lupus and APS, I may end up having another stroke or TIA event. Am I better just to let things follow the ongoing path and see how things work out? I think the levels of stress have had a massive effect on me over the recent months, and some personal issues.
Also, is it usual for PIP to write to GP's as a matter of course? Mine seemed to be quite used to receiving them.
I'm really unsure the best route to take, this stroke has left me exhausted and very foggy thinking, which Im concerned about as I've changed my appointment until later this month.
Any help would be most welcome, its bad enough having physical ailments, but to have ones that affect clarity of thought and being able to read/write to be able to show how I feel abour everything is a nightmare.
Many thanks

Gordon

I have sent in the B&W GP notes form which has been signed and stamped by my GP, I will also have a letter sent to my GP from my stroke consultant setting out care needs etc which I will also take with me to face to face, would this be sufficient, or should I ask for a further letter from gp? All of these recent health problems began some weeks ago, stress levels rose, when my forms arrived and the frustration of trying to recall all the important factual. Ive sent in OT reports from falls clinic and as much other relevant info as I could recall, which Im finding increasingly difficult to do. My memory struggles, and trying to recall what I can and cannot do doesnt always register until when Im trying to do it. Im concerend about the length of time of the appt, Im in the very early stages of recovery and wiped out, how I'll manage an hour or 2 goodness only knows.
Really sorry for the lengthy questions ..... I'm finding myself becoming more and more stressed. Im moving from Higher for both indefinite to change to `PIP. I just couldnt face trying to cope with this for months at a time, Im on my own and havinh lost the premiums for ESA, Ill be in a complete mess if this is refused, so Im trying desperately to get it right first time rather than it being my memory and inability to understand a question etc.
Many thanks once again. Misty