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1 day 10 hours ago #309042 by Cat
Preparing Food - Fibromyalgia was created by Cat
My fibromyalgia has got significantly worse since my initial PIP claim a few years ago. I'm not sure which descriptor to choose for preparing food. I used to be able to prepare food with aids. Now I can only do that twice a week at best. If I do, I often need to rest regularly during preparation and don't have the energy to eat until hours after. It's more common for me to have three or four days where I cannot prepare food due to pain and fatigue. I either have to rely on ready made meals, ordering in, or sometimes I'll go a whole day without eating as I don't have the energy or will to eat. I've recently received my PIP review form. I've been granted an extension to complete it due to frequent flare ups, but I'm finding the whole process really stressful and I'm confused about the descriptors.

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1 day 4 hours ago #309052 by BIS
Replied by BIS on topic Preparing Food - Fibromyalgia
Hi Cat

If you are unable to prepare a meal for the majority of the time, then you could tick 1f. You will have to make it very clear how much your fibro has deteriorated, because you could easily get an assessor who doesn't take it seriously.

BIS

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