Trying to do appeal

Well I'm trying to get my appeal done after 3 and a bit weeks of being a heap on the floor and still a bit all over the place.

I was just incapable of making decisions or thinking clearly with the shock. (Put in WRAG and not support group) - trying to think about the future and how I would manage(impossible).

Anyway - decided to appeal and did the wording as per the guide on here. Then thought - because my Consultant mentioned some new medication to try in his report, maybe I should just do a reconsideration request letter, explaining that I still need to be in the support group but would try the medication but it would take some months and I am in the middle of other medical investigations and have a compromised immune system so can't try anything else straight away and need time for a 'trial' etc etc. Then went round in circles again.

Have now ended up doing the appeal form, and adapting the reconsideration letter onto my 'reasons for appeal' - so it states why I should be in the support group and quotes my medical evidence supporting why I meet the criteria, and then goes on to say that although I will try new medication I still need to be in the support group and need to time trying the new meds carefully due to ongoing medical problems mentioned in my form - and attaching a couple of copy letters re ongoing treatment and referrals for tests.

My month is up in a couple of days so need to get it sent. And still scared of putting so much information and wondering if I have done the right thing - but am trying to pre-empt them saying - she could be 'cured' within a year (highly unlikely and even if I was the shock would probably knock me for six for a while).

I am in such a mess - I can't find anything at home, everything is upside down and all over the place, I have missed medical appointments and keep forgetting where I have put things and losing things - and I'm so tired.

Thank you for the advice sheets and I hope my cobbled effort of part appeal/part reconsideration letter is the right thing - I just can't think straight about what is best any more, although I should have learned by now that being straight and honest and explaining what you 'need' doesn't always lead to good results. I have never known such anxiety.

Do you think it is Ok to have 3 pages of 'reasons' attached to your appeal form? I couldn't get it any shorter.

Thank you Gordon, that is helpful to my scatty brain. I was thinking they had decided to put me in the WRAG because my Consultant had mentioned trying new medication, even though he also said work would exacerbate my condition and the condition was permanent, so I was just trying to cover all bases in one go, rather than appeal and then find they just give it to me for 6 months and I have to go through it all again. I suppose I could have just done the simple appeal wording saying I disagree with the decision based on my condition then (and now), and quoting from my form where I say I fit the support group criteria, but I was thinking they might think - well she can improve if she takes the new medication (that's like - how long is a piece of string?!!!). Maybe I'm second-guessing too much.

Thank you for that - I'm just going to get it posted now I think, it's driving me crazy and I need a break - good to know there is no restriction on how much info you send with the appeal request - thank you.

Thank you!