Just being phoned for medical assessment

Hello all,

It`s been 14 months sinse my last medical assessment, and I have just been called to go in Friday next week.

What is the current situation with the goverment kicking people off the sick, I am in the support group currently but getting very worried.

Ok last assessment, I got awarded 12 points for pretty much a back ache she put down. But the last time I had no evidence.

Since the 14 months have passed I have been diagnosed with:

Buldging Disc L3-L4 spine
Central Herniation L4-L5
Prolapsed Disc L5-S1
S1 Nerve roots left and right are crushed
L5 Nerve roots left are crushed.

So due to this i am in quite alot of discomfort and pain, I struggle to sit, stand, walk, climb stairs, or go absolutly anywhere without being in pain and my back swelling out because of nerve agrivation.

But also I have a new problem too, I have being diagnosed with epilepsy had 3 grand mal seizures over the last few months, andconstantly having mini fits all the time.

I am on morphine based pills for my back along with 500mg paracetamol and 400mg ibuprofen. and also 200mg lamotrogine a day for my epilepsy which no doubt is going to be upped...

All I would like at the moment is some encouragement and a little advise and help. I am feeling very depressed as I have lost my HGV license in the last year due to medical conditions and my driving license. What am I going to do?

Mod Edit :

Sorry SP, I have had to edit your post due to potentially libellous remarks, see rule 6 here :
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bro58

subplay wrote:

Hello all,

It`s been 14 months sinse my last medical assessment, and I have just been called to go in Friday next week.

What is the current situation with the goverment kicking people off the sick, I am in the support group currently but getting very worried.

Ok last assessment, I got awarded 12 points for pretty much a back ache she put down. But the last time I had no evidence.

Since the 14 months have passed I have been diagnosed with:

Buldging Disc L3-L4 spine
Central Herniation L4-L5
Prolapsed Disc L5-S1
S1 Nerve roots left and right are crushed
L5 Nerve roots left are crushed.

So due to this i am in quite alot of discomfort and pain, I struggle to sit, stand, walk, climb stairs, or go absolutly anywhere without being in pain and my back swelling out because of nerve agrivation.

But also I have a new problem too, I have being diagnosed with epilepsy had 3 grand mal seizures over the last few months, andconstantly having mini fits all the time.

I am on morphine based pills for my back along with 500mg paracetamol and 400mg ibuprofen. and also 200mg lamotrogine a day for my epilepsy which no doubt is going to be upped...

All I would like at the moment is some encouragement and a little advise and help. I am feeling very depressed as I have lost my HGV license in the last year due to medical conditions and my driving license. What am I going to do?

Mod Edit :

Sorry SP, I have had to edit your post due to potentially libellous remarks, see rule 6 here :
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/faq/forum-faq#appear

bro58

Hi SP,

Please see pages 63 and 67 respectively, as well as the section mentioned in the WCA Handbook, from this section of our FAQ's on preparing for an ESA Medical, here :

ESA Medical – What to Expect

bro58