Pip assessment tomorrow

I’ve had my pip assessment, so here comes that long wait (6 weeks she said) to hear my fate! Absolutely glad it’s over with, but at the same time what an ordeal. Weird how she walked behind me at the beginning and ahead of me at the end l.

She seemed pleasant enough, but she did tell me to stop talking as she had 4 patients to get through in a day. She was an ex mental health nurse. She said she’d read my details and decided to focus on my mobility first rather than the the beginning (?)

She almost answered some questions for me or said things like ‘of course with all those conditions you can’t do .....’ the one that got me was where she referenced whether I can walk to my local store. And how long could I walk for before I needed to stop ; how long do I stop for. I did emphasise that my issue is being able to do the stuff repeatedly

She then offered to do an exam but gave me an option to decline ‘given all my conditions - her words’ now I’m probably overthinking it but that may count against me.


Anyway watch this space,

Dla to pip ending Brown envelope received: end April
Claim started: 14th May
Form received in May and returned: 21 June
Dreaded pip assessment call: 9am Sunday 7th July
F2f : 12th July - though they called me at 9am and asked if I could come earlier than my scheduled 1045 appointment. By this stage I just felt get the pain over and done with (I live a 5 min drive from the centre)

So here’s to August or before ....will update