Date: 31.07.2012
From: Kim
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Subject: ESA- medical assesments what a joke
Hi all At the beginning of April this year after being put in the work focus group for ESA I was told my payments would be stopped at the end of April due to you not being allowed to get the benefit for more than one year. This has had such a huge impact on my life and caused me so much stress, forcing me to return to work sooner than I would like and even going against what the atos medical advisor said which is for my ra to be stable for a period of 6 months before looking to return to work. Anyway despite me receiving no money for the esa I got a letter today asking me to go for yet another medical (my 6th in two years). I lost the plot and when I explained to the lady at jobcentre plus that my medical condition is still exactly the same as when they last assessed me and the fact i dont get any money why should i bother to go for yet another medical. Apparently even though I dont get any money I still have an open claim so have to go for medicals so I politely asked them to close my claim as not worth the hassle. Honestly the stress of all the forms/medicals on top of all the hospital appointments/ tests and medication that makes you ill, on top of the daily struggle to get through each day is enough to send us all loopy. Rant over now! Hope everyone is okay xx
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