I have just today received my wife's scan results to do with her stomach pains or another illness that contributes to the pain she suffers ..the scan shown her remaining kidney ( she only had one due to having one removed due to kidney failure) is not working as it once was so shows its failing also come back she has gallstones ..this hasn't been added to her form as she hadn't had the scan by the time the firm had to be back ..also shows her sygmoid as muscular hypertrophy?? But these are just a couple of tests back she sees the specialist on Tuesday as they are worried growths have grown back in her bowel and unsure if it's malignant or not .. but although PIP isnt about what illness you have but it's a factor in how her daily life is ..due to the constant pain and tiredness .. can this be added to the forms by the medical person who is coming out next week for her medical ?
Hello David,
I'm sorry to hear of the additional problems your wife has and hope that the growths in her bowel are not sinister.
I'm not 100% sure of the answer to your question, but I'm sure some people on here will be able to advise you, although if it was me I would certainly mention it to the person coming to do her assessment.
I think that yes it can be added as I have just had my assessment and told her I also have pelvic fracture as forgot to put that on form, not that it makes any difference as thankfully its healed
Hi David
Certainly you can add the scan results as additional evidence.
But remember not to get too caught up about your wife's medical condition. It is the personal care given to her which is important. Of course it has to be linked to an illness or disability but the assessor isn't overly interested in the mirco detail of her illness only in the care provided because of it.
At the assessment you will be given an oppotunity to explain the extent of her illness but don't just talk about that like you have in your OP. You need to be talking more about the personal care which is provided.
The reason it makes no difference is because the fractured pelvis didn't lead to long term personal care. Again I stress it is more important to prove the care you receive because of a permenant medical condition or disability.
From what I know of Muscular Hypertrophy, it is a very common ailment of the colon which can easilly be treated successfully by diet. In addition Gallstones can be removed easilly by simple key hole surgery if they start to cause a problem.
That leaves the growths. Obviously these need reviewing. However it is more than likely to be Common Polyps which do need to be removed sooner rather than later by keyhole surgery.
All of these problems if treated will not cause any significant disability for the future. Consequently it is quite likely that the assessor/DWP will see the claimed difficulties as only short term at best.
Thanks , she has chronic diverticular disease and has for many years that much so they couldn't do the full colposcopy a few years back they removed 4 polyps then and they was sent off ..the bleeding she is having as nothing to do with her diet ..it doesn't help shes been on steroids since 1998 both oral and through drips .. she had brain surgery to reduce swelling a few years back but needs to be on oral ones for life to try and stop it swelling again plus immune suppressants that both destroy the stomach ...so it's not temporary it's for life only going to get worse ...the passing of blood filling the toilet each time and dark red is not fibroids as it's been looked at ...seems you know quite alot about medical problems are you a doctor ? And unless her kidney can re grow don't think that's temporary ..they have already told me they are trying to avoid operation on her bowel as her stomach is so chronic throughout the full colon and could end up with a colposcopy bag but due to having no immune system it would have to be last resort .. but they are looking at growths that could be ma!ignant and only wish it was what you have said ..although having one kidney and the results that have come back don't look promising.
Hi David, sorry this is so worrying for you. For the assessment perhaps mention that your wife has had these investigations and explain that you're awaiting discussion with the specialist and so don't fully know the implications yet. When I had my assessment they checked a few specific diagnoses and asked how they'd been made, but then quickly moved on to how the overall disabilities affect me day to day.
When you're explaining/listening to the specialists it might help to know you've muddled a few words up.
Colposcopy is an examination of the cervix and vagina (Kolpos means hollow, womb or vagina) your wife might have had one to check where the bleeding was coming from.
Colonoscopy is the camera looking inside the bowel via the bottom (colon is the large bowel)
Colostomy is where the bowel is brought out through the wall of the abdomen into a bag (colon is the large bowl and stoma is an opening or mouth)
hope that helps
Thanks for that no it's not to do with periods etc she had to have an hysterectomy at 32 now in her 50s due t o her having abnormal cells sorry it's predictive text changing my words probably my spelling .
It's colonoscopy it's to do with passing blood when having a number 2
yep, don't worry I knew what you meant, autocorrect has a lot to answer for!
Sorry this must be such a worry for you. There are a couple of people on this forum who think they are doctors but you know your wife's condition and are best placed to know how this affects her. I would certainly mention this to the person coming to do the assessment. I wish you good luck with everything.
Thankyou Sandra that's right , Annoying at times when you have people know nothing about each individual and what a life they live or don't in many cases . Invisible illness is very hard to understand unless you live with the person
Anthony, I wasn't suggesting it made a difference, I was just answering the question and giving an example, I personally was asked about my various conditions during my assessment, are you saying that you shouldn't be asked or that you weren't?
Actually bowel polyp's can and are removed during a colonoscopy and sent for biopsy.
Reason I know this is because I have 2 forms of ulcerative colitis and this procedure is a regular occurrence with any one with an inflammatory bowel condition.
Yes you get asked about your medical conditions/disability at assessments and you have to explain them on your application form.
But many claimants make the classic mistake in believing that only talking about their illness/disability will gain them PIP.
The assessors are far more interested in how that illness/disability affects the claimant and why they require personal care. The care must be for more than 50% of the time and fit the descriptors.
I’m concerned that the OP is missing that point as he has not mentioned personal care at all in his post which is troubling. As for yourself the fractured pelvis was not a long term condition and wouldn’t require personal care for more than 50% of the time (the period is taken as one year so you would have required care for more than 6 months).
So my point is the PERSONAL CARE is a paramount consequence of the illness/disability not just the fact you suffer from it.
Yes Sandra David is best placed to explain how his wife's condition affects her but sadly he has only told us about if's, may be's and could be's.
If he wants to be successful with a PIP application then he needs to start talking about what personal care his wife receives and how that is linked to her illness,
Anthony can I correct you here ..my wife has a chronic illness that effects her brain and spinal cord along with diabetic, epilepsy and sjogrens along with kidney failure..these are not ifs or buts etc these are real illnesses these I have mentioned on here are only small in comparison to her illness thankyou
I feed, bath and take care of my wife day and night 24/7 this is the reason I had to give up work as a fire officer so it's not all ifs and buts thankyou
David again you only mention your wife's illness you have yet to mention what personal care is provided. PIP is not awarded because your wife has brain, kidney or diabetic deceases. If you go with that attitude then don’t be surprised if you are awarded a big fat zero.
You made several references to things that 'could' happen that will not impress the assessor at all. They want ACTUAL facts of things that are very likely to happen and why intervention is required.
If you don't want to listen fine but I'm only trying to point out the big flaw which you don't seem to want to recongise.