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Category Archives: Disability Benefits
Good News!
Just a quickie. I’ve had the most awful week with my POTS, the full gamut of symptoms from heart rate and BP going bonkers in every direction, weakness and exhaustion, difficulty breathing, those internal ‘vibrations’ and pretty much everything else … Continue reading
Lotsa stress!
I had a stressful time of it all last week. My Mum (and carer) had to have some investigations at the hospital for stomach related problems and I don’t deal with stress at all well. The POTS goes haywire. I … Continue reading
Posted in Disability Benefits, Everyday living, POTS, Stress, Test Results
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Into the den of doom!
The den of doom would actually be my first work focused interview as a part of being in the WRAG group of ESA. It was set for last Thurs and I had sent in my letter telling them they’d have … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits, Disability Benefits, Ehlers-Danlos, Losing weight with chronic illness, POTS, Test Results, Weight
Tagged autonomic dysfunction, chronic illness, Conditions and Diseases, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, fybromyalgia, hypermobility syndrome, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome
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The dreaded brown envelope…
It was pushed through the letterbox this morning and I was unable to get it until my mum who is also my carer had come back from the local shops as I am unable to get down the stairs so … Continue reading
Signed, sealed, delivered…
I have finally managed to fill out that damn form and waved it off goodbye along with an article of information from Blair Grubb on what POTS actually is because quite frankly over here it’s incredibly rare for a Dr … Continue reading
Benefit Interrogation Time
I had a lovely letter pop through the door a couple of weeks ago informing me the benefits agency are now transferring me from Income Support to Employment and support allowance and would soon receive a form to fill in … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits, Disability Benefits, Ehlers-Danlos, Everyday living, Pain, POTS, Projects, Stress
Tagged autonomic dysfunction, bed, chronic illness, Conditions and Diseases, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, fybromyalgia, Health, hypermobility syndrome, illness, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, Stress
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The verdict! (Plus benefit woes)
‘Dun, dun, dun’…. I think I’m actually keeping the mattress! I sleep fine on it, the initial aches are fading away and the springs have more ‘give’ in them now my butt has been sat on it for a week … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing a bed/mattress, Disability Benefits, Everyday living, Pain
Tagged autonomic dysfunction, back pain, bed, Chiropractic, chronic illness, Conditions and Diseases, Costochondritis, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, fybromyalgia, Health, hypermobility syndrome, Pain, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, POTS, Stress
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Top Marks and Mr V stands me up!
I received the news yesterday that I had passed with top marks my 5th psychology module, go me! Only 4 more to go until I have to start revising madly for the exam. I’m already ploughing through yet another textbook … Continue reading
Posted in Achievements despite being ill, Chiropractic, Costochondritis, Disability Benefits, Ehlers-Danlos, Everyday living, Pain, Psychology Courses, Relationships
Tagged autonomic dysfunction, back pain, backache, bed, books, Chiropractic, chronic illness, Conditions and Diseases, Costochondritis, disability dating, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, fybromyalgia, Headache, Health, hypermobility syndrome, illness, Inflammation, men, National Health Service, Neck, Pain, Pain Management, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, POTS, psychology courses, reading, relationships, single life, Stress, Textbook, virtual dates, virtual dating
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Good news and a teenage terror.
I just this moment got the dreaded brown envelope through the door and knew instantly it was whether I had been awarded my disability benefits. I got the high care rate and high mobility rate but not only that I … Continue reading
Posted in Disability Benefits, Everyday living
Tagged autonomic dysfunction, bed, chronic illness, Conditions and Diseases, disability benefit, Disability living allowance, DLA, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, fybromyalgia, Health, hypermobility syndrome, illness, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, POTS
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My Inner Mrs Meldrew comes out.
I just don’t feel right today, my legs have been hurting bad for the past two days (one of the first signs my period will be here any time in the next 7 days), not to mention a reappearance of … Continue reading
Posted in Disability Benefits, Ehlers-Danlos, Everyday living, Pain, POTS, Psychology Courses
Tagged autonomic dysfunction, back pain, backache, Conditions and Diseases, Headache, Health, hypermobility syndrome, Neck, Pain, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, POTS, psychology courses, Stress, Victor Meldrew
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