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Re: Family Life on Benefits « Reply #30 Posted: 07 February 2012 at 08:17 PM »
Gawden have you had blood tests?  They mentioned fibromyalgia when I was first feeling ill. Unexplained bruises sound like a problem in the blood...not to freak you out,  but I would be pushing for tests for leukemia or bone marrow problems. wish someone had pushed me into going for tests long before I got so bad.
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Re: Family Life on Benefits « Reply #31 Posted: 07 February 2012 at 08:33 PM »
Gawden does the doc know about the bruises if not PLEASE tell him that could be symtoms of other things?
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Re: Family Life on Benefits « Reply #32 Posted: 07 February 2012 at 08:37 PM »
Didnt see your post Eileen thats what i was worrying about, but Gawden dont worryat this stage as  there can be other reasons just ask for some bloods as Eileen suggests
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Re: Family Life on Benefits « Reply #33 Posted: 08 February 2012 at 09:02 AM »
Quote from: Gawden on 07 February 2012 at 05:28 PM
Well there's a job for me Friday, on my day off, I've yet to come across medication to treat my pain, I was told my an idiotic consultant at the pathetic Paget that I have something he don't believe exist.
Dr Wright was his name in pain management, he told me I have fybromyalgia, but he don't believe it exist.
Huh!!! icon_scratch icon_scratch

I sympathise with you, my friend has this and ME and has lost her benefits due to the reform.
She is now working an hour a day to build up to some more hours but it is flaking her out.
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Re: Family Life on Benefits « Reply #34 Posted: 08 February 2012 at 09:08 AM »
The new reform of the benefit system is going to stop all those that have not worked in a long time or never worked and it is about time.

There's so many people out there that have never grafted and have had absolutely no intention of doing so, it's maddening!  evil6
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Re: Family Life on Benefits « Reply #35 Posted: 08 February 2012 at 11:00 AM »
Thanks Margo, my pain is at it's worst when I'm inactive, sitting down for more than 10 minutes is almost impossible, yet my job involves manual handling and I rarely have any pain, sitting at work to do the pen pushing clap trap as I call it, support plans for the most stupid of things is starting to become very difficult.
I know of many people on all these disability benefits who are more than capable of doing a days hard graft and without dobbing them myself, I hope the new reforms catch them out, instead it is as always the most vulnerable and needy in society that suffer.
I myself need support with a few things and have had to have stair rails installed, some personal care, like washing my hair, putting a top or coat on. that sort of thing, but I doubt very much I'll get any form of DLA, so I don't bother claiming, I just carry on regardless.
Such is life eh?
Funky, I had blood test just before Christmas, testing my platelet levels, all came back normal, my Doc is fully aware of my bruises and the fact that they look old, brown/yellow before I notice them, it's like they are old bruises on they're way out.  icon_scratch
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Re: Family Life on Benefits « Reply #36 Posted: 08 February 2012 at 11:05 AM »
here is a recent one, outer lower leg

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Re: Family Life on Benefits « Reply #37 Posted: 08 February 2012 at 11:30 AM »
Quote from: Gawden on 08 February 2012 at 11:00 AM
but I doubt very much I'll get any form of DLA, so I don't bother claiming, I just carry on regardless.

Gawden - may I make one comment about your statement above - “I doubt very much I'll get any form of DLA, so I don't bother claiming”  - I think that is the wrong approach.  Apply . . what is the worst that can happen - they might say no.  But - they might say yes! 
I’m a great believer in the old saying “It is better to have tried and failed, than not to have tried at all”. 
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Re: Family Life on Benefits « Reply #38 Posted: 08 February 2012 at 04:07 PM »
i know people who got dla for less.you need to have so many points etc..it  arbrtary way it given and luck as to judication..apply as trig say what worse that can happen..
aS A X NURSE i would say bruises like that need to be investigated...the pain you getting  is cellular which basically means what ever it is takes 2weeks to roughly get into cells..eg thyroxin a blood test shows what your thyroid was doing two weeks or more ago..so many people have been told they got fm and it not it thyroid...alas the nhs only allow two different blood tests for thyroid and that often comes back negative even though it not..vit b levels is another or if you taking asprin or related medications epilepsy meds.fm itself is underatted condition telling a dr you have that is tantrament to saying it all in your head...dont accept that,although i know with that condition you proberly feel to tired to argue with them
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Re: Family Life on Benefits « Reply #39 Posted: 08 February 2012 at 04:31 PM »
Gawden I m glad you ve had the blood tests and they ve come back ok, however something is causing those discolourations and needs an investigation and a diagnosis I would definately ask your doctor for a second opinion Good luck
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