CrohnsChat: Re: advice on dla

Re: advice on dla

Posted by Philip on 3/10/2007, 1:18 pm, in reply to "advice on dla"

you need to seek help from a good welfare rights organisation such as CAB. They are up to date with benefit rules and measures to take to fill in forms.
If your health has improves since op it may well effect the benefit. There again, the op may have resolved one problem but caused another. You need to keep a daily diary to build up the picture.
How do you feel? Does lack of bowel leave you exhausted (crohn's fatigue)? Any probs with the illeostomy and its care, any accidents in the middle of town etc?
How do you manage all that you need to do to get through your day - you must examine every minute detail from waking (do your meds effect you state of conscioussness, leave you disorientated?) do you know where you are or do you need time to come round. How do you get out of bed? Do you throw back the covers and leap out or do you need to use equipment of any sort including furniture or assistance from partner? What's your mobility like? Any dizziness from meds or lack of meds or remembering to take your meds etc?
Whole routine must be put under microscope and thought abaout in detail. Any pain or discomfort experienced?
It can be more extensive and quite complex so ask for help from CAB or other good welfare rights agency your area.

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