PIP decision

I have been waiting for the brown envelope to land in my letterbox since having a face to face assessment at home by a lady that seemed to have more health issues than me. I thought she was sympathetic to my problems, but my husband did not. He got the impression from her that 'if she could do it, then so should I' , however she had advised me that if I wasn't awarded PIP to definitely appeal, so only the letter with the decision would settle it.
I had followed the guidance notes on here to complete the paperwork, without them I wouldn't have known where to begin, or how to answer correctly, so I am very grateful.

A brown envelope arrived on Monday morning and after much trepidation I opened it and felt deflated when I read that it was just to advise that they now had everything they need to make a decision...don't they realize how much anxiety it causes each time one of those dreaded envelopes is received (obviously not because according to them I don't suffer from anxiety)...

This morning I received another brown envelope and felt physically sick. Should I open it or wait until my husband came home for lunch? I picked it up, put it down, picked it up again and decided I would do it. I was so shocked to see that i have been awarded PIP, and my immense relief lasted long enough for me to read that I had only scored 8 points for the daily living part. The shock was that some of the sections I had scored 0 should most definitely have had a score, as though they were blatantly ignored. I scored 12 points on mobility, and though that is enough to get the enhanced rate I believe it should have been scored higher.
I have the award until 2021, unless the Government decides on another shake up before then
and thought for a minute about asking to have it looked at again, then by two minutes I had decided against it in case I lost some of the points I already have and too much angst to go through again I think.

What would others do in that situation?

So, good luck to other applicants. Based on the fact that I barely scraped through on both parts after giving lots of information, read the guides on here and ask for help if needed










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