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11 years 1 month ago - 11 years 1 month ago #100010 by P
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Hi, I suffer from chronic headaches (as well as other conditions) mainly from a brain aneurism I had in 2006 and subsequent brain operation. It presses on one of my optic nerve and this causing the headaches. Preventative medication has been unsuccessful so its a matter of managing the pain. They happen daily sometimes several times, they are debilitating causes severe pain, feel sick and sensitive to light and noise. None of the discriptors apply so I have I have explained on an additional sheet of paper about the headaches.
My question is there is not a descriptor that applies to headaches so will I score any point?
My question is there is not a descriptor that applies to headaches so will I score any point?
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11 years 1 month ago - 11 years 1 month ago #100014 by
Hi P,
None of the activities within the qualifying descriptors really pertain to any particular medical condition. (there are some exceptions, with Exceptional Circumstances rules, etc)
It is the limitations that you suffer as a result of the chronic headaches that you must go into detail about, and then tie these in with the qualifying descriptors.
You are doing the right thing in adding extra pages to cover this, make the ESA50 fit in with your limitations, rather than the reverse if you feel that a certain number of the questions do not actually cover your medical conditions.
Think, "Limitations" as well as "Medical Condition".
bro58
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Patricia wrote: Hi, I suffer from chronic headaches (as well as other conditions) mainly from a brain aneurism I had in 2006 and subsequent brain operation. It presses on one of my optic nerve and this causing the headaches. Preventative medication has been unsuccessful so its a matter of managing the pain. They happen daily sometimes several times, they are debilitating causes severe pain, feel sick and sensitive to light and noise. None of the discriptors apply so I have I have explained on an additional sheet of paper about the headaches.
My question is there is not a descriptor that applies to headaches so will I score any point?
Hi P,
None of the activities within the qualifying descriptors really pertain to any particular medical condition. (there are some exceptions, with Exceptional Circumstances rules, etc)
It is the limitations that you suffer as a result of the chronic headaches that you must go into detail about, and then tie these in with the qualifying descriptors.
You are doing the right thing in adding extra pages to cover this, make the ESA50 fit in with your limitations, rather than the reverse if you feel that a certain number of the questions do not actually cover your medical conditions.
Think, "Limitations" as well as "Medical Condition".
bro58
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11 years 1 month ago #100029 by tony
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hi, i suffer from chronic cluster headaches (cch) I am a member of OUCH take a look on their website theres some good info on there.
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