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11 years 1 day ago - 11 years 1 day ago #101643 by snowbaby
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Thank you Gordon for your prompt reply.

I will concentrate on the descriptors, but I am worried cos even though I provided consultant letter detailing my ailment and that it would probably deteriorate, they seem to have ignored it. Now, that letter was from 2003 and at that time I was offered a sacral root stimulation op. This was a new op and they were still testing it etc. I declined it because they couldn't guarantee me it would be a success, also this entailed inserting "batteries" which would have to be renewed every 5-7 yrs.

In the meantime I developed Fibro, irritable bowel and fatigue because I had tennis elbow. My GP has confirmed that I have mobility problems but not elaborated on that issue.

I am wondering even though I got put into the WRAG, did I miss out on Support Group because they consider I declined the ops? Hope this all makes sense, thank you
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11 years 1 day ago #101651 by Gordon
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snowbaby wrote: I am wondering even though I got put into the WRAG, did I miss out on Support Group because they consider I declined the ops? Hope this all makes sense, thank you


The DWP would have to show that your refusal was unreasonable, in reality, it would be virtually impossible for them to do this as any operation, even a minor one, carries an associated risk, which would make it reasonable for a patient to decline, let alone one that is still considered experimental and would have long term implications for the patient.

Gordon

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11 years 19 hours ago #101693 by snowbaby
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Thank you again Gordon much appreciated

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