Very fearful of medical

I filled in the ESA form with so many attached pages, results from blood tests and consultant's reports, explaining how my condition (ME/CFS) is variable and affects me, just exactly as advised here - and am still summoned to a medical. I am also having to have an operation on a torn cartiledge in my knee from a stumble, which will be horrendously disabling for a CFS sufferer - and I am very worried about the medical. I feel a bit sick with nerves - what if I am thrown off benefits? I just cannot work at the moment and I don't know if I can cope with all of this. I think I just need some support but can't get through to the CAB they are so busy. What the heck do you have to do, short of die? Which I am certain this government is aiming for - to reduce the cost of keeping the vulnerable alive.

Can anyone advise me? Please?

I was diagnosed with CFS by a shrink some years ago. It was never referred to as ME for some reason. Also, as I have significant health chronic health issues my medics have seemed to totally disregarded it even though fatigue is a known side effect of my condition.
When I was diagnosed with CFS my consultant told me that the diagnosis 'wasn't helpful'.
That does worry me but I think it underlines the very special nature of ME/CFS. Many medics still disbelieve and don't regard it as a proper condition.
To my mind, it is essential that you get a supportive report from the person who diagnosed you and also the people involved in your ongoing treatment as I suspect the lovely people at ATOS may not have a clue and may totally disregard ME/CFS as 'fabricated' which of course it most definitely isn't !
Hope this helps!
Good luck ..... and try not to let the stress of the whole affair make things worse.

hi

I have same condition as you I have just recently had a medical because i asked to be put in the support group .Don't worry about the medical they dont bite in fact i have been to several and they all seemed totally disinterested just be yourself.And i mean be yourself when i was asked to get on there couch I told them I could not do it it would cause me pain i told them i needed to stand after sitting for 5 mins because i was in pain .So dont worry you will most likely get a report like mine which read this man has a severe disability in both upper and lower body and could not possibly work for at least 2 years.Never the less i was still put in the WRAG and hence no money so like me you will most likely have to appeal.good luck