fabro and occuoational therapist

Hi All,

I was wondering if anyone may be able to help my friend who has recently been told she has fabromyalgia and during that appointment she was told by rheumatologist in conversation that an Occupational Therapist may be of benefit to her.

To cut a long story short she did not think at the time to ask further questions/details as she had a lot to take in.

She has Fibro, CRPS of the left leg, spondylosis of the lumber region, anxiety and depression. Walking is of great difficulty amongst other things.

Can anyone please advise of how an occupational Therapist will be of benefit and is it worth her asking her GP for a referal????

Many Thanks.

Radhika.

radhika wrote:

Hi All,

I was wondering if anyone may be able to help my friend who has recently been told she has fabromyalgia and during that appointment she was told by rheumatologist in conversation that an Occupational Therapist may be of benefit to her.

To cut a long story short she did not think at the time to ask further questions/details as she had a lot to take in.

She has Fibro, CRPS of the left leg, spondylosis of the lumber region, anxiety and depression. Walking is of great difficulty amongst other things.

Can anyone please advise of how an occupational Therapist will be of benefit and is it worth her asking her GP for a referal????

Many Thanks.

Radhika.

Hi R,

See this previous thread on OT's :

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/forum?func=vie...id=10&id=93731#93785

bro58

An OT will be of great help to her.
It may take some time dependent on where one lives to see an OT either via a GP or otherwise.
The consultant she saw may have put in the letter to her GP that a recommendation to see an OT would help.
Ask your GP to see what is/has to be sorted out.
An OT will help with advise on how to work around your medical problem/ assesment for things to be in place in the house/ wheelchair assesment etc.
You may find it better to get a private OT, approx £60 an hour to see you/ assess you and make a written report useful to fight your ESA/DLA claims and to asssist with GP and NHS assesments for house alterations grants etc.

Hi
I read bro 58 and my reprt added.
I know one does not need a private OT for a DFG,however in this cash stripped environment, the services are under, they too are cutting costs/ grants and moreover suggesting changes of things to be done to your property now come under your own finances. (Argument that that is what you are paid DLA for)
They no longer have the money to do what has bwwn done in the past and furthermore the criteria has had those goal posts moved to make it less available to get any help and the LA services OT have had to adhere to stricter rules than before.
You will find that a Private OT will probably be nessary. But have a NHS one first and if not happy go for a private OT.

pusscatsmum wrote:

An OT will be of great help to her.
It may take some time dependent on where one lives to see an OT either via a GP or otherwise.
The consultant she saw may have put in the letter to her GP that a recommendation to see an OT would help.
Ask your GP to see what is/has to be sorted out.
An OT will help with advise on how to work around your medical problem/ assesment for things to be in place in the house/ wheelchair assesment etc.
You may find it better to get a private OT, approx £60 an hour to see you/ assess you and make a written report useful to fight your ESA/DLA claims and to asssist with GP and NHS assesments for house alterations grants etc.

Pusstcatsmum and bro58,

Thanks a million for your advise.

It's such a shame that when you have contributed to the system by paying your NI subscriptions for most of your working life, you may have to pay for treatment. Nevertheless, if that will help to get correct treatment, then i suppose one does not have much of a choice.

Radhika.