Good News DLA Awarded At Tribunal.

Thank you I will have a look at page 15..best wishes Condor

lottieboo wrote:

Hi Condor,its so wrong to class fibromyalgia as a mental condition, I have been to a conference re fibromyalgia, as was told it has been recognised by dwp now for ( I believe 10 yrs) and no mention of it being a mental problem,which it certainly is not.
I Have the same problems as you,and have to use a wheelchair on ocasions, how can that be mental, seems to me your better off if your a druggie,I am waiting for my reply ,in the meantime after reading this I think I will write to my MP,do you belong to a support group?

Thank you for your reply,may I ask what you mean by "I am waiting for my reply"
Re support group. no I don't belong to a group as I've only recently been diagnosed with fibro, I have a card with a phone number of a local support group which I guess I should get in touch with, I've been so busy with the DLA thing and the ESA form too, do you recommend a support group? best wishes Condor

When fibro was first found it was classed in Mental Health section of the book that doctors use diagnosis of condition. Not sure what the book is called.
Dee

Do not let your medical provider suggest that fibromyalgia is "all in your mind",fibromyalgia has an ICD-9 CM code, is defined by authoritative medical references, and has FDA-approved medications with labeled indications for treatment of the disease.

If your doctor tells you this, quote from the 2008, 1,319 page, 4th edition of RAJ'S PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT OF PAIN, devoting a fifteen page section on FM.

From the first two paragraphs in the subsection, Pathogenesis, we find, "The cause of FM is still unknown. Theories regarding its cause have undergone a gradual transition from a psychiatric process, as some still view it, to a muscle disorder, as currently classified in the Medline Index, to a genetically determined central nervous system disorder of chronic widespread allodynia, neuro-endocrine function, and cytokine participation, as it should now be considered. The situation with FMS has changed dramatically in just a few years of concentrated research. Where FMS patients were often viewed as healthy complainers, without any real abnormalities, or considered to be depressed somatizers, the psychiatric model is no longer adequate. Abnormalities in neuro-chemical mediators of central nervous system nociceptive function are clearly present in ways consistent with the patterns of symptoms."
this is just a small section copied from 'fibromyalgia uk' website


Mod Edit.

See link to Fibromyalgia UK website. :

www.fibromyalgia-uk.co.uk/

You should get a copy of the tribunals decision in the post.
I am pretty much housebound and cannot cope with people I do know most of the time so support group for me is impossible. I can only sit for short time then need to lie down and can't go anywhere without my hubbie but if you can go and its a good group they can be great... helps to see you are not alone and talking you find out so many things you hadn't realised where part of FMS. years ago I did a course on fms and found out my split bleeding skin on my feet was part of fms
NHS choices website has a lot of good info as does arthritas uk... they are getting better all the time

lindaturner wrote:

Do not let your medical provider suggest that fibromyalgia is "all in your mind",fibromyalgia has an ICD-9 CM code, is defined by authoritative medical references, and has FDA-approved medications with labeled indications for treatment of the disease.

If your doctor tells you this, quote from the 2008, 1,319 page, 4th edition of RAJ'S PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT OF PAIN, devoting a fifteen page section on FM.

From the first two paragraphs in the subsection, Pathogenesis, we find, "The cause of FM is still unknown. Theories regarding its cause have undergone a gradual transition from a psychiatric process, as some still view it, to a muscle disorder, as currently classified in the Medline Index, to a genetically determined central nervous system disorder of chronic widespread allodynia, neuro-endocrine function, and cytokine participation, as it should now be considered. The situation with FMS has changed dramatically in just a few years of concentrated research. Where FMS patients were often viewed as healthy complainers, without any real abnormalities, or considered to be depressed somatizers, the psychiatric model is no longer adequate. Abnormalities in neuro-chemical mediators of central nervous system nociceptive function are clearly present in ways consistent with the patterns of symptoms."
this is just a small section copied from 'fibromyalgia uk' website


Mod Edit.

See link to Fibromyalgia UK website. :

www.fibromyalgia-uk.co.uk/

Hi again, thank you for all of the info,could you tell me where abouts on the fibro uk website I can find RAJ'S PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT OF PAIN and the quote please.than you so much best wishes Condor...
ps does anyone know if there is a time limit on when one can apply for DLA again? as I've been awarded lower care component until 2014 will that still stand or is there a risk of having that taken away when/if I apply again for DLA in the hope of having solid medical info stating Fibro is physical illness to try to get mobility awarded then if you follow me?.Or should I challenge the tribunals decision about fibro being mental in thier eyes,I have just written to tribunal services to ask for a full written account of my tribunal to see exactly what they have based thier decision on.