ADP form, ticking 'No' box ut still putting an answer

Has anyone one here ticked the No changes box in the ADP (or PIP) form but instead of leaving the box empty you filled in it with info on how it affects you etc. What was the outcome if you did? Did your reward remain the same, go up, go down or did you lose all points you previously got for that question?

I appreciate this question was asked over a month ago. But to pass on my experience of the ADP review form, tick the box or not?".
I wish I had ticked the box. I had a septic blood infection 12 months ago which attacked my artificial hip joint, and I had to have it replaced. I have arthritis and had to stop my medication, which meant that my arthritis moved to joints that I have never had trouble with, all upper body in this case. (I have had all my lower joints replaced and have had difficulties with my feet and walking for 39 years) I only mentioned the new issues I have had since stopping my medication and the effects this has had on me. I had actually become more reliant on my husband to look after me and for 3 months he took time off work to look after me, as I could do nothing for myself. I still have some of these issues and the disease has remained in my upper limbs, restricting a lot of my daily living. I gave a lot of information including my surgeon's letter and my rheumatologists letter, backing up all my issues. I did not go into the rest of my problems as the form says to only tell them what has changed, I believed what I hadn't covered would be taken as unchanged from my previous, application of pip.

I did the review online, which only allows 100 words per box, so I had to add an extra page to the majority of the descriptors. This had to be downloaded separately, but you can only download 3mb at a time. So with my evidence letters and additional information this amounted to 6 downloads at 3mb each. For each download, I was given a different claim number.

I received my decision 8 weeks later, after I noticed a reduction of money in my bank. I was on low care and low mobility. My new award, even with all the new evidence is to remain on low care and they removed my mobility element. So i am worse off. I have lost £198 a month. They have even removed some of the points in the care I receive rather that adding any on for the new issues.

I am now in the process of doing a re-determination. I wish I hadn't bothered telling them about my new conditions, and just ticked that box. So moral of the "tick box review form" ........ IF you have had changes that have greatly affected your daily living, then make sure you tell them of everything, not just about the "new changes", as the form asks. Or take the chance and tick NO changes.