This isn't really crohns related but it's making me feel very ill...........
Tomorrow I have to face a tribunal panel to prove that 18 months ago I was unfit for work. At the time I had had surgeries on my right wrist and on my left shoulder, 4 months apart, each was much slower to heal than expected, in fact my wrist won't heal fully and I still experience pain everyday . My shoulder should have taken about 6-9 months recovery but really took about 16, thankfully the surgery as a success and I got my arm movement back, though still a bit of pain. But for the longest time I suffered extreme pain every time I tried to use my hands and arms. I'm also type 1 diabetic and had hurt my back. Have since found out it is a protruding disc and OA in the lumbar regime, been diagnosed with significant diabetic maculopathy and of course, how could I forget... crohns.
I also found a lump on my left lower leg which was thought to be a partial tear of the Achilles, and until I saw a surgeon I was given mobility limitations which made me really scared to go out, however, I was found to be fit for work cos one "hand" worked fully as did one "arm" so I was disallowed the benefit. I appealled the decision and now it's tribunal time.
Has anyone else had to sit a panel that could give me a few words of advice? Would be much appreciated. Thanks for reading.
Tomorrow I have to face a tribunal panel to prove that 18 months ago I was unfit for work. At the time I had had surgeries on my right wrist and on my left shoulder, 4 months apart, each was much slower to heal than expected, in fact my wrist won't heal fully and I still experience pain everyday . My shoulder should have taken about 6-9 months recovery but really took about 16, thankfully the surgery as a success and I got my arm movement back, though still a bit of pain. But for the longest time I suffered extreme pain every time I tried to use my hands and arms. I'm also type 1 diabetic and had hurt my back. Have since found out it is a protruding disc and OA in the lumbar regime, been diagnosed with significant diabetic maculopathy and of course, how could I forget... crohns.
I also found a lump on my left lower leg which was thought to be a partial tear of the Achilles, and until I saw a surgeon I was given mobility limitations which made me really scared to go out, however, I was found to be fit for work cos one "hand" worked fully as did one "arm" so I was disallowed the benefit. I appealled the decision and now it's tribunal time.
Has anyone else had to sit a panel that could give me a few words of advice? Would be much appreciated. Thanks for reading.