Oh please don't!
I'd had pains in my right shin and knee in 2020, doctor thought possibly a stress fracture, so I had X-rays, negative, he advised to keep an eye on it, and it gradually got to the stage i was constantly limping.
In 2022 I woke up one morning with severe back pain, my right arm locked out, so straight to doctors. She immediately arranged hospital appointments for physiotherapy and hip and back clinics.
Somehow I had been working with a hip joint that was breaking down the cartilage and as I had compensated I had twisted my back damaging a few discs, and causing nerve damage.
The doctors immediately signed me off work, long term, mobility, pain.
The DWP approved Enhanced Support Allowance, long term sick pay, but another department refused PIP, or disability allowance. Bear in mind I struggle walking, no more than about 20metres without stopping, have pins and needles in my right arm, and need crutches at times. There was no face to face appointment, only letter communication.
I appealed the PIP decision, which was originally upheld, so I took it to court. The independent assessor, a doctor and a judge went through my case, asked the questions and obviously saw me attempting to walk. The decision to award PIP was made that day, and was given verbally. The DWP did not contest the case.