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11 years 6 months ago - 11 years 6 months ago #113229 by ELEANOR
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irisheyes wrote: Thanks but this consultant is the best person in his filed in my area and he charges £250 fora one-hour appointment. There is no treatment for ME/CFS and no-one to whom I can be referred on the NHS.

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I should add that the specialist I saw used to work in my area but now works in a different area and will not accept NHS referrals outside his area which is why I have had to pay privately. There is no treatment for ME/CFS but I saw him to have the diagnosis confirmed as the DWP and ATOS think that, if your GP hasn't referred you to a specialist, you can't be very ill. They won't accept that there are no specialists ion some areas. After my most recent visit the specialist wrote a report for the tribunal saying that all treatment options have been exhausted and there is nothing more that can be done.
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11 years 6 months ago #113324 by ELEANOR
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I phoned today and was told I probably couldn't claim for this but the woman to whom I spoke said she would ask someone else and get them to call me back. No-one called me back. :(

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11 years 6 months ago #113345 by Jim Allison BSc, Inst LE, MBIM; MA (Consumer Protection & Social Welfare Law)
Replied by Jim Allison BSc, Inst LE, MBIM; MA (Consumer Protection & Social Welfare Law) on topic Expenses incurred in preparing for appeal
You didn't expect a call back did you, despite what you were told :dry:

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