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New diagnosis and meeting with Psychiatrist

January 30, 2014 by theamputee 0 Comments

Thursday 16th January Some members of the Orthopaedic Team paid me a visit to see how things were going, I said that I was OK apart from the old faithful (top of the tibia). They told me the referral to the Psychiatric Team had been done and someone should be over to see me at […]

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Bug War I

October 15, 2013 by theamputee 0 Comments

Important Information – Yesterday’s post was entitled Exercise “Battle of the Bug”, it marked the start of the story in my battle with a serious knee infection. Although it had a lovely little ring to it, it didn’t seem quite right in hindsight. For me as an amateur writer this is a big thing to […]

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Shocking treatment by the DWP

November 28, 2012 by theamputee 2 Comments

As regular readers will know I have had an exceptionally worrying time over the complete cluster by the DWP (Department of Work and Pensions). I have not been paid anything since I came off JSA (Job Seekers Allowance) in July, even though I applied for ESA (Employment and Support Allowance) and sent in a doctors […]

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The good news outweighs the bad

November 22, 2012 by theamputee 0 Comments

There has been a lot going on recently, some good but one really bad experience. Lets start with the bad news and get it over and done with:- Bad News Way back in July (23rd to be exact) I came off of JSA (Job Seekers Allowance) and applied for ESA (Employment and Support Allowance) as […]

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Sporting choice

August 14, 2012 by theamputee 0 Comments

The Olympics has helped to inspire me to get back into sport, not to be a Paralympian in 2016, although why not, but to take up a sporting activity. Having said all that it had always been my intention take up a sport after recovering from the amputation. The sports I have done in the […]

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Ely Parade

June 10, 2012 by theamputee 0 Comments

It’s all been rather quiet and I’ve mainly been recovering from the physio session from hell the other week. Yes it really has taken that long for my back and knee to recover and I can’t believe all that pain came from stretching exercises. Of course I did my patriotic bit and watched the Jubilee […]

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Employment & Support Allowance Stopped

May 19, 2012 by theamputee 0 Comments

Before I went away on holiday I had to go to Cambridge for my medical assessment as part of my renewal claim for ESA (Employment & Support Allowance). When I got home from Wales there was a letter waiting for me from the DWP (Department of Work and Pensions) dated the 3rd May, it told […]

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A different physio session

March 10, 2012 by theamputee 2 Comments

Yesterday I had an appointment with a Musculoskeletal physio because of my back pain. I had been sent a letter with forms to fill in about the pain and how it affects me. I knew that I was only seeing him ref my back so only answered the questions that related to my back and […]

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