Sending you hugs. Hope, you get the pain relief you need.

I paid for diagnosis and advice from an occupational therapist over a period of a year through a fatigue clinic that was run by the NHS but was taking private patients as well at the time. Sadly, they no longer offer this service. They were brilliant, if expensive. NHS waiting list was too long.

I'm sorry your partner is struggling so much and yet not suffering enough for the pittance the government deems fit to give to the disabled. The PIP system is seriously floored and designed (I believe) to be impossible to understand or to fulfil the requirements.

Wow, 11 years 🫂 I guess the learning never ends.

I'm into my 4th year, and I'm still trying to figure it out!