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Colouring Your Own Hair Over Salon Highlights
Hi there Are there any hairdressers out there who could give me some advice on home colouring my hair? I have naturally dark brown hair but for years have been having highlights at a salon so my hair normally looks honey blonde with some lighter strands (The highlights are a mixture of mainly light blonde with some reddish…
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Anyone wear RGP/hard contact lenses
I use soft contacts but as I'm now over 40 and my close vision is going, I'm not finding them too good for overall vision. I've tried monovision and multifocal soft contacts with no success. A colleague told me that RGP contacts can work better as a varifocal contact lens and are better for dry eyes, which I also have…
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Can I self-refer for wisdom tooth removal?
My dentist recommended I need a lower wisdom tooth removed (and she suggested asking to have the upper removed at the same time as it bothers me). Then lockdown started and I wasn't able to go to the hospital with my referral. They say the referral has now expired. I really don't want to pay to go back to the dentist to…
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My company has cancelled our health insurance retrospectively
Hello, hope you can help I had a very basic ‘Healthshield’ insurance with my company an unfortunately had to use it in February due to a health scare and NHS shutting down. I put a claim in for the consultation for £150 within my allowance. I have since received an email from my employer saying...they were backdating and…
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Dental implant failed ~ Now what?
I had an implant for an upper molar late January of this year and by the beginning of March it was obvious that it had failed. I had suffered with an infection from near enough the start of the treatment that wasn't improved by 2 different courses of antibiotics. The implant post was removed at the beginning of March.Where…
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Let's talk hair
Hi all, am hoping this may benefit some people. So I used to have real hair problems, with growth, falling out etc. I used all kinds shampoo out there hoping it do me good but rather made it worse, However I found out that shampoos that were more effective Was The ones that was not as harsh with chemical . CBD hair oil…
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front tooth to be removed will i be left with gap
hello, I have a bad toothache.. antibiotics are not stopping the pain and all the dentist has told me they can do is pull the tooth as they can not do a root canal which is needed. the tooth in question is one of my front top teeth so if the dentist pulls the tooth then I will have a gap in the most noticeable place. I…
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Free nhs prescriptions at 60?
My prepay certificate ends 18 days before my 60th birthday. Assuming I manage to eek out my meds til my birthday, or the day after, will I automatically be entitled to free prescriptions? Thanks in advance😘
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Dental referral - what happens now?
Hi all, just wondering if anyone has been referred to the hospital recently by their dentist? I’m a little unsure of how the whole process works... I had some previous bad experiences with the dentist and regrettably put off going all together for many many years. I joined a waiting list about 10 months ago and managed to…
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Any way to get cheaper LASIK?
Hey everyone, Optical Express have it listed at 1.2k per eye. It is a little EYE watering....but I wondered if there was an referral program or some way to get this down in anyway?
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Smelly Feet :(
My feet have started to smell, I mean seriously smell I shower daily and change socks daily In work I have to wear steel toe capped wellingtons, have done for 4 years. To and from work I wear walking boots, good quality breathable ones. When I get home its shower and slippers - sheepskin. Before lockdown to go out I…
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Tooth broken off bridge
A tooth has snapped off my all on four implant bridge. Can I glue it back until my dentist can see me? If so what can I use? Thanks.
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High prescription glasses help!
Hi all, I have a super high prescription, -12 for glasses. This results in stupidly thick lenses regardless of the furthest thinning possible. I usually get my glasses from spec savers but over the past year or two, the plastic frames bow outwards by the lenses resulting in poorly fitting glasses and me having to have them…
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Want reputable UK supplier for ordering by phone
I'm wondering about ordering medical items by phone within UK. What ones have people used please and how do you rate them?
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Rosacea
I seem to have developed rosacea on my nose - think rudolph impression ! Made worse by cold weather. Did school run today without makeup and couple of 'friends' reaction to how red it was made me stop and consider that I would actually need to buy something / do something about it, rather than later on green coverup,…
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Dental advice - Water flossing?
I know, I know... proper oral hygiene routine: regular dental/hygienist visits, brushing with a fluoride toothpaste/decent electric toothbrush, and flossing the 'traditional' method is all you need... But I don't/can't/won't floss. You can tell me to floss, but I have overlapping teeth, partially erupted wisdom teeth, and…
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Repackaged medication
Hi, I'm hoping someone can help with my query. I have been receiving branded medication for years through my GP but the pharmacy have started giving them to me repackaged, some boxes have foreign language all over them, others are in completely different boxes. I remember seeing a programme on repackaged medicines about 4…
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Dental question
Apparently I grind my teeth during the night and my dentist suggested considering a mouth guard , after a particularly painful episode I’ve decide as soon as they open up I will sort one out . Does anyone use one ? Are they effective?
