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NHS dentist treatment charges
Can someone please let me know if my dentist is trying to take advantage…because I believe they are. It’s a new operator after my previous dentist closed down. I was contacted and invited to a NHS check up today, for which I paid £26.80 for. This included x-rays. I was informed I’d need a gum disease treatment going…
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Dentistry Abroad
You hear a lot about people going abroad for dentistry, but I've noticed it's nearly always for cosmetic or preventative work they're choosing to have done, rather than for normal check-ups and subsequent treatment. Has anyone gone abroad for normal dental health treatment i.e. check-ups, fillings etc, or is this just not…
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Any Glasgow or Central Scotland (affordable) recommendations for dental implants?
Looking for advice on affordable dental implants and whether dentures should be ruled out. My old crown with post in upper left 2 (one from the front) got a little loose a couple of years back and cracked the doughnut (remaining tooth bed), so I had to have it extracted. I tried a denture for a year but found it…
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Are you planning on buying a Beauty Advent Calendar this year
Do you think beauty advent calendars are value for money and worth it, or are they overpriced fancy boxes full of samples?
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Varifocals - Asda vs Specsavers field of vision comparison
Hi all, I've been wearing Varifocals for 10 years or more - clear glasses with thin lenses plus sunglasses with thicker lenses. Specsavers quoted me about £540 for replacement pairs last week. They can't determine the type of varifocals I bought from another branch but I'm pretty sure they were the Elite - not sure who…
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Hiatal Hernia Surgery?
I'm 55 and I've had IBS for around 30 years. Main symptom are being bunged up all the time. I found I solved the issues by a big coffee on a morning to get unbunged, followed by a peppermint tea to stop any IBS symptoms. A couple of years ago I started feeling bloated and full of gas. Eating veg and fibre would make it…
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How to find a good GP care for long term conditions
Hi, I am trying to help an elderly relative of mine to find a good GP surgery. The one they currently go to it's almost impossible to get an appointment and hospital letters never seem to get uploaded to the patients record and hence hospital recommendations to the GP are never actioned even after I go to the GP surgery to…
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Shopping experience and Sale
Hi all, Has anyone shopped at Alyaka.com? Its sale is still going. 30% off is very tempting but I'm not sure about the website never used it before. Thanks Laurie
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Partner coughing when upstairs
This is a bit of a strange one. My partner always wakes in the morning and has a few bouts of coughing within first few minutes, and it’ll continue on and off while upstairs. she isn’t ill or poorly, is fit and healthy. It’s definitely something upstairs. she doesn’t cough at all through the day, out walking (it isn’t hay…
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No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries August 2024
Halfway through August but it's never too late to stop buying unnecessary toiletries! Welcome all newbies and regulars to this very friendly and chatty thread where we give lots of lovely tips on how to use up your stash and lots of support and encouragement if you need them. Thanks to Hodgepodge for starting last month's…
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Beard Colouring Recommendations
Hi All, Can anyone recommend an item to remove greying in a beard that looks natural? I have one spot in my beard that has decided to grey and it looks a bit odd. Thanks in advance.
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Personal Training
I am thinking about doing a personal training qualification. I have lost a large amount of weight using a combination of diet and exercise. Taking a job as a personal trainer would allow me free access to my (very expsensive) gym and tennis club as well as a motivation to keep the weight off. Does anyone have any…
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Johnson's baby shampoo cheat ?
I've used Johnson's baby shampoo for years, for its kind non-chemical nature. But recently it has changed drastically - it seems to be watered down so you use far more and it doesn't seem to lather properly either. So obviously it costs you more too. Could this apparent deceit be related to Johnson's now being in different…
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fake nails expiry date
I have just been sorting out some items and found some fake nails with and expiry date of jan 2018. I assume that is for the glue? Now a secondary question if it's just the glue that has expired. This is a bit of a strange one. I want to wear these nails for about an hour at a time, a couple of times a week with out using…
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VDU Glasses
Hi not sure what to do went for a eye test, was told i have 19/19 +0.50 and +0.50 and that i dont need prescription glasses yet, however optician said as i work on computer 7 hours a day, 5 days a week he recommends vdu glasses and that cost should be covered by employer. the cost £140 for lenses, £40 for frame, total £180…
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Dental treatment for people on the SP
I have received dental treatment in the past which i have paid for myself . I reached SP age last February but i have not yet claimed my SP yet as i have been able to keep on working i am going to need a new denture fitted sometime in the next few months My question is as i am SP age do i still have to pay for it or is it…
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Trying to work out carbs?
Hi all I am having a hard time working carbs etc out. Been trying for ages. Please can someone tell me I can not have more than 3 gram carbs per ounce ok. So would these cheeses be ok? Our Vegan Blue has 10.4g carbs per 100g Our Smoked Vegan has 7.3g per 100g Our Summer Truffle Vegan has 8.5g per 100g Our Haverstock White…
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Which vape/e-cigarette?
After 16 years of smoking and two unsuccessful attempts at giving up, I'm thinking of trying vaping but I haven't got a clue where to start. There are so many options! I tried an e-cigarette years ago but it was cheap and I hope they've improved since then. Ideally I would want something that is easy to use (no taking it…
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Not sure about my new glasses
Have got some new glasses from an online retailer following a recent eye test. They are varifocals. I was asked to provide a PD using an app called GlassesOn. The glasses have arrived. I can read things onscreen perfectly well if I am looking straight through the lens at the screen, but if I move my head just a few degrees…
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Paid band 2 NHS charge & waiting for more treatment
I’ve recently paid NHS
band 2 to have fillings made, will that payment cover a bridge, even though I
have to wait three months for the gap to heal before I can have that done? Thanks
for any help!
