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Problems with new glasses
I had my eyes tested at Vision Express a couple of months ago and my prescription had changed, the optician said one eye had changed quite a bit so I needed new glasses. Eventually chose a new glasses from spec savers , one pair of varifocals and a pair of single vision . I’ve worn varifocals for a few years but I just…
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Should I rush back to the dentist.....again?
Evening all. I'm 55 years old & have always visited the dentist for regular check ups & treatment. My NHS dentist went private 13 years ago. I have a mouth full of fillings, & 4 root canals. I think I've made several mistakes in my dental history: 1) In my 20s I would take (sugar free) squash to bed to sip in the night,…
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NHS dentist but have to pay for hygienist visit
I go to my NHS dentist about every 8 months, the time before last he told me I needed a scale and polish and I asked him if he could do it. He said he would do it the next time. So I went for my appt in August and he looked at my teeth and said I badly needed a scale & polish this time as it worse even though, as I told…
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Blood-pressure monitor
Any suggestions for a blood-pressure monitor? The Lloyds Pharmacy one has packed-up after a couple of years, perhaps I shoould have bought a better one in the first place.
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Cheap ways to soften water - bath/shower
So I've discovered that my skin obviously does not react well to hard water, which is a bummer because I live in a part of the Country with very hard water! I don't want to fork out on getting a water softener added to my house, so I wondered if there are any tricks that I can use to soften the water say if I was to run a…
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Boots advantage points refund
Hi guys Bought something from Boots a couple of weeks ago and got triple points through it Since then I spent the points up Due to other circumstances I want to return the original item back for a refund Obviously spent the points now - what happens then. Am I in debt with the points, do I have to pay them back, does it…
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Eye Brows and Lashes
Anyone know of any product which makes brows and lashes grow? Someone said castor oil? Does it work?
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DenPlan Private Dental Subscription
Hi All, I have been on this Dental Plan for many many years now, and I've recently received a letter through the post to inform me that my monthly subscription fee is going up ( surprise surprise like clockwork every year) while reading the form I've noticed that i have supplementary insurance included at £0.60, is this…
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Permanent hair straightening
There seems to be various names for this - Brazilian, Japanese, keratine treatments. Anyone ever had permanent straightening? if so, is it really permanent where you can wash your hair with only shampoo and leave it to dry naturally and it still looks smooth and straight?
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NHS dental bridge
Hi,can anyone tell me what materials NHS dental bridges are made of? And what is the maximum number of teeth you can have on a bridge? I'm trying to avoid any metal in my body and realise that if NHS did have anything suitable I would be paying private prices which I am more than happy to do. I have an appointment next…
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Root Canal required?
I use a private dentist, he's very good, I need a crown on one tooth, I know that I've chipped off both sides and all that sits proud is a filling - remains of that is. The same checkup he took an xray of a single tooth which has a large filling and a couple of posts holding it in - it's been fine for 12+ years and I'm not…
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hair help
I'm pretty rubbish at styling my hair therefore it is always down, updo's don't reallt suit me My hair is fine and gets greasy/oily incredibly fast after washing i have started using dry shampoo which does help but can anyone recommend any shampoos etc that help with this or any tips etc
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Optical prescription
I’ve just dug out my old glasses prescriptions for last 10 years in preparation for eye surgery consultation and am wondering if something is strange as it jumps around so much. 2006 R -4.00 L -4.50 2010 R -3.75 L -4.00 2011 R -3.50 L -3.75 +1 both eyes 2013 R -3.50 L -3.75 + 1 both eyes 2014 R -3.50 L -4.00 + 1.50 both…
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MUA Pro-Base foundation
Has anyone tried MUA PRO / BASE Long Wear Matte Finish Foundation? Thoughts? It's just won a Pure silver award (ok, not for being a brilliant foundation but being a "vegan innovation"). But at £5 it's a fraction of my usual foundation, so worth a punt if I'm told that it does in fact keep me matte all day.
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How much did you pay for (private) crown?
Hi Have just been quoted £1150 for a Zirconium crown (with post). Includes post fit/crown preparation/impressions and the Zirconium crown. Seems very expensive. Anyone had similar done recently? Thanks.
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Free Eye Tests - Should You Trust Them
I've often wondered about the accuracy of optician's prescriptions. I'm now retired and have some spare time so when MSE offered free eye tests at Boots, SpecSavers and VisionExpress I decided to book all three and compare the results. It is worth mentioning that the Boots and SpecSavers tests were the same morning; the…
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NHS Dental charges
So been having some problems with an abscess and contacted my dentist to see if they had any appointments, which they did a few days later. They took and X-Ray, determined it was an abscess and then give me my options, starting at the band 2 charge for an extraction, or root canal work (~£600) or specialist work, (about a…
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Autumn Slimming World Support Thread 2019
Shiny new thread, with all the info carried over as follows:- Slimming World and Food Optimising is a plan for life, it's not a quick fix and you should look at weight losses over a period of time. There are no prizes for speed of weight loss. You need to commit to making changes to the food that you buy and how you cook…
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Any idea on dental treatment costs
Hi, i think i shot myself in the foot about 8 months ago with having such a terrible dentist, that i left them. I am now looking for a new NHS dentist to do work & can't find one to solve a toothache problem unless its private. I was given an emergency NHS number & as soon as you mention an emergency tooth ache they just…
