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Crunchy Knees do one!
When I was in my teens I was told growing pains a few years later I had MRI, xrays which showed patella femoral syndrome (chondromalacia) had physio which did absolutely nothing gave up and carried on I'm now in my 30s and the doctor has described the snap crackle and pop as severe in both knees now sent for xray no sign…
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Mascara Recommendations Please
Can someone please recommend a mascara that doesn't leave me looking like a panda!
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do i really need glasses
just wondering if i really need glasses or am i being fleeced into buying some . here's my prescription details Right Eye 2.50 sph cyl is blank add is +1.00 left eye +0.75 cyl -0.25 axis 160 add +1.00 so do i need glasses
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Pharmacy only non prescription medicines
A little bit of a rant (sorry) but also a question for anybody in this line of business.... I use a couple of medicines, on medical advice, that can be bought only from a pharmacy but without a prescription. Sometimes I am just handed them without question and told how much. However on other occasions I can be given the…
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colour B4
has anyone used this and had problems, I have been fighting with h manucafcurers for nearly a year. I followed the instructions to the letter did a patch, and srand test, my hair which was fine, greasy, never needed to use conditioner, was like a ball of wire wool, I couldnt even get a de tangle combe thru it, luckily…
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AAA screening
I was always interested in AAA screening. A totally risk free and painless procedure that could save your life. However it was a disease that affected mostly men. So while women were going for cervical screening and controversial breast screening men seemed to be losing out. However I now read that it is offered on the NHS…
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Advice on supplement program?
I am looking at a few different options, just wanted some input. I just hit 51, still work out daily. Looking for I guess a combo of a testosterone boost, with strength and endurance/recovery increase to maintain my regimen. Has anyone tried bdg performance labs, the first thing that came up when I search this seems to fit…
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Different PD for distance and reading glasses?
Hi, My Dad was at Boots getting some new reading glasses. He's had his distance ones done there since 2015 and the same girl used to dispense them with a PD measurement of Right 33.5 and Left 32.5. She's now left and the new girl said the PD for the new reading glasses is Right 31.5 and Left 31.5. She said the PD was…
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Management techniques for ocd
Hi I've always had OCD and have been born with this way of viewing the world. Does anybody have any advice on management techniques?
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Healthiest sweetner/sugar alternative
As above, i do love a couple of cups of coffee in the morning but need to cut down my sugar intake, what other options do i have please to sweeten my hot drinks?
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Should I be able to get an NHS dentist to perform a root procedure?
Hi everyone. So I need a root canal as my filling is coming away, so my dentist suggestion to have a private consultation to see if they could do it. I went for the private consultation at the same practice today (same room and everything) with a different dental practitioner and he said that the tooth is probably saveable…
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Nhs dentist wants to take tooth out ...
I would like to look at all options as I dont want a major gap there and I think that the root canal with crown may not have been done well. Ive already had 2cpnsultations under the nhs. The first one wanted to take 2teeth out! This lady has fixed filling and only says one tooth is needed for extraction but now ive read…
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NHS dental referral
I have 1 mar tooth left on back right corner. It requires root canal and at a specialist place due to curved root. I am with a NHS dentist. Basically it started June/July 2018 and now i finally have a root canal appointment for Jan 2018. Now my dentist and specialists have said i need pre-root canal work which will cost…
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Glasses Prescription cost
Morning, I'm a contact lens wearer so not aware of costs for glasses. My 16 year old d.d has a script for glasses of Right sph +0.5 Left spy + 0.75 How much (rough guesstimate) are we looking at for the glasses please? Bearing in mind frames are different prices and she has a Code A voucher. I think what I'm trying to ask…
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Bunions...? Arthritic toe...?
Hi I'm not asking for medical advice, just after actual experiences. Background: I have very bad bunions, 4th generation woman all with the same foot problem with the 5th generation already starting to show signs. :( I've seen NHS Podiatry and have been given 2 choices of procedures: * Hallux Valgus (procedure lapidus,…
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Anyone had dental implant
Anyone had dental implant? because I am nervous is it helpful or following nature will be okay? Thanks in advance.
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No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries November 2018
Here we go again for another month. As usual this initial post has been shamelessly copied from the many previous months. A big thank you to, me, sstevo19 for starting us off last month. 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…
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Fake MAC?
I thought I had found a bargain on lookfantastic for Mac Studio Fix powder but then this arrived. Have Mac changed their packaging or is this fake?
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Allergy at Spa - Advice?
Sorry, this is a long one! For my birthday, my partner bought me a Spa day including a Rhassoul mud treatment for us both. We both assumed this to be actual mud, so did not bother to inquire regarding our allergies before booking. When the treatment time came, we both filled in the health check, including allergies (I am…