If things get tougher?

ceridwen

Hardup_Hester wrote: »

Has anybody seen the latest information on the Joseph Rowntree site, http://www.jrf.org.uk/ it lists what people see as essentials & what are seen as luxuries. They came to the conclusion the while people need 'stuff' they don't need top of the range stuff with lables on. I have to admit that hubby & I don't have most of the stuff seen as essential even.
On the subject of teeth, I lost a bridge of 3 teeth last year the NHS will only offer full dentures & I'm not keen on having all my teeth out, privately the cost will be between £15,000 & £28000, so I have remained gappy & I hate it.

My gawd!!!!:eek: Dont suppose theres any chance of finding the money to have a visit to Poland for instance at some point - bet the cost would be more like hundreds of £s there and just what you require. ALLLLLLLLLL your teeth out for the NHS!!!!!!!! What? In your position I would be sitting there going "I can feel a letter to my M.P. coming on" - seriously! or maybe to one of the "intelligent" newspapers - eg "The Guardian" or "The Independent".

I remember being thoroughly horrified by one of those novels based on real-life episodes where a young woman was "conned" into going to a dentist by her own mother prior to marriage to have a perfectly healthy set of teeth removed and set of dentures fitted - and apparently at some point last century it was the norm!!!!!!!! What? Seriously? Really? Why wasnt the next episode in the novel that she murdered the dentist - or her mother? But - I have read in several places that that is something poorer people used to do last century sometime to save on expensive problems later with their own teeth - are the Government trying to reinstate this? I am shocked - seriously - if they expect you to have perfectly decent teeth removed to suit their idea of how one deals with ones dental health. I see there is the thing coming up that people can go to mainland Europe and bill the NHS for the cost - in all seriousness, I would write to my M.P. and - if that didnt work - then that is exactly what I would do...I would be heading for Poland or Germany or Italy...

Hardup_Hester

Hi Ceridwen
Yes having all the teeth out just before marrieage was common where I grew up, my mother had it done, as had most of her friends, it was seen as a form of 'dowry'. It was one less thing to worry about once you embarked on married life.
I do feel a level of resentment having grown up paying national insurance for 42 years I am now expected to pay for things the were free, but then I also need new glasses & can't afford those either, lol.
Hester

ceridwen

Gawd! - Part of me didnt really believe that people would seriously remove perfectly good teeth like that! But you have just confirmed it...crikey! I had never come across anyone who did that myself - but - well....I am gobsmacked now that I "know" of someone who actually had that done.!:eek:

Re the glasses - Specsavers are noticeably cheaper than more conventional opticians and its easily possible to get ones for under £50 (believe it might be possible for about £30?).

There is all these Internet glasses firms these days - and it is possible to get a pair of glasses for only £15. Glasses Direct for instance seem to be an okay firm.

I agree that it is wrong to expect people to have to pay for a basic pair or two of glasses and the cost from a standard optician is exorbitant. After all - a health need is a health need is a health need.

Olliebeak

It is possible to just have new lenses fitted into your existing frames - so no need to buy new frames every time. This is OK sometimes, but only if your frames can stand another 2 years or so of wear.



One of my 'older ladies', where I work, had her teeth removed and false ones put in as a 21st birthday present from her parents - she said it was a very common practice at that time - must have been around 1932, as she was born in 1911.

trying-very-trying

Hardup_Hester wrote: »

I do feel a level of resentment having grown up paying national insurance for 42 years I am now expected to pay for things the were free, but then I also need new glasses & can't afford those either, lol. Hester

Hi, HH. It is a little bit of a giddle, but what my dd did when she needed new glasses and some dentistry, she signed up with HSA through one of the cashback sites. Got her eye test and glasses and her dental treatment done within the month, received her costs back from HSA then cancelled the insurance. The money she got from the cashback site more than covered the cost of the one months insurance.

sammy_kaye18

Patchowrk - yeah Glyn was on big brother last year - he is from north wales though where its mroe predominantly spoken though. If you listne ot his accent it is totally different from asouth wales inhabitant (that so cant be the right word but you know what i mean) and then west wales accents are different again.


Katie - 'ive been to the bank, it is too hot?'

Daft thing is Im not actually welsh or even from Wales (i seem to pick up languages easily though), decided to learn it as my little boy was born in Wales and attends school here and dreaded the 'mum? can you help me with my homework please?' question. Luckily my sister in laws husband is fluent welsh so have a back up if necessary.

Mae'n bwrw glaw.

Stupid question too but anyone know why pet charges have gone up?? cant be becuase of the petrol etc surely? have my dog being neutered on 26th and was told the price will depend but its usually around £90 (with the painkilling injection etc) and yes he is insured, fully vaccinated etc but when I rang them yesterday to confirm and enquire abotu after care he'd need they said its going to be about £110 - £120. Im only neutering a jack russell!!!

lka200

Sammykaye dog neutering at my vet is £160-£200:eek:

Tashja

Sammy - have you asked for a form to reduce the costs - I think it is the RSPCA that will help lower income families with neutering their pets - they pay a lot of it. You just need to ask your vets for a form.

T xx

sammy_kaye18

Tashja - we were promised a voucher when we adopted him from the dogs home he came from (they were workign with the NCDL) but it never came so god knows if it was even sent

We did ask at the PDSA but they said we are not on the right benefits to recieve any help. Sounds awful but we have only jsut gotten financially stable enough to be able to get him neutered and we've had him 3 years (he is almost 7) and thats only becaue my job offers us a pay out with its dividend as i am an employee so both me and bf agreed that he takes priority this time as there are no bills that need urgently paying unlike every other time - plus its not a case of being able to wait to have him done as he has a hernia on his stomach (hes always had it and regular checks show its not affecting him in any way) but id rahter get him sorted and know hes better rather than it causing him pain in the future and having to have more surgery

Tashja

I would chase the vouher and just ask the vets if there is any help from the RSPCA still. It shouldn't hold up the op at all.

Things are getting tougher but I am still not having all my teeth pulled - lol

T xx