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    Travel insurance for health outside of the EU

    in Holidays

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    That does seem a very good price but it does depend on your pre-existing conditions. I'll certainly look at mondassur before I buy insurance later this year. We go to NZ each year. We too have a couple of pre-exisitng conditions each and paid about £300 between us last year. I've found that Global and Staysure are similar prices but staysure is easier to sort out. I can always discuss with you Mogs but you'll need to sort out and get peace of mind soonest. I've no experience claiming so can't add anything on that score (fingers crossed).

    Can pharmacists prescribe?

    in Health

    Posted

    It just says renouveler 2 fois. This indicates 3 months and that is not normally a problem. We just routinely go every 3 months to the Dr and she takes blood pressure and gives a new prescription. Her illness is an unusal situation as there is no locum and immense pressure on the only other Dr who is due to retire in a couple of months. Meds are cholesterol inhibitor for both myself and oh and Rabeprazole for me and BP pills for him. We'll talk to the pharmacist and if needed we'll just have to visit any other Dr.....Thanks all.

    Can pharmacists prescribe?

    in Health

    Posted

    It just says renouveler 2 fois. This indicates 3 months and that is not normally a problem. We just routinely go every 3 months to the Dr and she takes blood pressure and gives a new prescription. Her illness is an unusal situation as there is no locum and immense pressure on the only other Dr who is due to retire in a couple of months. Meds are cholesterol inhibitor for both myself and oh and Rabeprazole for me and BP pills for him. We'll talk to the pharmacist and if needed we'll just have to visit any other Dr.....Thanks all.

    Can pharmacists prescribe?

    in Health

    Posted

    Thanks all. I'm not too hopeful as we've already had our one month extra. However there's nothing lost from asking the pharmacist as he probably knows that our Doctor went sick early March and will not return to work until 9 May at earliest.

    Can pharmacists prescribe?

    in Health

    Posted

    A fairly straightforward question. A little background though. OH and I have routine 3 monthly prescriptions which stretch back some time. Our Doctor, a lovely spanish lady, was taken ill in March and the sign on the surgery door suggests that she'll not be back before 9 May. We've already taken advantage of the one month in advance which the pharmacist can let you have. My question is - if we were to ask the pharmacist for our routine 3 monthly prescription would he be allowed to do it? I don't want to embarrass him by asking if he's not allowed and we don't particularly want to queue for what would be hours with the only other Doctor available locally. Does anyone have a definitive answer to this please?

    the price of cheese

    in Shopping

    Posted

    Thanks idun - that article makes welcome reading. I can have a small piece of cheese for breakfast from time to time and guilt free...In Sept blood tests revealed slightly elevated cholesterol levels and a normal Vitamin D. Following a rough time re joint/muscle pains with statin a further test was carried out in December. Cholesterol remained the same but Vitamin D dipped well into deficiency (19 for those who understand the figures). Result was doctor abandoned the statin and put me on another med known as cholesterol absorbtion inhibitor - seems milder than statins. Also had a one large does of Vitamin D and feel better for it!

    the price of cheese

    in Shopping

    Posted

    I go to our local Carrefour contact (mini-supermarket) and, now and again, buy some "Seriously strong Cheddar" .The size is 200 grams and whilst I can't remember the exact price it's certainly not expensive and satisfies my "cheese urge". Taking cholesterol medication |I shouldn't each much anyway! Every other day I might eat 20 grams....

    Mutuelle Reimboursements

    in Health

    Posted

    Following an operation I had daily visits from the nurse and I received a bill from them on their last visit. Apparently it is their practise here to suggest writing a cheque dated 2 weeks in advance so that the reimbursement by the mutuelle should be settled before the cheque is presented.

    Ferry port/Tunnel check in

    in Travelling to/from France

    Posted

    We left Newhaven on Sunday night. While waiting to board the ferry we noticed that thorough searches were being made on vehicles coming in from Dieppe. For us going to Dieppe there was the occasional cursory car check. When we arrived in Dieppe we were prepared for more stringent checks but all there appeared to be was one gendarme with a torch walking along the line of vehicles and shining it in through the occasional car window. Passport checks remained the same.

    Parafoudre.....Yes or No

    in House Renovations

    Posted

    We had a lightning strike a couple of years ago which took out our central heating boiler (gas, plugged into mains) and also our TV. We were at home at the time, though we, too, spend time each year in New Zealand. We have since installed protectors for expensive equipment, just for peace of mind!. While it'll not "start" your freezers again, it might protect them from death!

    looking for an English Speaking doctor in Nerac 47600

    in Health

    Posted

    I can tell you that there is a Mauritian fluent English speaking doctor in Tonneins (about 20kms from Nerac) whom we used for some time. I cannot particularly recommend him though. If you put the english speaking ahead of his ability as a Doctor then fine, but otherwise I'd stick to the French. We left this one to go to a Spanish lady Doctor who speaks no english at all. I still have more confidence in her.
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