Oh indeedy¡.never bother with birthdays - my own that is! One of my daughter-in-laws insists on buying gifts for every occasion - and really on one income they cannot afford it. Gifts are generally schmutter, because if I want or need something I buy it - if not I won¡¯t have a use for it. I have to stow them somewhere and eventually get rid.. ??
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On 12 Sep 2021, at 00:19, Judith Hall <glenidol@...> wrote:
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I don¡¯t give anyone my birthday then they can¡¯t send me cards. I ignore birthdays. GP asked me the other day what I had done for my birthday - I said what birthday - he said in February- I said can¡¯t remember probably did lunch. Think he wanted to talk about his 70th. Then went on to tell me at ¡°our age¡± we might not survive covid so he had the jabs.?
I have asked for a referral to an immunologist because I don¡¯t wish to be killed off by a jab when the disease is survivable. I¡¯ve come off the worst from jabs and prescribed meds. ?Neurologist says not happy for me to have Astra. GP says not happy for me to have Pfizer. Hoping for something more definitive.?
Jude
On 11 Sep 2021, at 10:36 pm, Purler <susan.platter@...> wrote:
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By the way, I¡¯ve just had a birthday card from my dental surgery!! ?ROFL!
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Susan
Ooh that sounds nasty. ?The hygienists I get are very considerate. ?My old dentist, the NHS one, used to do the scale and polish himself but now the partnership is ?bigger and has more staff, so it¡¯s hygienist and assistant as well. ?
Take it easy with yourself, Jude!
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Susan
I hate the hygienist with a vengeance. Most of them have been Fllipina and cruel with it. ? I have complained to the dentist. He agrees he got rid of one of them he had had more complaints about. Last time I was in he did the clean himself as he used to do and I thought that was much more satisfactory.?
He has been nagging with texts to go back but they rang the morning I got home from surgery and I said no - give me a month - but I underestimated how long before I could bear anyone to go anywhere near my neck and jaw as the surgery cut was from bottom of the right ear ?to the base of the neck at the front ? ¡ª not exactly keyhole. But I am now at a point I think it will be ok. ?I will just have to be brave :-)
Jude
My father was a schools dentist, in fact the Principal Schools Dental Officer for Devon (formal title!). ?While he was still working, he looked after my teeth, then handed me over to a former colleague in Exeter who treated me under the NHS. When he retired and his practice went private, I was allowed, as a ¡°dental daughter¡±, to keep my NHS status, so just paid the minimum amount as I never needed anything major. ?Even his successor carried this over but, after I had been away elsewhere in the country and returned after perhaps 15 years, I had to pay the private fees and that was a bit of a shock; around ?100 for a scale and polish from the hygienist and a dental exam by Martin himself. ?At least they are reliable and seem very skilled. Better skill than drill, eh? ?:D
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Susan
On 6 Sep 2021, at 09:51, zuiko <
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Wow, Jude!
Those are pricey bits of kit!
Because I was in the RAF for nearly 40 years everything medical and dental was covered, as a matter of flight safety; so it was a bit of a shock to start having to pay for all these things. ?I hope that my hearing holds out a little longer . . .
Chris
My dentist first harassed me when I was straight out of hospital after carotid surgery -- honestly couldn't bear to be touched so I begged off.
I've have two texts nagging me and sooner or later I will give up and subject myself. My dentist is a "private dentist" - doesn't bulk bill and is expensive but good at what he does. Husband is due to have two teeth capped which is going to be about $3000 Aussie dollars. ?One of his $9,000 new hearing aids just decided to give up the ghost suddenly so we have been out to get that sorted. Fortunately under guarantee.?
Nothing we seem to get done these days is cheap.?
