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Cancer Support France
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Char »
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Support for English-speaking people touched by cancer in France
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Ticks - Alpha Gal Syndrome
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Bayleaf »
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Thu Sep 16, 2021 9:59 am
Taxi/Ambulance
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ajm »
Wed Apr 09, 2025 9:20 am
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Sun Apr 13, 2025 3:16 pm
Ophthalmologist
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BishyB »
Wed Mar 26, 2025 1:29 pm
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Thu Mar 27, 2025 12:31 pm
Doctolib
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Bayleaf »
Wed Mar 12, 2025 12:00 pm
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Last post by Blaze
Sat Mar 15, 2025 8:49 am
Redundancy and health care
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manonthemoon2 »
Tue Mar 11, 2025 5:57 pm
My OH is being made redundant at the end of March which means he can no longer pay into French health care through his off shore employer.
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Last post by widge
Wed Mar 12, 2025 9:58 am
Lucy Letby
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rabbit »
Mon Aug 21, 2023 6:40 pm
Horrific story. I have been following the case and I would be interested to know what medical evidence was used to convict her. Yes there is...
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Last post by Pathca
Wed Feb 05, 2025 9:41 am
Ainât got time to fix the shingles
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rabbit »
Thu Jan 09, 2025 6:44 pm
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Last post by Headers
Fri Jan 10, 2025 5:26 pm
S1 and EHIC
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manonthemoon2 »
Fri Jun 28, 2024 9:31 pm
Although I'm now on an S1, can I still use my EHIC card issued by CPAM when I go to Spain. It's in date
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Last post by Headers
Thu Jan 02, 2025 6:20 pm
Prostate âremediesâ
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tagh »
Wed Dec 18, 2024 2:49 pm
Perhaps some of you are having or taking prostate treatment; any chance of your insights please. My doc offers drugs which seem to be pretty nasty....
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Last post by Veem
Wed Dec 18, 2024 11:12 pm
ORL availability
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Headers »
Tue Dec 10, 2024 7:29 pm
OH has a letter to see an ORL for his deteriorating hearing. No appointments available locally or in surrounding departments. Not one ORL does...
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Last post by manonthemoon2
Fri Dec 13, 2024 9:01 pm
Flu vaccination
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manonthemoon2 »
Wed Nov 13, 2024 9:45 am
I've got mine in the fridge waiting for it to be injected.
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Last post by Blaze
Fri Nov 15, 2024 12:04 pm
Help after losing a spouse.
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Bayleaf »
Sat Oct 12, 2024 8:40 am
One of my beloved clients died yesterday, leaving an equally old and fragile widower. Do we have a thread/sticky anywhere of the general procedure to...
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Last post by Blaze
Tue Oct 22, 2024 11:49 am
Carte Vitale
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curtis »
Mon Sep 23, 2024 3:28 pm
I saw on the lunchtime news that these are to be transferred to Smartphones. It is being trialled in some areas and will become available all over...
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Last post by curtis
Fri Sep 27, 2024 12:51 pm
Labs on strike 20-23 September
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MAD87 »
Tue Sep 17, 2024 9:18 am
Laboratories (not dogs) are striking between 20-23 September in protest over the govt's latest economic measure, reducing lab fees. The last strike...
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Last post by Blaze
Tue Sep 17, 2024 12:49 pm
Teleconsultation
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Headers »
Mon Sep 16, 2024 12:02 pm
I have picked up a leaflet from our local pharmacie offering téléconsultation services. Available via Doctolib, it is a useful backup to our 1...
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Last post by suein56
Mon Sep 16, 2024 5:45 pm
ezetimbe vs a statin
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manonthemoon2 »
Fri Sep 13, 2024 2:18 pm
Does anyone take a drug to reduce cholesterol other than a statin?
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Last post by MAD87
Mon Sep 16, 2024 9:12 am
Depistage du colon cancer
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manonthemoon2 »
Sun Jul 28, 2024 4:36 pm
My husband's result has come back positive so our MT has advised he makes an appointment for a colonoscopy and given us a letter.
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Last post by Lori
Mon Jul 29, 2024 3:44 pm
Ear crystals
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manonthemoon2 »
Wed Jun 26, 2024 3:17 pm
Has anyone had ear crystals and if so how was it treated? Thanks
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Last post by suein56
Thu Jun 27, 2024 3:47 pm
What a dump
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hughnique »
Wed Jun 12, 2024 9:07 am
A place I always dread being dragged to is the hospital at Saumur, but according to the ambulance drivers, it is the nearest place, so it must be...
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Last post by hughnique
Wed Jun 12, 2024 2:55 pm
S1 Time
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Quiksilver »
Thu May 23, 2024 4:39 pm
The DWP have acknowledged receipt of my State pension claim (only three weeks after it being sent..wow!). I can claim my S1 now, being within 90 days...
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Last post by Quiksilver
Thu May 23, 2024 11:02 pm
CPAM Refunds
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hughnique »
Tue Apr 30, 2024 11:55 am
Once upon a time when we had to see the doctor, specialist etc. we paid the fee and within a few days were reimbursed via our bank account. Paying...
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Last post by manonthemoon2
Tue May 07, 2024 4:41 pm
Dentist appointment waiting times
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L Austin France »
Thu Apr 25, 2024 5:24 pm
Dunno what it's like in other places but seemingly not to bad in my commune.
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Last post by Lori
Fri Apr 26, 2024 1:08 pm
English line
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hughnique »
Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:50 am
The number I have, 0974753646, appears to be closed temporarily, fermeture exceptionelle, bit of a strange set up as it starts everything in English...
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Last post by edythuk
Thu Apr 25, 2024 3:17 pm
Toe nail job
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hughnique »
Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:11 am
Some time back I had an ingrowing toenail sorted at the local hospital, local anesthetic, beforehand I had to see the surgeon, and the anesthetist,...
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Mon Apr 22, 2024 10:10 am
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