Anyone got a wheel chair?

Good morning Val,

I wondered if you could put a request out on your blog. Ive recently broken my foot and have to keep off it. I have been lent a wheelchair that somebody pushes but I wondered if any body can lend me or I can rent a wheelchair with the large wheels that one control's them self.

They can contact me on Mazandadie@hotmail.com 

Many thanks

Marion Cain.

Varen. 

Malc says: have you tried at the pharmacie? They have medical equipment to buy or hire, especially if you can get a prescription.

Anyone recommend an osteopath?

Does anyone have an osteopath they can recommend in the Villefranche/Najac area? There used to be an excellent one called M. Fraysse in Villefranche but he has retired. A physio in Najac seems to have moved out of the area. Suggestions would be gratefully received.

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Allo docteur

Regional health authorities have been setting up out of hours telephone advice centres, a bit like NHS Direct.
Following Val's operation she experienced a good deal of pain during the night and a call to 3966, the Midi Pyrenees number connected us to a doctor. After the usual formalities he explained that our on-call doctor (medecin de garde) was in fact our own GP but doubted that she would be able to do much as there were no other symptoms, but he recommended that we make a compress from ice cubes. This had the desired effect and reduced the swelling and relieved the pain.
The Allo Docteur system is designed to help you make a decision on what to do with a non-emergency during evenings, weekends and on holidays. Naturally if a life is at risk you phone 15 or 18 if an accident has occurred.
There is a useful little leaflet in surgeries and as with most telephone services be prepared to deal in French.
Taglines has a very helpful list of medical terms in the tab above.
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Viagra, not all good news

Une enquête nationale dresse la carte de la consommation de Viagra dans les différentes régions françaises. Le célèbre dopant sexuel est particulièrement consommé en Corse et dans le Var. En Midi-Pyrénées, ce sont les Tarnais qui s’avèrent les plus friands des petites pilules bleues.

Val says I keep seeing in the newspapers " enquête de la consommation de viagra" I did not follow the story but today it is jumping out at me from everywhere with maps of France indicating the areas where it is a problem. It would appear that the Var and Corsica have the most consumers of this little blue pill. You lot in the Tarn are also big consumers. The advice is to take in moderation and beware of the risk factor of heart attacks, and also get the medicine prescribed by your doctor not from "iffy" sources on the internet.

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