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My health journey: I had emergency op for appendix tumour in France
Vivion Gibbs, 73, who moved to Brittany from the UK in 2011, describes how lower back pain quickly escalated into something far more serious
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Readers share experiences adding their carte Vitale to the new app
Readers write of their experiences – good and bad
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People are living longer in better health in France, official new data shows
The expected healthspan of people in France has increased by almost two years since 2008
NHS amusement
I have lived in France for 12 years and am amused to see how people miss the UK health service.
While I was living in the UK, l had back pain for four months, then was sent back and forth between a doctor and physio, then offered blanket paracetamol.The only way to cure it was to go privately for two spinal injections at a cost of £2,500 each.
I am sorry to admit that the health service in France is far superior to the UK as my wife worked in the NHS as a trained nurse all her life.
Brian Edwards
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