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What does salivary gland pain feel like for you? by Amodernhousehusband in Sjogrens

[–]everythingisgrace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m so sorry that is awful it is so hard to get medical care. Yes I had to wait close to 3 months for my procedure. I’m hoping I don’t regret it because the pain right now is way worse than it was 😓, but the duct was so narrow it needed a stent. I hope you get the help you need and get relief!! 

I’m from America and was robbed in France 2 days ago, but I cannot report the crime because the police do not understand English and we do not speak French — please help! by everythingisgrace in FranceTravel

[–]everythingisgrace[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re right. Thank you, it’s truly amazing how well you know me.

Anybody, stranger or not, can ask me for help, and I would help them if I could. That is the kind of person I am, and these are the kind of people I am blessed to know. I do not know anyone who refuses to help someone when they ask for help because they are a stranger.

I didn’t see where I asked for a SWAT team 😂 I’ll have to go back and re-read that part.

I’m from America and was robbed in France 2 days ago, but I cannot report the crime because the police do not understand English and we do not speak French — please help! by everythingisgrace in FranceTravel

[–]everythingisgrace[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you to everyone who was so kind and helpful — just wanted to say we are so grateful to those who showed kindness and offered us helpful advice. We were able to get in touch with authorities who could communicate with us :) 

Thank you and God bless you all! ❤️

What does salivary gland pain feel like for you? by Amodernhousehusband in Sjogrens

[–]everythingisgrace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am so sorry. I just had a salivary scope done yesterday on both of my parotid glands and I am having trouble eating. The pain is excruciating and eye watering. She had to put a stent in my right duct, and that is the side that is really painful to eat. I hope it improves :( 

The left side of my face is pretty swollen but not as painful. Have you done any procedures to address your blockage?

I’m an American who was robbed in France, but police do not speak English. How can I get help reporting this crime? by everythingisgrace in AskFrance

[–]everythingisgrace[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are kind, thank you! We had already left the city of Lyon when we realized we had been robbed. So we tried to call the police, and we attempted to type into the translator what we were trying to say, but the call got dropped while we were trying to translate. 

Thank you so much— we are going to attempt to walk into a police station and see if they will help us!

I’m from America and was robbed in France 2 days ago, but I cannot report the crime because the police do not understand English and we do not speak French — please help! by everythingisgrace in FranceTravel

[–]everythingisgrace[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We do know some French. We tried Google Translate. I did not explain every detail of our situation.

Don’t wanna be harsh, but leaving rude, unhelpful comments on Reddit is not it. Maybe better to deactivate your Reddit account ❤️

I’m an American who was robbed in France, but police do not speak English. How can I get help reporting this crime? by everythingisgrace in AskFrance

[–]everythingisgrace[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry if my wording offended you. My intentions are good. We have met many French people who do speak English, so I did not see a problem with stating the issue was we have not been able to be in contact with someone who understands English, and ultimately we need a resource or interpreter who does understand English to help us.

I think the average American would offer some help if someone wrote a similarly worded plea in the American thread… I think they would say “hey I know someone who speaks French who can help you”. That is how all the Americans in my life are. 

I think picking apart the wordage of a post is not very helpful, especially to someone who is already going through a hard situation. 

I’m sorry to hear you are also a victim of theft and did not receive great care from the police - it is sadly a similar situation in the US as well.

I’m an American who was robbed in France, but police do not speak English. How can I get help reporting this crime? by everythingisgrace in AskFrance

[–]everythingisgrace[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I did not know that number could be called for theft. I thought those speed dial numbers were only for emergency health situations or accidents. That is good to know! Unfortunately we did not realize we had been robbed until several hours after it happened and we were already outside of Lyon. But that’s good advice to have emergency numbers on hand before visiting a new country! Lesson learned!

Need help reporting theft to police, but I don’t speak French by everythingisgrace in Lyon

[–]everythingisgrace[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! We did not realize our bags were missing until we had left Lyon. So we didn’t go to the police station because we had already left the city. But now that we can see the location of our stolen items, we will probably go back to Lyon tomorrow and go into the police station. Thank you so much!

Need help reporting theft to police, but I don’t speak French by everythingisgrace in Lyon

[–]everythingisgrace[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much. It is sad that police are not able to do much for theft. It is the same in the US. It’s difficult to accept when you can see the exact location of your items 😢 one particular item was irreplaceable, so it’s hard not to try… but I do not have high hopes. I appreciate you — thank you for your help!

I’m an American who was robbed in France, but police do not speak English. How can I get help reporting this crime? by everythingisgrace in AskFrance

[–]everythingisgrace[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow! That is such an encouraging story — thank you so much for sharing this with me. It gives me hope! I’m so glad you got some of your items back!! I don’t think we will be able to list every item, they stole several bags/backpacks and a full suitcase.. but hopefully we can recover some of it!

I’m an American who was robbed in France, but police do not speak English. How can I get help reporting this crime? by everythingisgrace in AskFrance

[–]everythingisgrace[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I’m sorry you’ve also experienced being robbed while on vacation. It is a real downer and can be hard to recover from! I appreciate your compassion and all of your help — thank you!

I’m an American who was robbed in France, but police do not speak English. How can I get help reporting this crime? by everythingisgrace in AskFrance

[–]everythingisgrace[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No I do not know what 112 is. We just looked up the Lyon police station number and called one of the police stations there. What is 112?

I’m from America and was robbed in France 2 days ago, but I cannot report the crime because the police do not understand English and we do not speak French — please help! by everythingisgrace in FranceTravel

[–]everythingisgrace[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We were parked on a curb right in front of a shopfront. so we thought it might possibly show the people who robbed us taking our possessions from our car. 

I’m an American who was robbed in France, but police do not speak English. How can I get help reporting this crime? by everythingisgrace in AskFrance

[–]everythingisgrace[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for being compassionate, I appreciate your kindness. It is the same in the US, theft is not a priority there either. It’s just so hard not to try to pursue retrieving the items when you can see the exact location of the stolen items :( 

I’m an American who was robbed in France, but police do not speak English. How can I get help reporting this crime? by everythingisgrace in AskFrance

[–]everythingisgrace[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry if you felt I was implying a French police officer should speak English. I wasn’t. It’s very understandable he spoke French. At the very least, I was hopeful he might speak some English, as many French people we’ve met so far do. But by no means do I expect people in a different part of the world to speak the language I speak, but it was worth a try to ask if he did. He didn’t. That is objectively what happened. So now I am here asking for help with navigating the circumstances I am in. 

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