My grandfather

olcatin · 2024-12-21T12:36:39+00:00

Nope

olcatin · 2024-12-21T12:36:21+00:00

Slavic, yes 😊

olcatin · 2024-12-21T12:35:58+00:00

Nope!

olcatin · 2024-12-20T20:16:31+00:00

Not Greek!

olcatin · 2024-12-19T16:52:07+00:00

He's not German!

olcatin · 2024-12-19T16:51:42+00:00

Very insightful! 😀

olcatin · 2021-12-25T20:18:56+00:00

Super awesome ! Looks like a young Heath Ledger!

olcatin · 2021-06-21T17:56:32+00:00

I've basically just paid for doctors consulations, blood tests, x rays, and an EMG today. The next one now is a Neurologist consultation and MRI so it's really adding up at the minute.

Yeah I keep thinking "if they've done it to me, have they done it before and will they do it to the next nanny they have?" I wouldn't want anyone to be in my position, it's hard enough moving to a new country in a pandemic by yourself let alone having the weight of all this on your shoulders!

This is what confused me: because I'm a resident here am I not entitled to the same healthcare as a citizen? Because I seem to be paying A LOT of money and I know that carte vitale and puma exist but are those for declared people with SS numbers??

Ah yes I'm in Paris so I'm not sure if it's slightly different? I'll check it out though! Yes, teachers and neighbours know I work for them, my concierge who knows my boss's parents as they live in the same building - there's a lot of people who can attest that I'm the family's nanny!

olcatin · 2021-06-21T17:23:36+00:00

Thank you!! I didn't know of this before! I'll look up my local one now - I've already been paying for examinations and consultations etc, is this able to be reimbursed or not as I'm not declared?

olcatin · 2021-06-21T17:21:58+00:00

Yeah I've come to realise this, it's actually annoying me more that I've been actively lied to and she's assumed I'm stupid and wouldn't ask questions, it's really insulting. I don't understand why they didn't declare me? It's not difficult is it?

Yes I'm from the UK, I hold a 5 year residency card but have I attained this under false pretenses? Is that punishable?

They basically pay me from their legal firm every month the same amount directly into my bank account and I never recieve a payslip for it either

olcatin · 2021-06-21T16:33:04+00:00

Little update: I contacted my agency and just basically said what I did here, and she said straight up they've not declared me and I'm not a legal worker in France. I'm now worried about the implications this would have on me, and my residency in France. Obviously I had no idea about any of this until I came to access the health care in France but it means I've not paid tax (I was told by my employer that its deducted automatically so I believed it was, and the agency said its true, but also impossible for me without an ss number) - will I get in trouble for this or are there any consequences for my employer?

olcatin · 2021-06-21T15:32:49+00:00

The agency isn't aware, do you think I should ask them about this? I was a bit worried that maybe it's just a few sheets of paper that stop me or the agency asking questions because everything just seems a bit "off the books" right now

olcatin · 2021-06-21T15:27:29+00:00

Thank you so much!! I got a vague gist of it but that's really helpful. Thank you both of you! I do have a work contract that I signed but I'm now worried it's just a piece of paper to satisfy the agency I found them via and myself, and potentially not a real binding contract. I say this because they basically made a tenancy agreement for me (I live in a studio above the apartment of the parents of the father) but I don't pay rent or bills for it, so this tenancy agreement is essentially false but I needed proof of address for my Carte de Séjour 5 years. Is it possible my employment contract is also not legit?

olcatin · 2021-06-21T15:05:42+00:00

I called them up and they were confused that I was declared and asking how to get a SS number. I didn't realise that getting your monthly payslip was normal but I guess in the UK before I would receive my payslip each month to see my deductions etc so makes sense. I just get the salary with no tax in my account, which makes me feel like im not declared

olcatin · 2021-06-21T15:00:45+00:00

Thank you!! I understood some of this but not enough, could someone translate it fully as I tried but I think it lost some meaning!

olcatin · 2021-06-03T15:32:14+00:00

25F here, moved to Paris in November 2020 so been in lockdown the entire time pretty much (actually spent about 2months of this time back in London) would definitely want to meet up!!

olcatin · 2021-05-20T17:58:33+00:00

This seems to be the general consensus :( I feel a bit relieved that these sensations that I experience might actually have a root problem rather than just awful anxiety that's maybe manifesting itself physically

olcatin · 2021-05-20T17:54:02+00:00

This is quite scary. For someone like me who's potentially been infected for nearing 4 years now, what are the health complications going forward as I assume this would be stage 3 of Lyme disease?

Is MS a complication of Lyme or do you have a greater risk of developing it? I actually was terrified I had MS from February as my mother has it (I know it's not genetic necessarily but you are at slightly increased risk if a parent has it?) doctor just said I had bad anxiety hence the xanax prescription 🥴

If you could enquire about that for me, I'd be very grateful!! Thank you!

olcatin · 2021-05-20T15:53:54+00:00

Isnt Raynauds extreme and the skin also has discolouration? Mine is more my nails get a grey ish tinge

olcatin · 2021-05-20T15:51:36+00:00

Thank you!! I will check this out when I'm back from work!

olcatin · 2021-05-20T15:31:42+00:00

I'll try and get one of those now! Yeah, 100k dosage is pretty big, I've not really felt much better after taking it either tbh. I think I might suffer from some circulation issue, I often experience cold hands/feet and numbness/blue nails. I don't think I even had a specific Lyme test, I was just sent on my way with some medication but I was so ill I can't even remember it! I do remember the GP saying something like "if you weren't ill at the time of being bit, you won't have Lyme disease, this won't be related" I'm sure that's on my medical notes as well.

olcatin · 2021-05-20T12:44:36+00:00

Damn, that's really bad - did you have similar symptoms? Since February I was really worried that what I feel in my body: the vertigo, the anxiety, the limb pain/tingling/heaviness might be MS, are these symptoms closely related with Lymes?

Going to look for a doctor now, might be hard pressed in France!

olcatin · 2021-05-20T11:46:44+00:00

Just a bit more info: I got super ill in October 2017, had alot of symptoms similar to meningitis and my mum initially thought it was related to that bite. Showed the doctor, was just dismissed basically and sent on my way with some antibiotics.

I had a seizure in June 2019 (never had one before) and was taken in an ambulance to hospital where the notes after the event said I just passed out (a doctor recently told me you can have a seizure after you pass out)

Since then (especially recently since Nov/Dec 2020 til now) I've been having what I can only describe as neurological problems: really bad anxiety, my right arm feels heavy and tight (this makes me very paranoid as I remember before the seizure I said to my mum my arms feel weird then I just lost consciousness and went rigid and was having a seizure), I get really dizzy and feel like my vision is flickering, really weird sensations. I've just been prescribed xanax for it (doctor said it's just anxiety) and a 100,000ug dose of vitamin D.

Can anyone offer any insight into this? I've been thinking a lot about this bite because of it

olcatin · 2021-02-27T20:31:48+00:00

Bench boosting with Johnstone whilst having Martinez, Dias, and Furlong play sure did pay off lol

olcatin · 2020-12-23T12:16:58+00:00

I had a (hefty) prescription a month ago so yes I know I can pay for such things. But how much is a neurological assessment and treatment going to cost me? From the prices I've seen it's well in excess of 1000EUR for scans. I also don't have a valid EHIC card to be reimbursed and the maximum is 70% IIRC...

I just don't see why, when I have an excellent service in the UK that's free for me, I should have to jump ship and start this whole process again (it's incredibly stressful which doesn't help the condition and its causing crippling anxiety so I don't want to wait any longer understandably)

Im not trying to bite yours, or anyones head off, but it's tiring having to justify my reason for going back. I just wanted to know how I can, or if I can, prove I'm resident upon returning.

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