u/Early_Crow_8343

300£ for new condenser? Is this a fair price?

Hello, I have been having issues with my Corsa SE 2010 AC. I refilled the gas last summer, which lasted a few months. When the heat approached in May my AC was blowing warm air 🙃 10 days ago I took it to a mechanic to check what is going on. I explained the situation, but I think they didn’t really care. They started to refill the gas, to which I said that this is not what I want. I want them to check where the leak is, because the gas is almost gone, so where is it? They tried telling me that the machine doesn’t detect any leaks so I should be fine, but I reminded them that I shouldn’t have to refill it every few months so there is definitely a leak. Anyway, after a bit of back and forth they put ink in the gas.
Today, I took it back to the shop, he checked with his UV light and said my condenser is leaking and it will be 300£ to fix. I asked him to show me, but he kinda avoided my request 😂Is this a fair price? And I already paid 50£ for a refill, which now it looks like it needs to be drained and fixed. I am a bit confused.

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u/Early_Crow_8343 — 3 days ago

Kidney stone in the ureter - still having pain a week later

Hello,

What I am going to describe I assume a lot of people are familiar with.. Last week on Thursday evening I got the familiar severe pain in my right side. Within minutes I knew it was a stone. I called 111 and was advised to go to the hospital. After several hours I got a CT scan performed, which confirmed my thoughts- 3.5mm stone in the ureter just below the renal pelvis. I was prescribed Tamsulosin. It has been a week and I am trying to drink 2L of water, even though some days it’s hard, I am quite exhausted and I sleep during the day. The pain has moved now to lower right side, which I feel like it’s just outside the bladder or in the bladder itself. I have UTI symptoms as well which I am not sure if it is an actual infection or the stone. I avoid drinking a lot of liquid at one time as it feels like the kidney cannot filter it properly and it starts to hurt more (as it is partially obstructed). I assume the urine goes down slower than it should so I just sip water often. I take paracetamol for the pain but it’s an annoying dull pain that gets worse if I am on my right side or I cross my legs. I tried to use a massage gun on the spot but it made it a bit worse as now my tummy is sore.
Any advice? Should I just continue with what I am doing and hope it passes?

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u/Early_Crow_8343 — 14 days ago