227. Describing Symptoms to a Doctor

• I’ve had a ==stomachache for three days. The pain comes and goes, but I also have heartburn and I am feeling bloated all the time==.

• Have you felt ==nauseous? Does it hurt when I press here?==

• that’s not all. I’ve also had bad headaches in the past week and I feel ==fatigued== all the time.

• Have you had ==a stuffy nose, a cough, a sore throat, or an earache==?

• there’s more. I’ve been feeling pains in my leg. Sometimes it feels stiff and sometimes ==I lose feeling in it==.

• you have an unusual ==combination of symptoms==

• my in-laws are visiting from ==out of town. Do you think you’ll need to admit me into== the hospital for tests?

• Original Dr. van Eyck: Good morning, I’m Dr. van Eyck. I understand that you’re not feeling well.
  Nico: That’s right, doctor. I’ve had a ==stomachache for three days. The pain comes and goes, but I also have heartburn and I am feeling bloated all the time==.
  Dr. van Eyck: Well, let’s take a look. Have you felt ==nauseous? Does it hurt when I press here?==
  Nico: Oh yes, that hurts, and I feel nauseous all the time. But, doctor, that’s not all. I’ve also had bad headaches in the past week and I feel ==fatigued== all the time.
  Dr. van Eyck: Have you had ==a stuffy nose, a cough, a sore throat, or an earache==?
  Nico: Yes, I’ve had all of those.
  Dr. van Eyck: You have? All of them?
  Nico: And, there’s more. I’ve been feeling pains in my leg. Sometimes it feels stiff and sometimes ==I lose feeling in it==. I’m having a lot of trouble walking.
  Dr. van Eyck: I have to say that you have an unusual ==combination of symptoms. Have there been any significant changes in your life in the past few days==?
  Nico: Well, my in-laws are visiting from ==out of town. Do you think you’ll need to admit me into== the hospital for tests?
  Dr. van Eyck: I’m not sure that’s necessary. Are things really that bad at home?
  Nico: You have no idea!

• Chinese 范艾克医生：早上好，我是范艾克医生。我听说你身体不舒服。
  尼科：是的，医生。我肚子疼了三天了。疼痛时有时无，但我还有胃灼热，而且一直感觉胀气。
  范艾克医生：好的，让我们看看。你有恶心感吗？我按这里会疼吗？
  尼科：哦，是的，那里很疼，而且我一直都觉得恶心。但是，医生，这还不是全部。过去一周我还一直头痛得厉害，而且总是感觉疲惫。
  范艾克医生：你有鼻塞、咳嗽、喉咙痛或耳痛吗？
  尼科：是的，这些症状我都有。
  范艾克医生：是吗？全都有？
  尼科：而且，还不止这些。我的腿也一直在疼。有时感觉僵硬，有时又会失去知觉。我走路很困难。
  范艾克医生：我不得不说你的症状组合很不寻常。最近几天你的生活有什么重大变化吗？
  尼科：嗯，我的岳父母从外地来访。您觉得需要让我住院检查吗？
  范艾克医生：我觉得没有那个必要。家里的情况真的那么糟糕吗？
  尼科：您根本想象不到！

• First September 3, 2025 12:28 PM

  D: Good morning. I’m Dr. van Eyck. I~~’ve heared~~ understand you were are not good feeling well.
  N: Yeah That’s right, doctor. I’ve had a stomachache for three days. There The pain comes and goes, but I~~’ve haven~~ also have heartburn, and I’ve been ==am== feeling bloatinged all the time .
  D: Okay Well, let’s take a look. Do Have you get felt sick nauseous? Is Does it hurt when I press here?
  N: Oh, yes. There’s a little That hurts, and I~~’m been feeling sick~~ feel nauseous all the time. But, doctor, it that is not all of them. I’ve also been had bad headaches over ==in the past week, and I~~’m always feeling~~ feel== tired fatigued all the time.
  D: Do ==Have== you have ==had stuffy nose, a cough, a sore throat, or an== earache?
  N: Yes, I have ==had== all of that ==those==.
  D: Are you have? All of them?
  N: And, not just that there’s more. I~~’m~~ have been feeling pains hurt at ==in== my leg. I sometimes it feel stiff, and sometime lump I lose feeling in it. It’s I’m having a lot of trouble difficult as I walking.
  D: I have to say that your have an unusual combination of symptoms is really not usuall. Have there been your life any a big significant changes in your life in the past recently few days?
  N: Well, my ~~parents-~~in-laws are visited visiting from out of town. Do you think that you’ll need me to admit me into the hospital for tests do a check?
  D: I think am not sure it’s not that’s necssary. Is it Are things really so terrible ==that bad== at your home?
  N: You can’t image it have no idea.

• Second September 3, 2025 6:38 PM

  D: Good morning, I’m Dr. Van Eyck. I understand that you’re not feeling well.
  N: That’s right, doctor. I’ve had a stomachache for three days. The pain comes and goes, but I~~’m~~ also feeling have heartburn, and I’m feeling bloated all the time.
  D: Well, let’s take a look. Have you had ==felt== a nauseous? Does it hurts when I press here?
  N: Oh, yeah, that’s hurt and I~~’m~~ feeling nauseous all the time. But, doctor, that’s not all. I’ve also had a bad headaches for ==in== the past week, and I~~’m always~~ feeling tired fatigued all the time.
  D: Have you had a stuffy nose, a cough, a sore throat, or an earache?
  N: Yeah, I have had all of those.
  D: You have? All of them?
  N: And, there’s more than that. I have been feeling a pains in my leg~~s all the time~~. It feels stiff sometimes, and sometimes it I lose feeling in it. Walking is difficult for me I’m having a lot of trouble walking.
  D: I have to say that it’s you have an unusal composent combination of symptonms. Have you had there been any signafity significant changes in your life in the past a few days?
  N: Well, my in-laws are visiting from out of town. Do you think that you’ll need to admit me into the hospital for tests?
  D: I don’t think am not sure that’s necessary. Are there things really that bad at home?
  N: You don’t have a no idea.

• Third September 4, 2025 12:24 PM

  D: Good morning, I’m Dr. van Eyck. I understand that you’re not feeling very well.
  N: That’s right, doctor. I’ve had ==a== stomachache for three days. The pain comes and goes. But I also have heartburn, and I’m feeling bloated all the time.
  D: Well, let’s take a look. Have you had ==felt== nauseous? Is ==Does== it hurt when I press it here?
  N: Oh, yes, that~~’s~~ hurts, and I~~’m~~ feel~~ing~~ nauseous all the time. But, doctor, that’s not all. I’m have also feeling had bad headache==s== all the time in the past week, and I~~’m~~ feel~~ing fitigated~~ fatigued all the time.
  D: Have you had a stuffy nose, a cough, a sore throat, or an earache?
  N: Yes, I have ==had== all of those.
  D: You have? All of them?
  N: And, there~~’re~~ ==is more. I have been feeling pains== in my leg. Sometimes It feels stiff, and sometimes I lost lose feeling in it. I’m have having big a lot of trouble walking.
  D: I have to say that you have an unusal combination of symptonms. Have there been any significant changes in your life in the past few days?
  N: Well, my in-laws are visiting from out of town. Do you think that you==’ll== need to admit me into the hospital for tests?
  N: I’m not sure that’s necessary. Are there things that bad at home?
  N: You have no idea.