Day 10 of 125

Day 10: Diagnosed by the Internet

At a district clinic in Kazan, an anxious office manager who spent the night on medical forums sees a calm general practitioner.

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Dialogue

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  1. A

    Доктор, скажу сразу: диагноз у меня уже есть. Всю ночь читал форумы, симптомы сходятся: болезнь Бехтерева.

    Doctor, I'll say it straight away: I already have a diagnosis. I spent all night reading forums, the symptoms match: ankylosing spondylitis.

  2. B

    Вот как, значит, мне остаётся только расписаться. И всё-таки давайте по порядку: что беспокоит?

    I see, so all that's left for me is to sign. Still, let's take it in order: what's bothering you?

  3. A

    Со вторника ноет поясница и тянет под лопаткой. А на форуме пишут, что это первый звоночек.

    Since Tuesday my lower back's been aching and there's a pulling pain under my shoulder blade. And on the forum they write that it's the first warning sign.

  4. B

    На форумах и не такое пишут. Наклонитесь-ка вперёд... теперь поднимите правую руку, так больно?

    They write all sorts of things on forums. Lean forward... now raise your right arm; does that hurt?

  5. A

    Ой, да, вот тут тянет! Это ведь тоже симптом, я читал: сначала тянет, потом немеет.

    Ow, yes, it pulls right here! That's a symptom too, isn't it? I read about it: first it pulls, then it goes numb.

  6. B

    Симптом, не спорю, но чего именно? Скажите, в выходные вы ничего тяжёлого не поднимали?

    A symptom, I won't argue, but of what exactly? Tell me, did you lift anything heavy at the weekend?

  7. A

    В субботу помогал другу переезжать, холодильник на пятый этаж без лифта затащили. Но холодильник-то тут при чём?

    On Saturday I helped a friend move; we hauled a fridge up to the fifth floor without a lift. But what's the fridge got to do with it?

  8. B

    Вероятнее всего, очень даже при чём. Похоже на обычное растяжение: пятый этаж, без лифта и без разминки.

    Most likely, it has everything to do with it. It looks like an ordinary strain: fifth floor, no lift and no warm-up.

  9. A

    То есть не Бехтерев? Может, всё-таки МРТ сделать, на всякий случай?

    So it's not spondylitis? Maybe I should have an MRI after all, just in case?

  10. B

    Не исключено, что через неделю вы о спине и не вспомните, если будете держаться подальше от форумов. Мнительность лечится куда хуже растяжения.

    Quite possibly, in a week you won't even remember your back, if you keep well away from forums. Hypochondria is much harder to cure than a strain.

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