Day 136: A Second Opinion on a Knee
At a clinic in Ryazan, a man of fifty-five and his grown-up son come to a senior surgeon for a second opinion.
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Dialogue
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A
Здравствуйте, доктор. Нам в другой клинике сказали, что колено надо оперировать, и чем скорее, тем лучше.
Hello, doctor. At another clinic they told us the knee needs an operation, and the sooner the better.
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B
Мы решили, прежде чем соглашаться, выслушать ещё одно мнение. Снимки и заключение мы вам присылали.
We decided to hear another opinion before agreeing to anything. We sent you the scans and the report.
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C
Снимки я уже посмотрел. Расскажите лучше, когда и как именно болит, и чем вы вообще занимаетесь.
I've already looked at the scans. Tell me instead when and how exactly it hurts, and what you do generally.
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A
По утрам ноет, после дачи вообще не могу ступить, а на лестнице хромаю, как старый дед.
It aches in the mornings, after a day at the dacha I can hardly put weight on it, and on the stairs I limp like an old man.
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B
Пап, ты не всё сказал. Он ещё каждое воскресенье играет с моими друзьями в футбол, причём в воротах.
Dad, you haven't told him everything. He also plays football with my friends every Sunday, and in goal, too.
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C
Вот это многое объясняет. Не исключено, что дело не столько в износе, сколько в нагрузке, которую колено попросту не выдерживает.
Now that explains a lot. It may well be not so much wear and tear as a strain the knee simply can't take.
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A
То есть операция не нужна? А мне там уже и дату назначили, и даже, извините, скидку предложили.
So I don't need an operation? They'd already given me a date there, and even offered me a discount, if you'll pardon me.
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C
Я бы не торопился. Сначала пару месяцев физиотерапии и упражнений, перерыв в футболе, а потом сделаем повторный снимок и посмотрим.
I wouldn't rush. First a couple of months of physiotherapy and exercises, a break from football, and then we'll do another scan and see.
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A
Два месяца без футбола, значит... Доктор, а в шахматы мне хоть можно, или там тоже нагрузка на колено?
Two months without football, then... Doctor, am I at least allowed to play chess, or is that a strain on the knee too?
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