This recording is part of the Medical English For You prototype series. Listen to the recording and follow the script below.
Dear Mr Smythe,
I hope you remember me. I’m Jeremy, the ICU nurse you operated on for gallbladder stones.
I’m having a few problems following the operation. For the first few weeks, everything seemed fine. The wound healed perfectly and I was able to resume my normal diet. I was about to go back working again when I started getting some horribly unpleasant symptoms that meant I couldn’t leave my flat. The main one was watery diarrhoea. My faecal urges were so urgent that I couldn’t make it to the toilet, and I had several accidents.
I talked to my GP about it and he told me it might be some kind of infection. He prescribed me loperamide.
Unfortunately, the symptoms have continued. I know it sounds silly, but I’m worried it might be some kind of rare complication of the operation.
Ironic, isn’t it? Who else should have it but a healthcare worker?
Please would you pencil me in for one of your free slots.
Best regards, Jeremy
