BNC Text H4E

Medical consultations. Sample containing about 897 words speech recorded in public context


2 speakers recorded by respondent number C281

PS1YA Ag5 m (No name, age 60, general practitioner) unspecified
PS1YB X f (Mary, age unknown) unspecified

1 recordings

  1. Tape 090904 recorded on 1993-04-13. LocationStrathclyde: Glasgow ( doctor's surgery ) Activity: medical consultation

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(PS1YA) [1] Come in.
[2] Come in.
[3] Come in.
Mary (PS1YB) [4] [...] [...] mix up there.
(PS1YA) [5] Aye.
[6] Well.
Mary (PS1YB) [7] She shouted, Mary , and two of us rose up.
[8] [...] [laugh] [laughing] I said to the other one, are you Mary too?
[9] She said, aye [...] .
[10] I said, which one [...] [] ?
(PS1YA) [11] Oh dear.
Mary (PS1YB) [12] [...] . ...
(PS1YA) [13] Well now.
[14] What can I do for you today?
Mary (PS1YB) [15] Oh it's just [...] it's not getting any better.
(PS1YA) [16] You're still having trouble?
Mary (PS1YB) [17] Aye.
[18] And er last time I came it was Doctor and he changed
(PS1YA) [19] Yes.
Mary (PS1YB) [20] the tablets, and it's even worse now.
[21] And he put me off the [...]
(PS1YA) [22] Mhm.
Mary (PS1YB) [23] and I don't feel the same for [...] off of that.
[24] I feel as if I have to use my spray more.
[25] ... I seemed right doing, alright drying my feet now and not [...] my [...] .
(PS1YA) [26] You shouldn't have to use your spray more Mary because that's
Mary (PS1YB) [27] Mhm.
[28] Well I seem to be all tight
(PS1YA) [29] Right.
Mary (PS1YB) [30] here.
(PS1YA) [31] Right.
Mary (PS1YB) [32] Aha.
(PS1YA) [33] I know how it is?
Mary (PS1YB) [34] My chest.
(PS1YA) [35] Aye.
[36] I know how to do this.
[37] We'll
Mary (PS1YB) [38] Mhm.
(PS1YA) [39] get you sorted out.
Mary (PS1YB) [40] Aha.
[41] Even just, usually I used to maybe just have it once.
[42] Sometimes I didn't even need it at all I could walk about shopping and everything.
(PS1YA) [43] Aha.
Mary (PS1YB) [44] And this I've had to take it twice while I've been doing some shopping now.
[45] ... I feel as if my, it's funny it's not a pain but it's like my, I'm just going like that [...]
(PS1YA) [46] [...] Aha.
[47] Right.
Mary (PS1YB) [48] Aha.
[49] ... And he put me off of that the other ones you gave me with the, what was it?
[50] ... Hexapol or something?
(PS1YA) [51] Hexapol
Mary (PS1YB) [52] Aye.
[53] And you [...]
(PS1YA) [54] Yes.
[55] I, with, with this Monit
Mary (PS1YB) [56] Aye.
(PS1YA) [57] that he gave you
Mary (PS1YB) [58] Aha.
(PS1YA) [59] that would have fought with the Hexapol There would have, there would have been a reaction between
Mary (PS1YB) [60] Aye.
(PS1YA) [61] the two
Mary (PS1YB) [62] Aha.
(PS1YA) [63] so that you you're safer without that.
Mary (PS1YB) [64] Without that
(PS1YA) [...]
Mary (PS1YB) [65] the ma
(PS1YA) [66] without the Hexapol And you're better
Mary (PS1YB) [67] I've a [...]
(PS1YA) [68] taking the Monit
Mary (PS1YB) [69] Aye well [...] the Hexapol with me.
[70] [...] it wasn't doing me any good because it was
(PS1YA) [71] It wasn't doing any good.
Mary (PS1YB) [72] still sore but it was still the same even with that.
(PS1YA) [73] Even with that.
[74] Right.
Mary (PS1YB) [75] Mhm. ...
(PS1YA) [76] Let's put you on this stuff and that'll get your
Mary (PS1YB) [...]
(PS1YA) [77] circulation [...] .
Mary (PS1YB) [78] At least they have spray now had a spray I don't know how long it is I've had it.
[79] And that's how I'd be
(PS1YA) [80] You're [...]
Mary (PS1YB) [81] I mean I never went through it much, but this last fortnight
(PS1YA) [82] This is your [...] .
Mary (PS1YB) [83] I've been using it all the [laughing] time.
[84] [...] get another one [] ? [laugh]
(PS1YA) [85] Yeah.
[86] No bother.
[87] No bother at all
Mary (PS1YB) [88] Mhm.
(PS1YA) [89] that. ...
Mary (PS1YB) [90] It's usually in after you go [...] I was never near [laughing] the doctor myself [] .
(PS1YA) [91] Well that's
Mary (PS1YB) [92] And this way he gets him a good life.
[93] If they hadn't had tha the accident to his
(PS1YA) [94] Yes.
Mary (PS1YB) [95] it was on the er the femur?
(PS1YA) [96] [...] his femur that's
Mary (PS1YB) [97] Aha.
(PS1YA) [98] right.
Mary (PS1YB) [99] And that's er [...] bosses are [...] after meeting [...] and this is the one that's er
(PS1YA) [100] That's going away.
Mary (PS1YB) [101] that's sore.
[102] That's going away.
(PS1YA) [103] Well let's
Mary (PS1YB) [104] I feel that though I'd been dawdling it wouldn't have [laughing] been so bad [] . [laugh]
(PS1YA) [105] let's cure you.
Mary (PS1YB) [laughing] [...] [] [laugh]
(PS1YA) [106] Let's cure you.
Mary (PS1YB) [107] Ah.
[108] What do [...]
(PS1YA) [109] So stop, stop, stop, stop your Monit
Mary (PS1YB) [110] Stop the Monit
(PS1YA) [111] Stop them altogether.
Mary (PS1YB) [112] Aha.
[113] And what about
(PS1YA) [114] And s
Mary (PS1YB) [115] the Batol
(PS1YA) [116] Mm?
[117] No.
[118] Don't touch the Batol No.
Mary (PS1YB) [119] Aha.
(PS1YA) [120] These are pink tablets yo you start
Mary (PS1YB) [121] Mhm.
(PS1YA) [122] taking them one in the morning and one at teatime and one at bedtime.
Mary (PS1YB) [123] Aha.
(PS1YA) [124] That's three times a day.
Mary (PS1YB) [125] Three times a day.
(PS1YA) [126] Three times a day.
Mary (PS1YB) [127] Aha.
(PS1YA) [128] And, and come back up and see me in in three
Mary (PS1YB) [129] Aye.
[130] Aye.
(PS1YA) [131] weeks and [...]
Mary (PS1YB) [132] and they'll [...] you know that er [...] they've got [...] ?
(PS1YA) [133] No.
[134] You stop
Mary (PS1YB) [135] Wee, wee pink ones?
(PS1YA) [136] stop that.
Mary (PS1YB) [137] Would Deborah need to then?
[138] I've been taking them all the time.
(PS1YA) [139] No.
[140] You can stop them now.
Mary (PS1YB) [141] Stop the [...] .
(PS1YA) [142] Stop, stop the [...] now.
Mary (PS1YB) [143] Mhm.
(PS1YA) [144] Yes.
Mary (PS1YB) [145] Mhm.
(PS1YA) [146] Stop that altogether.
Mary (PS1YB) [147] And I've got all these other pills I meant to bring them out and hand them in at the chemists
(PS1YA) [148] Ah.
[149] First time you're passing.
Mary (PS1YB) [150] Aye.
[151] [...] the chemists
(PS1YA) [...]
Mary (PS1YB) [152] even?
(PS1YA) [153] That'll do fine Mary.
Mary (PS1YB) [154] Aha.
(PS1YA) [...]
Mary (PS1YB) [155] [...] the aches [...] [...]
(PS1YA) [156] the aches have been all [...]
Mary (PS1YB) [157] I all got, I all got, no.
[158] I used the last of that er Minit or whatever you call it, Monit
(PS1YA) [...]
Mary (PS1YB) [159] but I've got [...] in the house and I've got [...]
(PS1YA) [160] Aha.
[161] Well first time, first time you're coming up to the supermarket, drop it, drop them in
Mary (PS1YB) [162] [...] I just drop them in here [...] ?
(PS1YA) [163] Aye.
[164] Drop them in.
Mary (PS1YB) [165] Aha.
(PS1YA) [166] No, no harm done.
Mary (PS1YB) [167] Because I say it's stupid you know to destroy them or fling them away
(PS1YA) [168] Oh aye.
Mary (PS1YB) [169] or that.
(PS1YA) [170] Oh aye.
[171] Eighteen pounds
Mary (PS1YB) [...]
(PS1YA) [172] for a box is [...]
Mary (PS1YB) [173] Aye.
[174] I know.
[175] Aha.
(PS1YA) [176] expensive so
Mary (PS1YB) [177] [...] throw [...] I meant in fact to put them in my bag when I was coming here and I forgot.
(PS1YA) [178] First time you're coming.
[179] First time you're coming up.
Mary (PS1YB) [...] [laugh]
(PS1YA) [180] No bother.
[181] Thank you.
Mary (PS1YB) [182] Thank you.
(PS1YA) [183] But that should do the trick Mary
Mary (PS1YB) [184] And I
(PS1YA) [185] and it'll settle it'll settle
Mary (PS1YB) [...]
(PS1YA) [186] this as well.
Mary (PS1YB) [187] And will I come back again or
(PS1YA) [...]
Mary (PS1YB) [188] will I?
(PS1YA) [189] Three weeks.
Mary (PS1YB) [190] Three weeks?
(PS1YA) [...]
Mary (PS1YB) [191] Do you work?
[192] You know [...]
(PS1YA) [193] [...] back here to see how
Mary (PS1YB) [194] Aye.
(PS1YA) [195] you're doing.
Mary (PS1YB) [196] Because it's [...] alright doing my [...] round the ankle and all?
(PS1YA) [197] Yeah.
[198] Well we need to
Mary (PS1YB) [199] Sore.
(PS1YA) [200] get skip ropes for you.
Mary (PS1YB) [201] I need to [...] I need exercise.
(PS1YA) [laugh]
Mary (PS1YB) [laugh]
(PS1YA) [202] Right Mary.
Mary (PS1YB) [203] Right.
[204] Thank you.
(PS1YA) [205] Okay.
[206] Cheerio now.
Mary (PS1YB) [207] Cheerio.