BNC Text H4J

Medical consultations. Sample containing about 474 words speech recorded in public context


2 speakers recorded by respondent number C285

PS1YL Ag5 m (No name, age 60, general practitioner) unspecified
PS1YM X m (No name, age unknown) unspecified

1 recordings

  1. Tape 090908 recorded on 1993-04-13. LocationStrathclyde: Glasgow ( doctor's surgery ) Activity: medical consultation

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(PS1YL) [1] Come in.
(PS1YM) [2] Hello. ...
(PS1YL) [3] Hello [...] what can we
(PS1YM) [...]
(PS1YL) [4] do for you sir? ...
(PS1YM) [5] It's this shoulder stuffed up again.
(PS1YL) [6] Having trouble again?
(PS1YM) [7] Aye.
[8] [...] headaches [...]
(PS1YL) [9] Mhm.
(PS1YM) [10] you know they're getting worse and worse and worse.
[11] I think it's the [...] .
[12] Wasn't it [...] or something you gave me?
(PS1YL) [13] Yes.
(PS1YM) [14] Oh. [...]
(PS1YL) [15] That was January.
(PS1YM) [16] Oh aye. ...
(PS1YL) [17] [whispering] Right [] .
(PS1YM) [18] But now it's actually spread you know th the pain seems to be spread all right up here.
(PS1YL) [19] [...] [...] ?
(PS1YM) [20] Aye.
(PS1YL) [21] Ah.
[22] Well that's right enough what I thought.
[23] It's been a neural neuralgia right enough.
(PS1YM) [24] Mm. ...
(PS1YM) [25] It's when I go to lie down at night you know that's it.
[26] [...] and then the headaches just start.
[27] You know?
(PS1YL) [28] When, when you were taking the [...] was it ... better?
(PS1YM) [29] No.
(PS1YL) [30] No change at all?
(PS1YM) [31] No.
[32] No change.
[33] No.
(PS1YL) [34] No change at all.
[35] Right.
[36] ... I don't want to give you anything that's gonna knock you ... silly or
(PS1YM) [37] Mm.
(PS1YL) [38] dopey with it or anything like that.
(PS1YM) [39] [whispering] Mm [] .
(PS1YL) [40] I want to get the right sort of thing for you. ...
(PS1YM) [41] You know I'm going around lightheaded with it y you know and dizzy with it you know?
(PS1YL) [42] Yeah.
[43] ... Tt er ...
(PS1YM) [44] [...] been reading too much in this Sunday Post.
[45] She's got me this and that and all the rest of it you know?
(PS1YL) [46] [laugh] Mm.
[47] ... But I don't know what you've got without waiting for any [...] I
(PS1YM) [...]
(PS1YL) [48] couldn't tell you.
[49] I couldn't tell you.
(PS1YM) [...]
(PS1YL) [50] It's er [...]
(PS1YM) [51] I'm still trying to give up the cigarettes you know?
[52] [...] I got those patches.
[53] ... So ... Mm.
[54] Do these patches seem alright though?
(PS1YL) [55] Have you seen [...] ?
[56] Yes.
(PS1YM) [57] Aye and they're [...]
(PS1YL) [58] Oh.
[59] Patches are fine.
(PS1YM) [60] Are they?
(PS1YL) [61] Aye.
[62] There's nothing wrong with them.
[63] It's very difficult to do er two things at the same time.
(PS1YM) [64] Mm.
(PS1YL) [65] Very difficult if you've got, and you know giving up is fine
(PS1YM) [66] Mm.
(PS1YL) [67] if you haven't got a broken ankle or a sore, sore
(PS1YM) [68] Mhm.
(PS1YL) [69] shoulder or
(PS1YM) [70] No.
(PS1YL) [71] headaches or, fine.
(PS1YM) [72] Mm.
(PS1YL) [73] [...] do it.
(PS1YM) [74] No.
(PS1YL) [75] But when you've got something else [...] that's hard.
(PS1YM) [76] Mm.
(PS1YL) [77] That's hard.
(PS1YM) [78] Mm.
(PS1YL) [79] Even with the patches.
(PS1YM) [80] I went onto er you know rolling my cigarettes up myself so I wouldn't be
(PS1YL) [81] Mhm.
(PS1YM) [82] smoking as much.
[83] I started blaming that for the headaches.
[84] They just seem to come on you know?
(PS1YL) [85] Mhm.
[86] Well don't, don't do anything.
[87] Just get rid of one thing before you start
(PS1YM) [...]
(PS1YL) [88] before you start doing anything else. ... [whispering] [...] [] ...
(PS1YM) [89] [whispering] Mm [] .
(PS1YL) [90] Here we are now.
[91] That's that.
(PS1YM) [92] Actually [...] travel this [...] [...] .
(PS1YL) [93] Ah.
[94] Yes it'll, it'll travel right down to the tips
(PS1YM) [95] Ah.
(PS1YL) [96] of your fingers.
(PS1YM) [97] Aye.
(PS1YL) [...]
(PS1YM) [98] If you feel that there's
(PS1YL) [...] [...]
(PS1YM) [...]
(PS1YL) [...] [...]
(PS1YM) [...]
(PS1YL) [99] Are you [...] tonight?
(PS1YM) [100] No.
[101] I'm on er I signed off [...] [...]
(PS1YL) [102] Oh right.
(PS1YM) [103] too right.
(PS1YL) [104] Okay.
[105] Fine.
(PS1YM) [106] Mm.
(PS1YL) [107] You get started on that and we'll see
(PS1YM) [...]
(PS1YL) [108] you in about four weeks
(PS1YM) [109] Right.
(PS1YL) [110] [...] and see how it's doing.
(PS1YM) [111] Okay then.
(PS1YL) [112] Right.
[113] Okay.
(PS1YM) [114] Thank you very much then Doctor .
(PS1YL) [115] Okay.
[116] Cheerio then.