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Many professions have their own words and expressions.
( V, p5 L( D; O" TThis is true for the medical profession.
Doctors use many technical terms that most people do not understand.
* V- ~, J0 [1 \3 y- HBut there are also expressions we use every day to tell about a person's health.
Let me explain.
! L  w, b* k( q; K' [5 z+ VLast month, I was not feeling well.
I was under the weather.
# X# x% m4 Z; ^( C7 v( k; w1 Q0 z; ]I thought I had caUGht a cold.
+ s) o. V3 w: n( ?3 a4 uI had a runny nose, itchy eyes, a sore throat and a cough.
/ @+ W& Z3 H! j9 \" `I felt tired and run-down.
! @' y% p4 I6 H  |8 eI was in poor condition because I had not been getting enough rest.
My body hurt all over.
I also had severe head pains -- a real splitting headache.
+ p8 D4 D8 j- k1 MAnd I was running a fever.
! q, ]. X6 o( y& eMy body temperature was higher than normal.
& h7 j* v: b- v% ^1 n' R4 RAt one point, I blacked out.
! u" X; f, j0 N7 EThat's right, I was out cold.
3 b& _9 Q; |2 t6 yI lost consciousness and my friend had to bring me around.
1 q( ~6 D4 K7 X& {( y. O7 r" @3 iHe used cold water on my face to restore my consciousness.
  O! y: f9 I4 N2 C- hI grew concerned that I might take a turn for the worse.
8 J% B" f4 T( ]0 \# l: i( n* c5 @I did not want to become sicker because then surely I would be at death's door.
My friend took me to the doctor.
I told the doctor I thought I had come down with a cold.
# W) G$ V+ u. U- G4 {When the doctor saw me, she immediately wanted to run some tests.
; |: y; I; s: S. d$ X' EShe said that medical tests would help her discover why I was sick.
The doctor also asked when I had my last physical.
# t1 \: `7 Q2 XI do not get yearly checkups.
! G0 N! T; a! SBut I probably should get a medical exam by a doctor every year.
Then the nurse drew my blood.
She used a needle to take a small amount of blood from my arm.
9 v( h2 f; ^7 AShe sent it to a laboratory for tests.
The nurse also took my temperature.
  k6 q* G, C7 d% k( y' fShe used a thermometer to measure my body temperature.
2 o' G0 ?. d% s0 z; m  X- yThe doctor told me I had influenza, or the flu.
But she told me I would recover soon.
1 z5 E. X% K1 O6 t7 j+ X6 HShe said I was over the worst of the disease.
She told me to rest at home and to stay away from other people because the flu can spread.
9 T" Z+ j3 k! S4 |# vIt is contagious.
- t2 r* h# s; V0 D4 s/ vThankfully, I did not have to go under the knife.
I did not need an operation.
! p, A* v4 }0 k& _Instead, I did just what the doctor ordered.
% d% ?/ t: X8 `( o+ z' ~+ |; s  nI went home and did exactly what was needed to become healthy again.
" g$ d/ s$ I  t! f5 P  T. _Soon, I was on the mend.
I was pulling through and recovering from my sickness.
Now I am back on my feet.
I am physically healthy again.
Even better, the doctor has given me a clean bill of health.
She says that I am one hundred percent cured.
4 @' M" H9 f! d3 z. d$ yI am back to normal and I feel great.
In fact, I feel on top of the world.
My friends say I now look like the picture of health.