每天读一篇英语小故事：The Doctor's Exam
Rebecca's stomach hurt. She said that sometimes it felt like someone waspeeling the skin off her belly; that pain felt worse than when she gave birth 17
years ago. She finally went to a doctor. He asked a lot of questions, and then
examined her. He decided that she needed a couple of ultra-sound tests.
The tests revealed that she had two small ovarian cysts. The doctor said he
did not think that those cysts were causing the problem. He wanted to do another
test. It was called a colonoscopy. Rebecca told her boyfriend Ron about the
doctor's suggestion.
"A colonoscopy?! You've got a problem in your belly, and he wants to
examine your butt? Where did you find this quack? I'll bet he got his 'degree'
off the Internet."
Rebecca asked her boyfriend where he got his medical degree from. Of
course, he had no medical degree, but he told Rebecca that it was just common
sense.
"If your car isn't running right, and the mechanic wants to look in your
trunk to find the problem, what would you think? Would you let him charge you
good money to examine your trunk, or would you go find a mechanic who knows what
he's doing?"
Rebecca went to a medical site on the Internet later and discovered that
some colon problems definitely could cause stomach pains.
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