Talk about colonoscopies.
My mother passed away from colorectal cancer.
I heard that family history can raise the risk of colorectal cancer, so I decided to get a colonoscopy during my most recent medical check up.
I heard a lot of stories that made me feel apprehensive.
I had to watch what I ate the day before.
Being unable to eat made me feel listless and low on energy.
The next day, I mixed my prescribed medication with water and started to drink it.
A few minutes later, my stomach rembled, and I got the runs.
It was like someone had opened a tap.
I couln't even get to my bedroom.
I had to rough it out in the bathroom.
After all that, I got my colonoscopy.
Thankfully, the test results showed that my large intestine and stomach were both in good shape.
But I would rather not get a colonoscopy again.
| Key Expressions |
|
| pass away from | ~으로 돌아가시다 |
| colorectal cancer | 대장암 |
| family history | 가족력 |
| raise the risk of | ~의 위험을 증가시키다 |
| get a colonoscopy | 대장 내시경 검사를 받다 |
| medical checkup | 건강 검진 |
| feel apprehensive | 겁이 나다. 걱정되다 |
| watch what I eat | 먹는 것을 주의하다 |
| feel listless | 무기력하다 |
| low on energy | 기운이 없는 |
| prescribed medication | 처방된 약 |
| stomach rembles | 배가 아프다, 꾸르륵 거리다 |
| get the runs | 설사를 하다 |
| open a tap | 수도꼭지를 틀다 |
| rough it out | 힘들게 견뎌내다 |
| test results | 검사결과 |
| large intestine | 대장 |
| stomach | 위 |
| in good shape | 건강한, 멀쩡한 |
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