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Entries in pain (9)

Tuesday
Mar272012

“My knee is acting up again.”

My knee is acting up again.

Your knee often hurts because of a sports injury you got many years ago. Today it's hurting. Someone asks if something is wrong, so you explain what's happening.

My knee is acting up again.

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Thursday
Feb232012

“I'm having chest pains.”

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You're having dinner with your family. Suddenly your chest starts to hurt. You're worried about it. Someone asks you what's wrong, so you say:

I'm having chest pains.

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Sunday
Feb122012

“The pain was just unbearable!”

The pain was just unbearable!

You got your wisdom teeth removed last week and had to stay home because of the pain. Now you're back at work, and making small talk with your boss. You tell her about it.

The pain was just unbearable!

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Saturday
Aug132011

“I don't think I'd be able to endure that kind of pain.”

I don't think I'd be able to endure that kind of pain.

Your friend's sister is pregnant with her second baby. She's talking about how painful childbirth is. You've heard that it's painful, so you say:

I don't think I'd be able to endure that kind of pain.

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Monday
Feb142011

“Shoot! I've got a hangnail.”

Hangnail

You've been having lunch with a friend and just noticed that your finger hurts because the skin around your fingernail hurts. You say:

Shoot! I've got a hangnail.

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Sunday
Jan022011

“I've been having excruciating sinus headaches for the last few days.”

Excruciating sinus headaches.

You're feeling sick with a sinus infection. You were supposed to meet a friend for dinner tomorrow evening, but you don't think you're going to feel better by then. You're writing an email to explain why you can't make it. You write:

I've been having excruciating sinus headaches for the last few days.

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Saturday
Jun262010

“I need to go get my prescription filled, so I'll be back in a while.”

You had a pain in your shoulder. The doctor prescribed pain killers for you. You told your roommate about this, but now you need to go to a pharmacy to get your medicine. You say:

I need to go get my prescription filled, so I'll be back in a while.

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Saturday
Jun262010

“She wrote me a prescription for some pain killers.”

You had a pain in your shoulder. You went to see a doctor, and she gave you some medicine. Now you've returned home and you're telling your roommate what happened. You say:

She wrote me a prescription for some pain killers.

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Saturday
Jun262010

“I get this sharp pain in my shoulder whenever I raise my arm.”

Your shoulder hurts sometimes. It hurts badly when you raise your arms up. You want to describe this pain to a doctor. You say:

I get this sharp pain in my shoulder whenever I raise my arm.

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