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Hi everybody. I am Georgiana, your English teacher and founder of speak English

podcast.com. My mission is to help you to speak English fluently. This episode is going to be

interesting because we will talk about doctors in English.

And I will tell you about a surgery I had last week. You will also improve your English grammar

without memorizing any boring rules. Before I get started, remember to get the transcript

at speak Englishpodcast.com.

This way, you listen and read at the same time if you find it necessary.

Let's start.

Today, I would like to tell you a bit about my experience of having to undergo surgery for the first time. Although you probably

didn't notice my absence last week, I was in a hospital for a few days after having gallbladder

surgery. I always had difficulty eating some foods, and I didn't know why. Finally, after many tests, the doctor told me

he had good news and bad news. I wanted to know the good news first. The good news was that he had

found the cause of my digestive problems. I had gallstones in my gallbladder, and the bad news was that

I had to have my gallbladder removed altogether. But I was looking forward to the surgery,

and since I wanted to avoid getting overly nervous before the procedure, I decided to concentrate on work.

I doubled my workload before the surgery so that you wouldn't miss any of my weekly episodes.

And on the day of the surgical procedure, I packed a suitcase with all the things I thought I needed while in the hospital.

It's always wise to be prepared.

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