为了增添医学英语学习趣味，好予医学于鼠年春节特别开设了音频讲解课程。
主讲老师：Frank，年毕业于同济大学临床医学系，获医学博士学位。年开始在密苏里大学哥伦比亚分校先后从事博士后及助理研究员工作。
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Inperson:LivingwithCrohn’s
Ihavebeeninremissiontwoyearsafterathirdsurgerytoremoveyetanotherportionofmysmallbowel.Thistimeinternalbleeding,aratherraresymptomofCrohn’s,necessitatedthesurgery.Iwasenduringweeklyironinfusions,whichturnedintobimonthlybloodtransfusions,asmyhemoglobinplummetedto6(12isnormal).Itwasnowaytolive.Afterthesurgery,thebleedingstopped,butIhadboutsofurgent,waterydiarrheaforayear.Thatwasnowaytoliveeither,andunfortunately,aswonderfulasmydoctoris,I’vefoundthatfewGIswanttoaddressafter-effectsofsmallbowelsurgery.Aftervisitingseveraldoctorsandbytrial-and-error,Ifinallygotthesesymptomsundercontrolwithcodeine,Lomotil,andMetamucil,butIwillneverbeabletoabsorbvitaminB12,soImustinjectitmonthlyfortherestofmylife.Inadditiontotakingmedicinetocopewithhavinglessandlesssmallbowel,Itakemedicineinthehopesofpreventingthenextflare-up.Everyfewweeks,Iinjectmyselfwithabiologicmedicine,Humira,butImusteventuallybeweanedoffthisdrugbecauseithaspossiblelong-termsideeffects,thescariestofwhichislymphoma.At52andwithtwoschool-agechildren,however,Ihavelearnedtothinkofvaluingmypresentqualityoflifethemost,overpossibleunknowndangerslurkinginthefuture.
Idooftenthinkaboutthepast.Whatwouldmylifebelikeifourfamilydoctorhadn’ttoldmyparentsthatmyconstantepisodesofdiarrhea—whichoccurredsinceIwasachild—werecausedby“nerves?”BythetimeIwas21,myweighthaddroppedbelowpounds,andIwastwistedinpainaftereverymeal.Mydadarrangedformetovisithisowndoctor,whogavemeasmallbowelseriesthatshowedIhadCrohn’sandthataportionofmysmallintestinewas“asnarrowasapencil.”Bythenitwastoolateforevenprednisone(thenthedrugofchoicedespitesideeffectsrangingfrompuffyfacetopsychosis)toopenuptheinflamedpassage,andIhadmyfirstsurgeryjustmonthsafterIwasdiagnosed.Thinkingofthosetimes—aswellasalltheotherflare-uptimes—makesmeflinch.Whileyoucanneverrelivepain,youcanrememberwhatitfeltlike.Inmycase,itwasasifalargemetalbikelockchainwasbeingforcedthroughmytendergut.
Beforethatfirstsurgery,Iwasjustoutofcollegeandlongingtomakemymarkontheworld,butIspentmostofmyeveningscurledupinmysmallbedroom,listeningtothesoothingstrainsof“MakeBelieveBallroomHour”ontheradio.Or,becausevomitinganddiarrheausuallyac