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Doctor

Hello, Lorna.

Lorna

Hello, Doctor.

Doctor

Right. As you know we ran a few tests after you had that funny turn.

Lorna

The severe headache and numbness in my arm?

Doctor

Yes. Quite. Well I have the results here and what I’d like to do is go through them with you, explain what this means, and discuss what we can do to help.

Lorna

Oh. I see.

Doctor

Remind me what you’d been concerned this might be.

Lorna

Well, Doctor, I did wonder if it was a, erm, a stroke or a brain tumour.

Doctor

Okay. I can tell you that it is neither of those.

Lorna

Oh.

Doctor

I can see that you’re looking anxious so, er, without further ado. From the results of the tests we carried out, it looks to me as if you have been suffering from migraines.

Lorna

Mmm

Doctor

Can you tell me what you know about migraines?

Lorna

Not a lot Doctor. I mean, I’ve heard of them but I don’t – I don’t really know –

Doctor

Well firstly let me say that it is something we can control.

Lorna

Is it really?

Doctor

Yes. We can give you drugs to prevent the attacks occurring –

Lorna

So that I’ll be able to –

Doctor

Secondly, you will be able to carry on –

Lorna

Driving? Oh, thank goodness for that

Doctor

If I could move on to explain a little about migraines.