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As I had been feeling for several weeks, I decided to phone my for

an . When I arrived at the I went to the and gave my name. There

were only a few people in the so fortunately I was soon called into my doctor’s

.

I told her that I had been feeling for some weeks and she asked me what

my were. I told her that I had been feeling really and had no at all.

She told me to get up on the table, as she wanted to me. First she felt my

. It was racing. Then she took my which was a bit high. Next she took my

. It was 39.5C. Lastly she listened to my breathing through her .

She that I had and that I would need . She a

course of . She wrote out the and told me to take it to the

immediately. She also advised me, as she always did, to give up smoking. She said that if I

didn’t, then one day, I might get or a debilitating disorder. I smiled, as

usual, and promised I would try.