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Friday, July 6, 2012

...Also is it possible to do an audio lesson about pain? Thanks for all you do!

Dakò.  
A little warning:  this audio is lengthy.  So I divided it into little parts to allow you to take a break from listening :)


Downloadable links are at the end of this post.



 Part 1 - Where is your pain?




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1. Depi kilè ou te kòmanse gen doulè a?
     Since when did you start having the pain?    
     When did the pain begin?

2. Eske se yon aksidan ki te fè doulè a kòmanse?
    Is your pain related to an injury/trauma?

3. Ki kote ou santi doulè a? (where do you feel the pain?)
    Montre mwen ki kote doulè a ye. (Show me where the pain is)
    Where is your pain?


4. What's hurting you?
    Kisa k'ap fè'w mal?


Part 2 - When do you feel pain?

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5. Konbyen fwa, nan jounen an, ou santi doulè a? (How many times, during the day, do you feel the pain?)
    Chak kilè ou santi doulè a?
    How often do you experience the pain?

6. Eske ou santi doulè a tout tan?
    Do you feel the pain all the time?
    Is the pain constant?

7. Eske ou santi doulè a detanzantan?
    Do you feel the pain from time to time?
    Is the pain intermittent?

8. Eske doulè a ale vini?
    Does the pain come and go?

9. Eske ou santi doulè a lè’w fèk leve nan maten?
    Do you feel the pain upon awakening in the morning?

10. Eske ou santi doulè a apre solèy kouche?
   Do you feel the pain after sundown?

Part 3 - What does your pain feel like?




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11. Esplike’m sa doulè a fè’w.
      Tell me what the pain does to you.
      Describe your pain.

12. Eske doulè a tranchan?
      Is it a sharp / shooting pain?

13. Eske doulè a ap ponyade’w?
      Is it a stabbing  pain?

14. Eske doulè a vag?
      or
      Eske se yon doulè ki vag?
      Is it a dull pain?

15. Eske se yon doulè kò kraze?
      Eske se yon kò kraze ou santi?
      Is it body soreness?

16. Eske se yon doulè nan misk ou yo?
      Is it muscle soreness?
      Is it muscle pain?

17. Eske doulè a ap lanse’w?
     Is it a throbbing pain?

18. Eske se yon doulè ki brile’w?    
      Is it a burning sensation?

19. Eske se yon doulè lakranp ou genyen?
     Is it a cramping sensation?

20. Eske se yon doulè pikotman* ou genyen?
      Eske ou gen ti pikotman tankou fomi k’ap mache sou po’w?
      Is it a tingling pain?
      Pikotman* also means itching or tickling sensation

21. Eske ou santi yon angoudisman?
      Eske ou pèdi sansasyon nan manm ou yo?
      Is it numbness?

22. Eske doulè a peze'w tankou yon pwa senkant?
      Does the pain feel like a fifty-pound weight?
      Is is a pressure-like pain?

Part 4 -What makes the pain feel better and what makes it feel worse?

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23. Kisa ki agrave doulè a?
      Kisa ki fè doulè a vin pi mal?
      What aggravates the pain?
       What makes the pain feel worse?

24. Kisa ki ba’w soulajman?
      Kisa ki amelyore doulè a?
      What ameliorates the pain?
      What makes the pain feel better?

25. Eske ou santi'w miyò lè’w chita?
      Do you feel better when you're sitting down?
                                
26. Eske ou santi'w pi mal lè’w kanpe?  
      Do you feel worse when you're standing?

27. Eske li pi mal lè’w kanpe pou anpil tan?
      Is it worse when you’re standing for a long period of time?              

28. Eske li pi mal lè w’ap mache?             
      Is it worse when you're walking?            

29. Eske li ba'w soulajman lè’w mete glas sou li?
      Do you get relief when you apply ice on it?

30. Eske li miyò lè’w mete yon konprès cho sou li?
     Is it better when you apply a warm compress on it?

31. Eske li ba'w soulajman lè w’ap fè mouvman?  
      Do you get relief when you're moving around?

32. Eske doulè a amelyore lè’w kouche?
      Eske ou jwenn soulajman lè'w kouche?
      Is the pain better when you lay down?

33. Eske doulè a pi mal lè’w touse?
      Is the pain worse when you cough?

34. Eske doulè a pi mal lè w’ap redi?                   
      Is the pain worse when you’re straining?


Part 5 - Are you taking medications for the pain?



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35. Eske'w pran medikaman pou doulè a kounye a?
      Are you currently taking medications for the pain?

36.  Ki medikaman w’ap pran pou doulè a kounye a?
       What medications are you currently taking for the pain?


       or...  Omit KOUNYE A... and say:


       Ki medikaman w'ap pran pou doulè a?
       What medications are you taking for the pain?

37. Eske medikaman yo soulaje doulè a?
     Do the medications relieve the pain?

hang on for PART 6.....

Part 6 - How strong is the pain?
               
38. Ki entansite doulè a?
       How strong is the pain?

39.  Eske se yon doulè ki leje?
       Is it a mild pain?

40.  Eske se yon doulè ki mwayèn?
       Is it moderate pain?

41. Eske se yon doulè ki  ekstrèm / entolerab?
      Is it severe pain?


42. Eske doulè a leje, mwayèn, oubyen entolerab?
      Is the pain mild, moderate, or severe?


Salutations and Kout chapo :)
Enben mezanmi, se te tout sou zafè doulè a. Mèsi anpil anpil paske nou t'ap koute.  Se te yon gran plezi.  Orevwa e n'a wè.

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Download link for PART 5 & 6


 

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