Day 117: Explaining Mom's Thyroid Results

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   A 언니, 엄마 검사 결과 나왔다며? 엄마가 전화로 뭐라고 하시는데 하나도 못 알아듣겠어.

   Eonni, eomma geomsa gyeolgwa nawatdamyeo? Eommaga jeonhwaro mworago hasineunde hanado mot aradeutgesseo.

   Sumin, I heard Mom's test results came back? She told me on the phone, but I couldn't understand a word.

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   B 응, 오늘 진료 때 같이 갔다 왔어. 건강 검진 때 나온 대로 갑상선에 작은 혹이 하나 있대. 결절이라고 하는데, 크기가 칠 밀리야.

   Eung, oneul jillyo ttae gachi gatda wasseo. Geongang geomjin ttae naon daero gapsangseone jageun hogi hana itdae. Gyeoljeorirago haneunde, keugiga chil milliya.

   Yeah, I went with her to her appointment today. Just like the health check showed, she has a small lump on her thyroid. It's called a nodule, and it's seven millimetres.

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   A 혹? 그거 암이야? 수술해야 돼?

   Hok? Geugeo amiya? Susulhaeya dwae?

   A lump? Is it cancer? Does she need surgery?

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   B 진정해. 혹이라고 다 암은 아니야. 초음파로 보면 어른 두 명 중 한 명꼴로 발견될 만큼 흔한 거야.

   Jinjeonghae. Hogirago da ameun aniya. Choeumparo bomyeon eoreun du myeong jung han myeongkkollo balgyeondoel mankeum heunhan geoya.

   Calm down. Not every lump is cancer. They're so common that an ultrasound finds one in about every other adult.

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   A 그래도 몸에 혹이 있는 거잖아. 그냥 떼어 내면 안 돼?

   Geuraedo mome hogi inneun geojana. Geunyang tteeo naemyeon an dwae?

   But it's still a lump in her body. Can't they just take it out?

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   B 의사 선생님 말씀이, 모양이 깨끗하고 크기도 작아서 지금은 조직 검사도 필요 없대. 앞으로 정기적으로 초음파만 찍으면서 경과를 보면 된대.

   Uisa seonsaengnim malsseumi, moyangi kkaekkeutago keugido jagaseo jigeumeun jojik geomsado piryo eopdae. Apeuro jeonggijeogeuro choeumpaman jjigeumyeonseo gyeonggwareul bomyeon doendae.

   The doctor said it has a clean shape and it's small, so she doesn't even need a biopsy for now. She just needs regular ultrasounds to see how it goes.

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   A 그냥 지켜보기만 한다고? 그러다 커지면 어떡해?

   Geunyang jikyeobogiman handago? Geureoda keojimyeon eotteokae?

   They're just going to watch it? What if it grows?

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   B 그래서 정기적으로 보는 거야. 커지거나 모양이 변하면 그때 조직 검사를 하면 돼.

   Geuraeseo jeonggijeogeuro boneun geoya. Keojigeona moyangi byeonhamyeon geuttae jojik geomsareul hamyeon dwae.

   That's why they check it regularly. If it grows or changes shape, they'll do a biopsy then.

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   A 요즘은 다 일찍 수술하는 거 아니야? 인터넷에서 보니까...

   Yojeumeun da iljjik susulhaneun geo aniya? Inteoneseseo bonikka...

   Don't they operate early on everything these days? I read online that...

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    B 인터넷 좀 그만 봐. 예전에는 작은 것까지 다 수술했는데, 대부분 평생 문제가 없어서 요즘은 지켜보는 게 원칙이야.

    Inteonet jom geuman bwa. Yejeoneneun jageun geotkkaji da susulhaenneunde, daebubun pyeongsaeng munjega eopseoseo yojeumeun jikyeoboneun ge wonchigiya.

    Stop reading the internet. They used to operate on even tiny ones, but most never cause any trouble in a lifetime, so now watching and waiting is the standard.

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    A 언니는 간호사니까 그렇게 차분하지. 나는 엄마가 아프다니까 불안해서 심장이 벌렁거려.

    Eonnineun ganhosanikka geureoke chabunhaji. Naneun eommaga apeudanikka buranhaeseo simjangi beolleonggeoryeo.

    You're a nurse, so you can stay that calm. Just hearing Mom's sick makes me so anxious my heart's pounding.

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    B 나도 초음파 화면 처음 봤을 때는 손에 땀이 났어. 걱정은 될 테지만, 지금 우리가 할 일은 엄마 앞에서 겁먹은 티를 안 내는 거야.

    Nado choeumpa hwamyeon cheoeum bwasseul ttaeneun sone ttami nasseo. Geokjeongeun doel tejiman, jigeum uriga hal ireun eomma apeseo geommeogeun tireul an naeneun geoya.

    My palms were sweating too when I first saw the ultrasound screen. You're bound to worry, but what we need to do now is not let Mom see we're scared.

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    A 엄마는 어떠셔? 많이 놀라셨지?

    Eommaneun eotteosyeo? Mani nollasyeotji?

    How's Mom? She must have been really shaken.

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    B 겉으로는 괜찮은 척하시는데, 집에 오는 길에 차에서 한마디도 안 하셨어.

    Geoteuroneun gwaenchaneun cheokasineunde, jibe oneun gire chaeseo hanmadido an hasyeosseo.

    She's acting like she's fine, but she didn't say a word in the car on the way home.

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    A 그럼 내가 오늘 저녁에 가 볼까? 엄마 좋아하는 팥죽 사 들고.

    Geureom naega oneul jeonyeoge ga bolkka? Eomma joahaneun patjuk sa deulgo.

    Then should I go over tonight? I'll bring the red bean porridge she likes.

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    B 좋지. 대신 가서 울거나 인터넷에서 본 얘기 하지 마. 엄마는 우리 얼굴만 봐도 다 아셔.

    Jochi. Daesin gaseo ulgeona inteoneseseo bon yaegi haji ma. Eommaneun uri eolgulman bwado da asyeo.

    Good idea. But don't cry or bring up what you read online. Mom can tell everything just by looking at our faces.

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    A 알았어. 그냥 평소처럼 수다 떨다 올게. 다음 검사는 언제야?

    Arasseo. Geunyang pyeongsocheoreom suda tteolda olge. Daeum geomsaneun eonjeya?

    Got it. I'll just chat like usual and come back. When's the next check-up?

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    B 내년 삼월. 그날은 네가 같이 가 줘. 나 그 주에 야간 근무야.

    Naenyeon samwol. Geunareun nega gachi ga jwo. Na geu jue yagan geunmuya.

    Next March. You go with her that day. I'm on night shifts that week.

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    A 응, 내가 휴가 낼게. 근데 언니, 혹시 나중에 수술하게 되면?

    Eung, naega hyuga naelge. Geunde eonni, hoksi najunge susulhage doemyeon?

    Okay, I'll take the day off. But what if she ends up needing surgery later?

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    B 그래도 크게 걱정할 거 없어. 갑상선 수술은 흔한 수술이고 완치율도 높아. 엄마는 잘 이겨 낼 거야. 우리 엄마잖아.

    Geuraedo keuge geokjeonghal geo eopseo. Gapsangseon susureun heunhan susurigo wanchiyuldo nopa. Eommaneun jal igyeo nael geoya. Uri eommajana.

    Even then, there's nothing to panic about. Thyroid surgery is common, and the cure rate is high. Mom will get through it fine. She's our mom.

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