Generally, I don’t like taking medicine for minor issues, but it was one time when I had to take some. It happened after I got fever from following my COVID-19 vaccination. At first, I thought it was just normal side effects from the vaccine. But it’s… But it’s favoritly lasted for a few days and I started feeling worse. And I didn’t take medicine right away. But a couple of days of feeling and worse, I decided to see a doctor and the doctor confirmed that it’s just mild fever from the vaccine. And prescribed some medicine to help with symptoms. My family also encouraged me to take some. And after I took medicine, I felt much better. The fever went down and I was relieved. I realized that to listen to the doctor’s advice and take the medicine when it’s needed instead of waiting too long. And I realized that to listen to your body and not ignore symptoms too long. Also, I hesitate at first. I’m grateful for medicine because it’s helped me recover faster and avoid further complications.
Band 6+: Describe a time when you had some medicine. You should say - when it was - what kind of medicine you had to take - why you had to take this medicine - and explain how you felt after taking it.
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Generally, I don't like taking medicine for minor issues, but there was one time when I had to take some. It happened after I got a fever following my COVID-19 vaccination. At first, I thought it was just normal side effects from the vaccine. But it lasted for a few days, and I started feeling worse. I didn't take medicine right away, but after a couple of days of feeling worse, I decided to see a doctor. The doctor confirmed that it was just a mild fever from the vaccine and prescribed some medicine to help with the symptoms. My family also encouraged me to take some. After I took the medicine, I felt much better. The fever went down, and I was relieved. I realized that I should listen to the doctor's advice and take the medicine when it's needed instead of waiting too long. I also learned to listen to my body and not ignore symptoms for too long. Although I hesitated at first, I'm grateful for medicine because it helped me recover faster and avoid further complications.
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