The Tired Swimmer:

Part II—The Doctor’s Offi ce

On Monday afternoon, Matt drove Annie to her family doctor. She seemed to have slept for most of the

weekend, and Matt thought that she looked much better than last Friday after the meet. In fact, she told

him that she felt so much better that she really didn’t need to go to the doctor.

“Seriously, this is stupid. I’ve been feeling much better in the past few days. It’s amazing what some rest can

do. Th at’s all I need; I really don’t need a doctor as long as I take a nap every once in a while. Let’s not waste

his time; let’s just go home.”

Matt looked at her with his eyebrows raised, “Let’s just hear what he has to say; better safe than sorry.”

Matt sat in the waiting room and Annie went with the nurse. After a few minutes Dr. Jones entered the

cubicle, “Well, Annie, what seems to be the problem?”

“It’s nothing, really. I have just been tired lately. You know I’m going to college on a swimming scholarship,

but my times have been getting worse this season, and I’ve been short of breath more than usual after my

workouts. I think it’s just because I was stressed out over school; I have been feeling much better since I

came home last Friday.

“I see,” said the doctor. “Have you had any other problems?”

“Well, yes. My hands and fi ngers seem to get tired when I type, and a few days ago, after a swim meet, my

fi ngers felt too weak to grab my boyfriend’s car keys when he off ered them to me; but I was tired after a

really hectic week.”

Dr. Jones looked pensive and asked, “Have you had any trouble with your eyes?”

Annie looked confused. “I have had a lot of eye strain and double vision recently. It gets blurry when I stare

at the computer screen too long; I seem to get a zillion papers every week. I also think the chlorine level in

the pool is too high. Everyone on the team complains about it because, if your goggles come off , your eyes

sting like mad. I even had...