[General] I worry about the disinfecting problem of the scope

[Silverobama]

Hi.

I know my sentence "I worry about the disinfecting problem of the scope" is unnatural and weird. So, please help me with that.

The context is I went to the hospital to do a checkup, the doctor used a tube to go through my nose and throat to check if there was something wrong. Because I'm a hypochodriac, I firmly believely that tube wasn't disinfected so I went back to the hospital to ask the doctor. My mom didn't know why and she asked me for the reason, I said the italic sentence. Would you please help me to make it natural?

 

[Tdol]

I worried whether the tube was sterile.

 

[tedmc]

I am worried about the scope not being steriliised.

 

[Silverobama]

I worried whether the tube was sterile.

Thanks a lot, Tdol. I am still worrying about it. Why is the past tense okay here?

 

[Tdol]

Because you're no longer in the hospital.

 

[teechar]

The context is: I went to the hospital to do a checkup, and the doctor [2] [STRIKE]used[/STRIKE] put a tube [STRIKE]to go[/STRIKE] through my nose and throat to check if there was something wrong. Because I'm a hypochodriac, [3] I firmly believe [STRIKE]ly[/STRIKE] that tube wasn't disinfected, so I went back to the hospital to ask the doctor. My mom didn't know why and she asked me for the reason. I said the italic sentence. Would you please help me to make it natural?

1- Watch out for the comma splice error!
2- The original sounds as if the doctor travelled down that tube!
3- If you know that your fears are irrational, then "firmly believe" is too strong. Use "worry" instead.

You can say, for example:
I (was) worried that the endoscope mightn't have been properly sterilized.

 

[GoesStation]

1- Watch out for the comma splice error!
2- The original sounds as if the doctor travelled down that tube!
3- If you know that your fears are irrational, then "firmly believe" is too strong. Use "worry" instead.

You can say, for example:
I (was) worried that the endoscope mightn't have been properly sterilized.

Or "might not have been" if you want to use more typically American usage.

 

[emsr2d2]

If you're still worried, you can say "I'm worried they didn't sterilise the scope properly".