Abdominal surgical ward communicating with patients: Post-op check-ins

💬 [Ihnen] is the formal [you] form used after [es geht]. The same formal pattern shows up in lots of hospital questions: [Geht es Ihnen besser?].

🇩🇪 In a German hospital, staff normally use [Sie] with adult patients unless invited otherwise. It stays polite and professional, even with older children and teenagers.

💬 [Ihnen] is the formal [you] form here, not the subject form. You'll hear the same shape after [geht es] in other check-ins too: [Wie geht es Ihnen jetzt?].

🇩🇪 This is a standard, polite check-in from medical staff. It sounds warmer than jumping straight to symptoms, especially on ward rounds.

💬 [Es geht.] is a set phrase for "I'm okay" or "so-so," not literally about "it goes." You can soften or strengthen it: [Es geht ganz gut.] or [Es geht nicht so gut.].

💬 [noch] often means "still" with a continuing problem: [Ich habe noch Schmerzen.] You'll also hear it for "another/more," depending on context: [noch Wasser?].

💬 [Sie] takes the same verb form as [sie] (they): [haben], not [hast]. The same pattern works in other questions: [Haben Sie Fieber?].

🇩🇪 This is the normal professional way for staff to ask an adult patient about symptoms. Using [du] without invitation would sound too familiar in this setting.