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How does seeing a doctor compare to searching online for medical advice in your experience? Have you ever opted for a Google search over a doctors visit?
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Doctors vs. Internet
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LOL. No. I'm going to the doctor. It doesn't hurt to have an idea of what's going on with you by researching it first, but you should always go to a physician for reinforcement.
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Before the Internet there was the Merck Manual, which I used quite often to come up with a correct diagnosis. The Web is just a more expansive source.
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Nystyle709 wrote:LOL. No. I'm going to the doctor. It doesn't hurt to have an idea of what's going on with you by researching it first, but you should always go to a physician for reinforcement.
This. I'm not diagnosing myself.
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The Internet gives us so much info to walk in to the office. But I don't think we need to be figuring it out solo.
Before I had Internet, I "diagnosed" myself regarding a mass in my stomach. I was petrified to visit the doc because what I had found out via medical books at the library equated to a really awful thing. After being seen, it was as simple as scar tissue from my c-section. Not an easy thing, but not life-threatening.
Before I had Internet, I "diagnosed" myself regarding a mass in my stomach. I was petrified to visit the doc because what I had found out via medical books at the library equated to a really awful thing. After being seen, it was as simple as scar tissue from my c-section. Not an easy thing, but not life-threatening.
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I would rather the Doctor diagnose me.
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It's kind of a balance. If you think there may be something going on that you've looked into or researched & the doctor is dismissing it you need to at least get a second opinion. It might save your life. Happened to me.
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