I have a friend who is an RN who absolutely hates those medical websites. She hates when people self-diagnose, usually picking the worst possibility of the many that certain symptoms would fit.
I have used those web sites and I both love and hate them. On one hand, you can get more information on what you have, but you can always assume the worse. For instance, I have hip and knee pain with occasional severe lower back pain. I have spoken to my doctors who have ignored it. I checked it out and the odds are I have a sciatic problem. Considering that the first step in all the possibilities is to loose weight, I’m doing that first and then seeing the doctor about it.My husband had severe abdominal pain along with a few other symptoms. I researched his symptoms and came up with three possibilities. Based on my knowledge of him, I was able to limit it to one. In the meantime, he had gone to the doctor twice who checked him and said they don’t know what he has, even after testing. He was even told that my suggestion was impossible. A week later he was in the hospital being told we don’t know what’s wrong. I told the doctor, was ignored. He had a CT scan-I was right.Never under estimate intelligent evidence gathering.
Not Me almost 12 years ago
All of the descriptions are accurate. (I’m not a medical expert, but I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night.)
Wren Fahel almost 12 years ago
I have a friend who is an RN who absolutely hates those medical websites. She hates when people self-diagnose, usually picking the worst possibility of the many that certain symptoms would fit.
ptalive23 almost 12 years ago
This is a comic strip. It’s meant to be funny and it is.
coz69 almost 12 years ago
Excellant strip today…as usual!
coolhand000 almost 12 years ago
Could be acute creeping crud . . .
Dragon0131 almost 12 years ago
I have used those web sites and I both love and hate them. On one hand, you can get more information on what you have, but you can always assume the worse. For instance, I have hip and knee pain with occasional severe lower back pain. I have spoken to my doctors who have ignored it. I checked it out and the odds are I have a sciatic problem. Considering that the first step in all the possibilities is to loose weight, I’m doing that first and then seeing the doctor about it.My husband had severe abdominal pain along with a few other symptoms. I researched his symptoms and came up with three possibilities. Based on my knowledge of him, I was able to limit it to one. In the meantime, he had gone to the doctor twice who checked him and said they don’t know what he has, even after testing. He was even told that my suggestion was impossible. A week later he was in the hospital being told we don’t know what’s wrong. I told the doctor, was ignored. He had a CT scan-I was right.Never under estimate intelligent evidence gathering.
larryrhoades almost 12 years ago
Good humor, lots of believable personality. Good strip.Get Well Soon!