Everyone seems to want perfect strangers to tell them whether they are pregnant, what to do about my childs pain, or should I have this type of sugery. Why would they want to take advise from a person they haven't met?Why do people insist on getting medical advice from complete strangers on the internet?
Because sometimes people that are close to you might not be in the best position to give the type of advice that you need to hear. Family and friends want to be supportive and tell you something nice. Stranger give unbiased opinions unless they are just jerks and I have seen a few of them.Why do people insist on getting medical advice from complete strangers on the internet?
well, why do you insist on asking about people on the internet when you are the one asking a dumb question that nobody really gives a damn about?? so what if people ask questions.. people can share each others experiences and get help from another person in the same situation.
I must admit it is weird sometimes. I answer a lot of things just out of personal experiences, and knowing stuff from having a mom who has been a nurse for 35 years - and growing up around doctors and hospitals as a result.
But sometimes the questions do freak me out - like one today where the teenage girl said she had a headache and her lips were blue, among other things. I had to say ';blue lips-see doctor!';. And the stuff about high fevers, eek!
I don't know the answer to your question, but what's weirder is this: if they are going to ask someone on the internet, why don't they ask on webmd.com? Strange.
Maybe because sometimes the doctors themselves can't give you normal answers. I mean sometimes you go see a doctor and you get out without knowing anymore then when you walked in, or maybe because doctors are very quick to send you to the hospital for a big huge bill to pay later.
When I was pregnant, if I had listen to all the stupidity the doctors told me, I probably would of lost the child I was carrying, I would of had a child with Down syndrome, oh not to mention that I probably had cancer because they found a cyst on my ovary. So five years later, I'm healthy as a horse, and my son is as normal as he could be.
Maybe that's why, because they want to know from someone who's been there before they seek answers somewhere else.
oh! this seems wrong cos people who answer might not have complete medical knowledge about the prob.if they write some trash we get scared...but there are good reasons also ,like to get idea of many people about the thing cos we take the idea of only one doctor .peole might have had similar probs and write wot they did.also many people dont ask personal people cos those people dont answer frankly in order to not tense u .only strangers can answer frankly.but it is wrong to blindly follow people who write here.
for some reason it is easier to talk to a person who doesnt know you (especially about embaressing stuff). you can speak openly and not have to deal with repurcussions of telling them a secret because you dont know them.
Just because they have not met said person does not mean that they cannot get good advice from them.
A question here will see many eyes, so you're just more likely to get a good response.
well hiss to you too. it is nice to have advice from other people who may not know the entire situation and judge you. i dont often act on what i am told, i just keep it in mind when i do make a decision. also some of my questions are dumb and i dont want to aks people i know. so why are you on here?
Well my guess is they don't have much of a life.. like us who are giving the answers :)
It's all in fun..So what.
why are you gay?
somtimes a dr hasnt experinced personally waht we have. my dr isnt answering the phone so i just asked on here waht might be wrong so i dont think it could be worse. for example on woman asked about bumps on her pregnant belly thinking it was normal. i had it too. it was called PUPPP. it is horrid but it is hard to diagnose yourself and most people let it get terriably bad before going to the dr about it. im glad she cought it now.
I think this is a valid question. I think it IS best to just go to one's doctor to get the answers they are looking for. However, some people, especially pregnant women, want to know what other mothers have experienced during their pregnancies. They want to know if they should even BOTHER calling the doc, or if what they are experiencing should be expected. They are already hormonal and prone to panic over little things. There is a lot to be said for reassurance.(My best friend is pregnant for the first time and she will call me long distance almost all the time with mommy questions.)
because sometimes advice from a non bio-us party is better than talking to your family or friends
Sometimes I think it's an attention getting for lonely people. I would prefer going to a doctor or specialist myself who has a higher degree of education. What about you. I don't have a clue what others might or would do but that is what I do when my kids or wife or I hurt or are sick.
I don't know why and this really worries me. They spend hours on this site and their child sits there with a fever!!!
They should be on the phone to their doctor or in the emergency room!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I guess they just want 'free advice'............................. however, when it comes to a person's health - they need to see the professionals!!!!!!
It is easier to ask complete strangers about some things that might be too embarrassing to ask someone you know. It's hard sometimes to admit to those around you that you are unsure. It sure is scary, though, when you read some of the responses, to think that some of the advice might be carried out. Most people give valid responses from personal experience or suggest a doctor, but some of the replies are way out there. As scary as the medical questions are, it is also really bothersome to look at some of the answers in homework help. I truly hope these kids aren't using all of the answers they get!
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