Kolya on 17/1/2012 at 01:26
Quote Posted by Renzatic
Even if I had pics, it wouldn't be all that exciting. It was
COLD in that room.
:)
Renzatic on 17/1/2012 at 01:46
You all know so much about me now, yet I don't know anything about you.
edit: I just figured out the antibiotic they prescribed me is the same thing they give to people with anthrax poisoning. FUCK YEAH! \m/:mad:
SubJeff on 17/1/2012 at 04:24
What makes you think inguinal hernias only occur on the right?!
The danger of internet self diagnosis!
Renzatic on 17/1/2012 at 06:52
Actually, I'd say the true danger of self diagnosis is making yourself paranoid after reading through all the horrible diseases that happen to share your symptoms. It's all doom and gloom on the internet.
SubJeff on 17/1/2012 at 10:56
Yeah, don't do it. A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing and all that.
PigLick on 17/1/2012 at 13:07
most of my recent trips the doctors pretty much expected that I had done the internet diagnosis thing, in fact one young doctor googled stuff himself in front of me, I know way more about my condition through the internet than any doctor has ever told me.
Dia on 17/1/2012 at 22:31
If my doctor actually had to Google something while I was sitting there in order to make a diagnosis, I'd find myself another doctor.
Scary, to say the least.
SubJeff on 18/1/2012 at 05:22
Have you ever read a medical textbook? Expecting someone to know every tiny detail about everything, regardless of how obscure, rare or atypical the presentation is what's scary.
The internet has made things safer because with the right knowledge you will suspect something and can use it to confirm your suspicions, tests, treatments, etc.
And before you start with "doctors never used to do this" remember that the sum total of medical knowledge is increasing at an alarming rate, so much so that new specialties/sub-specialties are emerging. And thus it always was and will be.
PigLick on 18/1/2012 at 07:07
my comment was mostly positive, I like that doctors are more communicative than the 'old days', I had some blood test results today and my doctor was very informative and went through each test with me and explained why this is like that etc.
Sulphur on 18/1/2012 at 18:42
Ultrasound? A boy? A girl? How exciting! And I thought this whole male pregnancy thing was just a 4chan meme.
I looked up the dangers of ultrasounds for you because I care, and you want to ensure that if you feel heat while being sounded, it's from the sound waves being absorbed by your internal tissues, so you should get up and get out before you fry your nuttal membranes.
Also you want to look out for dissolved gases (?) forming air cavities or bubbles inside you because of the heat evaporating your bodily fluids - I'd really watch out for this one, because I had this gas attack once or an air bubble or something and it felt like I'd swallowed a whole elephant penis that was stuck in and trying to get out but also go further down my oesophagus at the same time. Terrible. I don't recommend air bubbles, and an air bubble in your groin - or mine, or anyone else's - is not something I'd want to think about.
