Comments on: Dr. You: Do You Self-diagnose With Google?

By: Why It Might Be OK to Call Dr. Google Sometimes — i'm (not) superhuman

Why It Might Be OK to Call Dr. Google Sometimes — i'm (not) superhuman — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:27:28 +0000

[...] us we too often consult Dr. Google when we’re feeling sick. (Remember our discussion about that here?) Turn to the Internet, experts say, and you risk freaking yourself out bigtime. And diagnosing [...]

By: Tracey

Tracey — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:23:52 +0000

Hi Jenna–So glad you found my blog!

By: jenna

jenna — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:14:36 +0000

hey!
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By: Struggler

Struggler — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:24:55 +0000

Oh yes, I’m a total googler, but only because I rarely have issues and when I do, I’m not usually concerned that they’re anything serious. For example, with Runner’s Knee, the doc is clearly going to just tell me to take a break from hard training.
But I’d like to think if I had sudden, chronic chest pain (for example), I would be straight on the phone to 911.

By: Tracey

Tracey — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:13:36 +0000

Marie, I do love when you have a generic illness and Google tells you you’re either perfectly fine or about to die.

By: Marie

Marie — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:11:17 +0000

LMAO! I just wrote a blog the other day about how I went to WebMD to self-diagnose (read: misdiagnose) a belly ache– it told me I could have anything from gas to peptic ulcers to cancer! I agree that it can be a great tool for research — but usually it just confuses me even more. When my gut tells me the issue is serious, I’ll always see an actual doctor.

By: David

David — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:08:19 +0000

I’m about to self diagnose my knee issue right now as a matter of fact!

By: Tracey

Tracey — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:31:33 +0000

Yum Yucky–Hilarious!!

By: Yum Yucky

Yum Yucky — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:23:35 +0000

Guilty! I gave my husband a Google heart attack. My kid had Google-MRSA, and I’ve had a least 5 Googled-conditions, like that time I was going Google-deaf. It was all very serious.

By: Sagan

Sagan — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:02:20 +0000

If something kinda unusual happenings, like a funny bump or something, I’ll Google it to see if there’s any info out there. Generally I’ll find a picture of something similar to what I’ve got and it will just be some kind of mild irritation so it’s nothing to worry about. If it were something SERIOUS, though, then I’d go to my doctor. But I don’t know, maybe I don’t quite take myself seriously enough to think that many possible illnesses/injuries could become a big deal, heh.