Re: Can a cold last a month?
From: Carey Gregory (tiredofspam123_at_comcast.net)
Date: 10/19/04
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Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 09:11:05 -0400
" MS" <ms@nospam.com> wrote:
>"Carey Gregory" <tiredofspam123@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>> " MS" <ms@nospam.com> wrote:
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>> >So, I'm really not sure how seeing a doctor about it could help.
>>
>> But you'll accept advice from anonymous strangers on the internet?
>
>Silly reply. There are always some strange people on newsgroups who will
>give strange answers like that to anything someone asks.
You come here with a question that could be answered in 30 seconds on
google, then post a lengthy, complex medical history and specifically ask
for a diagnosis no one can possibly give you....
But *my* question is silly?
>I didn't say I would accept anything.
Nor did I. I asked a question, and it wasn't rhetorical. You might be
surprised how many people come here with specific medical complaints *in
lieu of* seeking medical care. I was wondering -- and still am -- if you
are one of them.
>I know that many doctors read and write here, was curious to get opinions.
Actually, on that you would be wrong. I can count on one hand the doctors
who regularly post here. Add a dozen PAs, nurses, and assorted others who
seem to have a clue (but haven't revealed their education), and you've
pretty much summed up the sci.med "professional staff." The nuts, loons,
and trolls easily outnumber all the above. (Do you know which are which?)
>That doesn't replace going to see a
>doctor, of course. Comparing the two, going for a doctor's appointment, or
>writing a post inquiring about something on an internet newsgroup, is like
>comparing apples and oranges. There is no comparison between the two--of
>course writing a question on an Internet newsgroup is not a substitute for
>going to the doctor, I didn't imply anything of the kind. I just asked a
>question here.
You specifically said you doubted the value of seeing a doctor despite being
ill. That's a refrain you'll hear a lot around here. Can you not imagine
why it would raise an eyebrow?
>What I have just done silly was to reply to you. Such a response doesn't
>merit a reply. Bobbie wrote an intelligent, caring response to my original
>post, and I responded to her post. Someone who throws out a snide
>meaningless comment like yours, doesn't merit a reply.
My comment was not snide or meaningless.
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