do you google your health problem

[southeastastra]

until it makes you paranoid?!

no - and nor should you!

you're right, i'll try to resist, i think i'm driving people barmy

of course!

Then I come on MN to get help with getting things back in perspective again

Used to until it went too far and turned pnd into full blown health anxiety and nearly had a total breakdown (all because of a mole)

NEVER EVER google anything about my health now.

Yes all the time, then I wish I hadn't!

I try not to but unfortunately I'm a medical writer so I or some member of my family suddenly appears to have the symptoms of whatever disease I'm writing about not great as most of my work is in oncology!

always.

I constantly wonder how we survived without it

But more seriously I found out much more about my unborn ds's kidney condition than was EVER imparted to me from any doctor I encontered during my pg...and I found it out there and then and didn't have to wait for an appt..

noooooooooooooo!
not after ds2 kept having white poo and i googled that.he is a dog from the 80's apparently.

lol Elibean

That's exactly what I have done before.

Mindyou, sometimes searching on MN gets me paranoid too!

Pmsl Moljam - dogs did have white poo in the 80's!!!

(I'm sure your ds isn't one though)

yes i do and im SUCH a hypocrite because i always tell people not to, its just like i have no control of my fingers, i think i hope to find a page that says " louise, do not worry about what u are worrying about it is completely normal" then i hope i may magically feel better

All the time. It can really make you paranoid, but at least when you end up going to the doctor's, you know exactly what to ask..

No never!

And I'm medical!!!

Only if it's a small problem ,last time I had indegestion and I put in my symptons and google told me I was having a heartattck

I try and stay away from it now

belgianbun, you must be optimistic, wishing you the best