A few years ago I felt an unusual sensation in my arms.  A numbness if you will.  Fearing the worst I went to the place that all clear thinking adults go, the Internet.  I entered my symptoms and within a few moments had self diagnosed myself with all kinds of horrible and life ending deseases.   Having no medical education or training I was nonetheless certain that the information found on the internet must be correct and that my days were now numbered.   After all who needs training and education when you have so many wonderful ways to self diagnos on the web?

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Well it turns out I do.  After a month of worry I finally went to a real doctor and told him my troubles.  I explained my worry and what I had read on the internet about my symptoms.  He just smiled.  No judgement nor validation of my worry, he simply smiled.  Then he pronounced me okay and sent me on my way.  This was simply not good enough.  I had the symptoms and had been on Web MD.   I knew he must be wrong.   So I did what any intelligent person would do.  I read even more web sites and soon was certain that all of his education and training was wasted.  I sought a second opinion.  The second doctor, a specialist, told me the exact same thing.  I was fine, except that I really should stay off the web and leave the doctoring to the doctors.    He told me I had a simple strain and to stop worrying.  That was five years ago.  I guess that me and the internet were wrong and those doctors were not.



 

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