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Went to the Doc's today

  • 19-02-2010 8:46pm
    #1
    yogidc26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 646 ✭✭✭


    I went to the Doc's today told him my symptoms and what wrong with me had a chat about if for a few mins then he logs on to the net to look up what he thinks it is. Well F me I only pissed myself laughing. He turn to me and ask's what is wrong I told him i could have dont that myself and save €55

    He laugh to,

    I know there is a bit more to it than that but it was just funny

    Just look things on the net you to can be a doctor :D


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  • #2
    Sir Gallagher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,836 ✭✭✭Sir Gallagher


    Did you pay the money? Fuck that in fairness.


  • #3
    Cicero
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,144 ✭✭✭✭Cicero


    Actually, this isn't uncommon...my Doc looks at specific medical sites for information sometimes also....the way he talks to me proves he has the knowledge himself, but he actually uses legitimate online medical journals (you need to subscribe to these and they are recognised academically) to keep himself abreast of latest thinking so I'm actually re-assured with his knowledge...I'd be more concerned if a doctor wasn't putting a decent effort into keeping his/her skills up to date...


  • #4
    Valmont
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,857 ✭✭✭Valmont


    Well I would be worried if he had wikipedia open... That would pretty funny too.


  • #5
    mardybumbum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,939 ✭✭✭mardybumbum


    yogidc26 wrote: »
    Just look things on the net you to can be a doctor :D

    Well fook me, what am I doing wasting my time in college? :p


  • #6
    RacoonQueen
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,366 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    Not really any different to him going to his bookcase and taking down a medical book is it?


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  • #7
    Agricola
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,547 ✭✭✭Agricola


    Well if hes registered on some doctors only medical help site and gets up to date info from there, then great. Its better than the family doctor that I had up to recently. The old fart never heard of t'internet and some of the stuff he prescribed went out with the plague i think!


  • #8
    Smallbit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 159 ✭✭Smallbit


    I'd feel reassured if my doctor did this. If he doesn't, he's assuming that he has more knowledge than the internet, in his head...

    To be fair, you still need an expert to filter out the crap you can find on the net. I'd see it more as a free second opinion.

    Still though it is funny to see, even though I don't bat an eyelid when my doc takes a pharmacy book off the shelf to look up a prescription...


  • #9
    Tail Wagger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 670 ✭✭✭Tail Wagger


    yogidc26 wrote: »
    I went to the Doc's today told him my symptoms and what wrong with me had a chat about if for a few mins then he logs on to the net to look up what he thinks it is. Well F me I only pissed myself laughing. He turn to me and ask's what is wrong I told him i could have dont that myself and save €55

    He laugh to,

    I know there is a bit more to it than that but it was just funny

    Just look things on the net you to can be a doctor :D

    Yea but we won't get €55 for the trouble!


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