Thirteen Years of Service
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Internet Symptoms 02-19-2015, 09:10 AM
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Has anyone ever noticed that if you Google the symptoms that you're feeling, the internet will tell you that you've got cancer and/or you're dying.
I've been randomly vomiting since last night, and apparently I have pancreatic cancer, which is good to know.
Eleven Years of Service
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RE: Internet Symptoms 02-19-2015, 11:53 PM
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Well yeah, the internet tends to exaggerate things. I guess it's good to be over worried than under worried, though.
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Twelve Years of Service
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RE: Internet Symptoms 02-19-2015, 11:56 PM
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This entirely. I've taken to never googling my symptoms because it always ends with me having cancer, or HIV, or dabeetus, or heart disease, or some other terrible thing.
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Fourteen Years of Service
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RE: Internet Symptoms 02-20-2015, 01:08 AM
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Yeah... The internet can be misleading when it comes to illnesses/diseases. With Google, a lump on your head means brain cancer.
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RE: Internet Symptoms 02-20-2015, 03:53 PM
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I agree with this, I was pooping blood last time and googled the symtoms, I was nervous as hell when I read that I might have colon cancer. Anyway, the things you google shouldn't really be trusted, but to be considered. The proper way to approach an ailment is to just go get a check up.
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Eleven Years of Service
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RE: Internet Symptoms 02-20-2015, 04:50 PM
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Because of that the doctors always tell you to not get advises from the internet when you are ill.
Das Mooresche Gesetz sagt aus, dass sich die Leistungsfähigkeit eines Prozessors
etwa alle zwei Jahre verdoppelt.
Dieses "Naturgesetz" gilt nicht für die menschlichen Fähigkeiten.
Diese sind seit Jahrtausenden gleich geblieben.
[Wau Holland 1951 - 2001]
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