From the article: Sharing Internet Health Information With Your Doctor
Most of us go online to find information about our diagnosis or treatment options. But we have varied experiences sharing that information with our doctors. What was your experience with your doctor? Was he receptive? Did she get upset? Do you have advice for others? Share Your Experience
"Talk to your doctor" Myth
- I really wish the "experts" in all the media would stop telling us to talk to your doctor. Our doctors don't want to talk to us. In 8-10 min they want to observe and medicate. It is very frustrating; I don't expect my doctor to know all there is to know about everything in his/her discipline. But the other side of that coin is I expect them to listen. The doctor could even have a designated person in the office to look at the material if he/she doesn't have the time. That person could "educate" me on the resources the doctor considers reliable. No one has more time and interest in my problems than me; let me help.
- —Guest Marcia
Depends on the Doc
- One was pleased, another was displeased. I don't expect the doc to know absolutely everything about everything, and am only too pleased if they do double check things for less common conditions. So let me be part of that; I live with the condition, I'm not a cybercondriac nor an idiot.
- —PatsP
End of an Era
- I am totally convinced that the medical power will be diluted in the next 10 years as more knowledge sharing utilities appear. Doctors also make mistakes even the "big shots" and if a patient brings me questions I have to answer those even if they are gray literature because I have to educate them. I, myself will probably refer her to most valuable sources.
- —RenaissanceMD
doctor said no thanks
- I printed some pages from the internet once and took them. My doctor wouldn't look at them. He told me he knows more than I can find on the internet. He wouldn't answer my questions so I asked the nurse. I always get more information from the NP anyway.
- —healpatricia
