It seems that instead of posting a question for some serious medical advice on here they should be calling the doctor.
2007-03-05 20:55:04 · 13 answers · asked by biker babe 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Good question even if it is mainly a comment. :)
Folks like reassurance and like to have someone either (hopefully) tell them what they're scarred of is no big problem or that it is so they don't feel dumb going to dr w/ it. Some ppl just want attention. Then there are the creative ones who mistake this for a fiction workshop. Others don't see how they can afford care. Some also know that there are home remedies that help a lot of things or alternative health answers and are hoping someone can share one. I'm pretty into natural health but if it threatens my life, my vision, my kidneys or my breathing I want medical care from the best dr I can find pronto even tho I don't have insurance till later this yr.
I suppose Yahoo substitutes for the grandma or neighbor who knew all about everything.
2007-03-05 21:05:06 · answer #1 · answered by A F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people ask because they are afraid. Some ask because they lack the money to pay. Some don't have a regular doctor to ask. Yahoo Answers may not be the optimal place to seek health advice, but it's better than nothing. Sometimes just addressing the fear factor may help them seek the help they do need. And of course, there are some questions being by folks who really aren't suffering from anything except stupidity or boredom. Fortunately those are pretty easy to pick out and avoid.
2007-03-05 20:59:47 · answer #2 · answered by The mom 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There are a million stories inside Y-A General
Who knows what is going on with any particular person that posts here ? The best we can hope to do as answerers is to do our best to give the the best we have on the question -----even if it is to tell them to get their stupid **** to a medical facility !! And, that happens quite often here !!
And, also-- like the dude is talking about up topside here -- there is some of this stuff that is nothing more than some immature dorks on a "joyride" to stir whoever they can into believing anything at all that is nothing more than a "thrill" thumper for them !!
2007-03-05 21:12:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of the posts I've seen some need confirmation that they should go to the dr by asking "is this something that I need to see a dr about". Also, sometimes some are very panicked by what is going on so they need a bit of reassurance.
Also, as one of the other posters said they may not be able to afford a dr so when I come across those I tell them where they can go to get checked out in spite of their circumstances.
2007-03-05 21:05:07 · answer #4 · answered by sokokl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, first of all, I don't think there's anything wrong with doing that.
Maybe people just want to know how others with the same problem dealt with it, so they have an idea of the most effective way to cure their problem, or it could simply be that they're curious and want to look for a way to prevent/cure it, and maybe it's for somebody else.
It could be that the person is too embarrassed, or perhaps they can't afford to go to the doctor.
2007-03-05 21:51:59 · answer #5 · answered by Nightwolf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that some people are to scared to go to the doctor because they don't want to get the bad news when in fact it might be just as simple as taking a little pill.
they have worried for days all for nothing!
Well I hope bad news in not the case with each person...
2007-03-05 21:04:00 · answer #6 · answered by Just me! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably because doctors are not what they are cracked up to be and they have either caused the problem by prescribing wrong drugs, wrong diagnoses for symtoms, and made matters worse like they have with me and people want an answer for their pain. Even on here its hard to find the answers, so you have to keep searching and keep going to different doctors until you can find one that you can trust.
2007-03-05 21:06:59 · answer #7 · answered by me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a lot of people have access to medical treatment even when they most need it. Well, it sounds absurd to someone who thinks that the whole world is the US and the other countries are some kind of planet, in which even the existence of life is dubious. It is time to be one whole body with the world and be sympathetic to those who could not attain a welfare state.
NOTE: not all yahoo users are American. DUH!!!
2007-03-05 21:12:22 · answer #8 · answered by lastdemocratalive 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of people want to know if there are home remedies so that they don't have to go to the doctor. A lot of people hate making a trip to the doctors office.
I dunno. I think that's one of the reasons. And maybe they're embarassed about it, even in front of a doctor.
2007-03-05 20:58:38 · answer #9 · answered by somegirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe they are worried and just need to hear someone say
" Hey, don't worry,,,everythings going to be alright ."
Everybody is different and they have different ways of dealing with stuff,,,
2007-03-05 21:28:34 · answer #10 · answered by Debbie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋