Monday, July 19, 2010

Be wary of online advice for Medical problems

Persons affected by MS can generally be found online studying the disease and will sometimes appear to know more about the condition then medical professionals that treat it.  In many cases it is best to take a proactive approach to your medical treatment however it defeats the purpose when your symptoms could be from MS or another cause...

For example, you feel a tightness in your chest area and look online for an MS cause.  You may find information on the MS Hug and write it off as a simple thing.  But if you had looked further, it warned  that a heart attack could be forthcoming and if you went to see your doctor he could have prevented that fatal attack that happened as you were resting from the "Hug".  Keep an open line of communication between you and your medical support team.  Never blame everything on MS!!!  That is a last resort when it has been proven that nothing else is the problem.

http://news.discovery.com/human/online-medical-advice.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1

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