IS IT ANNOYING WHEN PATIENTS HAVE RESEARCHED THEIR SYMPTOMS ONLINE?
Dr Gynae: No. It means we can discuss the situation at a more informed level. That said, many patients get the wrong end of the stick and think they have some rare complication. Dr Cancer: When patients come in with newspaper cuttings or reams of paper from the internet, it is quite annoying – particularly if the content is some unscientifically proven herbal cure. Dr Mind: I am delighted when patients come with their own opinions, so long as they’re not based on ridiculous websites written by people who know nothing. DO DOCTORS WORRY MORE ABOUT THEIR HEALTH THAN THE REST OF US? Dr Everything: No, less. Dr Cancer: Some doctors are complete hypochondriacs; others think they are above poor health. Generally, doctors are more likely to think that a simple symptom is a manifestation of something more sinister. Also, if you are a doctor looking after a doctor, it is scary. Not only do doctor-patients ask lots of annoying questions, but they invariably seem to have a more stormy course durin
