Symptom Search
Recently, the husband was experiencing severe foot pain and went searching on the web for answers. I don’t know that he actually used this site, but if he didn’t he certainly could have. It’s an awesome resource and will help you determine if medical intervention is necessary.
Hubby decided he has plantar fasciitis with his research and has treated it by adding shoe inserts to all of his footwear and taking anti-inflammatory drugs. I’m happy to report his feet have greatly improved!
Question for you: Does having all this information at our fingertips make us foolish for not seeking medical attention to determine exactly what is happening with our bodies?
I’ll let you make up your own mind, but for me, it gives me reassurance to have these answers available.
Dear Donna,
Would you be willing to share your story about using Healthline with others? We’d love to talk to you about doing a testimonial for our corporate web site. Look firward to hearing from you!
Victoria
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Hello Victoria,
Thank you very much for the offer, but truthfully, I was not the one that researched my husband’s symptoms. I think Healthline is an invaluable resource, but I wouldn’t know what to say. I was merely looking for something to post on my site and thought about his recent searches for answers regarding his foot pain.
When I googled “medical symptom search”, your site popped up. I briefly looked around and liked what I saw. I did use foot pain as a symptom and saw where plantar fasciitis was listed, read about it and realized the information I had found was exactly what my husband had determined was the cause of his pain.
While I was happy to let my few readers know of your site, I don’t think my brief visit would qualify as a true testimonial.
Keep up the good work, I will revisit Healthline in the future and I wish you the very best!
I almost always have myself pre-diagnosed before I go to my doctor. I’m right 90% of the time. She has even said to me, “You are your own best doctor,” and I believe that. I also familiarize myself with the appropriate treatment so I can ask pertinent questions.
So my opinion is, get educated on the problem and do follow up with your doctor.