H's eye
Posted by Jimbo on 2nd August 2005 in Talking Toot | 484 views
That kerataconus sounds quite nasty. Had a quick shufty with Google - does this mean you might have to get some Edgar Davids type eye wear? (this should be a comment but it made me think of the article below).
I wouldn't advise diagnosis over the internet. In fact this article in the Gruniard the other week backs up the trap we can fall into in trying to become doctors. I remember one episode of 'One Foot in the Grave' that involved Victor deciding he had various illnesses based on a medical dictionary he had. Obviously with modern technology this advice is now available at the touch of a button.
There is however a counter claim to the above article, and in the fairness of balance today's Gruniard printed the alternative view of Googling your illness. Currently my faith in the NHS isn't particularly high (in a professional and personal sense) so the latter article doesn't surprise me.
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I suppose losing the old ones was a blessing in that I'd had them a couple of years and that's about as long as they last really. They weren't very comfortable either - so now I can make a clean start at new hospital down south and hope they give me some very clever new lenses I've read about that have been invented to treat my condition.
Meanwhile I'd like to say I've given up ever using the internet to find stuff out when ill. Every single symptom I ever have results in one diagnosis - Cancer. I can stub my toe and look online for a remedy and I'll discover I've got brain cancer. So while technically savvy, that's one use of the internet I avoid.
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