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Julie Bove[_2_]

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> On Thu, 31 Oct 2013 21:32:56 -0700, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>>"Janet" > wrote in message
. net...
>>> In article >,
>>> says...
>>>>
>>>> On 2013-10-31, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > One of the most valuable resources is people actually living with the
>>>> > same condition you have.
>>>
>>> and one of the commonest mistakes people make when speaking to
>>> strangers on the net, is the assumption that matching symptoms or
>>> medication means the other person shares the same medical condition.
>>
>>How do you know that people assume that though? Hearing about someone else
>>and their symptoms/medication etc. is simply food for thought, something
>>for
>>one to research or ask a professional opinion, unless you are assuming
>>that
>>people are just stupid.
>>
>>Cheri
>
> Plus, often just hearing from other sufferers can be very comforting
> for some people - there are masses of newsgroups for various medical
> afflictions, for just that reason.

Yes. Especially if you are having some weird to you symptom and then you
find out that you are not alone.