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My husband was miserable. He had been suffering terribly for such a long time. It started with a stuffy nose and sore throat which quickly escalated to a sinus infection. His doctor prescribed an antibiotic. His sore throat became raw and incredibly painful. Eating became a chore. The burning sensation spread to the inside of his mouth, particularly his tongue.

Being the ever helpful and dutiful wife, I went to the best of the best self-diagnosing sites on the internet. After plugging in the affected areas of his body, I got a definitive answer.

He's going through menopause.

Surprisingly, he didn't take me at my word. He called his doctor who asked about antibiotics and indicated that the medication had killed the good bacteria and here's a prescription.

It cleared up. Go figure.



Just in case you didn't know, Web MD often gets things right on the dollar, as seen here and here. They are quite a pair; one with his bags packed and ready to fly off to the leprosy colony in Hawaii while the other is treating her undiagnosed case of cancer.

Moral of the story: Always trust what's on the internet. It's true.

Comments

  1. DG at Diary of a Mad BathroomOctober 28, 2009 at 5:38 AM

    Internet knows best. I think you were on to something with the Male Menopause.

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  2. FoursonsOctober 28, 2009 at 5:55 AM

    Bahahahahaha! That is too funny! I can't imagine why he didn't accept your diagnosis. He must have been really sick to not believe you and call the doctor anyway.

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  3. June Freaking CleaverOctober 28, 2009 at 6:05 AM

    Oh, I know. I believer EVERYTHING I read online. Same goes for email.

    Any day now, I should be getting that $3.2 million from that nice barrister in Nigeria.

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  4. CJ SimeOctober 28, 2009 at 8:12 AM

    what I can't believe, is that the doctor didn't look into the possibility of menopause. What is healthcare coming to?

    Thanks for siting me!

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  5. Kristina P.October 28, 2009 at 8:21 AM

    This made me snort! Gotta love diagnosing yourself over the Internet!

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  6. Trac~October 28, 2009 at 10:48 AM

    LOL yeah, you can always believe the internet - why would it lie?! ROFLMBO!!!!!!!

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  7. shortmamaOctober 28, 2009 at 11:31 AM

    Yeah I have survived countless diseases thanks to WebMD

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  8. SandeOctober 28, 2009 at 1:14 PM

    Probably all wrong...

    ... sounds like he's pregnant to me.

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  9. Mamma ChristineOctober 28, 2009 at 1:47 PM

    Awesome. Come to think of it, I think my husband is going through menopause too. I wonder if there's a pill for that.

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  10. JanisOctober 28, 2009 at 4:24 PM

    I hope that isn't sarcasm. Because I totally just won the Nigerian lottery. I just have to send them my account number...

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  11. JessicaOctober 28, 2009 at 7:50 PM

    If it's in print, it MUST be true. I think that's a rule somewhere.

    On another note, you could try Medline Plus. Another great self-diagnosing website.

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  12. Lisa Page RosenbergOctober 28, 2009 at 7:57 PM

    His "doctor" is clearly a quack. The interenets know all.

    (A hysterectomy can't be far behind, the poor dear.)

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  13. GinaOctober 28, 2009 at 9:04 PM

    You are just too funny!

    It just sounds like a bad case of PMT to me! Poor love. Just pop him to bed with a hot water bottle, two paracetamol and a bar of chocolate....

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  14. MichelleNovember 1, 2009 at 6:31 AM

    Oh I love it! I haven't tried that trick out, but I just might have to. On the other hand, can you imagine what kind of media circus it would be were he going through menopause? ;)

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  15. ToniaNovember 3, 2009 at 2:34 PM

    I homeschool and order most stuff second hand online. I have been using a reading system that comes in a box with a ton of stuff and wanted to start the program with my second kiddo. I got online thinking I could just find the replacement workbooks for it instead of buying the whole curriculum again and spent a frustrating hour browsing amazon, ebay, googling etc. Eventually I went and got the box which had a huge help line number on the side. When called a motherly person on the other end sells you brand new replacement books for cheaper than online. Maybe the internet is not always the source of power I thought it was (sigh).

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