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Do dr's take offensive or get angry when a patient will say "i, ve seen it on the internet" regarding a medication or illness?
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It can be tiresome,: But it's not much different than "i heard on the news"or "i read in cosmo " or " my neighbor's doctor said ".Sometimes u have to learn to " roll with it".
Answered 12/29/2013
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