[ClassyJacket]

That's awful. I, too, have turned to Google M.D. before.

I went to five different doctors for throat discomfort and chest pain. The first four didn't see anything in my mouth, so told me I can't be having any symptoms if they don't see anything after a two second glance at my mouth and refused to do anything further.

I was in enough discomfort I lost sleep, and after a few months of these symptoms I couldn't stop thinking the worst.

I had to practically threaten the last doctor to do an infection test which turned out a positive result for mono. Not my imagination after all.

As for my chest, I described my symptoms to my mother, who almost immediately suggested acid reflux. Sure enough, as later confirmed by a throat specialist, that's what it was, and the medication fixed my symptoms pretty much the next day.

If you're a young male, doctors don't want anything to do with you. I usually Google things and make my own decisions now. I've started to view GPs as nothing but an unfortunate barrier on my way to a useful prescription or specialist.

[randlet]

"If you're a young male, doctors don't want anything to do with you. I usually Google things"

I'm sorry you had a bad experience, but as a young man who had recent health issues this wasn't my experience at all.

[newprint]

Mind you asking,but did you have a cough as well ? When I turned 31, I started to have a cough, soon I found-out that I had acid-reflux.

[kchoudhu]

Especially in winter, after you get sick once with a cough? Doctor took one look at me, and told me to take a Zantac twice a day for three days.

Cough was gone. It was miraculous!

[ClassyJacket]

Oh yeah, I think I did. It was worse in the cold, like if I walked into an air conditioned room. This was two years ago now though so I might be misremembering some symptoms.