When you get ill do you

@jugsjugs (12967)
September 30, 2009 2:45pm CST
go to the drs or are you like me wait to see if you can make yourself well again with what ever you have and can do at home?
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11 responses
• United States
10 Oct 09
I am like you I try to make myself well again without goint to the doctor. I take vitamins and herbs to help to prevent illness.
@savypat (20216)
• United States
1 Oct 09
It really depends on how sick I am, at my age you have to be more careful. But most of the time I can take care of it myself. I try very hard not to get sick and to keep my Hubby well also.
@praveenjena (1304)
• India
1 Oct 09
It is not always that i Love to go to the doctors. If I have petty fevers or running nose or any other minor ailments then I take care of myself. I do not go to the doctor. I prefer to take home remedies in those matters. Like taking soup, Warm water gargling etc. I get better at these remedies. So I usually do not get to the doctors.
• Philippines
1 Oct 09
when I am ill when i I know I can handle what I feel I just eat fruits , medicine and get enough rest. When I know the feeling is strange and I can't take the feeling even for a seconds, I will immediately submit myself to the hospital to be check by a doctor. I don't want the feeling of irratibility for hours and I know when I am not okay or the feeling is new.
@lelin1123 (15594)
• Puerto Rico
30 Sep 09
With health insurance or with out health insurance I can't stand going to the doctors. So yes I'm like you when I get sick I take care of myself with over the counter medicine. Its very rare that I do get sick Thank God.
• Indonesia
30 Sep 09
It depends. If it's only cold or flu, or fever maybe I'd just rest. Or if I couldn't help it or run out of medicine, I'd go to the nearest free clinic. But I won't risk myself if the sickness becomes unbearable, just like what happened to me last month. I suffer from severe back pain (due to pregnancy) that made me unable to move or walk. So, I went straight to the hospital.
@ravinskye (8237)
• United States
30 Sep 09
I usually will try to wait it out. If I get really miserable that I can't take care of myself let alone my kids then I will go to the doctor. I usually can get over stuff pretty easily. If it is something though that I don't know what I have and it could be serious then I go right away.
@shontia08 (846)
• United States
30 Sep 09
i personally don't like going to the doctor. if it's something that i feel doesn't need medical attention i tend to stay home and take care of myself. i just keep over the counter medicine and things like that around. i do know some people who go to the doctor for everything, even a little scratch.
@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
30 Sep 09
It all depends on what it is. I can take care of myself if I have a cold, an upset stomach and other minor illness. When things escape my knowledge, I go to the next stage. I have several doctor friends who are not necesarilly especialists in my illness. They decide whether I should not worry (and many times they give me a prescription) or they say it´s something to worry. I wish everyone had the kind of help I do in every thing. I have a loving family and caring friends. Take care!
@doormouse (4599)
30 Sep 09
i go to the docs sometimes but generally i try to sort myself out,i've got so many pills and potions in my medicine cupboard i could set up my own pharmacy
@codris (781)
• Italy
30 Sep 09
when i'm ill, if i'm not too tired i go outside as i do in normal days, but if i'm in bad conditions i go to see a doctor. In other occasions i simply stay in my bed.