{"id":351,"date":"2018-04-10T09:29:49","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T23:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thejugular.org\/?p=351"},"modified":"2018-04-10T09:29:49","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T23:29:49","slug":"hypochondriac-med-student-pretty-sure-he-has-all-the-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jugular.org.au\/index.php\/2018\/04\/10\/hypochondriac-med-student-pretty-sure-he-has-all-the-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Hypochondriac Med Student Pretty Sure He Has All The Things"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sam Winters, 20, has found the pathology aspect of his medical degree particularly troubling, with all signs pointing towards the fact that he is seriously ill, though his specific ailment remains a mystery.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe symptoms check out,\u201d he told us, gesturing to the many tabs open on his laptop. \u201cBetween the nausea and bloating and fatigue, I could have anything from kidney disease to pregnancy. All I know for sure is that I\u2019m dying.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

After studying Society & Health, Sam reports he was suddenly overcome with an illness which he believes to have been influenza, despite his doctor\u2019s assertions that he had what\u2019s referred to in the medical profession as \u2018manflu\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not an idiot. I don\u2019t use WebMD or anything, only government sites.\u201d He noted that sites like healthdirect.gov.au were generally quite informative, having aided many of his self-diagnoses. \u201cActually, though, Wikipedia\u2019s pretty damn good. I found out about Lupus from there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

After a recent tutorial on colorectal cancer, Sam reports he began noticing persistent nausea and a worrying sharp pain in his lower abdomen. He was unable to pinpoint the site of the pain but assured us it \u201cfeels like something is bleeding in there\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve also noticed a lot of mucus in my throat lately,\u201d Sam told <\/span>The Jugular<\/span><\/i>, \u201cand I\u2019m pretty sure I can feel my lymph nodes, which could mean any assortment of cancers or autoimmune diseases, but I don\u2019t want to jump the gun.\u201d A bystanding medical student who offered to perform a quick lymph node examination revealed that Sam appeared to be confusing palpable lymph nodes with a large pimple on the back of his neck.<\/span><\/p>\n

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