Why do so many people post for help with issues and never follow up? (blood, heart)

[mike1003]

We see so many posts like "Am I having a heart attack?" or "UTIs exacerbating Alzheimess" or "is this serious?" Help with high blood calcium?" (That one was a 2009 post) etc etc. And never a word of follow up

First, we can't diagnose. Most often, hhose of us who are medical professionals suggest seeing MD

But no returning to the forum with any word on what happened

I just don't understand

[guidoLaMoto]

They take the advice they get here....then die?

[greatblueheron]

Originally Posted by guidoLaMoto

They take the advice they get here....then die?

It is annoying when someone posts of chest pain, everyone says see MD...but you never hear anything again.

Maybe Guido is right

[Parnassia]

Maybe they've come here because they really don't want to pay an actual provider to tell them something they'd rather not hear. They hope there's some miracle strangers on the web will know about that a no-nonsense professional doesn't. Something that won't cost much, won't hurt, won't require them to change anything about themselves. When they don't hear it, they bolt.

[turkeydance]

they never follow up because they never followed up with anyone.

[jaminhealth]

When we know what goes on with people mind's we'll know it all.

Remember folks as someone reminded me sarcastically, this is the internet.

[old_cold]

I suspect that most of the time they just consider this an information board, not a discussion one, the same as WebMD and other places.

[Charlie&Rose]

I think most who ask for medical advice, just want to hear that their symptoms are normal, and felt by other posters. When they don`t hear what they want.....they are out of here.

[cjseliga]

Mike, you've been on C-D since 2008, this happens in pretty much all of the forums and sub forums here and pretty much all over the interwebs message boards. I just call them the "one-and-doners"!

You probably can do an entire Master's Thesis on the subject and the psychology behind it.

[in_newengland]

One post wonders, they are sometimes called.