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Old 12-28-2008, 01:12 PM
 
Location: Michigan
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Old 12-28-2008, 10:24 PM
 
Location: Back in New York
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LMAO....they do a bad enough job in person....now they want to try and diagnos you over a web cam? You just can't make this stuff up.
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Old 12-29-2008, 10:34 AM
 
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LMAO....they do a bad enough job in person....now they want to try and diagnos you over a web cam? You just can't make this stuff up.
This has actually been done for quite a few years in remote areas where doctors visit maybe a couple times a year, if that. It certainly beats dying of a burst appendix because a village health aide doesn't know the difference between a belly ache and something more serious.
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Old 12-29-2008, 10:41 AM
 
Location: Montrose, CA
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I think it's a good idea, overall. If you can't physically get to the doctor, it's a hell of a sight better than no visit at all!
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