https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:04:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-youre-sick-how-long-before-you-see-a-doctor#post-142143 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:45:10 +0000 Alivoo01 142143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I normally don't go to the doctor and just let whatever it is pass. Plus, my hubby worked in the pharmacy for 10+ years so he normally goes and gets OTC stuff for me to take. I went to the doctor once and that was bc I felt like I was about to die. Apparently, I had influenza B. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-youre-sick-how-long-before-you-see-a-doctor#post-141970 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:32:18 +0000 heffalump 141970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm rarely sick enough to need a doctor. I'd probably just wait a couple of days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-youre-sick-how-long-before-you-see-a-doctor#post-141969 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:26:53 +0000 Rubies 141969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't go to the doctor unless I don't know what is wrong with me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-youre-sick-how-long-before-you-see-a-doctor#post-141966 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:17:54 +0000 winniebee 141966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't remember ever going to the doctor for being sick, except one time when I thought I had strep. I just tough it out, which is probably not the best thing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-youre-sick-how-long-before-you-see-a-doctor#post-141962 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:08:32 +0000 Grace 141962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I go if I've been sick for over a week with no improvement ('cause that's what the cold and painkiller bottles tell me to do). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-youre-sick-how-long-before-you-see-a-doctor#post-141958 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 06:51:12 +0000 chopsuey 141958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I almost never see a doctor when I'm sick. I just call my dad! :) Tell him my symptoms and he'll call in a script for me if necessary. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-youre-sick-how-long-before-you-see-a-doctor#post-141954 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 06:43:15 +0000 looch 141954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not long, I go when I don't feel better after 2 days. I learned my lesson when I didn't go to the doctor quickly enough and my stubborn cold turned into a lung infection. Fun times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-youre-sick-how-long-before-you-see-a-doctor#post-141945 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:06:57 +0000 pastemoo 141945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd say never, but really twice I went. Both times I was 103; the first time I went to the doctor after 3 days, and turned out I had west nile virus. I still have the notes I took at school when I was sick and THEY MAKE NO SENSE!<br /> Another time I got really really sick really quickly (103+ again), ended up at the ER the same day I started feeling sick, and got hospitalized. Glad I didn't wait on that one or I might have died. ( A friend drove me to the ER in the middle of the night.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-youre-sick-how-long-before-you-see-a-doctor#post-141942 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:52:54 +0000 Andrea 141942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have never gone to the doctor. :-P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-youre-sick-how-long-before-you-see-a-doctor#post-141928 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 01:44:36 +0000 cupcakemama 141928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have to be really sick to see the doctor. Generally that doesn't happen all that often. Usually when I am sick it is a simple cold or bug. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-youre-sick-how-long-before-you-see-a-doctor#post-141917 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:17:46 +0000 Sweet T 141917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have to be feeling really bad to go to the doctor and even then, I might still see if things will run their course. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-youre-sick-how-long-before-you-see-a-doctor#post-141915 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:10:07 +0000 autumnlove 141915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually wait 2-3 weeks...no major backfiring yet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-youre-sick-how-long-before-you-see-a-doctor#post-141912 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:01:25 +0000 mrbee 141912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I'm sick, I really don't go to the doctor unless I am (almost) literally dying. I grew up without health insurance for a lot of my life, and just don't know how to use a doctor properly.</p> <p>When you're sick, how long before you see a doctor? Ever waited too long to see a doc, and had it backfire on you? </p>