The key is to speak with your own doctor . There are lots of reasons I have heard why people do not ask their doctors questions, e.g., embarrassment. So far, every reason I have ever heard has been a lousy one. As far as I am concerned, there are no good reasons for witholding questions or information from your doctor. This may not be so easy in the current new health care environment, but you should try anyway.
Some patients wind up doing so much reading that they become experts on their own illnesses.
And that is fine with me and all the doctors I know. There are websites that do provide useful information. I even list some, but certainly not all, of these on my own website. That is my opinion anyway. If you don't have a primary care giver, then please go get one.