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By MalariaFree - 14/06/2009 11:08 - Uganda

Today, I went to a hospital in Uganda, where I'm working with an NGO for the summer. I had a high fever and other symptoms of malaria. They gave me a test, and I don't have malaria. I'm now however sick from the water they gave me to wash down a medication to reduce fever. FML

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By Océane Léana K - 01/09/2017 01:29

Today, after coming back from a trip to Africa where I got malaria, I went to the hospital for some blood tests. The doctor said, "Good news! You never had malaria! But they put you through a lot of dangerous treatments and now your liver has an anomaly." FML

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By unlucky - 20/04/2013 21:17 - United States - Wheeling

Today, I came home from a four month stay in Africa, where I managed to avoid suffering any serious illness. Some hours after my first meal back at home, I got food poisoning. FML

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By Anonymous - 10/08/2009 06:27 - Ghana

Today, I learned that because of my new medication, I can either avoid getting malaria, or have a male yeast infection. I'm stuck in Africa for the next two months, and have to sit down to pee because I don't want to irritate my penis by touching it. FML

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By Anonymous - 20/06/2019 12:41

Today, just a day prior to my vacation starting, I learned that my five-day "seasonal fever" is actually due to a blood infection from a bacteria. FML

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By Anonymous - 23/09/2022 21:30

Today, I've been suffering from unbearable headache, fever, agonizing body pain for more than ten days. I took a COVID test, an antibiotic tablets course, even a dengue test. Finally after spending my entire bank balance on tests and MRI, it was diagnosed as a migraine - which went away with a single tablet. FML

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By Alexis - 18/08/2021 00:00

Today, I went to the doctor's office to get my yearly check up. Soon after I got home, I threw up and somehow had a fever. FML

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Apocalypse Now

By dacara6415 - 26/08/2020 14:01 - United States

Today, I was diagnosed with a kidney infection; the symptoms include nausea and having to pee every five minutes. I had to walk six miles in the pouring rain to pick up the medication, peed in the woods twice, got honked at while throwing up on the road, and my boyfriend told me not to complain. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/10/2009 18:09 - United States

Today, I had a UTI. After, taking some sample medicine my doctor gave to me, I had a lot of back pain and nausea. I also spent 6 hours in the ER with no health insurance because I thought I was urinating blood. Nope, "peeing red" is just a little side effect my doctor forgot to inform me of. FML

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Broken healthcare

By ittybittyannie - 08/01/2022 02:59 - Australia - Spring Hill

Today, I have a severe infection. The last doctor I saw was in the ER and he gave me antibiotics ineffective against what I have, and sent me home. The doctor before that gave me a dose of antibiotics you’d give a toddler, so they didn’t work either. It has spread to my kidneys and I should’ve been admitted to hospital. FML

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By strayy - 30/09/2015 06:47 - New Zealand - Auckland

Today, my mother told me I should volunteer in Africa, because I might "get lucky, catch malaria and come back skinny". FML

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readytofall69 0

Sunday 14 June 2009 16:13

That sucks but is at least your helping ugandians I commend you for that.

wikifoo 0

Sunday 14 June 2009 17:06

Sorry about that ;however , THANK YOU for your humanatarian efforts

Comments

Pixon 0

Sunday 14 June 2009 16:22

Damn, that sucks.

24788 6

Sunday 14 June 2009 16:36

Some countries don't have clean water that many of us are accustomed to. It really bites trying to figure out what you can and can't drink.

stxchickshortie 0

Sunday 14 June 2009 16:37

#8 if you completely boil water... It will turn into steam

KaanTech 0

Wednesday 31 August 2011 3:02

Unless you direct steam to another container where it cooles and become water again Dumbass learn to IMPROVISE !!!

hcolovex0x 0

Sunday 14 June 2009 16:52

Ew that's why you shouldn't drink shitty water in other places water isn't the cleanest these days. But it wasn't your fault.

snaredrum 0

Sunday 14 June 2009 16:56

FYL for getting sick while youre trying to help people but YDI for not being smart enough to only drink bottled water that you know is clean.

wikifoo 0

Sunday 14 June 2009 17:06

Sorry about that ;however , THANK YOU for your humanatarian efforts

NoMercy_fml 0

Sunday 14 June 2009 17:57

Sorry to hear that. Atleast you're doing good for the world.

BAbyR 0

Sunday 14 June 2009 17:57

Wheres Uganda? ive heard of it before but dont no where it is.

FML_334 0

Tuesday 10 November 2009 14:41

In the southern central region of Africa

sceptic 1

Tuesday 17 January 2012 3:35

Don't even ask such questions, you're just proving the point about national ignorance!

MIKENYC 0

Sunday 14 June 2009 18:12

What da **** u doing there?

bluesclues72 0

Saturday 13 February 2010 23:03

helping people, instead of sitting on their ass in the computer all day.

KaanTech 0

Wednesday 31 August 2011 3:23

Well it is going to sound VERY harsh but, Most western countries and some other developed countries trying help these african people African people are strugling with mostly hunger, civil wars, deadly bactaria and virus. (and AIDS) Yet their population is increasing due to do ignorance. This makes their condition worse. Well the people trying to help african people with sending foods and medicines. Which i dont understand becouse these goods are only making these african people lazy while waiting next UN shipment. And again this makes their condition is worse again. Many of you must know the saying give a man fish, you make him eat food 1 day teach a man how to fish you make him eat food rest of his day. I really disagree with giving african people food amd medicine supplies, it is totally useless idea, give natural selection some time to decrease their population, then teach them how to farm and keep thier OWN water supply clean, and the most importantly TEACHING F.CKING POPULATION CONTROL. Then teach them how to train their OWN TEACHERS DOCTORS ENGINEERS PEACEKEEPERS and SCIENTISTS. Happy ******* ending of human crisis in africa in about 50 to 100 years, instead of infinite years of WASTING money on medical shipments. Stupid f.cks learn to improvise learn to create far future plans instead of saving the already in good shape today.