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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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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

depechemode 0

Sunday 14 June 2009 19:24

Well, think of all the people in Uganda your trying to help.. This is their daily reality, for you its only one summer, they live under these horrible conditions. FYL of course, especially since your trying to help people, but FTL, **** their lives still a bit more.

fireandice92 0

Sunday 14 June 2009 19:43

FYL, but good for you to try and help :). I'm mexican (born in the usa) and when I was younger and went to mexico to visit my grandparents I'd drink the water and have no problems. I guess stuff like that is a genetic immunity

brooklyngirl_fml 0

Sunday 14 June 2009 19:54

I hope you get well soon. Stay safe!

tokyooo123 0

Sunday 14 June 2009 20:06

i was trying to do that this summer, didn't happen

Ric3ball 0

Sunday 14 June 2009 20:16

ohhh man that SUCKS.

gambol 10

Sunday 14 June 2009 20:32

#34: I wonder if it is. When I was younger, I went to Eastern Europe, and drank water from hoses and stuff. It wasn't until I was 18 until I learned I wasn't technically supposed to drink the water there, but I never got sick... If I go to other places, though, I follow all the water restrictions. I don't have quite the resistance other places as I do back in the "homeland." OP: A definite FYL there, man. (Though, some of the medicines they give might mess your stomach up, too.) :(

ilaughatfmls2 0

Sunday 14 June 2009 20:58

LOL instead montezumas revenge (shakkazulus revenge) LOL dnt drink water in other countries bro

nprugby11 0

Sunday 14 June 2009 21:27

While helping the poor people in Africa is commendable...you should have known better than to drink unbottled, unfiltered water, you could have easily gotten cholera and died.

fxdxhk90 0

Sunday 14 June 2009 21:39

Generally, your not supposed to drink water in a place where your body may react to the peculiar chemicals in the water supply.

JhasNeeh 7

Sunday 14 June 2009 22:06

I'd love to be encouraged by someone doing this kind of work in a country that needs it ... but then you go and complain for getting a small case of what the residents have to face everyday? Get over yourself. Find yourself extremely lucky that you have a computer and internet connection in a struggling country. YDI, not for drinking the water but for moaning about getting introduced to Ugandian life.