Today, I was taken to the hospital after I fell down the stairs. The physician who saw me bit his lip and said he would have to amputate my foot, and I fainted in terror. One of the nurses later told me to "learn to take a damn joke." FML
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Today, after coming home from the hospital after I fractured my foot, I fell in the bathroom and dislocated my wrist. The ER doctor couldn't stop laughing. FML
Today, I was at the doctor's getting some skin scraped off the bottom of my foot for some tests. As soon as the doctor grabbed my foot, it tickled and I accidentally kicked him in the face. During this, the blade sliced my foot open. FML
Today, I fell down the stairs and landed heavily on my foot. Because I wasn't crying, my mom refused to take me to the hospital. It took me an hour of agony to convince her. It turned out to be broken in three different places. FML
Today, I fell down a flight of stairs. The guy behind me was kind enough to ask if I was okay. He then called his friends over so they could laugh at me. FML
Today, I went to the doctor for a routine check-up. When the nurse took my blood pressure, I passed out, and fell off the table. FML
Today, I visited the hospital with my boyfriend to have an injury checked. When the doctor removed the band-aid, my boyfriend started screaming and passed out. I had to get him out of the room using a wheelchair. The "injury" is a cut on his finger. FML
Today, I woke up in hospital. Apparently, I fell down the stairs, broke 3 ribs, one toe, and hit my head so much that 12 stitches were needed. I also blacked out for an hour before my husband found me covered in blood. Recovery should take about a month and a half. FML
Today, I was rushed to the ER due to a very swollen foot and high fever. The doctors said I just have a tissue infection but my parents believe I have a flesh eating disease. I can hear them discussing my future with an amputated leg. FML
Today, while I was on the bus, my foot fell asleep. When we arrived at my stop, I stood up and limped to the front of the bus. As I walked down the steps, I tripped, fell, and smashed my nose into the ground. The driver just laughed and drove away. FML
Today, since my family and friends always make fun of me for being a wuss when it comes to pain, when I stubbed my toe, I made a point to not scream or complain in any way. Instead, I vomited and fainted. FML
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Top comments
negb 30
Wow I get that it was a joke but that's horrible to scare someone like that
Teddzz 19
Being a doctor, he should know not to make such jokes. Not everyone takes them.
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Comments (112)
firstbasemaster 15
I wish i had a doctor like that
Trisha_aus 15
There's one just like him on FML.. DocBastard.
Elfkid21 19
its good for a dr to have a since of humor, yes. but it's better while talking about something serious, that they just give it to you straight. TRUST ME!!!
Headcrab 29
Come on OP, you had.to know he was joking...
tragicnightmare 15
most doctors i see have a sense of humour like this too. but they dont say it in a serious voice
TaniasaysFMLL 15
Why would a physician joke like that while looking at an injury. Seems to me they should learn the appropriate time to make a joke. Sorry, OP. At least he won't actually have to amputate it, right?
Iceman225 11
That's not even funny. That nurse shouldn't be in that field if she can't respect her patients.
Trentger 10
not really professional
DocBastard 38
If it was a relatively insignificant injury like an ankle sprain, that's a ******* hilarious joke. If the foot was hanging on by a tendon, it was neither a joke nor was it funny. I suspect the former.
blackonblight 32
Well, if they fell down the stairs they might be more than a bit out of it, I'd think. Assuming they actually fell DOWN the stairs, not just slipped.
laaryssa 21
That's really rude and unprofessional especially if it wasn't said in a joking tone. Sorry about all of this OP I wouldn't be too happy with that "joke" either and I have a great sense of humor
tegraturbo2000 15
op did say he bit his lip
mosquito19 14
yeah, its only your foot, not your tities.
graceinsheepwear 33
Somebody forgot to take their asshole antidote today. And to stay awake in class when they are covering spelling rules.
frizz101 22
When your in pain and scared, I can understand OP's reaction. The doctor was seriously being unprofessional, even if he was just trying to make you feel better. The nurse on the other hand should rethink his/her occupation, because that is not a bedside manner appropriate in a hospital.
riveju 7
Coming from a healthcare professional who works in a trauma one hospital, I can tell that sometimes its important, for your own sanity, to inject humor into a situation. However, you also have to be able to tell who can take a joke like that and who might be too anxious for that kind of humor.