Today, I desperately needed a mental health day, so I took the day off work and got some junk food and wine. A few hours later, I'm in hospital with gallstones and pancreatitis, needing an emergency surgery. My mental health day turned into multiple weeks off work, and a lot of pain. FML
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Packed lecture halls, a sketchy roommate and frat parties: welcome to college, the real thing.
Today, I was supposed to be enjoying a long-anticipated, desperately needed, weekend away. Turns out those "little stomach twinges" were actually symptoms of appendicitis. I'm stuck in the hospital, alone, recovering from surgery, while my family is enjoying our non-refundable break. FML
Today, after I'd given myself a week off work for my birthday, and my alcoholic sister decided she needed to go to rehab, which then hijacked the whole week for her crisis, at 4:30 am, the morning I'm supposed to return to work, I end up in the ER with a first time kidney stone. The next thing I know, she's in the ER for an injury. FML
Today, I took my first holiday from work in over 6 months as it was my birthday. Today was also the day I woke up and vomited violently for 10 straight hours as a result of food poisoning. FML
Today, I had to attend an appointment and was told I should be prepared to be in hospital all day, so I booked a day off work. The appointment was trivial and lasted 10 minutes. I work paycheck to paycheck to feed myself and 2 kids, and even missing one day will hurt by the end of the month. FML
Today, I woke up with horrible pain in my gut. It got worse and worse, and I started vomiting from the pain. My mom said it was the flu and that I needed to "man up." It turned out to be appendicitis, and I'm now typing this from my hospital bed. FML
Today, I suffered a mental breakdown. I told my roommates about it, and they decided to throw a very loud party while I was sobbing in my room, unable to sleep. My Xanax prescription ran out, I have no more sick days, and I have to wake up in two hours to work a ten hour day. FML
Today, what started with me forcing a shit a little too hard ended up with me being rushed to the hospital with appendicitis. FML
Today, I was tired from an all-nighter I'd pulled because I thought I had the next four days off work. I got called in, and went because I have bills to pay. However, the amount of energy drinks I drank to stay on top of my job duties gave me such bad diarrhea, I had to go home. FML
Today, I was feeling more and more sick, with significant pain in my abdomen. Nobody believed me, and my grandma told me to stop whinging and to eat something. I tried but started vomiting, and now I'm being rushed into surgery with an already necrotic appendix. FML
Today, my daughter had her gall bladder removed after just having liver surgery, my girlfriend tripped and fell, breaking several toes and possibly her ankle, and I got almost no sleep between my night shifts. FML
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vandj8 9
Oh man I feel you. I just recently spent almost two months in the hospital due to necrotizing pancreatitis, also due to gallstones (though mine was from a gallstone removal which didn't go 100% as planned). It. Sucked. Ass. I wish you a speedy recovery, though if it's like mine it's gonna take a while to get back up to speed.
Yudith 28
On the plus side, you now have several "physical health" vacation weeks! You can use them to take care of your mental health as well!
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Comments (8)
foolest 7
how many mental health days have you had?
RichardPencil 32
It's ironic that on your "mental health day" you chose to consume a crazy diet.
Mathalamus 25
Well you deserved it for junk food, just as I did. Next time, don't eat too much food at once, especially fatty food. I find straight up cutting portions in half helps.
skippydoda 32
Gallstones hurt like a bitch. But take several small walks and you'll feel better in no time.
Yudith 28
On the plus side, you now have several "physical health" vacation weeks! You can use them to take care of your mental health as well!
DogStew 20
A mental health day does not include junk food and alcohol!!! You are a douche!
Bibliovore 26
Gallstones and pancreatitis don't typically develop to emergency surgery stage from scratch within hours. Perhaps feeling run down from the growing illness was part of why you felt you so desperately needed a mental health day?
vandj8 9
Oh man I feel you. I just recently spent almost two months in the hospital due to necrotizing pancreatitis, also due to gallstones (though mine was from a gallstone removal which didn't go 100% as planned). It. Sucked. Ass. I wish you a speedy recovery, though if it's like mine it's gonna take a while to get back up to speed.