Today, my professor told everyone that he thinks all med students should be required to get a catheter and an enema at least once in their lives so they can relate to their patients, saying, "Gentlemen, it might change your lives." FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my boyfriend had to give me an enema. FML
Today, at a gynecologist's appointment, I was privileged to have 7 co-ed nursing students stare at my vagina for 25 minutes as part of their training. At one point the doctor apologized for having to "open me up more than usual", but said she wanted everyone to get a good view. FML
Today, my doctor booked me in for an STI test. I was feeling confident until he explained it will involve having a catheter inserted into my piss pipe. He shook his head sadly and said, "Gonna be honest Steve, the pain's beyond belief." Great. FML
Today, working as an EMT on an ambulance, we had a patient who refused to accept that he had a massive GI bleed, despite the fact that bloody stool was flowing from his anus all over my ambulance. To make things worse, my EMT ride-along student puked all over the patient. FML
Today, I was at my gynecologist's for my checkup and had this sudden urge to poop - but it was my turn, so I just went ahead to meet the doc. The doctor noticed that I wanted to poop and also informed all the orderlies that, "This patient wants to pass stool now." FML
Today, I sat next to this really hot guy in my writing class. We struck up a conversation, and it was going well, until he began describing, in excruciating detail, his IBS and fiber problems, and how he always has to poop. Good to know. FML
Today, my professor tried to scare the hiccups out of me. Some pee came out instead. FML
Today, I attended my first surgery as part of my program at med school. I found out that when I see someone's intestines, I vomit. Even if I'm still wearing a surgical mask. There goes the thousands of dollars I spent on college. FML
Today, holding my teenager's hand at the hospital, I unfortunately had a front row seat as a nurse manipulated his penis trying to pop a ball bearing out of his urethra. He had been curious to see if it fit. It did. And no matter how hard he tried he couldn’t pee it out, so off to the hospital we went. FML
Today, I was admitted to the hospital for chronic constipation. I have to share a room with two other girls who are also having bowel problems. We're all on strong laxatives, and there's apparently only one bathroom in this place. FML
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howsthisforaname 34
Having experienced both and seeing how completely unsympathetic my doctors were to pain and discomfort I agree with him.
mba2804 2
Your professor is not exactly wrong.
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Comments (151)
doglady 16
Want something truly horrific? Try an NG tube. I feel terrible for my patients who have to get these.
mellyski 25
Didn't see your comment earlier but I just posted asking to add a NG tube to the mix. They are the worst! I'm 32 and cry when I get told I have to have one haha. Actual baby "I don't want to" tears.
TwentyFourBeerz 18
Ain't gonna lie, seen one of those catheter commercials today and thought bout getting one aswell..
Ki11erC 18
It might.... Or at least it might help you to understand your patients better.
an3ph 20
You first, prof.
knoxxx 22
I don't know why this surprises you, OP. Experiencing uncomfortable yet common procedures SHOULD be mandatory in the medical field (I know at least most radiology programs have their students take turns modeling for each exam, as well as practicing them on loved ones to learn how to properly treat their patients). Doctors who lack both empathy and sympathy are the worst.
Animekid126 13
I would NEVET get a catheter unless I was put too sleep, anything poking a cm inside your urethral is painful, but I cannot imagine a plastic TUBE getting shoved down there.
askullnamedbilly 33
That's actually incredibly stupid. General anesthesia might leave you blissfully unaware of the consequences while you're under, but puts you at a much greater risk than a simple catheter ever will - since generally, the risk of never waking up after getting a catheter is about a zero. If you ever get into a position where you require a catheter, no doctor in the word will agree to knocking you out for the procedure.
rivaraven 35
They would put you under. I had to have a surgery and she asked me if I want to be conscious or not, when they put it in. But yeah, if there is no massive surgery needed, then I agree, they wouldn't knock you out just because of that.
askullnamedbilly 33
Well if you're already getting general anesthesia for something else, it doesn't really matter if you do it before or after. However, I stand by my point: no sane doctor is going to put you under just to insert a tube into your urethra.
Animekid126 13
I'd just prefer to be put to sleep or Numbed if it was possible.
Turbo_Turtle 14
.... my sis is becoming a pediatric orthopedic surgeon..... does she have to get bone surgery?
knoxxx 22
Orthopedic surgeons deal with all sorts of musculoskelatal problems and injuries, from head to toe, not just bone surgeries, so it probably wouldn't kill your sister to try on some aftercare splints and braces and walk around in them.
askullnamedbilly 33
Also, both catheters and enemas are uncomfortable and possibly painful, but don't require surgery and shouldn't cause lasting damage unless administered incorrectly. They're also standard procedures that every doctor is quite likely to perform at least once during their career.
howsthisforaname 34
It would be a good idea for her to spend a week on crutches and another in a wheelchair to better understand the frustration and limitations they bring. Also having a cast on for a week and having to deal with keeping it clean and dry while trying to get on with life might help her.
martin8337 36
I think that a colonoscopy should also done as well as an enema and catheter.
liquidhydrogen 6
Now that is what I call a great professor
JKPwnage 27
Why is this posted under "intimacy"?