Today, at the age of 27, I learnt that your tonsils aren't the dangly bit at the back of your throat. I work in healthcare. FML
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Today, I learned that I have a sinus infection, ear infection and bronchitis so bad it was on the verge of pneumonia. My work won't let me call in sick. I work with kids. Lovely. FML
Today, I came home from surgery to remove my tonsils. It's a much better surgery to have as a kid, because when you get older it's much more painful. I didn't know my mom liked pain killers. I do now, because I have none left and I haven't even taken any yet. FML
Today, and for the past 2 weeks, I've had a massive pain in my throat. It went down for a while with antibiotics, but when it came back I had to go to the hospital for an emergency surgery. There was a 3 cm abscess growing in my throat. Happy birthday to me! FML
Today, I was working at a daycare. There was a 6-year-old boy pretending to be my doctor, holding a little, plastic thermometer. He then, without warning, quickly shoved it deep into my ear. The last thing I heard was his giggle. I think I'm deaf. FML
Today, I was volunteering at a local hospital. I was eagerly introducing myself to all the nurses, as I would be working with them all summer. It wasn't until I got home that I discovered the giant piece of lettuce stuck in my front teeth. So much for first impressions. FML
Today, I got bitten at work. Not by a patient's mouth, but by the false teeth they were holding in their hand as they clamped down on my arm. FML
Today, my tonsils swelled to roughly the size of golf balls. My mom refuses to take me to the hospital because she's convinced I got it from kissing someone, and until I "fess up", she's not budging. FML
Today, I'd finally had enough of feeling awful and went to urgent care. As it turns out, the reason my throat was sore was because I have a sinus infection. The doctor explained my nose is producing pus, and that's what I'm swallowing and coughing up. Yuck. I also have pink eye on top of that. FML
Today, I got a one-inch fish bone stuck in my throat. I went to the doctor, who claimed he couldn't see the long white thing embedded next to my tonsil. He charged me $70, and told me to eat some bread. I had to pull it out myself with a pair of tweezers. FML
Today, I learned that even though they say that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, it doesn't keep him from putting a Q-tip up your ass. FML
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kingdomgirl94 29
Didn't you ever see Monster House? That's totally where I learned about the uvula from!
RememberSchlitz 9
This is why they call what doctors do, "practice".
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Comments (60)
cranberries_fml 17
Did you find out after you got a fish bone lodged in it?
captain_hero89 22
Not even coffee time and i learned something new
TheBiggerBoot 7
Please get out of healthcare.
ragnarok1540 39
Fun fact, OP. You actually have four types of tonsils. When used without a qualifier, the term tonsils refers to the two wrinkled soft tissue swelling at the sides of the posterior oropharynx (sides of the uvula), and are properly called palatine tonsils. The adenoids (or pharyngeal tonsils) are located posteriorly at the roof of the nasopharynx. The tubal tonsils are two small collections at the opening of the Eustachian tubes. Finally, the lingual tonsil is at the back of the tongue. All tonsils are composed of lymphoid tissue (lymphocytes are a type of white blood cells including B-cells, T-cells, and also NK-cells), which are useful in recognizing and fighting infection. Collectively, the entire lymphoid structure of the tonsils is known as Waldeyer's Ring. Go study, OP. There will be a quiz on Friday!
C8H18 33
Please take her job.
zeffra13 31
You'd think at least the fact "tonsils" is plural would've tipped OP off they were mistaken.
xxWTFxx1981 23
I didn't follow a thing you wrote.... WTF...
shyy_girl 14
Learnt?
Nathan_Henry 15
I learned it from zack and Cody lol
InteresingMan 5
Please don't tell me you removed the "tonsils". That would be so bad.
GoogieWithers 25
Can't laugh as I only just found this out too.
npk10 6
You're an idiot.
SaraWinterHeart 15
Well, it's wonderful that you addressed this confusion. The medical industry is ever expanding, and furthering your knowledge through CEU's would prove very beneficial. Also, I recommend you purchase Taber's Medical Dictionary and in your spare time go through it to help you learn about A&P and medical terms. It's nothing to feel bad about. Just be glad that you didn't confuse something that could have been more dangerous to your patient. :)