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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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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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Top comments
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)
Migole 36
That's pretty much second week of med school stuff. I highly doubt that the OP is a physician :P
pra1s3th3sun 9
Today, at the age of 21, I learnt that your tonsils aren't the dangly bit at the back of your throat through a post on FML. Fortunately I don't work in healthcare.
Rainbow_dumpster 28
How can you confuse a uvula for tonsils?
acoll188 18
It's okay, I thought that til age 15
Laurieannuk 6
Hope to god you're not a doctor!
Selene1090 26
I know a nurse that didn't know what a ******** was. She's a woman. And a nurse.
katydid91 31
How does she not know the names of her own genitals?
rachb2284 9
Remind me never to go to the RUH again lol!!
glossykarma 19
I bet you 'learnt' real quick didn't you.
tomvertigo 17
I knew that when I was 10... scary!
Stumpling_ 12
I feel so safe now with people sticking shut down my throat now!!