Today, my husband won't seek medical treatment for a condition he's been living with for years because he saw an episode of House, in which the treatment made the condition worse in a very rare instance. FML
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Today, out of sheer stubbornness, my husband forced himself to go to the toilet despite severe constipation. He forced it so hard he now has a migraine and his nose won’t stop bleeding, but he won’t go see a doctor. He could have burst an artery in his brain but no, he knows better than "some doctor." FML
Today, I took my friend to the emergency room because he was having heart problems. The doctors recognized him, and one of them had something to say: "Charles, can you not wait until you're practically dying to seek medical treatment?" This is gonna be a long day. FML
Today, I introduced my dad, who is a surgeon, to the TV show 'House, M.D.' I thought it'd be a good bonding experience. How wrong I was. He spent the whole time yelling about the "insane" medical inaccuracies, then lectured me about my crappy taste in TV. FML
Today, my husband was supposed to have knee surgery but he wouldn't leave the house because he "got scared" no matter what I and even my mother-in-law tried to do. Now he can't have it for another six months and I took three weeks off work to help him that I can't cancel. FML
Today, I visited my new doctor, hoping that he would be able to figure out the cause of the pains I've been having for years. He told me there's nothing he can do, that half the drugs out there cause cancer anyway and that I should look into homeopathy. Great. FML
Today, my husband is refusing to go to a gastroenterologist. His farts have gotten so rank, they could be used as weapon to extract info from political prisoners, but he still insists nothing is wrong. Another night of this and I’ll be sleeping outside in in 30°F weather. FML
Today, my husband got home from hospital following a suicide attempt that was a hair's breadth from being successful, and told me he did it because he can’t handle being married, being a father, having responsibilities, then he moved out and refuses to come home. FML
Today, I left hospital after suffering a head injury. My neurosurgeon gave my wife a list of potential household changes that needed to be made, otherwise I could have a fatal seizure. We got in the car and she said, "You do realise we aren’t doing a single thing on that bullshit list, right?" FML
Today, my husband keeps falling sick or imagining that he's sick. We started the year with flu, then back pain, then a sprain, then a ligament tear, and now a bacterial infection. On the days he's not sick, he has zero interest in physical intimacy, scared that he'll catch an STD. We're a married monogamous couple. FML
Today, my husband is upset that I refuse to sign off on a loan for $10k for an experimental surgery on his 11 year-old chronically ill dog. It will ultimately put more trauma on the poor creature, but he refuses to listen or let go. Not to mention the kids and mortgage. FML
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UUUHQ 11
Oh television... Well tell him that for his own good, if he wants to stay alive in your house, he should go see treatment. I hope he gets better, good luck OP!
ThePaperDragon 31
Maybe contact a physician and explain the condition so that they may attempt to make contact with your husband and explain the benefits of treatment.
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rebamoo 14
What if you looked into natural cures and treatments? "Let food be thy medicine" - Hippocrates Watch A Beautiful Truth.
thebiteof87 27
What condition?
AlchemistEd 12
second that. I don't watch house but now I really want to know what the condition is.
DEADPOOL076 30
Take a page out of House's book and belittle him until he sees the doctor.
wordygirl 11
I've always said t.v. makes people stupid. Case in point.
catherinecas 30
Life-long conditions can escalate to the point where they are life threatening. And some lifestyle choices can make said diseases worse (and life threatening). Plus, maybe the treatment just improves his quality of life which is usually a good thing.
amarie2009 22
Is it lupus?
fionaeatsalot 3
not to be forward, but does he have an STD? cause that happened in house and it made the patients skin fall off....
TheAnon1313 28
Are your talking about the ballerina? Because when someone mentions a House patient's skin coming off, that's what I think of.
Penguinox 8
More often than not, treating the illness is totally worth it. I ended up with a condition from House (cushings disease) and I'm so happy I got it fixed. It involved brain surgery, but it's worth it. I really hope he can see that he is worth it soon.
esca6angel 16
your husband is an idiot
clair_brodie 35
I am curious. I am curremtly watching House reruns