Health: Today, I got a one-inch fish bone stuck in my throat. I went...

By Merlin - 17/04/2012 17:37 - United States - Fairfield

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

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By dammitRandy - 19/06/2016 17:18 - United States - Kearny

Today, we had a fish fry for Father's Day. I ended up getting a fish bone lodged in my tonsil, and I had to rush to the bathroom to pull it out. I threw up three times in the process and still didn't manage to get the bone out. FML

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By stupidtoothpick2 - 16/08/2009 05:19 - United States

Today, I spent hours trying to get a piece of food out of my two front teeth. I didn't have anything I could use, until I went out to dinner and got a toothpick. I finally got the food out of teeth. The toothpick broke. Now the tip of the toothpick is stuck in my teeth. FML

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By Anonymous - 20/10/2010 04:41 - United States

Today, I went to the doctor's for the third time in a week for a huge growth under my jaw. I have seen an urgent care doctor, an emergency room doctor and an ear, nose and throat specialist who all gave me different diagnoses. I've so far spent $300. FML

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By Anonymous - 28/02/2015 09:04 - Australia

Today, I went through the nightmare of having to go to my doctor so he could remove a living spider from my nasal cavity. FML

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By ewwww - 30/01/2017 03:00 - United States - Monroe

Today, I went to the doctor for the constant pain I have when eating savory or sour foods. It turns out I have a stone in my saliva gland, and no joke, the only thing I can do to fix it is eat savory or sour food to make me drool enough to force it out. FML

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By Ilovelife07 - 19/09/2009 04:47 - United States

Today, I went out to lunch on my break. When I got back to work, I noticed I had something in my teeth. After trying to get it out with my tongue, I finally went to my car for some floss. I ended up pulling a 4 inch pube out of my back teeth. It certainly wasn't mine. FML

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By LeoCor - 27/08/2018 20:30

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

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By Anonymous - 22/11/2015 04:54

Today, after having my tonsils removed, I coughed so hard in my sleep that I woke up spitting blood. Turned out I'd ripped my throat. They had to put me to sleep and cauterize the damaged area. Now I'm in even worse pain than before. FML

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By Anonymous - 03/05/2024 09:00 - United States

Today, and for over week, one of my nostrils has been stuffed to the point I can't breathe through it. I tried nasal spray and blowing it out, but nothing worked. I wanted to go to the doctor but first, I used a flashlight and a pair of tweezers. The giant, crusted booger bullet I pulled out was as long as my palm. FML

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By Anonymous - 28/10/2009 08:03 - United States

Today, I cut my finger open with a spoon. After waiting for 4 hours in the emergency room, the doctor told me I was missing too much flesh to qualify for stitches. He then called 2 other doctors in to examine it. Apparently they had a contest for patient with most ridiculous injury. I won. FML

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SkoomaKi 27

Tuesday 17 April 2012 22:48

Good on you for taking matters in your hands and succeeding!

BradTheBrony 19

Tuesday 17 April 2012 22:49

Huh? That's like missing a unicorn in a room full of potatoes!

Comments

mckibben 7

Wednesday 18 April 2012 0:12

Like a baus. Going HAM with tweezers.

kprando25 8

Saturday 21 April 2012 15:02

Turn your spellcheck back on, dumbass.

123_omg 19

Wednesday 18 April 2012 0:32

That happened to my husband several months ago. We ended up going into the ER because it was a Friday evening. Pizza wouldn't budge the fish bone. After looking and not seeing it, the doctor insisted on him having x-rays done...still no sign of the bone. Finally they got a headlight headband thing to look down his throat with and turns out IT WAS THERE...all they want is money.

dselvagn 3

Wednesday 18 April 2012 0:33

And you couldn't have done that on your own? I sure wouldn't have gone down to the doctor with that in my throat with out trying to pull it out myself.

peachezthelette 22

Wednesday 18 April 2012 0:35

OUCH! Did it hurt?

jaff23 11

Wednesday 18 April 2012 0:46

$70 for nothing? Whoa! You guys need your own version of the NHS!

greenmen 12

Wednesday 18 April 2012 0:55

Hey you are still alive to tell the tale! Enjoy

alfred07 18

Wednesday 18 April 2012 1:06

I am so grateful for the NHS right now. Not because it means the doctor I would have gone to would have made the same mistake but because at least he wouldn't have charged me 70 bucks.