Today, when my neighbor came over to ask about a serious rash her child had, she totally passed by me, the EMT/firefighter, to ask the hippy pastry chef what she thought of it, and if she had oils to "cure" it. So much for my job. 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, I was feeling pretty down due to a recent back injury, so I thought I’d do something nice to help lift my spirits. I bought some cookies for my coworkers, who ended up not wanting any, and one of them decided to ask what was wrong with my face. Oh, right, my acne rosacea is flaring too. FML
Today, I was chatting to a girl in the chemist's and was about to ask her to go for coffee when the chemist came out of the back room and asked me loudly if the rash was only on my genitals or if it had spread further. FYI the chemist is my uncle and he was joking. I didn’t end up asking her out. FML
Today, one of my work colleagues was staring at my severe sunburn. She wanted to know if she could "peel" me, when my sunburn becomes "ripe", because she loves the sound. She won't take no for an answer, and I work with her everyday this week. FML
Today, I had a job interview and things were going really well until I noticed the woman interviewing me staring at the inside of my elbow. I am recovering from a poison sumac rash, and each spot looks like a puncture wound from a syringe. I was dismissed before the interview was over. FML
Today, I kindly explained to a client that she had calculated her CD interest wrong. She kindly responded that, as a nurse, she would never give me medical treatment if I was involved in a car accident. FML
Today, I started my job selling perfume in a department store. I decided to be creative and sprayed a little perfume towards the first person who walked by. She had an allergic reaction, and an ambulance had to be called. FML
Today, after a 12-hour shift, I went to a grocery store still in scrubs. Someone asked me for medical advice in the cereal aisle. While explaining I couldn’t diagnose them, I knocked over a display of pasta sauce with my cart. It shattered everywhere. FML
Today, I had a lady come up to me in a store just to tell me how bad my acne was and what remedies I should use. I got so embarrassed, all I could say was, "OK" and, "Thank you" until she left me alone. FML
Today, I was working on a client's roof. Some neighborhood kids thought it would be hilarious if they knocked over my ladder. I was stuck on this roof in serious heat. I caught the attention of a pedestrian to come to my rescue. It was a little old lady. She gave me the finger and left. FML
Today, I got to a patient having a seizure and was approached by a bystander who said to me, "I have pharmaceutical grade essential oils, and they recommend Frankincense for seizures." Thank you? FML
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RichardPencil 32
You're not really a doctor, so you're not qualified to diagnose skin conditions. Also, your neighbor's kid's rash was probably just a pretext so she can get some of the hippy pastry chef's edibles or cupcakes.
ptsdsucks 18
lmao. I'm an EMT, too, and the only skin condition we can really diagnose is hives from an allergic reaction 🤣🤣🤣
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RichardPencil 32
You're not really a doctor, so you're not qualified to diagnose skin conditions. Also, your neighbor's kid's rash was probably just a pretext so she can get some of the hippy pastry chef's edibles or cupcakes.
Yolanda Patrice Evans 17
I’d rather go to an apothecary that knows what they’re doing than an EMT who’s ego is too big to believe that a “hippie pastry chef” could possible have more knowledge than them on certain things 🙄
Nancy Tate-Leach 4
No offense but you are not qualified to diagnose skin conditions. Maybe said pastry chef has more life experience.
ptsdsucks 18
lmao. I'm an EMT, too, and the only skin condition we can really diagnose is hives from an allergic reaction 🤣🤣🤣
Brightside86 31
Coconut Oil might actually help depending on the cause.