Today, during my first day as a doctor’s intern, I attended a consultation. The embarrassed patient asked me to leave. Not really knowing my way around, I went through the first door I could find. By the time I realized it was a closet, I didn’t dare come back out. Twenty minutes is a long time to wait. 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 walked into what I thought was my doctor’s new office building for my appointment. I sat down, only to realize five minutes later that I was sitting in a small conference room where they were holding a staff meeting, and not the waiting room I thought it was. I had to wait for the doctor's receptionist to come get me. FML
Today, during my first day as a medical intern in a new ward, I was performing a rectal exam. My supervisor thought it would be funny to burst into the room and scream, "Who are you?! You don't even work here, you pervert!" FML
Today, I had two different doctor's appointments with different specialists at the same hospital. Doctor #1 kept me waiting so long doctor #2 refused to see me. I tried to explain I was in the building and why I was late, but he wouldn’t hear it. I’d already waited 4 months for these appointments. FML
Today, I left work early because I had a doctor's appointment. After sitting in the waiting room for twenty minutes, I realized I was at my old doctor's office. My actual appointment was across town. I was already late. FML
Today, I went to the doctor's office for an appointment. After waiting for ages, I asked the receptionist what the delay was. Apparently, I had no standing appointment today. This is coming from the same receptionist who checked me in nearly two hours ago. FML
Today, I was waiting in a doctor's office when I was approached by an elderly woman. She told me all about the ripping of her stitches in a very private place, in exhaustive detail. Of course, today was the day my doctor chose to be an hour late. FML
Today, after checking in and waiting for three hours to see the doctor, the receptionist said she forgot about me because she didn't see me. She asked me to come back tomorrow. I was sitting right in front of her. FML
Today, I had a doctor's appointment. I arrived early so I could check in with the receptionists about this weird communication mixup that's caused me to miss my last two appointments. Despite what my appointment card said, I arrived to find the office closed. FML
Today, it was a normal day working as a medical receptionist, until I told a wheelchair-bound patient to “take a seat” out of habit. She responded with, “I brought my own!” I have never felt more embarrassed. FML
Today, I had a dentist appointment and walked into what looked like the clinic but it was a dental lab. Two technicians were polishing dentures so I asked where Dr. Patel’s office was. They pointed me down a corridor as if it explained why I’d just sat in their reception reading outdated magazines for 5 minutes. FML
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Top comments
llamafish 25
Well congratulations on finally coming out of the closet! :) But that's beside the point, did you find Narnia?
alexup24 13
Yes, you should be. It was all your fault.
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Comments (166)
CRC_101 31
I'm curious what the doctor thought, if anything. He/she must have realized that was a closet. x)
jewwybeanzzz 10
I've done that. Except it was at my friends house. Her whole family was watching. Awkward... Especially since I told her I was gonna go to the bathroom :P
RomanBeauty 0
Lmao that's awesome. "by the time I realized it was a closet..." exactly how long was it, before that doc?
PaperCandles 0
Maybe you'll meet someone special while you're waiting in there. Just like Elliot and JD on scrubs :)
katcot99 11
Yes! Victory, I finally created a #1 comment where people actually talk about my comment instead of using it as trying to show up so they'd get lots of thumbs up or thumbs down.
KendratheUnicorn 0
Uhm what?
nerd380 1
get a life
vandal3068 0
Im sorry butyour not going to make it
hereinnc 12
I'm curious why when you first stepped into the closet you didn't just immediately step out and then leave the room? Seems odd to have stepped in realized you were there, think oh well I'll just hang out here till they are done. Plus you said took about 20 mins so you could obviously hear so ... the fact that the patient wanted some privacy was irrelevant to you?
djovahnny 3
That's something that would happen on scrubs.
TylerDirty 15
Hehe live and learn right? At least now you know that door is a closet and you won't do it again :)
KweenChelly 6
I laughed till I cried! I can't believe anyone would do that!!