Today, I overheard someone at the mall telling his friend, "So I'm going in for a brain scan." Trying to be funny, I piped up, "Better hope they find something!" Turns out that had been the end of his sentence, and the scan is to see if his cancer has spread. 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 took my friend with me for a radiology scan. While I was getting injections, my friend muttered, "On the bright side, if you die, you'll glow in the dark at the funeral." FML
Today, I was hanging with my mates when we found an old pregnancy test. Since I’m a guy, we thought it’d be hilarious if I took it. It came out positive, so we were roaring with laughter. That is, until someone looked up why. Turns out, I might have cancer. FML
Today, I had a CT scan done after hitting my head, for fear of a concussion. Good news: no concussion. Bad news: the tumor they "accidentally" found. FML
Today, I went to the hospital for a scan. The tech went wide-eyed and stared at his screen in horror before realizing I could see him. He wouldn't tell me what he saw, apparently only my doctor is allowed to do that. So now I have to wait for god knows how long to get my results back. FML
Today, I overheard a coworker talking about going to what sounded like a dentist's appointment. As she left later, I jokingly said, "Remember to open wide!" Turned out her appointment was with her OB/GYN, not a dentist. FML
Today, I went to the ER after a fall. Before the nurse did an X-Ray, she gave me a pregnancy test. It came back negative. I joked, "No martians have crawled into my uterus, then?" She didn't get it, and I had my head scanned for brain trauma. Never crack a joke in a hospital. FML
Today, my boss walked in and said something I didn't quite hear, but my co-worker chuckled so to be polite, I laughed with him. They gave me some weird looks. My boss was actually talking about his wife's tumor and my co-worker was coughing. FML
Today, my parents brought me to the doctor because I was "faking" a headache. One thing led to another, and it turns out I have a tumor pressing against my spine. FML
Today, I shaved my head because I heard that one of my good friends got cancer. I went to visit her in the hospital. She's not bald. FML
Today, my buddy told me he was going to get an HIV test at the health department. Without thinking, I told him to "think positive". FML
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Crysteria 8
YDI. Total jerk move to say that to someone you don't know.
cjwayy 22
YDI. That's a pretty insensitive thing to say, considering you didn't know them and you didn't know the situation.
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Comments (159)
JayBunny 16
This is a complete, YDI. You didn't know him, and it was rude. Play like that with friends not strangers, when you don't know their story.
rawlings123 17
Wow. I'm really glad i've never met you
songtrees 8
I really hope you're just bad at making jokes and not some insensitive dillhole that doesn't know how to behave in public settings. We have too many of those.
121179 7
my husband died of a brain tumor after his cancer spread to his brain and it was difficult to explain to friends as eventually his mental state would become dimished. this guy was trying to tell his friend something extremely important while he still could and you made an already difficult situation a joke. perhaps this is why you had no one to talk to at the mall...if you weren't an ass you'd have some friends.
stellarwing 7
I've been trying to come up with any other way this sentence could have ended, and I can't think of anything. What else could he have been talking about?
x23bzrk 16
the hell did u think the brain scan was for? not because they were in perfect health
deejoy 22
Eh, I don't think making a joke to strangers is an asshole move, just a light hearted joke at the absolute worst time, sorry OP!
stellarwing 7
I'd be sympathetic if there was any way that sentence could have been mistake for something innocuous, but I can't imagine a situation where I would think joking to a stranger about brain scans would be a good idea.
lina21 12
So if they're going in for a brain scan, they're spending quite a bit, depending on whether they have insurance or not, and it's not done saying oh I wonder how big your brain is. Cancer is probably the first thing that would come to mind. Not just insensitive. You're an idiot
lina21 12
2 problems: 1, dude didn't just slip and say something on a reflex. He actually had to think about it enough to say oh that's funny to say to COMPLETE STRANGERS about a medical test which probably indicates cancer any way you look at it. 2. He (I'm assuming he) proceeded to post it to say please feel bad for me. If anything, I feel bad for his victim who got that crap on top of apparently dealing with brain cancer
Wraith09 15
But this woman didn't think at all, she just copied. This is ripped straight from another post that was in moderation....only differences is a mall setting with strangers, instead of a work setting with some friends...the rest is a direct copy and paste. While it may have happened to someone, it wasn't this lady. You deserve all the scorn piled here.
rocker_chick23 27
OP is actually a she.
Cplski 8
That's an epic blunder on your part. Normally, I'd say people who get their feelings hurt deserve to, but OP, you ****** up. No one gets a scan done for ***** and giggles, it's almost always a very serious and frightening reason.