Today, my professor told everyone that he thinks all med students should be required to get a catheter and an enema at least once in their lives so they can relate to their patients, saying, "Gentlemen, it might change your lives." 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, my boyfriend had to give me an enema. FML
Today, at a gynecologist's appointment, I was privileged to have 7 co-ed nursing students stare at my vagina for 25 minutes as part of their training. At one point the doctor apologized for having to "open me up more than usual", but said she wanted everyone to get a good view. FML
Today, my doctor booked me in for an STI test. I was feeling confident until he explained it will involve having a catheter inserted into my piss pipe. He shook his head sadly and said, "Gonna be honest Steve, the pain's beyond belief." Great. FML
Today, working as an EMT on an ambulance, we had a patient who refused to accept that he had a massive GI bleed, despite the fact that bloody stool was flowing from his anus all over my ambulance. To make things worse, my EMT ride-along student puked all over the patient. FML
Today, I was at my gynecologist's for my checkup and had this sudden urge to poop - but it was my turn, so I just went ahead to meet the doc. The doctor noticed that I wanted to poop and also informed all the orderlies that, "This patient wants to pass stool now." FML
Today, I sat next to this really hot guy in my writing class. We struck up a conversation, and it was going well, until he began describing, in excruciating detail, his IBS and fiber problems, and how he always has to poop. Good to know. FML
Today, my professor tried to scare the hiccups out of me. Some pee came out instead. FML
Today, I attended my first surgery as part of my program at med school. I found out that when I see someone's intestines, I vomit. Even if I'm still wearing a surgical mask. There goes the thousands of dollars I spent on college. FML
Today, holding my teenager's hand at the hospital, I unfortunately had a front row seat as a nurse manipulated his penis trying to pop a ball bearing out of his urethra. He had been curious to see if it fit. It did. And no matter how hard he tried he couldn’t pee it out, so off to the hospital we went. FML
Today, I was admitted to the hospital for chronic constipation. I have to share a room with two other girls who are also having bowel problems. We're all on strong laxatives, and there's apparently only one bathroom in this place. FML
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howsthisforaname 34
Having experienced both and seeing how completely unsympathetic my doctors were to pain and discomfort I agree with him.
mba2804 2
Your professor is not exactly wrong.
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bumblebeesmommy 5
Your professor isn't wrong and males usually have condom catheters not ones inside.
bumblebeesmommy 5
Also when I had mine I was so out of it I didn't know it was there! I was screaming for a nurse cause I had to pee but couldn't get up on my own ... Finally they told me that I had a catheter I could just go
firebird07 13
I'm male, and both catheters I've had were inserted. Hurt like hell too.
firebird07 13
Having had more than one or two catheters, I agree with the professor. Having one is painful enough on its own, but having nurses that show no empathy while one is in adds insult to injury.
ThatAmericanGirl 5
Sounds like a joke to me.
cyborg6541 6
I agree with the professor, I had a catheter after spine sugery, and it was very painful, and wasn't draining, so had a painfully full bladder as well. I asked repeatedly for it to be removed, seeing as I was mobile & could make it to the toilet. The doctor was in agreeance, but the NURSE is actually the one who was unsympathetic, and waited 12 hours (on top of the 12-ish hours I already had with it by then) to take it out. My doctor was very angry when he found out the nurse did not remove it like he ordered. Maybe it should be required for both doctors & nurses? ;-)
BirdJet_fml 3
OP here. It was an FML because a few days prior, I learned that enemas are a fetish and he already talked too much about his personal life. He basically implied that he was into enemas. I don't disagree with him that it would be good for the students to have each thing so they could be more sympathetic to their patients.
BirdJet_fml 3
OP here. Didn't have an account when I posted this, but now I do. This was an FML because a few days before, I learned that enemas are a fetish. He was basically implying that he enjoyed enemas with the "It might change your life" line. I agree that they should so they can be sympathetic to their patients and all that, but that comment was inappropriate.
BirdJet_fml 3
It's an FML because he basically implied he had an enema fetish with the "It might change your life" line.
dacooliest 16
We already have to deal with 8+ years of schooling after general education, add that and I'm out.
mistress_paz 30
So do it. My spouse was expected to self-cath and I helped her with it. One day I tried to do it on myself and was a learning experience--don't dish it out if you can't take it.
cutep3 0
I have to agree with your professor. It will change how you interact with your patients when they have to get that crap done.