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
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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'm a medicine student, it's my sixth year, and I have spent the whole day in surgery. No one dared tell me that what I was wearing on my feet was actually supposed to be put over my hair. Which was embarrassing. FML
Today, while working at the hospital, I had a patient with a blocked bowel. It was so bad, feces were entering into her stomach. While leaning down to talk with her, she threw up. I was both vomited and defecated on at the same time. FML
Today, I was elected to learn how to clean the birthing tub at the hospital I work at. Today, I also discovered that while blood doesn't bother me, floating chunks of afterbirth and god knows what else, will cause me to projectile vomit into said tub. Which I still had to clean afterwards. FML
Today, I was nervously observing a delicate medical procedure while training at my new job. I tried to stifle a sneeze and instead (as you can probably guess) ripped the biggest, most cartoonishly loud fart of my life. My ass sounded like a tuba and I was asked to leave the room. FML
Today, I found out that college stressed me out so much that my stomach acid now eats holes in my stomach wall. I went from, “Oh, I have a tummy ache” to “You can’t eat or drink for 24 hours because we gotta do surgery on a perforated ulcer.” FML
Today, after drinking a half gallon of liquid laxative in preparation for a colonoscopy, I puked the half gallon of laxative. Out my nose. FML
Today, I threw up in bio when we dissected cow hearts. Guess that rules out my childhood passion as a possible career. FML
Today, I was really excited to be observing my first autopsy for my forensics class. Apparently so was the guy behind me. He barfed up ramen noodles all over my hair and back. I couldn't leave the room to clean up. For two hours. FML
Today, because of my life situation, I was told I'll have to have a colonoscopy without anesthesia. FML
Today, I'm in the hospital getting prepped for a colonoscopy. Accidents happen, but the worst was right after the janitor finished cleaning the aftermath of the LAST accident. FML
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Angel1000168 16
I have a fear of that happening when I train to be a vet. I can't stand blood but apparently I'll get used of it...
EsotericBrent 29
You could always try different medical fields if you have trouble operating on people. I could never do it, that's for sure, so good job on the effort
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eggbutton 2
So that means you've done like four years at college right? Did you not go near cadavers at any time there? Is this an American thing? I had first year Nursing friends who had access to dead bodies. Or am I reading this entirely wrong and it's your first year at college? In which case, change majors. The American college system is scary and foreign to me.
ashley_3516 11
At least where I am at, the students have to complete a Bachelors degree in a related field, like biology, before going to medical school. While I believe that nursing students don’t have to have completed a Bachelors degree first. If it’s the same way where OP is at, then its quite possible that they had gone through several years of collage without seeing a dead body.
ballbearing 10
I know my medical friends all worked on cadavers before they ever saw a live operation forget participated in one.
Brssps 13
Well I lived through 2girls 1cup without throwing up and some doctors think its worse then surgery lol.
thelastavailable 13
Don't give up OP! You should consider hypnotherapy, that might help.
Mister_Triangle 21
Yeah, because if you're not a doctor, the only other thing you can be is a patty-flipper.
EvilUndead 9
Either switch to different medical branch, or get used to it. I doubt anybody likes sight of somebody's guts the first time they see it.
DocBastard 40
That's the spirit! One surgery where you lose your shit, and you're ready to give it all up! That's the PERFECT attitude to have. Go into psychiatry or neurology then. You'll never see another drop of blood. That's a perfect solution. Unfortunately there's no solution for your ridiculous give-up attitude.
Zaros_fml 24
Knew you'd have something to put in here. Was surprised to see you on page 2.
Metallica36176 16
Exactly Doc. I.didn't know you wrote that, but I basically wrote the same thing below, so don't think I copied you. But I completely agree! It sounds like OP just wanted a way out and that was the only way (also most ridiculous). Irs pathetic how people are. Man when something like that tries to stop me, I get even more pissed and overcome it. No one has any determination anymore. They just back down. -_-
unhappycamperuk 12
you'll get used to it. a massive potion of the med students and interns that pass through the theatres I work in faint at least once. I've even fainted a few times. the world doesn't end.
PhishloverA 14
You'll get used to it eventually and it won't bother you anymore
Headcrab 29
I don't understand how you didn't know this before enrolling into college. Sorry OP, but YDI.
Quiet_one 22
How would the OP know this before going to college? Just how often do you see another person's intestines?
perdix 31
What kind of cheap-ass med school are you going to? You should be out hundreds of thousands of dollars. Radiology: you just look at pictures.