Today, I had debilitating stomach cramps and told my mom, but she said she was too tired to take me to the ER. I had appendicitis. Thanks Mom. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I woke up with horrible pain in my gut. It got worse and worse, and I started vomiting from the pain. My mom said it was the flu and that I needed to "man up." It turned out to be appendicitis, and I'm now typing this from my hospital bed. FML
Today, I crawled into my mom's room to tell her my stomach was in massive pain. She ended up throwing me out of the room while spraying me with Lysol. My appendix was about to burst and I needed surgery. FML
Today, our dog became ill. My mom wasted no time attending her every needs and became very distressed. When I had appendicitis a few months ago, my mom told me to “sleep it off” and a friend had to take me to the hospital. She only called once to bitch at me for “doing this on purpose to make her feel bad.” FML
Today, what started with me forcing a shit a little too hard ended up with me being rushed to the hospital with appendicitis. FML
Today, my son was up at 3:00 am crying due to excruciatingly severe pain in his groin. I took him to the ER. After nine hours consisting of two different hospitals, an ambulance ride, a CAT scan, an ultrasound, and possible appendicitis, the surgeon finally said he was just constipated. FML
Today, I had food poisoning and woke up early in the morning to vomit. My mom emailed all of my teachers saying that I would be late to school because of "morning sickness". Thanks mom. FML
Today, after months of incredibly painful stomach cramps, I convinced my mom that I needed to see a doctor. Not even 2 minutes into the exam, the doctor tells me that I'm heavily constipated and advised some "prune juice" to help "clear all that shit out". My mom won't stop laughing at me. FML
Today, I was feeling more and more sick, with significant pain in my abdomen. Nobody believed me, and my grandma told me to stop whinging and to eat something. I tried but started vomiting, and now I'm being rushed into surgery with an already necrotic appendix. FML
Today, my mom told me how lucky I was to inherit her "asymptomatic" periods. It's true, I don't get cramps, bloating or mood swings with my periods. Nope, just excruciatingly painful diarrhea. Thanks, mom. FML
Today, I wasn't feeling too well and consequently threw up. In an effort to get some sympathy, I told my mom about what happened. Rather than trying to make me feel better, she yelled at me because I threw up in the bathroom sink "when the damn toilet is two feet away." Thanks mom. FML
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exileonmainst 16
You carried Frodo up Mount Doom, I think you’re very capable of getting yourself to the ER..
David Rayden Barquist 7
when I was 8 I went through a period where I'd wet the bed EVERY single night. my dad beat my ass until I had bruises and refused to believe anything was wrong with me. 2 weeks later he finally took me to the ER and found out I had type 1 diabetes. my blood sugar was over 850. (90-175 is normal) no wonder I was pissing the bed huh?!!
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Zachary8261 28
Wow. What a neglectful bitch.
exileonmainst 16
You carried Frodo up Mount Doom, I think you’re very capable of getting yourself to the ER..
PennyLane27 32
Literally reading this while recouping from an appendectomy. Solidarity, OP! Hope your recovery is swift!
David Rayden Barquist 7
when I was 8 I went through a period where I'd wet the bed EVERY single night. my dad beat my ass until I had bruises and refused to believe anything was wrong with me. 2 weeks later he finally took me to the ER and found out I had type 1 diabetes. my blood sugar was over 850. (90-175 is normal) no wonder I was pissing the bed huh?!!
NostalgiaFreak9 43
Dude, I am so sorry you had to go through that. Please tell me that your father is sitting in a prison cell.
PennyLane27 32
David- that is horrendous!! I'm so sorry you went through that. No one should! I want you to know that I have a little one about that age. He has a terrible time with bed wetting. We have brought it up to his doctor before, but not for a while, because we are always told it'll resolve on its own and the doctor isn't worried. Your post has inspired me to seek answers more aggressively and not take "it's not a big deal" as an answer. There could be medical implications. But no one's even running tests. So thank you for sharing your story. On that note, this brought tears in my eyes. I can't imagine ever being angry at my son for it. It's not his fault. And he's humiliated enough on his own when he wakes up with an accident. It really truly breaks my heart that someone would shame their child and physically abuse them over having accidents. *Hugs* to you, and I'm glad you have your diagnosis.
boopingsnoot 25
That is child abuse
Lobby_Bee 18
You know, you could call for an ambulance if your mom won't drive you.
Kayla Jones 9
That'll be $500
sweetbliss3 37
hope mom has insurance lol
TheJawsman 18
Maybe Uber should start up UberEmergency for people like the OP. I'm sure they could make quite a racket out of the current insurance climate nowadays.
Akitakat 31
So, she isn’t exactly up for the mother of the year award ‘eh?
RichardPencil 32
How does the seriousness of your medical condition make your mom less tired. Tired is tired!
weeping_willow 25
This sounds exactly like my mom. But she'd say something more like "I don't want to sit in the hospital ALL day and night".
TheJawsman 18
I remember when I had a scheduled shoulder surgery at the VA hospital in Buffalo. My dad said he didn't want to stay with me and would essentially drop me off at the hospital and pick me up. One of the nurses at the ambulatory surgery unit basically read my dad the riot act. He changed his mind and stayed instead. Even as an adult, no person should go to any hospital by themselves. Family support is soothing for most people in this situation.
tonyfan00 38
Is this because your date wouldn't let you eat any meat?