Today, I went to a fast-food joint and ordered off the $1.00 menu to save money. Five hours later I go to the hospital with food-poisoning. After a whole day of not eating, crapping, puking, having tests, and a bunch of IV fluids, my $1.00 burger ended up costing me $2,000 in bills. Really. 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 went out to eat to celebrate getting over the stomach flu. I hadn't eaten solid food in over a week, so I was really excited and ordered my favorite dish. It gave me food poisoning. FML
Today, I had a stomach bug, but despite it I swallowed a mouthful of habanero sauce on a dare. I ended up projectile vomiting on a wall outside, lost my sense of balance and fell over on the sidewalk, almost blacked out from the tightness in my chest, and had to refuse an ambulance that somebody had called. All for $5. FML
Today, I wrecked my car on the way to work, all because I could get free food from a restaurant for my team winning a game. My husband suggested it. Now I’m without a car, with massive hospital bills, all for the most expensive fast food. FML
Today, I went to the Cheesecake Factory and treated myself to an appetizer, an entree, a dessert, and some cocktails. The bill was higher than I expected and I was $50 short. I faked having a food allergy and had the staff call 911 so they could take me to the hospital, so I would get out of paying. It worked. FML
Today, after months of avoiding fast food, I decided to eat some McDonald's french fries. Though the fries were delicious, they were not worth the agonizing 15 minutes I spent on the toilet afterwards. FML
Today, after struggling with anorexia for months, I got food poisoning. FML
Today, I had horrible pains in my stomach area so I went to the doctors. They couldn't find anything wrong and sent me to the Emergency Room for X-rays. After spending the entire day in the hospital, they tell me I'm slightly constipated. I had to pay $400 to find out I had to take a shit. FML
Today, I didn't feel like cooking when I got home from work, so I decided to go to the local restaurant nearby and do my part in supporting small businesses. Long story short, I woke up later feeling like absolute shit. Hello, food poisoning. FML
Today, I took my boyfriend out to dinner to an expensive restaurant. He overate, and now I have to nurse him through food poisoning. FML
Today, I was fired from the restaurant I work at because I missed my shift. I missed it because I was in the hospital for food poisoning from the meal I ate at work last night. FML
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Top comments
Shaiath 0
Ouch, that must really suck. D= Was it from McDonalds by chance?
seventeen_fml 0
sue the restaurant :)
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scarnox 0
nice try... first of all, i doubt food poisoning symptoms would show up that soon unless the food was OBVIOUSLY undercooked or something and second of all no hospital would charge NEARLY that much for food poisoning.
kellster 2
Totally fake. I've had salmonella - from the same place, in fact! It takes quite a few hours to set in (#240, it can take as little as 7 hours, actually, though there are other kinds that take longer for sure), but you don't need to be hospitalized for it or given IV fluids, etc. You just vomit a whole lot, for four or five days.
deceptivebeauty 0
Also, #215: I can list at least three educational hospital websites that list it as at least 4-36 hours generally. As well as the Doctor's Home Remedy Book. Healthline.com . . . I can go on.
faint_fml 0
Welcome to the United States medical system. In Canada it cost me just over $150 when I had food poisoning. I spent two days in the hospital. No where close to $24000
bellada24 0
Sue those dickheads.
whudafxup 0
And this is why I live in Ontario bittchhessss!
JustNoboby 0
you should just sue the bastards
mr_t 1
Sue them
dre228 0
i dont believe you 24k for something not overnight and doesnt really require anything from the hospital besides saline solution
ateasenfitz 0
Get some health insurance my friend!! there is only a a co-pay, and you pay maybe 100 bucks a month, or if you qualify for government insurance like I do, (college student with no parents and a part time job) its free!!