Today, I went to have a pre-cancerous mole removed off of my nose. When the doctor numbed my nose, she didn't check to see if the anesthetic actually worked, and began hacking away at my nose, leaving me to feel every last flick of the razor. Turns out I have an immunity to that anesthetic. 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 got surgery on one of my hands. I opted for a local anesthetic instead of being put all the way under. I soon discovered my hand hadn't gone completely numb when the doctor started slicing into the finger that needed operating on. FML
Today, I went to get some teeth pulled. I had Novocaine in my gums and lip so I couldn't feel a thing. When the doctor is pulling out the last tooth, he sneezes and pulls the tooth out. He looks in my mouth and I hear, "Oh, shit..." I now have stitches in my mouth. FML
Today, I finally got an unsightly mole on my face removed. While I was shaving. FML
Today, I had surgery done to fix an ingrown toenail. When the doctor started cutting the nail, my toe wasn't entirely numb. FML
Today, I found out that I'm immune to laughing gas and partially immune to novocaine while I was getting two teeth pulled. FML
Today, I went through the nightmare of having to go to my doctor so he could remove a living spider from my nasal cavity. FML
Today, I saw a dermatologist to see if they would remove my moles for cosmetic reasons. Turns out 5 of them are suspicious and need to be removed anyway. Good news: I don’t have to pay for it. Bad news: it might be because they’re cancerous. FML
Today, I went to the hospital to get my ingrown toenail removed. The doctors put me on a little surgery table and told me to relax. They then injected anesthetic into my toe four times and used a pair of scissors to slowly cut through my nail. Only, the anesthetic hadn't started to work just yet. FML
Today, I went to the dentist to get a tooth filled. The nurse just finished taking my info when the doctor came in and started drilling. Through my chorus of screams he realized he'd forgotten to numb me. His only response was, "Guess I forgot to numb ya, huh?" while giggling. FML
Today, I went to the doctor for what I thought was a persistent bug bite. Turns out it was a mole I'd never noticed. I had been scratching it then applying anti-itch cream for weeks. FML
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lolfood 24
You didn't say anything...?
destinedjagold 7
*shivers violently at the thought*
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blackdoritos 7
That is one of my biggest fears, that sucks OP.
cole_tyler42 21
Do you guys smell that? It's weird. I think I smell a lawsuit.
mightycocoman 12
I don't think that they can file a lawsuit because they have immunity to an anesthetic that neither they nor the doctor knew about. Unless they told the doctor that they still felt pain and the doctor didn't do anything about it. There's not enough info to tell.
DARKDAY07 16
well they can because the doctor neglected to check if it had worked
lolfood 24
You didn't say anything...?
mojobanks 8
I'm sure it would have taken just one word "Ouch" to make her stop.
acommonman 23
OP was given a potion that made him powerless to move or speak, but did nothing to dull his senses
Brandi_Faith 34
No 24, the anesthetic would've only worked like that if op was having a surgery where they were put to sleep. This is just local anesthetic in which case they should've let the doctor know immediately that they were able to feel everything. (I think you may have been making a joke, but I just wanted others to know)
doodlecloud 27
I had this before when getting a filling at the dentist...I didn't say anything the first time because I figured it was just the dentist and it's supposed to hurt. Plus I didn't want to prolong the pain, I just wanted to get it over and done with. I took me a few times to realise that anaesthetic doesn't really work on me.
Heliol 8
That reminds me of the time I went to the podiatrist with a planters wart on the arch of my foot when I was 15. He came in, messed with something on the counter without me seeing, sat down, grabbed my foot, said "don't move" & started cutting. I was in shock and scared of moving and making it worse so I sat still until he was done and then he put some antiseptic ointment on it, said it would hurt for a couple days & walked out. My dad didn't even complain for me he just said he was impressed with how tough I took it.
then000bster 16
That really stinks! I hope they nose better next time.
Vegetarian27 24
This only works if you say "she nose better."
then000bster 16
Yes, I realized this as well. Although I'd prefer, "Hopefully the doctor nose better next time". Because who nose if OP would use the same doctor or not.
aureshion 5
that must have hurt a lot. did you file a complaint? or did the doctor realize his mistake.
doodlecloud 27
Not really the doctor's mistake if the anaesthetic doesn't work. They probably could've checked but when I had stitches before they asked me if I could still feel it, I said yes, and they just kept injecting me again and again until I gave up and said it was okay so they'd stop stabbing me. and I still felt everything afterwards as well. For some people it just doesn't work. : (
destinedjagold 7
*shivers violently at the thought*
aylind 18
I really don't know what to say to this, besides I'm so sorry that happened to you.
melsweet 19
That's horrible! Hope you said something/screamed....
sneakattacked 21
At least you know you're immune to that anesthetic now, so if you were to ever need surgery again, you can let the doctor know and avoid a repeat situation
xninix_fml 36
That sounds so ******* terrifying. I'm so sorry op that this happened to you.
LittleMissShadow 16
I probably would've screamed if that happened to me..