Today, my husband won't seek medical treatment for a condition he's been living with for years because he saw an episode of House, in which the treatment made the condition worse in a very rare instance. FML
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Thanksgiving
Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Today, out of sheer stubbornness, my husband forced himself to go to the toilet despite severe constipation. He forced it so hard he now has a migraine and his nose won’t stop bleeding, but he won’t go see a doctor. He could have burst an artery in his brain but no, he knows better than "some doctor." FML
Today, I took my friend to the emergency room because he was having heart problems. The doctors recognized him, and one of them had something to say: "Charles, can you not wait until you're practically dying to seek medical treatment?" This is gonna be a long day. FML
Today, my husband was supposed to have knee surgery but he wouldn't leave the house because he "got scared" no matter what I and even my mother-in-law tried to do. Now he can't have it for another six months and I took three weeks off work to help him that I can't cancel. FML
Today, I visited my new doctor, hoping that he would be able to figure out the cause of the pains I've been having for years. He told me there's nothing he can do, that half the drugs out there cause cancer anyway and that I should look into homeopathy. Great. FML
Today, my husband is refusing to go to a gastroenterologist. His farts have gotten so rank, they could be used as weapon to extract info from political prisoners, but he still insists nothing is wrong. Another night of this and I’ll be sleeping outside in in 30°F weather. FML
Today, my husband got home from hospital following a suicide attempt that was a hair's breadth from being successful, and told me he did it because he can’t handle being married, being a father, having responsibilities, then he moved out and refuses to come home. FML
Today, I left hospital after suffering a head injury. My neurosurgeon gave my wife a list of potential household changes that needed to be made, otherwise I could have a fatal seizure. We got in the car and she said, "You do realise we aren’t doing a single thing on that bullshit list, right?" FML
Today, my husband keeps falling sick or imagining that he's sick. We started the year with flu, then back pain, then a sprain, then a ligament tear, and now a bacterial infection. On the days he's not sick, he has zero interest in physical intimacy, scared that he'll catch an STD. We're a married monogamous couple. FML
Today, my husband is upset that I refuse to sign off on a loan for $10k for an experimental surgery on his 11 year-old chronically ill dog. It will ultimately put more trauma on the poor creature, but he refuses to listen or let go. Not to mention the kids and mortgage. FML
Today, I realized that due to my obsession with House MD, I seem to have subconsciously developed a limp in my right leg. FML
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Top comments
UUUHQ 11
Oh television... Well tell him that for his own good, if he wants to stay alive in your house, he should go see treatment. I hope he gets better, good luck OP!
ThePaperDragon 31
Maybe contact a physician and explain the condition so that they may attempt to make contact with your husband and explain the benefits of treatment.
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Comments (67)
juicy_extasy 25
To me, House is worse than Web MD in escalating things. Consider mentioning that House is meant to be exaggerated to create drama and grab the viewers attention because it is in fact, a fictional show.
Unlovable_Me 14
Just wait till he sees the Walking Dead. Your house will be boarded up and fortified before you know it with a stockpile of food, water, and ammunition for the impending apocalypse.
chronicB 19
cut off his dick
XxDanno316xX 27
You're an idiot.
kbecks87 16
He's an adult. If that's the way he wants to live his life then he can deal with the consequences later.
smackaroonial 20
But as an adult with a family you need to also consider how the consequences will affect them. He shouldn't be selfish.
beeferjay 34
just withhold
Dinonick 15
Pretty ironic considering House would call him an idiot.
Lalala579121 28
And then spend the next 20 minutes mis-diagnosing him before finally figuring it out just as he's about to die.
tiger820 20
he must be born and raised in Kentucky too!
XxDanno316xX 27
And you're from west philadelphia, born and raised?
Schizomaniac 24
On the playground is where you spend most of your days?
Seabass_Chan 33
Tell your husband that House is mostly bullshit. It's like reading a Wikipedia article and deciding what the best thing is to do based on that. Except, Wikipedia is much more accurate than House.
TreeTreeMan 23
Very true #24, House is v serious scrubs, fun to watch but not real life
Lalala579121 28
It is actually moderately accurate as far as basic symptoms and diagnoses go. Many of the cases are based loosely off real life cases. They just exaggerate how fast everything happens and how extreme it gets.
adrianctin 9
Well, it's not lupus, that's for sure.
riddhi 16
dont most house episodes have a happy ending..