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Patients Reveal the Most Awkward Doctor Visit They've Ever Had

Many people don't like visiting the hospital, but sometimes, circumstances require us to. However, those doctor appointments sometimes don't turn out as expected, and patients end up in uncomfortable situations.

Nobody knows when sickness knocks on the door. But when it does, we must take precautions by seeking medication to ensure we are healthy. But some of those doctor visits have turned out to be memorable experiences for some people.

On Reddit, these patients openly shared their encounters during doctor's appointments, capturing the interest of fellow Redditors. While some of these anecdotes are hilarious, others are not-so-funny. Here's what they had to say.

Comments have been edited for grammar and clarity.

1. Blue-Handed Patient's Unusual Condition Turned To Be Blue Jeans

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u/raybanomics: Not me, but my roommate went to the doctor because his hands were turning blue. He was born premature and has always had horrible circulation. So he goes to the doctor, who is so puzzled about what's happening that she calls to consult other doctors.

She returns to the room with alcohol swabs, and the blue starts coming off. Apparently, he had not washed his new jeans, and the ink kept rubbing off on his hands every time he put them in his pocket.

2. Going Commando Led to an Awkward Encounter

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u/ olialm1: I had my physical examination and forgot to wear underwear. I pretty much go commando all the time unless I'm wearing a short dress, so when my doctor told me to "put the gown on but keep your bra and underwear on," I facepalmed.

When he went to lift my gown so he could feel around on my stomach, I turned bright red and said, "I'm not wearing underwear," to which he responded by giving me this weird look.

3. When a Cough Turned into a Burp

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u/ kev0h: Way back when I was in peewee football, I had to go for a sports physical. I was pretty young then. When the doctor told me to turn my head and cough, I panicked because I hadn't coughed in a while, so instead, I burped.

4. The Doctors Clashed over Shorter Limb

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u/ epona92: My left leg is slightly shorter than my right leg (approx. 1.5 cm, so nothing too drastic), and when I was younger, I had to see a specialist because I also had scoliosis.

The doctor was older and German and had three international interns: one from South Africa, one from Mexico, and one from China.

After taking x-rays, the German doctor returned and informed me that my right leg was shorter than my left, pointing to the hip displacement in the x-ray. I corrected him, but he insisted that my right leg was shorter.

The South African came to my defense and pointed out that he was looking at the X-ray backward. The German doctor didn't believe any of it, and their argument got so heated that the Mexican and Chinese doctors excused themselves.

5. The Motorcycle Mishap Became a Timeless Family Tale

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u/ TheOnlyOne87: I was about five years old at the time. We had a big field beside our house where my two older brothers and I rode our mini motorcycle around. Anyway, I crashed the bike and cut my leg open pretty badly.

So, I was taken to the local doctor for stitches. He pulled down my little trousers, and I wasn't wearing any underwear. Twenty years later, I still have the scar on my leg. And my lack of underwear is still a regular family anecdote.

6. The Unexpected Encounter with Doctor Who Compared Me to John Cusack

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u/ BosskHogg: A few years back, I ended up getting the flu. My wife took me to a 24-hour emergency clinic near our house. The doctor on duty was in her mid-30s and kind of cute.

My wife was in the waiting room, and I was with the doctor in a patient room when the doctor turned to me and said, "You look just like John Cusack" (which I do).

I told her I get that all the time, but she kept repeating it, and she began sounding creepy. So I'm lying on the bed, trying my hardest not to pass out, and the doctor begins playing with my hair, talking about John Cusack before my wife walks in.

7. Baby Talk Blunder: The OB's Humorous Comment

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u/ LuckieMotor: When I was newly pregnant with my daughter, I was at my OB's office for a pelvic exam. After I stirrup up, my doctor checks my vagina and says, "Oh, you'll be fine if you have a big baby; there's PLENTY of room in here."

I'm sure she meant that I have a wide pelvic arch and would have no trouble with a vaginal delivery, but what I heard was something entirely different.

8. My Comment Turned To Be a Compliment

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u/ pickanotherusername: I was ten when I was taken to the emergency room with a ruptured appendix. They had trouble diagnosing my problem and sent me in for an enema. The doctor was doing his thing. So I said, "You must be the least popular doctor in the hospital." He responded," I don't get many thank-you cards."

9. An Awkward Encounter with an Attractive Doctor

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u/ FruitF***ing: Well, it's not that awkward, but it was April Fool's Day, and right before I went to class, I decided to go dominate the toilet. To my surprise, the toilet paper was all red.

By this time, I'm freaking out going to the doctor, thinking I bled out of my butt. I go to an urgent care and pay my $100 fee. A very attractive doctor has me bend over to look at my buttocks. That was the awkward part for me.

She says I'm probably okay if I didn't feel any pain. An hour later, I'm sitting at home wondering if I'm going to die. I realized the night before I got very drunk, smoked, and ate a whole bag of flaming hot Cheetos to myself. Turns out that eating a bunch of those turns your poop red.

10. I Thought Taste Buds Were Something Else

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u/ va_bene: I had a sore throat, and when I tried to get a good look at it in the mirror, I noticed these large, pink spots all over the very back of my tongue.

I spent a week fretting over it, wondering what they were and why they weren't going away until my mom worried enough that she went with me to my doctor.

Upon examining my throat and tongue, he pronounced what I saw were my taste buds. I have never seen my doctor, an incredibly stoic man, smile so wide. My family is never going to let me live it down.

11. A Fart Mishap Left the Doctor Asking Questions

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u/ FearlessEyes: I went to the doctor when I was about eight months pregnant. At that point in my pregnancy, I was VERY gassy, and if I tried to hold it in, it would get painful after a while.

While I was sitting in the doctor's office, I felt like I had to fart. I held it in for a while, thinking that if I did fart, the doctor would be in at any moment. Fifteen minutes passed, and nothing.

So I decided to let it go. The tiniest little fart ever, but it stunk really bad. Thirty seconds later, the doctor walked in and asked me what that smell was.

12. This Took a Different Turn

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u/ PalmerKid: When I turned 30, I suddenly became a hypochondriac. I thought that EVERYTHING was cancer or worse. So, I'm seeing my doctor for an annual physical, and I mentioned that I was having some pains in the left side of my chest.

I asked, "I know this is rare, but could it be breast cancer?" (I'm male, btw). The doctor checked around seriously and then, with a straight face, asked me, "Does the pain hurt worse when you have your period?" That was pretty much the end of my year of hypochondria.

13. The Awkward Hug Fail

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u/ AnalogDigit2: I hadn't seen my doctor in over a year, and he met me outside the examination room before I went in. He spread his arms, and I was a little surprised.

I started to move in for a hug before he stepped back a little and made a clearer indication that he was just politely gesturing me to enter the room before him. Sheepfaced, I put my head down and marched into the room.

14. The Hospital Visit Turned Emotional

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u/ lieshy: I had a full-fledged panic attack when they sent me to the "renal" unit at the hospital. I cried for an hour because I didn't want a bum exam. The best part of the story? I was seventeen years old. I should probably have paid more attention in class, I guess.

15. My Sports Injuries Turned to a Normal Conversation

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u/ KakunaUsedHarden: So, not a particular incident, but I get a lot of sports injuries that hurt so bad until I see a doctor. But the appointment ends with a normal conversation anytime I visit the doctor.

I say, "It hurts so much!." The doctor responds, "Does it hurt when I do this?" I reply, "No." Despite additional pressure and questioning, I consistently say it does not hurt. The doctor concludes, "I think you'll be fine."

16. I Accidentally Kissed the Doctor's Hand

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u/ reedyforkmike: I took my son (one year old) to the doctor to get checked out for an ear infection. He got upset as the doctor examined him. I'm holding him on my lap the entire time, whispering in his ear and trying to keep him calm.

As the doctor goes to look in his ear, I comfort my son by kissing his head. Unfortunately, the doctor had just placed his hand there to hold him in place.

I gently press my lips right on the guy's hand! I pulled away, didn't say a word, and we both pretended like it never happened.

17. From Giggles to Gas

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u/ [deleted]: I had pimples on my face when I was about fourteen and looked like a human pizza. My mom took me to the doctor, and everything started normally.

The doctor was an oldish lady in her 50s; she seemed nice. Then something made me lose it when she started making hand gestures to her crotch, saying. "Do you get any pains around here?"

You can probably guess what would happen; with the sense of humor of a fourteen-year-old, I started laughing so hard I tried to stop myself by coughing. But the coughs caused me to fart.

18. The Holiday Hymns Added a Merry Twist to Gynecologist Visit

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u/ gummbee: I'm a student, so I always make my appointments for winter break. For the season, they play Christmas songs throughout the office.

Near the end of my appointment, it was time for my pap smear test. I climb on the table and open wide when a choir begins singing, "Oh, Come all the faithful."

19. The Quirky Dentist's Chair That Gave Me Giggles

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u/ doh_ramey: I've never done anything incredibly embarrassing, but there is one thing that gives me anxiety about going to the dentist. I don't mind them fiddling around with my mouth, and I can stand the twinges, scrapes, and more.

The problem is that when the dentist/hygienist pumps the chair lever, it rises in little jumps. I can't help it, so I start to giggle. I know it was cute when I was six, but now I'm twenty-six, making me look very strange.

20. Wisdom Teeth Aftermath

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u/ WhiskeyandWine: I was under anesthesia after having my wisdom teeth removed. While waiting for my ride in the not-so-empty lobby, I vaguely remember seeing someone else with a bunch of gauze hanging out of their mouth; seeing this, I started to laugh at them.

Sure enough, my friend arrived to see me laughing at myself in the mirror. My friend asked the receptionist if I was alright, to which she responded, "Oh yeah, he has been like that for more than five minutes now."

21. The Day a 'Zit' Took Center Stage

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u/ bad_pie: I had a small lump on the side of my chin. I thought maybe it was a pimple. It was there for a few months, so I got nervous and went to the doctor.

He looks at it for a few seconds and then squeezes it hard. It Hurt pretty bad. Turns out it was a zit. When it popped, he said, "Woah! It hit the wall!" Then, pointing at the wall, he says, "We'll sanitize that later."

22. This Was Embarrasing

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u/ goat_on_a_pole: I was getting ready for a BBQ/pool party. Changed into my swimsuit, put clothes over it, and I was doing chores before I left home. My face started feeling numb, and I was getting a headache.

I called the advice nurse, who told me to call for an ambulance. Paramedics came, transported me to the hospital, checked in to the ER, did an exam, CT scan, and labs, and they found nothing. They decided to discharge me to follow up with my regular doctor.

While waiting for discharge paperwork, I sit on a hospital bed in the hall. My neck is aching from my halter-top swimsuit, holding my boobs up, so I pull the strap over my head to relieve the pressure.

And then it hits me; I'm fairly large-chested, and my halter-top swimsuit was pinching a nerve in my neck and causing all the symptoms. I was too embarrassed to tell the doctor or nurses.

23. The Beetroot Smoothie That Freaked Me Out

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u/ Fartweaver: Valentine's Day, 2019. I went to the toilet in the morning and noticed there was a lot of blood and immediately made an emergency appointment. My doctor is a 60-something-year-old woman, and she says to me, "You realize you can't tell me something like that without me having to take a closer look."

I'm lying sideways on the bed, my knees tucked up and my pants pulled down. The doctor applies ice-cold lubricant and starts to conduct a procedure inside my buttocks, and I make the awkward remark, "You haven't even taken me out to dinner yet." Dead silence.

"Nothing wrong as far as I can see," she tells me before adding, "Have you eaten anything like beetroot recently?" I immediately remember the beetroot juice smoothie I had drunk the day before, but I'm too embarrassed to admit to it, so I lie. Worst Valentine's Day ever.

24. Gynecologist Visit Took an Uncomfortable Route

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u/ GargleHemlock: When I went for a pelvic exam, my gynecologist was rummaging around down there and suddenly asked me if I'd ever been to the Grand Canyon. It was so awkward and embarrassing.

25. I Mistook Air Freshener for Ear Freshener

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u/ NowCanBeLoudAndProud: I was five years old, not too bright, and thought Air Freshener was EAR Freshener. So I plugged the end of a Febreze into my ear and let loose.

I made it to the second ear before I realized I messed up. The burning pain and damaged my eardrums from the pressure; how could this day get any worse?

I made it to the ER, and my father was freaking out, thinking I'd gone deaf, and he was demanding why nobody was helping us and staring at the TVs. It was September 11, 2001, and I thought I was having a bad day.

26. An Expensive Mistake That Cost My Ears

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u/ siobhanbacan: This was the most embarrassing doctor visit, as I've had pretty terrible luck with medical professionals in general. I had a recurring/constant ear infection for probably around eight months.

I did a televisit with a new primary, and he prescribed antibiotics and said if it didn't clear up, I'd have to go to the ENT. I finished the round, and my ear cleared for a little bit but then returned to fully messed up.

I ended up on another round of antibiotics for an unrelated incident, and it was the same story. We have a long wait time for doctors and specialists where I live, so many months after my ear infection had started, I went to the ENT.

He quickly looks into my ear and leads me to another room. He has me lay on my side and pulls out a hearing aid dome that apparently had fallen off and gotten stuck there.

He also waited to pull the thing out before telling me the problem; I'm guessing for the drama/amusement factor. I was embarrassed since I had lost a dome, but I figured it had fallen out somewhere and not into my ear.

The timeline of the two incidents never connected for me, so I never pieced it together as an option for what might be wrong.

He tried to reassure me that it happens pretty often, but then he had to throw in that usually it happened to elderly patients, and I was probably the youngest person he had pulled one out of. All this could have been avoided if I didn't have a telehealth appointment in the first place.

27. My Desire to Look like a Pirate Ended Badly

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u/ polaris2acrux: When I was about thirteen, I got one of my little sister's earrings stuck in my ear. I had been watching a documentary about pirates and decided I wanted to look like one and have an earring on one ear.

Somehow, it ended up inside my ear canal rather than on my earlobe. And while trying to get it out, I pushed it in deeper to the point that I couldn't get it out. So we had to go to urgent care.

I was embarrassed to tell my parents, let alone a doctor, how and why it happened as I was old enough to know that it was a pretty ridiculous story: "I wanted to look like a pirate, and I pushed this tiny metal sticker deep in my ear because I was watching TV at the same time as trying to put the sticker on"

28. This Wouldn't Have Happened If I Only Knew

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u/ Freikorp: I was pretty young and had never swallowed a pill before; my only experience with anything pill-like was Flinstone vitamins. I was in there with my mom and was given a Tylenol and a cup of water; I guess no one imagined I had never taken a pill before.

So I immediately popped it in my mouth, vigorously chewed it, and then immediately threw up from the bitter taste. My reaction was surprise and confusion. The doctor said, "You just swallow them with the water." I felt like an idiot.

29. A Hilarious Hospital Blunder

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u/ tdmmnnl: I was about 15 and at the hospital, laying on that short table waiting for the doctor. I couldn't figure out why that dumb table was so short and tried to find a way to make it longer.

Well, I realized these fancy leg extensions were at the end of the table, so I pulled them out and waited. The doctor came in, started laughing hysterically, and asked me what kind of examination I wanted.

I didn't realize what I had done until 20 years later when I went to the doctor with my wife. Kind of a delayed embarrassment!

I probably should include the part about the look I had on my face 20 years later when it all came to me and I figured out what happened! I am sure my wife was puzzled as to why I was laughing so hard while her checkup was done!

30. My Constipation Turned To Be a Laughing Stock

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u/ DAM5150: I went to the ER for stomach pains, worried about my appendix, spleen, gall bladder, etc. Turns out I was constipated. My brother humorously recounts the incident, joking that the one time I sought medical attention, it turned out I was full of sh**

31. I Thought I Had an STD but My Toothbrush Saved the Day

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u/ throwra92927261: I had sores on my tongue and thought I might have an STD. Went to my doctor super worried. Turns out my new toothbrush was firmer than I was used to, and I had brushed my tongue so hard with it that I caused damage. I was prescribed a softer toothbrush.

32. My Christian Dior Perfume Left Everyone in Stitches

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u/ msnovtue: Not too bad, but a perfect example of how my life tends to go. I had just bought a new perfume and put some on in the morning. By mid-day, though, my neck was red, puffy, & itchy.

Home/OTC stuff wasn't doing anything, so I headed to the college infirmary. I gave a nurse the details before the doctor came in. She then asked, "And what perfume was it?" I responded, "It's by Christian Dior. It's called mumble."

The nurse then asked again, "What was it?" I replied, “Mumble." "I'm sorry, dear, but I didn't quite catch that," the nurse repeated. At this point, I was exhausted from explaining, and I just said, "It's called 'Poison' by Christian Dior."

I then looked over at her, and she had this look on her face as if she was trying to hold her laughter. I then told her, "Go ahead, laugh. I would be if I were you." She did grin pretty widely, and there was a bit of a giggle when she told the doctor.

33. I Didn’t Know I Had Allergies

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u/ Quietcatslikemusic: I easily get eye infections, so the first sign of something being wrong, I usually take note. My parents had just moved to a new home and invited me to spend some time there and help them unpack.

My eyes were super sensitive, and I was basically in a state of crying; tears were running down my face with no effort from me whatsoever. After a day or so, I told my dad, hey, something strange is happening, and my eyes won't stop leaking tears.

So he recommended that I go to the eye doctor in case of a major problem. I was wiping my face every 30 seconds. I had never experienced anything like that, and it was so consistent.

I was convinced it was a cry for help; my eyes warned me something was wrong. When I got to the hospital, the doctor paid attention as I explained my problem. Once I was done, he looked at my eyes and said, "You have allergies."

34. How an Xbox Soccer Game Led to a Broken Wrist

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u/ Vampryssa: I have to explain how playing soccer on the Xbox Connect years ago caused me to break my wrist. I'm very clumsy due to my epilepsy (that we found out years later), and when I tried to kick, I fell backward and used the palm of my hand to cushion the fall. The doctor sat in awe at how I managed that.

35. She Meant I Hold My Breath, I Heard Something Else...

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u /cartron3000: I went to the doctor for an x-ray on my back. I hear the woman working the machine instruct me to "Hold my breasts" as her hand is hovering over the button.

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Horrified, I grabbed both my boobs in absolute panic, not understanding what the X-ray machine could do to them. Then I hear laughter, followed by "No, sweetie! Your breath! Your breath!" I am so stupid.

36. My Condition Turned into a Case Study

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u/ brokenjill: I drove 26 hours straight, moving from Florida to Boston. Apparently, all that sitting can cause an internal hemorrhoid. After going to the toilet, I noticed it was filled with so much blood. That's when I freaked out and went to the ER. After being roomed, a young doctor comes in and does a rectal examination, and there's more blood.

She then goes to get the chief resident, who looks in my butt and decides to get the attending, who then decides it is a great learning opportunity for all the medical students. About 12 people my age are staring into my bloody butt. I was embarrassed.

37. He Confirmed I Had a Yeast Infection in the Strangest Way!

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u/ seriously_stopit: I went to the doctor because I had a yeast infection. My doctor, who is a female, wasn't there that day, so they rescheduled me with another one, an old man with a thick mustache.

He did the swab thing while I was spread open in front of him, and instead of just sending it to the lab, he took a big whiff of it and said, "Yes, I think it is a yeast infection."

38. This Was a Blunder

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u/ Wadek: I went to my OBGYN for the annual checkup many years ago. I had to fill out the sexual history bit, and there was a question asking how many new sex partners I'd had in the past three years.

Remembering my slightly younger, more torrid days, I thought a bit and put down a number that's a little higher than I wish it were. But there's no use in lying to your doctor because they don't care. We get to discussing things, and she's going through my chart and just stops.

Suddenly, the questions turn to, "Have things been... well? Any incidents or anything you should report? Is your partner treating you well? Are other people?" I was confused until she ended it with, "Well, I'm going to recommend you get tested for STIs this month, and I wanna give you a high five."

I misread the form, and you're supposed to list all your new partners from the past three months. She thought I was just being coy about some gangbang/orgy. I thought my face was going to burn off from embarrassment.

39. A Childhood Game Led to a Doctor’s Visit

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u/ TheLighterDr: I had a coconut stuck in my nose once. We had this board game called Monkeys & Coconuts. It had lima bean-sized plastic coconuts, and I stuck one in my nose.

My mom could not get it out, so we went to the doctor. I was so scared when we got there it came out because of my crying and runny nose. Forty-five years later, I still have to hear about it.

40. The Unintended Eavesdropping during OB/GYN Session

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u/ PvP_Noob: I went with my wife to the OB/GYN for a prenatal visit for our first child. This was my first time at one. While waiting in the lobby to get called back, a white woman comes in with short shorts and a tramp stamp.

She gets called back simultaneously and escorted to the room next to ours. The nurse does the usual vitals and questions bit, then goes to leave and has my wife put on one of those paper dresses. She informs us the doctor will be in momentarily.

My wife's paper dress had more soundproofing quality than the walls. We can hear the doctor talking to the young woman in the room next to us through the wall, "Wow..... that certainly is a foul odor!"

41. The Creepy Crawler Surprise

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u/ veximos: I was having trouble hearing out of my left ear, but I'm stubborn and didn't go to the doctor for a week or so. After visiting the doctor, he said I needed to get it washed out, and when the blockage came out, it was revealed there was a dead spider in my ear.

42. The Gynecologist's Unexpected Comment during a Pelvic Exam

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u/ dyoonhee: My friend went to the gynecologist for a pelvic exam, and the doctor was a big black guy who lubed up and, right before starting the exam, said, ''Sorry, I have really big hands."

43. Strange smell

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Deleted user: My husband started to smell really bad... I mean, REEK. I made an appointment for him with the urologist and decided to go with him for support. He went into the doctor's office and the doctor closed the door.

Five minutes later, the doctor comes out and his face turns red when he sees me.Doc (barely holding back laughter): You might want to go in and see for yourself.

Me: 'Doctor, what's going on? Why are you laughing?'Then my husband comes out. He: Honey... I'm not sure how to say this... But I've been cheating on you."

His words hit me like a freight train, and I felt my heart shatter into pieces. I looked at him, searching for any sign of the man I thought I knew, but all I saw was a stranger. The doctor, realizing the gravity of the situation, quickly excused himself, leaving us in an awkward, painful silence.

I stood there, devastated, as the truth of his infidelity and the reason behind his sudden change in odor sank in.

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Doctor's appointments can end up being pretty awkward. If you want to learn how to avoid embarrassment at the doctor's, or at least prepare for it, then keep reading! And don't forget to vote on the most embarrassing stories that let you know what to expect at the doctor's office.

They Didn't Realize Their Swimsuit Was Causing Their Symptoms

From Redditor u/ goat_on_a_pole :

I was getting ready to go to a BBQ/pool party. Changed in to to my swimsuit, put clothes over it and I was doing chores before I left home. My face started feeling numb and I was getting a headache. Called the advice nurse, she told me to call for an ambulance. Paramedics come, transport me to hospital, check in to the ER. They do an exam, CT scan, and labs. They find nothing and decide to discharge me to follow up with my regular doctor.

While waiting for discharge paperwork, I'm sitting on a hospital bed in the hall. My neck is really aching from my halter-top swimsuit holding my chest up so I pull the strap over my head to relieve the pressure.... And then it hits me; I'm fairly large chested and my halter-top swimsuit was pinching a nerve in my neck and causing all the symptoms. I was too embarrassed to tell the doctor or nurses.

They Wore The Wrong Underwear To Their Pelvic Exam

From Redditor u/ Cloberella :

I to the gynecologist and she said “I appreciate the glitter, very fancy.” I was very confused until I realized I had worn new shimmery underwear and it apparently shed glitter everywhere.

They Had The Worst Valentine's Day Ever With Their Doctor

From Redditor u/ FartWeaver :

Valentine's day, 2019. I see blood in the toilet bowl in the morning and made an emergency appointment. My doctor is a 60 something year old woman, and she says to me "you realize you can't tell me something like that without me having to take a closer look."

I'm lying sideways on the bed with my knees tucked up. I make the awkward remark "you haven't even taken me out to dinner yet". Dead silence.

"Nothing wrong as far as I can see" she tells me... "Have you eaten anything like beetroot recently?"

I immediately remember the beetroot juice smoothie I had drunk the day before, but I'm too embarassed to admit to it, so I lie.

Worst Valentine's day ever.

They Thought Air Freshener Was Ear Freshener

From Redditor u/ NowCanBeLoudAndProud :

I was 5 years old, not too bright, and thought Air Freshener was EAR Freshener. So I plugged the end of a Febreze into my ear and let loose. I actually made it to the second ear before I realized I messed up. Burning pain, damaged my eardrums from the pressure, bad everything for me.

Their Gynecologist Asked A Very Awkward Question 

From Redditor u/ GargleHemlock :

The time I went for a pelvic exam, and my gynecologist was rummaging around down there and suddenly asked me if I'd ever been to the Grand Canyon.

Their ENT Doctor Made An Embarrassing Comment About Their Ear Infection

From Redditor u/ Siobhanbacan :

This was most recent embarrassing doctor visit, as I’ve had pretty terrible luck with medical professionals in general. I had a recurring/constant ear infection for probably around 8 months last year. I did a televisit with a new primary and he prescribed antibiotics and said if it didn’t clear up that I’d have to go to the ENT. I finished the round and my ear cleared for a little bit but then returned to fully messed up. Ended up on another round of antibiotics for an unrelated incident and same story.

We have a long wait time for doctors and specialists where I live, so many months after my ear infection had started, I go to the ENT. He takes one super quick look in my ear and leads me to another room. He has me lay on my side and pulls out a hearing aid dome that apparently had fallen off and gotten stuck in there. He also waited to pull the thing out before telling me what the problem was; I’m guessing for the drama/amusement factor.

I was embarrassed since I had lost a dome but figured it had fallen out somewhere and not into my ear. The timeline of the two incidents never connected for me, so I never pieced it together as an option for what might possibly be wrong. He tried to reassure me that it happens pretty often, but then he had to throw in that usually it happened to elderly patients and I was probably the youngest person he had pulled one out of. 

They Had To Explain That They Broke Their Wrist Playing Video games

From Redditor u/ Vampryssa :

Having to explain how playing soccer on the xbox connect years ago caused me to break my wrist. I'm very clumsy due to my epilepsy (that we found out years later) and when I tried to kick, I fell backwards and used the palm of my hand to cushion the fall.

The doctor sat in awe at how I managed that.

Their New Perfume Made The Doctor Laugh

From Redditor u/ msnovtue :

I had just bought a new type of perfume and put some on in the morning. By mid-day, though, my neck was red, puffy, & itchy. Home/OTC stuff wasn't doing anything, so I headed to the college infirmary.

Got in, was giving a nurse the details before the doctor came in--you know the drill. But then she asked the question I was dreading: "And what perfume was it?"

Me: "It's by Christian Dior. It's called..."

Nurse: "What was it?"

Me: "..."

Nurse: "I'm sorry, dear, but I didn't quite catch that."

Me: (sighs) "It's called 'Poison' by Christian Dior."

I look over at her, and she just has this look on her face.

Me: "Go ahead, laugh. I would be if I were you."

She did grin pretty widely, and there was a bit of a giggle when she told the doctor.

They Used Equipment That Definitely Wasn't Meant For Them

From Redditor u/ tdmmnnl :

As a 15 year old boy I was laying on that short table waiting for the doctor. I couldn’t figure out why that dumb table was so short and tried to figure out a way to make it longer. Well, I realized at the end of the table there were these fancy leg extensions. So I pulled them out and waited. The doctor came in and started laughing hysterically and asked me what kind of exam I wanted? I didn’t realize what I had done until 20 years later I went to the doctor with my wife. Kind of a delayed embarrassment!

I probably should include the part as to the look I had on my face 20 years later when it all came to me and I figured out what actually happened! I am sure my wife was puzzled as to why I was laughing so hard while she was having her check-up done!

They Wanted To Look Like A Pirate And Ended Up In Urgent Care

From Redditor u/ Polaris2acrux :

When I was about 13 , I got one of my little sister's stick on earrings stuck in my ear. I had been watching a documentary about pirates and decided I wanted to look like one and have an earring on one ear. Somehow it ended up inside my ear canal rather than on my earlobe. And in trying to get it out, I pushed it in deeper to the point that no one could get it out.

We had to go to urgent care. I was embarrassed to tell my parents, let alone a doctor, how and why it happened as I was old enough to know that it was a pretty ridiculous story: "I wanted to look like a pirate and I pushed this tiny metal sticker deep in my ear because I was watching TV at the same time as trying to put the sticker on"

They Burped In The Doctor's Face

From Redditor u/ Nintendevotion :

I burped in the doctor's face during a strep test. I felt so bad lol

Their Extreme Pain Was Just Constipation

From Redditor u/ DAM5150 :

Went to the ER for stomach pains, worried about appendix, spleen, gall bladder, etc.

I was constipated.

My brother still tells the joke that the one time I went to the doctor I was full of sh*t.

They Chewed A Tylenol And Threw Up Everywhere

From Redditor u/ Freikorp :

I was pretty young, had never swallowed a pill before, my only experience with anything pill like was Flinstone vitamins. I was in there with my mom and was given a Tylenol and a cup of water, and I guess no one imagined I had never taken a pill before, so I immediately popped it in my mouth and vigorously chewed, and then immediately threw up from the bitter taste. My reaction was surprise and confusion.

The doctor was just like "You just swallow them... with the water..." like I was dumb.

They Were Worried About Sores But Just Needed A New Toothbrush

From Redditor u/ throwra92927261 :

I had sores on my tongue and thought I might have an STD. Went to my doctor super worried. Turns out my new toothbrush was more firm than I was used to and I had brushed my tongue so hard with it that I caused damage. I got a prescription for a softer toothbrush.

They Thought Something Was Seriously Wrong But It Was Just Allergies

From Redditor u/ Quietcatslikemusic :

I easily get eye infections so the first sign of something being wrong, I usually take note. At this time, my parents had just moved to a new home and invited me to come spend some time there and help them unpack and so on.

My eyes were super sensitive and I was basically in a state of crying, there were tears running down my face with no effort from me what so ever. After a day or so. I told my dad, hey something strange is happening and my eyes won't stop leaking tears. So he recommended that I go to the eye doctor just in case there is a major problem.

I literally was wiping my face every 30 seconds, I had never experienced anything like that and it was so consistent. I was convince that it was a cry for help, my eyes were warning me something was wrong.

Anyways the doctor hears what I have to say, he looks at my eyes and just goes....you have allergies.

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Does anybody actually like going to the doctor’s office?

Isn’t that the only place where good news might mean they’re going to cut you open?

And the magazine selection these days is just pathetic.

Like, are you telling me I have to actually subscribe to Popular Science now? Psh.

Anyhow, these are some mostly innocuous stories of visits to the doctor’s office, where embarrassment reigns supreme over other regular nuisances one might encounter while seeing doctor, like finding out your pre-existing cancer is no longer covered by your insurance:

#1. “She said it’s common…”

I went in for a prostate exam, and when the doctor was performing it, I ejaculated. if (Theme.Settings.isDesktop) { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1506042951058-10"); }); } if (Theme.Settings.isMobile && !display_mm) { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1506042951058-11"); }); } She said it’s common, but I was totally embarrassed.

#2. Cradling 

When I was 15, I went to my pediatrician for a check up. She did that thing that doctors do when they put their hands down your pants, cup your sack and tell you to cough. I don’t know why they do it. I just refer to it as the pedophile pick-up, and people generally know what I’m talking about. Anyway, she’s got my balls in her hand, and I’m kind of a smart ass so I look right into her eyes and say “Oh yeah… cradle the balls, stroke the shaft.” if (Theme.Settings.isDesktop) { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1506042951058-9"); }); } if (Theme.Settings.isMobile && !display_mm) { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1506042951058-12"); }); } She burst out laughing, walked out of the office, and told my mom. Needless to say, I was displeased.

#3. Three bottles is a really a lot…

One day my left ovary just starts hurting like a motherfucker. Like, this is serious business I’m going to stab someone so they can feel my agony type pain. I go to the doctor, and apparently, I need an ultrasound. Alright fine. But wait here’s the best part: it’s an intravaginal ultrasound. For you Y-chromosome transports out there what this means is that they take this big cyberpunk dildo, shove it right the hell up your cooter and then sort of root around in there like it’s a fucking grab bag. if (Theme.Settings.isDesktop) { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1506042951058-8"); }); } if (Theme.Settings.isMobile && !display_mm) { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1506042951058-13"); }); } So as part of their “here’s how to make this suck less” packet, the hospital includes pretty specific instructions to drink three bottles of water an hour before your appointment, without going to the bathroom, so that they can tell which fleshy sack of muscle is your bladder and which is your uterus. Being the good little patient I am, I did exactly that. So I go in there, gotta pee like a racehorse but I’m holding it in through sheer willpower. Soon the radiologist’s got her magic wand up my snatch and I hear a “whoa!” I’m like, “oh hell no what the fuck is there to ‘whoa’ about in there?” if (Theme.Settings.isDesktop) { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1506042951058-7"); }); } if (Theme.Settings.isMobile && !display_mm) { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1506042951058-14"); }); } She turns the ultrasound screen towards me, points at this enormous black shape and goes, “How much water did you drink!?” I tell her I drank three bottles, like the sheet told me to. She gives me this wide-eyed look. Apparently they put ‘three bottles’ on the instructions with the assumption that people would only be able to drink like, one or two and would stop when they couldn’t handle any more. Not me. if (Theme.Settings.isDesktop) { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1506042951058-10"); }); } if (Theme.Settings.isMobile && !display_mm) { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1506042951058-11"); }); } I powered through that shit, because when the guys with PhDs tell you to do something I like to assume it’s because they fucking mean it. We argue about how stupid it is to tell people to do shit you don’t want them to do for a few minutes. Now recall that the whole time we’re having this discussion I’m lying there with a big damn plastic police baton wedged up in my business and a bladder full of Aquafina. The radiologist has apparently forgotten that I came in to get my ovaries checked out in the first place, because one of them has become a tiny cylindrical torture machine, and the stupid bitch puts her hand on my abdomen while she’s talking, pushes the wand further into my downstairs, and in a burst of sudden, excruciating pain I piss all over her. if (Theme.Settings.isDesktop) { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1506042951058-9"); }); } if (Theme.Settings.isMobile && !display_mm) { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1506042951058-12"); }); } She squeals in surprise, and like four orderlies come running in, none of them bothering to shut the door behind them. So, there’s a busy hallway full of people with a clear view into the room. I’m still going like a water-hose, the radiologist is drenched in urine, and to top it all off, there’s a goddamn ultrasound wand sticking out my ladyhole. if (Theme.Settings.isDesktop) { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1506042951058-8"); }); } if (Theme.Settings.isMobile && !display_mm) { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1506042951058-13"); }); } Kodak. Fucking. Moment.

#4. “Tag, you’re it…”

I showed up for my annual girly checkup to find out that my usual doctor had been called to some medical emergency – and was asked if I would I mind an OBGYN student performing the pelvic exam (supervised, of course). I didn’t care, so I end up in a room with this REALLY young looking female resident and an older grandmotherly instructor. So the resident goes through the routine, and when she was finished, “grandma” asks me if I minded her checking after the student to make sure nothing was missed. if (Theme.Settings.isDesktop) { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1506042951058-7"); }); } if (Theme.Settings.isMobile && !display_mm) { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1506042951058-14"); }); } Lady Redditors will probably understand how miserable a pelvic exam/pap is to sit through once- I was a little nonplussed about a second time but whatever, just get it over with. And as she starts inserting a fresh new speculum, “grandma” looks at me and says: “My, aren’t we just getting tag-teamed today?”

#5. Amnio-Tsunami

When I was at the hospital giving birth to my son, the doctor broke my bag of water. They saw meconium (first baby poop) in the amniotic fluid, so they started flushing me out. The baby was blocking the exit, so the fluid they pumped into me wasn’t coming back out. I remember them saying “we aren’t getting any return”. if (Theme.Settings.isDesktop) { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1506042951058-10"); }); } if (Theme.Settings.isMobile && !display_mm) { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1506042951058-11"); }); } It came time to push, and the doctor must’ve known what was coming because when I looked up after his head was out, she was dressed up like the Gorton’s fisherman. Head to toe rain-gear. The moment his shoulder came free, any leftover amniotic fluid and all the fluid they filled me up with burst out in one GIANT birthing, liquid tidal-wave. The entire birthing staff went, “WHOA!” and jumped back. if (Theme.Settings.isDesktop) { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1506042951058-9"); }); } if (Theme.Settings.isMobile && !display_mm) { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1506042951058-12"); }); } It was a remarkably wet entrance into the world for my son.

#6. “It did.”

When I was 18 I had a lump on one of my testicles. I went in to my normal family doctor to check it out, and he said we needed to get an ultrasound on it to make sure it wasn’t cancer. Scary shit for an 18-year-old boy (or anyone, really). So, I went to the imaging center, did the paperwork, went into the room, and sat on the table. After a couple minutes of waiting, in comes the nurse. She was blonde, probably about 25 and was smoking hot. She told me to take my pants off, lay down on the table and spread my legs a bit. I instantly started feeling that familiar tingle down low and knew I was in for some trouble. She rubbed the jelly on the ultrasound camera and then put a little on her fingers and rubbed it onto my balls. if (Theme.Settings.isDesktop) { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1506042951058-8"); }); } if (Theme.Settings.isMobile && !display_mm) { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1506042951058-13"); }); } Feels good man. She gently flipped my penis up and covered it with a towel so that just my scrotum was exposed, and that did it… I had a full fledged hardon within 6 seconds. My face filled up with blood I was so embarrassed, and of course she knew. I tried to take my mind off of it by asking her questions about the machine and how it worked (did you know that they can place the cursor on the screen onto the image of a vein or artery and the machine will only pick up sound for that specific part?). After about 15 minutes of her slowly rubbing that plastic tool all over my nuts, she finished up and said “Well, your testicles are healthy! Just some blockage in the vas deferens.” if (Theme.Settings.isDesktop) { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1506042951058-7"); }); } if (Theme.Settings.isMobile && !display_mm) { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1506042951058-14"); }); } And then she told me that masturbation should help clear it up. It did.

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Brave people share their most embarrassing medical emergency stories., these are the most awkward moments between doctors and patients, medical professionals divulge the funniest things patients have said under anesthesia, medical professionals and police share the worst things they have ever seen on the job, professionals that see naked bodies at work break down the most common insecurities, these people found skeletons in their friends' closets, nurse mortified after unintentionally coming on to male patient while inserting urinary catheter, doctors describe the wildest instances of a patient 'faking it' they've ever seen, medical horror stories, people who've walked out of the bedroom mid-hookup explain what happened, these insane customer service stories are more than we bargained for, gynecologists and urologists share their most embarrassing patient stories.

Some doctors have the kinds of specialties that might make others cringe - but those doctors who specialize in reproductive and excretory systems are literal life savers! That doesn't mean they're immune to the sorts of embarrassing moments that happen to us all.

For them, though, a lot of those moments are totally commonplace. What could be the most humiliating medical moment of your life is just "Tuesday morning" for them - and in a way, that makes them even bigger heroes in our eyes.

One Reddit user asked:

Gynecologists, proctologists, and urologists, what's the most awkward thing that's happened to you with a patient?

Surprisingly, not a lot of actual medical professionals spoke up at first. We suppose they're so used to not talking about a patient's personal issues with anyone but them (thank you HIPPA!) that it took a while to get things going. Having said that, plenty of patients were willing to talk about their own mortifying experiences.

So the responses you're about to read are a mixed bag, some from medical professionals, some from patients, some from family members - all awkward.

I Remember When...

I'm a male nurse. I was working a rehab unit one time and had to give a younger gentleman a suppository due to no bowel movement for 4 days. I saw him a couple years later in a public place and he shouts out to me "Hey dude remember when your finger was in my butt!"

I wasn't sure what to say, it was a little awkward. So I just did this snapping finger gun back to him. That ended up being just as awkward. If not more.

- twatson80

The First Dad Joke

When my wife was giving birth our Gyno told her to give a big push. She did and proceeded to pee all over the doctors face (she was wearing a protective mask for just such an occasion so no harm no foul). Being terrified as I was that my wife was in the process of delivering our firstborn, I helpfully offered up "Don't worry, some people pay good money for that." I still hate myself for it.

Going The Distance

Surgical tech, I was in the OR prepping the patient for a bladder sling. Patient wasn't all the way under and while I was helping the surgeon, we heard coughing and what sounded like water falling. We turned and every time the patient coughed, urine shot out about two feet. We measured it, she had good distance. It wasn't awkward as much as interesting.

- ElwoodBlues_78

Talking About The Weather

In nursing school they taught us about how to insert a urinary catheter in men. There's this lidocaine lube that helps make an otherwise uncomfortable procedure considerably less uncomfortable. The catch is the you have to insert a syringe (not a needle) into the tip of the penis and inject lidocaine lube into the urethra and then hold the penis with your thumb over the urethra for five minutes. So like just hang out, holding a penis talking about the weather for five minutes.

Acquaintance was a 17-year-old male getting a physical from a female doctor. She was checking for a hernia, so grabbed his testicles and asked him to cough. In his nervousness, he misheard. He turned his head and did his best crow imitation: "Caw! Caw!"

- WoodyWordPecker

Urology nurse here-

We had a teenager come in with his mother (we were not a pediatric urology office but saw teens on special occasions with a doctors OK)...

.. kid was masturbating with a cell phone charger and got it stuck in his bladder. We went in with cystoscopy to take a look and potentially remove it in office with no sedation. We enter his bladder and there is a huge KNOT in the cord. Kids acting like this is an everyday NBD kinda thing. Moms just sitting there horrified. Obviously he had to go to the OR due to the giant knot tied in the cord.

That was the weirdest.

- cyclecycleaddict

Hand Delivery And Google

Yes!!! This is going to get buried, but I worked in a urologist's office for a long time. It's pretty wild and I have lots of stories (my poor boyfriend), but here are two of my favorites:

• Patients have to bring in semen samples post vasectomy to make sure there was no issue with the procedure so we can declare them sterile. We give them two sterile cups, paper bags, and instructions. One patient called a took the "just bring it in, hand deliver it!" directions too literally and tried to shove a handful of semen through the office window. I still have so many questions.
• Teenager comes in, thinks he might be sterile. We tell him to go home and bring us back a sample. He doesn't understand. I explain to him, professionally, that he should ejaculate into the cup we provided. He asks how. I think he's messing with me and just answer "masturbation." He asks what that is, and if his mom can help him. I don't know to this day if he was messing with me, but I'm pretty sure I just told him to Google it.

While getting a prostate exam for a physical, I asked if he could tell I'd been doing squats.

Without missing a beat he said yes.

- RobboBanano

Wheely Stool

At a gyno appointment when I was 19, I was all situated on the table with my legs up, fully exposed. The doctor was adjusting her wheely stool, it slipped, she lost her balance and went headfirst into my spread eagle crotch. Reflexively, I pulled my knees together, essentially putting her in a headlock with my thighs. It all happened in about 3 seconds but felt like an eternity of unending embarrassment and shock.

- what_the_a

A Third Ball

I was getting snipped and they had me on some valium. Had a great conversation with the doc. We talked about vacations, homebrew, cars, etc. When he was done he said, "I've had such a nice chat with you I almost wish you had a third ball." Kinda made me tear up a bit.

"Man, This One's A Stinker!" 

Last time I was at the gyno, my doctor was getting ready to start the exam while her assistant was opening one of the disposable tools. The assistant was having some issues and as soon as I got in the stirrups, the assistant said loudly, 'Man, this one's a stinker!'. I looked at her with my jaw dropped and it clicked a few seconds later that she was talking about the difficulty of opening the tool, and not my vagina. It was the most fun I've ever had at the lady doctor.

- TraumaSparrow

Patient here; For my first gyno visit I was pretty anxious and clumsy about the whole deal. After the nurse sat me down on the chair and made me spread my legs eagle style, my doctor walked in with 4 students in row, around same age as me.

So, eventually there was 6 people in the room, looking at my vagina in interest. At one point my doctor even said "Damn I wanted to show you some lumps or tumors today but looks like she is okay... I'm almost sad.'

Zero Jollies

I'm primary care. Older man teasing me after his prostate exam that I "took his anal virginity".

These both really offend me. I am NOT doing anything that is supposed to be pleasurable or having sex or taking anyone's virginity during exams. I am a doctor doing my job. I get ZERO jollies from it. If you think I did, you should report me. These jokes make me feel abused as the doctor quite frankly. I wish I had told the patients at the time that these comments are not appreciated.

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People Reveal The Weirdest Thing About Themselves

Reddit user isitjustmedownhere asked: 'give an example; how weird are you really'.

Let's get one thing straight: no one is normal. We're all weird in our own ways, and that is actually normal.

Of course, that doesn't mean we don't all have that one strange trait or quirk that outweighs all the other weirdness we possess.

For me, it's the fact that I'm almost 30 years old, and I still have an imaginary friend. Her name is Sarah, she has red hair and green eyes, and I strongly believe that, since I lived in India when I created her and there were no actual people with red hair around, she was based on Daphne Blake from Scooby-Doo .

I also didn't know the name Sarah when I created her, so that came later. I know she's not really there, hence the term 'imaginary friend,' but she's kind of always been around. We all have conversations in our heads; mine are with Sarah. She keeps me on task and efficient.

My mom thinks I'm crazy that I still have an imaginary friend, and writing about her like this makes me think I may actually be crazy, but I don't mind. As I said, we're all weird, and we all have that one trait that outweighs all the other weirdness.

Redditors know this all too well and are eager to share their weird traits.

It all started when Redditor Isitjustmedownhere asked:

"Give an example; how weird are you really?"

Monsters Under My Bed

"My bed doesn't touch any wall."

"Edit: I guess i should clarify im not rich."

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"Gosh the monsters can get you from any angle then."

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"At first I thought this was a flex on how big your bedroom is, but then I realized you're just a psycho 😁"

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Can You See Why?

"I bought one of those super-powerful fans to dry a basement carpet. Afterwards, I realized that it can point straight up and that it would be amazing to use on myself post-shower. Now I squeegee my body with my hands, step out of the shower and get blasted by a wide jet of room-temp air. I barely use my towel at all. Wife thinks I'm weird."

– KingBooRadley

"In 1990 when I was 8 years old and bored on a field trip, I saw a black Oldsmobile Cutlass driving down the street on a hot day to where you could see that mirage like distortion from the heat on the road. I took a “snapshot” by blinking my eyes and told myself “I wonder how long I can remember this image” ….well."

– AquamarineCheetah

"Even before smartphones, I always take "snapshots" by blinking my eyes hoping I'll remember every detail so I can draw it when I get home. Unfortunately, I may have taken so much snapshots that I can no longer remember every detail I want to draw."

"Makes me think my "memory is full.""

– Reasonable-Pirate902

"I have eaten the same lunch every day for the past 4 years and I'm not bored yet."

"How f**king big was this lunch when you started?"

– notmyrealnam3

Not Sure Who Was Weirder

"Had a line cook that worked for us for 6 months never said much. My sous chef once told him with no context, "Baw wit da baw daw bang daw bang diggy diggy." The guy smiled, left, and never came back."

– Frostygrunt

Imagination

"I pace around my house for hours listening to music imagining that I have done all the things I simply lack the brain capacity to do, or in some really bizarre scenarios, I can really get immersed in these imaginations sometimes I don't know if this is some form of schizophrenia or what."

– RandomSharinganUser

"I do the same exact thing, sometimes for hours. When I was young it would be a ridiculous amount of time and many years later it’s sort of trickled off into almost nothing (almost). It’s weird but I just thought it’s how my brain processes sh*t."

"Even as an adult I still think that if you are in a car that goes over a cliff; and right as you are about to hit the ground if you jump up you can avoid the damage and will land safely. I know I'm wrong. You shut up. I'm not crying."

– ShotCompetition2593

"As a kid I would snack on my dog's Milkbones."

– drummerskillit

"Haha, I have a clear memory of myself doing this as well. I was around 3 y/o. Needless to say no one was supervising me."

– Isitjustmedownhere

"When I was younger, one of my responsibilities was to feed the pet fish every day. Instead, I would hide under the futon in the spare bedroom and eat the fish food."

– -GateKeep-

My Favorite Subject

"I'm autistic and have always had a thing for insects. My neurotypical best friend and I used to hang out at this local bar to talk to girls, back in the late 90s. One time he claimed that my tendency to circle conversations back to insects was hurting my game. The next time we went to that bar (with a few other friends), he turned and said sternly "No talking about bugs. Or space, or statistics or other bullsh*t but mainly no bugs." I felt like he was losing his mind over nothing."

"It was summer, the bar had its windows open. Our group hit it off with a group of young ladies, We were all chatting and having a good time. I was talking to one of these girls, my buddy was behind her facing away from me talking to a few other people."

"A cloudless sulphur flies in and lands on little thing that holds coasters."

"Cue Jordan Peele sweating gif."

"The girl notices my tension, and asks if I am looking at the leaf. "Actually, that's a lepidoptera called..." I looked at the back of my friend's head, he wasn't looking, "I mean a butterfly..." I poked it and it spread its wings the girl says "oh that's a BUG?!" and I still remember my friend turning around slowly to look at me with chastisement. The ONE thing he told me not to do."

"I was 21, and was completely not aware that I already had a rep for being an oddball. It got worse from there."

– Phormicidae

*Teeth Chatter*

"I bite ice cream sometimes."

– RedditbOiiiiiiiiii

"That's how I am with popsicles. My wife shudders every single time."

– monobarreller

Never Speak Of This

"I put ice in my milk."

– GTFOakaFOD

"You should keep that kind of thing to yourself. Even when asked."

– We-R-Doomed

"There's some disturbing sh*t in this thread, but this one takes the cake."

– RatonaMuffin

More Than Super Hearing

"I can hear the television while it's on mute."

" What does it say to you, child?"

– Mama_Skip

"I put mustard on my omelettes."

– Deleted User

"Oh."

– NotCrustOr-filling

"Whenever I say a word and feel like I used a half of my mouth more than the other half, I have to even it out by saying the word again using the other half of my mouth more. If I don't do it correctly, that can go on forever until I feel it's ok."

"I do it silently so I don't creep people out."

– LesPaltaX

"That sounds like a symptom of OCD (I have it myself). Some people with OCD feel like certain actions have to be balanced (like counting or making sure physical movements are even). You should find a therapist who specializes in OCD, because they can help you."

– MoonlightKayla

I totally have the same need for things to be balanced! Guess I'm weird and a little OCD!

People Who Actually Died And Were Revived Share Their Experiences

Experiencing death is a fascinating and frightening idea.

Who doesn't want to know what is waiting for us on the other side?

But so many of us want to know and then come back and live a little longer.

It would be so great to be sure there is something else.

But the whole dying part is not that great, so we'll have to rely on other people's accounts.

Redditor AlaskaStiletto wanted to hear from everyone who has returned to life, so they asked:

"Redditors who have 'died' and come back to life, what did you see?"

"My dad's heart stopped when he had a heart attack and he had to be brought back to life. He kept the paper copy of the heart monitor which shows he flatlined. He said he felt an overwhelming sensation of peace, like nothing he had felt before."

PeachesnPain

"I had surgical complications in 2010 that caused a great deal of blood loss. As a result, I had extremely low blood pressure and could barely stay awake. I remember feeling like I was surrounded by loved ones who had passed. They were in a circle around me and I knew they were there to guide me onwards. I told them I was not ready to go because my kids needed me and I came back."

"My nurse later said she was afraid she’d find me dead every time she came into the room."

"It took months, and blood transfusions, but I recovered."

good_golly99

Take Me Back

"Overwhelming peace and happiness. A bright airy and floating feeling. I live a very stressful life. Imagine finding out the person you have had a crush on reveals they have the same feelings for you and then you win the lotto later that day - that was the feeling I had."

"I never feared death afterward and am relieved when I hear of people dying after suffering from an illness."

rayrayrayray

"I had a heart surgery with near-death experience, for me at least (well the possibility that those effects are caused by morphine is also there) I just saw black and nothing else but it was warm and I had such inner peace, its weird as I sometimes still think about it and wish this feeling of being so light and free again."

TooReDTooHigh

This is why I hate surgery.

You just never know.

"More of a near-death experience. I was electrocuted. I felt like I was in a deep hole looking straight up in the sky. My life flashed before me. Felt sad for my family, but I had a deep sense of peace."

Admirable_Buyer6528

"Nursing in the ICU, we’ve had people try to die on us many times during the years, some successfully. One guy stood out to me. His heart stopped. We called a code, are working on him, and suddenly he comes to. We hadn’t vented him yet, so he was able to talk, and he started screaming, 'Don’t let them take me, don’t let them take me, they are coming,' he was scared and yelling."

"Then he yelled a little more, as we tried to calm him down, he screamed, 'No, No,' and gestured towards the end of the bed, and died again. We didn’t get him back. It was seriously creepy. We called his son to tell him the news, and the son said basically, 'Good, he was an SOB.'”

1-cupcake-at-a-time

"My sister died and said it was extremely peaceful. She said it was very loud like a train station and lots of talking and she was stuck in this area that was like a curtain with lots of beautiful colors (colors that you don’t see in real life according to her) a man told her 'He was sorry, but she had to go back as it wasn’t her time.'"

"I had a really similar experience except I was in an endless garden with flowers that were colors I had never seen before. It was quiet and peaceful and a woman in a dress looked at me, shook her head, and just said 'Not yet.' As I was coming back, it was extremely loud, like everyone in the world was trying to talk all at once. It was all very disorienting but it changed my perspective on life!"

"I was in a gray fog with a girl who looked a lot like a young version of my grandmother (who was still alive) but dressed like a pioneer in the 1800s she didn't say anything but kept pulling me towards an opening in the wall. I kept refusing to go because I was so tired."

"I finally got tired of her nagging and went and that's when I came to. I had bled out during a c-section and my heart could not beat without blood. They had to deliver the baby and sew up the bleeders. refill me with blood before they could restart my heart so, like, at least 12 minutes gone."

​ Fluffy-Hotel-5184

Through the Walls

"My spouse was dead for a couple of minutes one miserable night. She maintains that she saw nothing, but only heard people talking about her like through a wall. The only thing she remembers for absolute certain was begging an ER nurse that she didn't want to die."

"She's quite alive and well today."

Hot-Refrigerator6583

Well let's all be happy to be alive.

It seems to be all we have.

People Explain Which Overly Hyped Foods They Just Don't Understand

We all have our favorite foods, food preferences, and even foods that we don't like.

But there are some popular foods out there that just don't make sense. Nonetheless, we keep seeing them advertised, included in movies and TV shows, and of course, our loved ones ordering them while we look on in confusion.

Curious about others' food preferences, Redditor YarnSpectre asked:

"What's one food everyone seems to go crazy for, but you just don't understand the hype?"

So Much Sugar

" Nutella. It’s just okay."

- Former-Finnish-4653

"Way too sweet for me, I’d probably love it with one-fifth of the sugar."

"Unfortunately that's true of a lot of desserts, though. Most would benefit from a cut of at least 25 percent of the sugar."

- Mindful-O-Melancholy

Not-So-Chocolate Cake

"Red velvet cake. I've had ones that were supposed to be excellent but it's just red cake."

- dedmuse22

"Most red velvet cakes are just s**tty vanilla cake with red food coloring. Get one (or make one) the correct way with non-Dutch-processed cocoa powder, buttermilk, and vinegar. It's an incredibly smooth, very different type of chocolate cake."

- whiskeyclone630

Mastery Makes a Difference

"Those multicolored cookie things that everyone was making into cakes or something for a while? Macaroons? Macarons? I don't think I've ever had one that tasted good. They're pretty, but that's it."

- TensionShift9576

"Macarons. I never cared for them either."

"I had one yesterday at a potluck, homemade ones. They were seriously something else, with some sort of butter cream and jelly inside. Never had anything quite like it. Now I wish I had grabbed a few to take home."

"I still won't eat store-bought ones, though."

- Totally-A-Banana

The Wrong Kind of Spice

"Hot Cheetos or Takis. Anything with the artificially colored spicy powder."

- jadziasonrie

"Takis texture is my issue. They’re like semi-stale rolled-up Doritos."

- addvalue2222

The Sugar Cookies of the Midwest

"Those dry-a** Walmart sugar cookies."

- ComiNotub

"They taste like play-dough cookies came to life."

- Significant_Potato29

For Garnish

"I mean, people go crazy in both directions, but cilantro. There’s the whole 'does it taste like soap or not' thing, but it’s usually presented as 'people either think it tastes like soap or they find it amazing.'"

"I am neither. It doesn’t taste like soap to me, but I also don’t love it. Meh."

"I don't think it tastes like soap, but I do think it tastes weirdly metallic. I don't go out of my way to avoid it in pre-prepared food, but I usually leave it out of things I'm preparing myself."

- caffeinated-tea

Fancy Decor Only

" People like how fondant LOOKS. I refuse to believe a single soul wants to EAT it."

- sorandom21

"It's like eating a candied raincoat."

- BlueShirtGuy

Back for a Limited Time

"Every time it comes back, I’m SUPER excited for the McRib at McDonald's. I bite into one and then… the spongey texture hits me and makes me remember why I don’t need to buy it ever again."

" Then, somehow, McRib season rolls around again two years later, and there I am in line…"

- the_yellow_jello

"I'm convinced this is why they only bring it out every once in a while. Nobody actually likes it, but they wait just long enough for you to forget that it's no good and then hit you with a combo of nostalgia and 'limited time only' FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)."

- FiveAlarmFrancis

A Seasonal Tradition

"Pumpkin spice. It’s fine, but absolutely not anything to make a fuss about."

- AdMaterial9419

"There is a car parts place in a small town I drive through to visit family, and last year on their reader board, they had: 'THEYRE BACK! PUMPKIN SPICE BRAKE PADS.'"

"A nd now I can never see anything pumpkin spice and not think about it, might have been my favorite reader board sign ever."

- deadcomefebruary

Pure Caffeine Addiction

"Energy drinks like Red Bull or Monster."

- DishIntelligent5645

"I'm an avid Monster drinker, but I totally get it. I'm always trying new and interesting energy drinks I see, but so much of it is just garbage."

" The white Monster tastes like 90s Fresca to me and is the only energy drink I love."

- broniesnstuff

Overly-Complicated Drinks

"Can it be a beverage? Because I kind of hate IPAs but everyone else seems to love them. And I like beer, just not IPAs."

- AngelOvTeOdd

"I have nothing against people who want complex beers. It's just not for me. I want an easy as f**k to drink fizzy yellow beer for when it's hot out. And a nice smooth stout for all other times. When I want more complex flavors, I'll go for wine or scotch."

- I_will_be_me_Arsenal

Just Too Expensive

"What about lobster? I can dig it with drawn butter and I ain’t mad at it. But f**k me if I’m gonna pay $29.99 for a lobster. I’d rather eat shrimp."

Questionable Value

"Truffles. I paid $60 this weekend at an Italian restaurant for eight slivers on my pasta shaved in front of me. I barely tasted anything. I don't get the hype."

Improved Gut Health?

"Kombucha."

- Tiny_Wasabi2476

"Ah, yes, dirty pond water."

- meteorguy

Rich Tastes

"Caviar."

"Everyone goes crazy for caviar? Most people seem to dislike it."

"Though admittedly, people who do like it tend to like it a lot."

"That all being said, I really don't like it, either."

- Heathen_Mushroom

When it comes to food, to each their own, but it was interesting to see some undeniable fan favorites like pumpkin spice hit this list.

It just serves as a great reminder for a larger picture idea: Don't be unkind about the things that might bring someone else joy.

Trying to lose weight is a struggle understood by many people regardless of size.

The goal of reaching a healthy weight may seem unattainable, but with diet and exercise, it can pay off through persistence and discipline.

Seeing the pounds gradually drop off can also be a great motivator and incentivize people to stay the course.

Those who've achieved their respective weight goals shared their experiences when Redditor apprenti8455 asked:

"People who lost a lot of weight, what surprises you the most now?"

Redditors didn't see these coming.

Shiver Me Timbers

"I’m always cold now!"

"I had a coworker lose over 130 pounds five or six years ago. I’ve never seen him without a jacket on since."

" 140 lbs lost here starting just before COVID, I feel like that little old lady that's always cold, damn this top comment was on point lmao."

Drawing Concern

"I lost 100 pounds over a year and a half but since I’m old(70’s) it seems few people comment on it because (I think) they think I’m wasting away from some terminal illness."

– dee-fondy

" Congrats on the weight loss! It’s honestly a real accomplishment 🙂"

"Working in oncology, I can never comment on someone’s weight loss unless I specifically know it was on purpose, regardless of their age. I think it kind of ruffles feathers at times, but like I don’t want to congratulate someone for having cancer or something. It’s a weird place to be in."

– LizardofDeath

Unleashing Insults

"I remember when I lost the first big chunk of weight (around 50 lbs) it was like it gave some people license to talk sh*t about the 'old' me. Old coworkers, friends, made a lot of not just negative, but harsh comments about what I used to look like. One person I met after the big loss saw a picture of me prior and said, 'Wow, we wouldn’t even be friends!'”

"It wasn’t extremely common, but I was a little alarmed by some of the attention. My weight has been up and down since then, but every time I gain a little it gets me a little down thinking about those things people said."

– alanamablamaspama

Not Everything Goes After Losing Weight

"The loose skin is a bit unexpected."

– KeltarCentauri

" I haven’t experienced it myself, but surgery to remove skin takes a long time to recover. Longer than bariatric surgery and usually isn’t covered by insurance unless you have both."

– KatMagic1977

" It definitely does take a long time to recover. My Dad dropped a little over 200 pounds a few years back and decided to go through with skin removal surgery to deal with the excess. His procedure was extensive, as in he had skin taken from just about every part of his body excluding his head, and he went through hell for weeks in recovery, and he was bedridden for a lot of it."

These Redditors shared their pleasantly surprising experiences.

"I can buy clothes in any store I want."

– WaySavvyD

"When I lost weight I was dying to go find cute, smaller clothes and I really struggled. As someone who had always been restricted to one or two stores that catered to plus-sized clothing, a full mall of shops with items in my size was daunting. Too many options and not enough knowledge of brands that were good vs cheap. I usually went home pretty frustrated."

– ganache98012

No More Symptoms

"Lost about 80 pounds in the past year and a half, biggest thing that I’ve noticed that I haven’t seen mentioned on here yet is my acid reflux and heartburn are basically gone. I used to be popping tums every couple hours and now they just sit in the medicine cabinet collecting dust."

– colleennicole93

Expanding Capabilities

"I'm all for not judging people by their appearance and I recognise that there are unhealthy, unachievable beauty standards, but one thing that is undeniable is that I can just do stuff now. Just stamina and flexibility alone are worth it, appearance is tertiary at best."

– Ramblonius

People Change Their Tune

"How much nicer people are to you."

"My feet weren't 'wide' they were 'fat.'"

" Have to agree. Lost 220 lbs, people make eye contact and hold open doors and stuff"

"And on the foot thing, I also lost a full shoe size numerically and also wear regular width now 😅"

– awholedamngarden

It's gonna take some getting used to.

Bones Everywhere

"Having bones. Collarbones, wrist bones, knee bones, hip bones, ribs. I have so many bones sticking out everywhere and it’s weird as hell."

– Princess-Pancake-97

" I noticed the shadow of my ribs the other day and it threw me, there’s a whole skeleton in here."

– bekastrange

Knee Pillow

"Right?! And they’re so … pointy! Now I get why people sleep with pillows between their legs - the knee bones laying on top of each other (side sleeper here) is weird and jarring."

"I lost only 40 pounds within the last year or so. I’m struggling to relate to most of these comments as I feel like I just 'slimmed down' rather than dropped a ton. But wow, the pillow between the knees at night. YES! I can relate to this. I think a lot of my weight was in my thighs. I never needed to do this up until recently."

– Strongbad23

More Mobility

"I’ve lost 100 lbs since 2020. It’s a collection of little things that surprise me. For at least 10 years I couldn’t put on socks, or tie my shoes. I couldn’t bend over and pick something up. I couldn’t climb a ladder to fix something. Simple things like that I can do now that fascinate me."

"Edit: Some additional little things are sitting in a chair with arms, sitting in a booth in a restaurant, being able to shop in a normal store AND not needing to buy the biggest size there, being able to easily wipe my butt, and looking down and being able to see my penis."

People making significant changes, whether for mental or physical health, can surely find a newfound perspective on life.

But they can also discover different issues they never saw coming.

That being said, overcoming any challenge in life is laudable, especially if it leads to gaining confidence and ditching insecurities.

Life Unleashed: Solutions for a Balanced and Happy Existence

10 Unforgettable Tales of Embarrassing Moments with Doctors and Nurses

When we visit doctors and nurses, we typically expect a calm and professional atmosphere. However, in their demanding and high-pressure roles, these healthcare professionals are not immune to the occasional embarrassing moment. These unforgettable tales remind us that even the most seasoned medical providers are human and prone to moments of hilarity, awkwardness, and the occasional slip-up. In this article, we will delve into ten amusing and cringe-worthy stories that will make you chuckle, empathize, and perhaps lessen the anxiety associated with medical visits.

Table of Contents

Introduction: the human side of medical professionals, tale 1: the unforgettable slip-up during a physical examination, tale 2: an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction at the doctor’s office, tale 3: the not-so-secret farting incident in the operating room, tale 4: a hilarious misunderstanding in a crammed waiting room, tale 5: the unexpected encounter in the most inconvenient location, tale 6: the awkward communication breakdown with medical terminology, tale 7: when a medical professional accidentally insults the patient, tale 8: the unfortunate consequences of mistaken identity in the hospital, tale 9: a regrettable case of nervous laughter in a serious situation, tale 10: the embarrassing slip of the tongue in a medical consultation, faqs: common concerns about embarrassing moments with doctors and nurses, conclusion: embracing the humanness of healthcare professionals.

Picture this: you’re at the doctor’s office, nervously anticipating your annual physical examination. The nurse instructs you to undress and put on the flimsy paper gown. Just as you’re trying to keep your composure, the doctor enters the room. But as luck would have it, you accidentally drop your gown, revealing more than you intended. Your face flushes crimson, and both you and the doctor share an awkward moment that you’ll never forget.

In the realm of embarrassing moments, wardrobe malfunctions rank high on the list. Imagine sitting on the examination table, waiting for the doctor to arrive, when suddenly your pants split open at the seams. Panic sets in as you frantically search for a solution, while desperately hoping the doctor doesn’t burst into the room at that exact moment. It’s a situation no one wants to find themselves in, but one that leaves a lasting memory.

Operating rooms are known for their sterile and serious environment. However, the tension can sometimes lead to unexpected bodily noises, inducing a mixture of embarrassment and amusement. One unforgettable tale involves a surgeon who, in the midst of a delicate procedure, unknowingly let out a loud fart that echoed throughout the operating room. The nurses and doctors couldn’t help but stifle their laughter, momentarily breaking the intense atmosphere.

Waiting rooms can be uncomfortable spaces, especially when they’re overcrowded and tension hangs in the air. In one comical incident, a flustered nurse called out a name over the intercom, but due to the noisy environment, a patient misheard their own name. Embarrassingly, they stood up, only to realize their error when everyone’s eyes turned towards them. Laughter ensued, lightening the mood and momentarily alleviating the waiting room’s tension.

Imagine bumping into your doctor or nurse in the most unexpected and inconvenient place. Whether it’s running into your family physician while shopping for lingerie or your nurse recognizing you in a public bathroom, these encounters can leave you feeling exposed and vulnerable. While not inherently embarrassing, they blur the boundaries between professional and personal, leaving patients and medical professionals alike in humorous disbelief.

Miscommunication can create embarrassing situations, particularly in the world of medical terminology. A patient’s confusion with technical jargon can lead to comical misunderstandings. Imagine a nurse explaining a procedure involving sigmoidoscopy, and the patient mistakenly thinking it pertained to their "signs and symptoms." Such moments highlight the importance of effective communication and the need for healthcare professionals to bridge gaps in understanding.

Occasionally, medical professionals may unintentionally offend or embarrass patients due to poorly chosen words. Picture a doctor telling a patient they need to lose weight, but accidentally phrasing it as, "You’ve really let yourself go." Such blunders showcase the importance of sensitivity and empathy when interacting with patients, ensuring their dignity and emotions aren’t compromised.

Hospitals can be chaotic, with healthcare professionals often encountering numerous patients daily. In one unforgettable tale, a nurse mistook a patient for someone else, treating them according to a completely different condition. It was only when the patient questioned the prescribed treatment that the mix-up was realized. While embarrassing for all involved, it emphasizes the significance of double-checking patient identities and maintaining accurate records.

Laughter is often a coping mechanism in uncomfortable situations, but there are times when it’s completely inappropriate. Imagine a nurse nervously giggling while delivering news about a serious diagnosis, causing immense confusion and distress to the patient and their family. This regrettable case of nervous laughter is a reminder for medical professionals to remain composed, empathetic, and aware of the gravity of the situation.

Medical consultations require clear communication between patients and healthcare providers. Unfortunately, linguistic mishaps can occur, leading to potentially humorous outcomes. Picture a patient discussing their symptoms with a doctor, accidentally swapping "urination" with "vaccination." Both parties might initially feel awkward, but once the confusion settles, laughter fills the room, reminding us of the shared humanity in these interactions.

Q1: Are these embarrassing moments common in medical settings?

Embarrassing moments are a natural part of life, and medical professionals are not exempt. While the frequency may vary, it’s not uncommon for both patients and healthcare providers to experience humorous or awkward situations within a medical setting.

Q2: How can medical professionals handle embarrassing moments professionally?

The key to dealing with embarrassing moments is maintaining professionalism. Medical professionals should acknowledge the situation without further embarrassing the individuals involved, ensuring their dignity is preserved. By handling these moments with grace and humor when appropriate, healthcare providers can create a comfortable and empathetic environment.

Q3: Can embarrassing moments affect the doctor-patient relationship?

Embarrassing moments have the potential to affect the doctor-patient relationship, depending on how they are handled. Strong communication, transparency, and a willingness to laugh at oneself can often strengthen the bond between medical professionals and patients, fostering trust and understanding.

Q4: Should patients or medical professionals address embarrassing moments?

The decision to address embarrassing moments lies with the individuals involved. In some cases, acknowledging the situation can diffuse tension and create a shared moment of humor. However, it’s essential to gauge the appropriateness of addressing the incident, as not all situations warrant discussion.

Q5: Can embarrassing moments be educational for medical professionals?

Yes, embarrassing moments can serve as valuable learning experiences for medical professionals. These situations offer insights into the importance of effective communication, sensitivity, and maintaining patient trust. By reflecting on these moments, healthcare providers can continually improve their approach to patient care.

Embarrassing moments are an integral part of the human experience, even for doctors and nurses who tirelessly care for our health. While these tales evoke laughter and cringes, they also remind us that healthcare professionals, like us, are fallible and prone to amusing missteps. By embracing the humanness of doctors and nurses, we foster empathy, a deeper bond, and a shared appreciation for the lighter side of the medical world. So, the next time you visit a health professional, remember that behind the white coat and stethoscope is an individual who, like you, is susceptible to an unforgettable tale of embarrassment.

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How to address uncomfortable topics with your doctor.

Aug 05, 2019 Cedars-Sinai Staff

Too embarrassed to talk to your doc? Try these 5 break-the-ice strategies.

When you sit down with someone for a limited amount of time each year, discussing your weirdest symptoms, most embarrassing sexual challenges, and deepest secrets can be tough.

Yet, it's critical to tackle problems before they spin out of control.

"If I put myself in my patients' shoes, it's nerve-wracking," says Dr. Nitin Kapur , internal medicine physician.

"But it's important for patients to realize that an experienced physician has seen and heard a full spectrum of complaints."

"Whatever your concern is, it's likely that an experienced primary care doctor has either encountered it before or knows which specialists could treat you for your ailment."

"It's important for patients to understand that we view medical exam rooms as sacred ground where patients can talk about anything."

The most under-discussed health woes:

• Sexual dysfunction
• Screening for sexually transmitted infections and diseases
• Urinary incontinence

Read:  RX for Finding A New Doctor

How to break the ice with your doctor

True, talking about sensitive subjects like erectile dysfunction, incontinence, bad breath, and foul fecal odors can be uncomfortable. But the alternative—an unsatisfying sex life, embarrassing accidents, and health complications—is worse. 

Plus, having the talk is usually quick and relatively painless, while living with debilitating symptoms isn't. 

Learning to disclose problems and ask questions about your health concerns is the first step toward finding solutions.

Here are 5 strategies to help break the ice with your doctor: 

Build a partnership

View your doctor as a comrade in your quest to uncover the source of your health problems, not someone who will judge you for your circumstances.

The best outcomes occur when there's a strong therapeutic alliance between doctor and patient.

"My patients need to feel like they can trust me to doctor appropriately," says Dr. Kapur.

If you can't connect with your doctor—or open up about your health ailments—it will be much more difficult to address your root problem.  

Write it down

If you research your issue in advance and come to your appointment armed with a list of questions, you're much more likely to cover all of your concerns. 

"Writing down notes can help ensure you disclose everything that's on your mind," Dr. Kapur says. "It can also help reduce the emotional load of the experience and help you feel less nervous." 

Use priming phrases

Phrases like "I've never shared this with anyone before," "I've never discussed this outside of my relationship with my wife," or "I'm nervous," can serve as a cue to your doctor that you're embarking on sacred ground.

"That kind of prefacing can slow the interaction down and allow the doctor to focus on helping you feel more comfortable," Dr. Kapur explains.

"By listening closely, we can sometimes uncover important details to help you resolve physical, emotional, and even social health problems."

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The things that embarrass you most are often the things that most need to be discussed.

Instead of explaining what's going on in vague, socially appropriate terms, be direct and specific about your symptoms.

Does sex hurt? Tell your doctor exactly where you feel the pain.

Notice that your poop stinks? Try to describe the odor in detail.

Unsatisfied in your personal relationships? Explain the disconnect.

"In every instance, approaching the situation with honesty and vulnerability is very important," Dr. Kapur says.

Don't let it go

Treatments exist for almost every health dilemma, and some issues are surprisingly easy to fix.

Staying silent about a bothersome problem not only creates a divide between you and your doctor, it also means you're likely to continue suffering.

Think your doctor can't help? "You'd be surprised," Dr. Kapur says. "Even as a 39-year-old man, I am well versed in issues that affect women, elderly men, the millennial generation, and everything in between."

"My job is to be a resource, to get my patients the help they need, even if that requires referring them to a specialist."

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In every case, the sooner you start talking about sensitive health issues, the better equipped you (and your doctor) will be to address them

"As a physician, I can only help address problems when I know about them," Dr. Kapur says.

The success of any doctor/patient relationship boils down to chemistry.

If you don't connect with your doctor, or if you feel like you can't trust them with sensitive issues, it may be time to look for a new provider. 

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15 Super Awkward Doctor Stories Everyone Can Relate To

Let’s be honest: No one likes going to the doctor. It can be scary and awkward, no matter how many times you go in a year. Thankfully, doctors are trained professionals , and they usually  know how to handle these situations.

But sometimes, things can go awry. And hey, we get it — going to the hospital or the regular doctor’s office can make anyone feel vulnerable.

Not only do patients have to dress down to their underwear and wear an uncomfortable backless robe, but they have to discuss the most intimate details about their lives with a  sort-of  stranger.

While this can sound like a scene from a horror film , it makes complete sense as to why these intimate conversations can attribute to some extra awkward doctor moments with a patient.

And even though these situations happen far and few in between, they occur enough for people to spill the beans all over Reddit.

So to make matters worse, we decided to find the most awkward doctor stories on Reddit that everyone can relate to. Because even though things might’ve gotten weird at the doctor’s office for someone, it doesn’t mean we can’t laugh about it now.

Here are some of the most awkward doctor’s office stories we could find.

1. when a woman thought an x-ray technician said “hold your breast” instead of “breath.”.

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At least the technician got a good laugh.

“[I] went to the doctor to get an x-ray done on my back. I hear the woman working the machine [instructing] me to ‘ hold my breasts ‘ as her hand is hovering over the button.

Horrified, I grabbed both my boobs in [an] absolute panic, not understanding what the x-ray machine could possibly do to them. Then I hear laughter followed by ‘No, sweetie! Your breath! Your breath!’ I am so stupid.”

2. When a handful of students got involved in a patient’s examination.

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This sounds like an actual nightmare.

“I drove 26 hours straight moving from Florida to Boston. Apparently, all that sitting can cause an internal hemorrhoid. After taking a poop, I noticed that the toilet was filled with blood. That’s when I freaked out and went to the ER .

After [being placed in a room], a doctor came in, did a rectal exam [and found] more blood. She went to get the [chief] resident, who [did another exam], and decided to get the attending, [who also thought] this was a great learning opportunity for all the medical students.

About 12 people, my own age, stared into my butt. I was mortified.”

3. When an OB/GYN did the unthinkable.

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This is horrible.

“I went to the doctor because I had a yeast infection. My doctor, who is a female, wasn’t there that day, so they rescheduled me with another one , an old man with a thick [mustache].

He did the swab thing, and instead of just sending it to the lab, he took a big whiff of it and said, ‘Yes, I think it is a yeast infection.'”

4. When a patient read a form incorrectly.

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She thought it said three years.

“A month or so ago, I went to my OB/GYN for the annual checkup. I had to fill out the sexual history section [of the form] and there was a question asking how many new sex partners I’d had in the past three years.

Remembering my slightly younger, more torrid days, I thought a bit and put down a number that was a little higher than I wish it was. But there’s no use in lying to your doctor because they don’t care.

[We’re] discussing things and she’s going through my chart and just stops. Suddenly, the questions turn into, “Have things been…well? No incidents or anything you should report? Is your partner treating you well? Are other people [treating you well]?”

I was confused until she [ended] it with, “Well, I’m going to recommend you get tested for STI’s this month, and I wanna give you a high five.” Turns out I misread the form and you’re supposed to list all your new partners from the past three months . She thought I was just being coy about some [wild night.] I thought my face was going to burn off from [embarrassment.]”

5. When a routine ear check goes horribly wrong.

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Nope, nope, nope.

“I was having trouble hearing out of my left ear but I’m stubborn and didn’t go to the doctors for a week or so.

The doctor said I needed to get it washed out and when the blockage came out, it was revealed there was a dead spider in my ear.”

6. A patient made an OB/GYN doctor feel embarrassed.

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This awkward doctor story is hilarious.

“I had my first gynecologist exam and [the female doctor] was there doing her business. [She then] comes over to complete my breast exam. This doctor was surprisingly shy, given her chosen medical path.

So she talked to me and said, ‘You have really pretty green eyes, just like my husband.’ I turned to her and said, ‘You know, I usually don’t let people get to second base until after they say that.’

She turned bright red and now I’m not nervous about my OB/GYN appointments anymore.”

7. A nurse decided to sing a song during an embarrassing procedure.

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Bet the wife was glad she was there for this.

“I had to go to the doctor because [I’d] managed to get poison ivy on [my lower region.] The nurse was going to give me a shot [that was supposed to] clear it up in a little over 24 hours but apparently, she could tell that I was tense because I’m not a fan of needles.

My wife was in the room with me and the nurse [who was] about to give me the shot, put her hand on my butt and said, “You need to relax.” I guess I didn’t relax enough [because] she started rubbing my butt cheek and singing, “Relax. Don’t do it.”

My wife died laughing and said I had the most mortified look on my face. [It wasn’t funny at the time,] but [I can’t help picturing myself] bent over [on] the examination table with my [butt] hanging out while a nurse singing to me, rubbing my cheek and hovering a needle just above my butt.”

8. A grandpa made an embarrassing realization while being at a doctor’s appointment with his granddaughter.

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Uh, no. Poor guy.

“I was getting my vocal cords scoped and was pretty nervous about the procedure (I’m a singer) and my grandfather came with me cause he’s had his chords scoped in the past. We’re sitting in the exam room and the doctor sticks the camera all the way dow”n my throat, easy as can be.

[M]y grandfather chimes in and says, “I choked like crazy when they tried to put that thing down my throat. What’s your secret?” The nurse let out a shocked little laugh, as my grandfather goes totally white in the face and says, “I’m gonna wait outside.”

9. A male patient accidentally peed all over himself in front of a nurse.

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Thankfully, it was only embarrassing after the fact.

“About two-and-a-half years ago, I developed [an] acute pain in the lower-right side of my abdomen, and after a quick stop at my doctor’s office, I was diagnosed with appendicitis and [was] quickly sent over to the hospital to have my appendix removed.

For the emergency surgery, they catheterized me, and when I woke up in post-op, I had an overwhelming urge to urinate . I groggily summoned the nurse and told her I had to go. She got me one of those bed urinals and I tried to pee. Since I was basically still drugged, I missed the opening to the bottle and peed all over my legs.

At the time I didn’t care (due to the drugs), but when I became fully awake, I was apologizing profusely for her having to clean me and the bed.”

10. When a teenager asked his doctor to tell his daughter “hi.”

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Things didn’t go well.

“I changed schools in the seventh grade and immediately developed a crush on the daughter of one of my small town’s doctors. Fast forward to the summer before freshman year, and it’s time for the pre-football physicals that are required by my state. The school contracted the practice [of] where the girl’s dad worked and guess who had the task of telling me to turn my head and cough?

Honestly, it wouldn’t have been so bad if I hadn’t asked him to tell his daughter “hi” for me once he was done examining me, but I did. We stood there staring at each other, both appalled at what I’d just said for a minute, and then I fled the room.”

11. A young male patient got a little excited around an attractive doctor.

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This is pretty common.

“I was 13-14 years old and [was] going in for my yearly check-up. They decided to assign me a female doctor; a rather attractive female doctor .

When she was checking down there, no amount of determination could stop my teenage hormones from creating an uprising that Katniss Everdeen would be proud of.”

12. When a doctor was blunt with their patient.

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At least they were honest.

“I had appendicitis and had to go to the doctor for surgery, [where] I had to have an enema prior. [It was] very embarrassing and extremely uncomfortable.

On the way to the procedure , I remember asking the doctor if there was any other way. I’ll never forget his response to this. He looks me dead in the eyes and asked me, ‘Do you think I want to do this?'”

13. A patient word-vomited when they saw a cute doctor.

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This has happened to the best of us.

“I went to [the doctor] to get a prescription renewed, but I also had this scaly bump on the inside of my lip [that I wanted to get checked out].

I asked the doctor about it, but I got flustered because he was so attractive, and I spewed out, ‘What do you think this is? I mean, I think it’s just a canker sore, but could it be a cold sore? Because the only person who I know who has cold sores is my dad, and I haven’t kissed my dad. Not at all like that! But he kissed me on the cheek!’

He looked at it and confirmed it was a canker sore, but there was an air of awkwardness between the two of us for the rest of the visit.”

14. A doctor is amazed by a genetic condition.

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“Aw, it’s cute!”

“I have two uvulas. I literally made my doctor gasp with shock and say, ‘Oh my god! That’s so weird!’ while she had a tongue depressor in my mouth . She scared me and I almost swallowed the popsicle stick. She called my mom and other staffers into the room to look at it.

When I cough it looks like little legs running, which caused her and a nurse to say, “Aw, it’s so cute.” Awkward doesn’t begin to describe having the throat prodded by a tongue depressor while my doctor makes cute comments at my expense.”

15. When a doctor screamed “peek-a-boo” at a patient.

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It nearly gave the patient a heart attack.

“When I was in middle school, I went to the doctor for a routine sports physical. I was seeing a new doctor, so it was already a little uneasy in the room. Luckily, we made it through the whole thing. All I had to do was pee in a cup .

I’m in the bathroom trying to summon the urine from the deepest corners of my bladder when out of nowhere I hear ‘peek-a-boo!’ The doctor opened that little door you put the cup in when you finish and said, “peek-a-boo.”

We are cackling at these cringe-inducing doctor stories. Do you have any?

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Patients share their awkward doctor visit stories.

Visiting the doctor is never a favorite activity for most people, but sometimes it becomes necessary. And while we hope for a smooth and uneventful experience, there are times when doctor appointments take an unexpected turn, leaving patients in awkward and uncomfortable situations.

On Reddit, patients have been sharing their most memorable encounters during doctor visits, capturing the interest and amusement of fellow Redditors. Some of these stories are downright hilarious, while others are a little cringeworthy. Here are a few that stood out:

Blue Hands, Jeans, and Alcohol Swabs

One Redditor shared the story of their roommate who went to the doctor because his hands were turning blue. As it turns out, the roommate had recently bought a new pair of jeans and hadn’t washed them yet. The ink from the jeans was rubbing off on his hands every time he put them in his pockets. A simple solution? Alcohol swabs, and the blue started coming off!

Going Commando During a Physical Examination

Another Redditor shared their own embarrassing moment during a physical examination. They forgot to wear underwear that day, which wouldn’t have been a problem if not for the doctor’s instructions to keep their bra and underwear on while putting on the examination gown. When the doctor lifted the gown to feel around their stomach, they had to awkwardly admit to not wearing any underwear. Talk about feeling exposed!

Cough, Burp, or…?

A funny anecdote comes from someone’s experience during a sports physical as a child. When the doctor asked them to turn their head and cough, instead of coughing, they ended up burping. Oops! It just goes to show that nervousness can sometimes lead to unexpected reactions.

These stories are just a taste of the many entertaining and awkward encounters people have had during their doctor visits. From mix-ups in diagnosis to accidental bodily functions, the healthcare industry has its fair share of amusing and memorable moments.

In the midst of discomfort and vulnerability, these anecdotes remind us that laughter can still find its way into our lives. Even during doctor visits, unexpected and amusing moments can emerge, turning what could be awkward situations into unforgettable stories to share with family and friends.

If you have any stories of your own, feel free to share them in the comments below. After all, laughter can be the best medicine!

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Diego goes to the doctor again.

The video starts off with Dr. Greenburg welcoming Diego and ask what brought him in today. Diego claims his uber brought him here today. But Dr. Greenburg asks why he is here, to which Diego tells him he has been having a lot of headaches lately and doesn't know why. The doctor asks him to describe the times he got a headache, and Diego tells him how he got a headache earlier that day when Benita asked him to help fold the laundry, but felt fine when he woke up and had a shot of "coffee". The day before that, same morning routine but he decided to watch some soccer, but the batteries were dead, so he went to CVS to get some for the remote but he had to go back since it was the wrong kind and the game was over when he got back and watched The Bachelorette. He got the headache when his wife asked him what he did all day. Finally, the day before that he explains that he went to get more "coffee" since they were out and then got a haircut. But since he forgot his wallet, he asked to pay the barber through Venmo and then asked to pay it next time. (Since they didn't have it). And he ran away without paying when the barber wasn't convinced he will come back and pay. He got the headache when Benita requested for him to join her on a date. Dr. Greenburg then asked if he is okay and Diego says he's fine until Benita calls him to buy some toilet paper. After getting another headache, Dr. Greenburg tells him its obvious that his wife is the cause despite Diego saying he loves her. He explains to Diego how sometimes people they love can still give him headaches and tells him to just take Advil. Before Diego leaves he asks the Dr. Greenburg who does he see when he is in pain despite being a doctor, he tells him he sees his own doctor. Then Dr. Greenburg's co-worker tells him that his wife is calling and he gains a headache as well. Now realizing how Diego feels, they agree to go get some "coffee".

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