Doctors, what's the dumbest thing a patient has lied about?

[@onionbubs386]

Story 70 breaks my heart. When I told my doctor I was struggling with severe depression and suicidal ideation, he immediately referred me to a counselor and prescribed me some antidepressants, which yeah is his job. But the thing that really got to me was when he called me a couple days later just to check in on me and see how I'm feeling. That one little gesture meant so much to me, and it still does. The counselor was fantastic and the antidepressants work like a charm. I still take them and they've been a lifesaver. Thank you Dr. Jenevizian.

[@FlameDarkfire]

Story 70 dude is bitter a doctor took him at his word when he lied. Medical professionals aren’t mind readers, and a wound in the place in the pattern he described COULD be as innocuous as he said. Maybe, as this thread keeps proving, he shouldn’t have lied to save face and ACTUALLY asked for help instead of putting it on a surgeon to call him on his lies.

[@onionbubs386]

@@FlowerMaus he was one of the best :) he's retired now, but my current doctor and I have a great relationship. She used to babysit me when she was a teen, tho I was too young to remember. I'm doing so much better now, I got a great marriage, we own a home together and I'm less than a year from graduating with my master's. Thank you very much 😊 I hope you're doing well too

[@onionbubs386]

​@@FlameDarkfire are you dense? Do you think a self inflicted cut is gonna look the exact same as accidentally dropping a knife? Do you think doctors aren't taught to recognize signs they're being lied to in a profession where being lied to is an everyday occurrence? Do you think doctors aren't trained in detecting signs of suicidal behavior/ideation? Do you seriously think doctors are told to just take everything the patient says at face value and not ask questions? Please. Drop the edgelord attitude and be realistic.

[@herstoryanimated]

Veterinary nurse here, please tell us what drugs your pet has had! No one is going to call the police on you, that’s a you issue, we just want to save your pet!

[@SomeOrdinaryJanitor]

for some reason the line "and my surgeon knocked me out immediately after." gives me the image of the surgeon just deckin' you in the face knocking you unconscious like "whew, that was close"

[@DragonSilverlight]

Same here!

[@0palOpal0pal]

LMFAO I hadn't thought of that but the Looney Tunes mental image is golden, thank you

[@epicsauce1444]

🤣🤣🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

[@Strange_Friends0.0]

When I read this I was able to visualize someone in a full surgeon suit just punching me in the face

[@hyperghoul]

Thats anesthesiologist jobs

[@MelodyRose96]

A lot of doctors also don't understand autism and how literally we take things. When they asked if I drink, I told them yes. They asked how much and I told them I drink milk for every meal and water in between and only one soda a day. They looked at me confused and explained they meant alcohol. Sometimes the questions on forms can be confusing to a person that doesn't understand that they don't need to specify the ailments and medications they had when they were 10 until told the doctors only care about things that happened within a year or so. We're not trying to lie or make ourselves seem worse on purpose, we genuinely just don't understand the question. Thankfully, things have gotten more clear and better over the years so these misunderstandings don't happen as often anymore.

[@herstoryanimated]

Yeah they also don't get my pain response. I have still talking and laughing, trouble communicating/silence, coma. There is no crying/wailing/screaming. I fell off my horse, who then walked over my back. The ambulance crew put me as a pain score of 3 (it was actually like a 7, I was barely conscious initially from the pain, and was slipping into unconsciousness - but managed to fight it as I knew no one would find me for hours if I didn't call for help), wouldn't listen that the fall was not the problem - the half tonne animal, with tiny metal feet, standing on my lower back was the source of my inability to walk properly. They just kept asking how high I fell from, and didn't write about the horse standing on me in the report. I truly don't think they believed me at all, as I could still communicate well, the fact I couldn't walk or sit in a chair properly was lost on them. Unfortunately I didn't know at the time that I was autistic, so I didn't know to tell them.

[@BlizzyBeezz]

This, I accidentally lie to doctors all the time because I have no idea what time frame they want bc I have chronic health issues (esp bc every time I go in for my chronic nausea and I have to explain that I highly doubt I’ve been pregnant for 9 years). And in the unconscious attempt to not be a burden I can inadvertently downplay my serious symptoms. Especially since magically I feel better (dissasociation due to malpractice) anytime I’m in the office and can forget important details like trouble breathing or 4x weekly migraines because I don’t have it happening right then

[@catfoy8888]

@@herstoryanimated Same with people with chronic illness's, to them they're so used to being in pain that they're more used to it

[@derpyassassin1985]

​@@herstoryanimatedIt really does suck, Also you should have filed a Malpractice complaint

[@herstoryanimated]

@@derpyassassin1985 It does. End if the day they did offer to take me to hospital for further work up if I wanted (but said they didn't think it necessary), I wasn't keen to go either- I just wanted to go home, so it's on me as well. Luckily I also came put relatively unscathed in the long-term. After the initial pain/damage settled, I was so far out of alignment it showed in a riding lesson - my pelvis was 6 inches higher on one side (due to muscles seizing) - I got treatment (and still have top ups 3 monthly otherwise I seize again) and am pretty much ok now.

[@rebasack21]

In my early 20s i was living with my older sister and she took me to the ER because in a very short span of tome like under 2 hours i had gone from healthy normal to tired confused struggling to walk etc. While running labs i was given 2 or 3 bags of fluids, the nurse even commented on how fast my body sucked the fluids in. By the time the labs were done i was back to normal. Clearly i had been dangerously dehydrated, the question was why and how? They sent me home without answers. A few days later it happened again, nothing had changed about what i ate and drank. this time the ER dr treated me like i was just being to stupid to drink fluids on my own... After that i cut my diet down to bread and water. Clearly i had developed an allergy to something out of nowhere and this wasnt the first time. The culprit turned out to be caffeine. After 1 12oz dr pepper within 2 hours i was back in the ER again. After getting fluids i switched to regular caffeine free dr pepper (the diet version makes my mouth go numb) and i was fine. No more caffeine for me. The way that dr treated me though was very uncalled for... oh and a few years after that i learned i have a kidney disorder that also contributes to my struggle to stay hydrated.

[@BoxOKittens]

30:50 Yup, just tell the truth. I've worked in animal medicine before, and I also had an incident where my deadbeat dad fed weed to my little dog. My mom and I rushed him to the animal hospital because he wasn't able to move and was barely breathing. I remember seeing him lay there and literally deflate like a balloon, with no air left in him. As soon as we got there we laid it all out, even though I'm half-sure they thought WE were the ones who gave him weed, it didn't matter. The truth can save your pet's life, so even if it's embarrassing just get it over with.

[@sandyhenderson441]

Story 41 about the baby bleeding from gut and lungs (btw, hard to separate these sources in very young babies without hospital testing) & with sibling dead with same signs. Mum might actually be innocent and in danger herself. There is a black fungus, named Stachybotris (say stack-ee-bot-riss), that grows in damp homes, but inside the walls, so often you can't see it until you open the wall, and everything is black as far as the flashlight beam can reach. Stachybotris releases a gas into the air. In young babies,

[@mr.bobcyndaquil4214]

I remember there was an outbreak in Cleveland, OH that was covered by an episode of Forensic Files.

[@TheMusicalMedic]

You're talking about black mold, and while it can be linked to non-specific chronic general illness, to date, a possible association between acute idiopathic pulmonary hemorrhage among infants and stachybotrys chartarum has not been proven.

[@carolwest6095]

​@@TheMusicalMedicinteresting

[@SophieBruton]

⁠@@TheMusicalMedicthey’re not talking about stachybotrys chartarum. They are talking about stachybotrys Optra, a related but different strain of toxic black mould, that has, in fact caused multiple infant deaths due to lung bleeding.

[@Strange_Friends0.0]

I watched that in my forensics class, except I wasn't paying Attention some don't remember

[@9_of_Swords]

On the flipside, it's so much fun to be accused of lying when you present with something weird. I developed PCOS at 16, and my doctor at the time treated me like an idiot for not understanding pregnancy; he wouldn't believe me when I said I wasn't active. A few years later I had a nurse lecture me for not tracking my cycle, which I explained is difficult when you don't have one. She swore I was lying and just lazy or stupid. Didn't get my Dx until I was 36.

[@YeahNo]

Yep! I got treated like I was drug seeking whenever I presented to ED for my gallstones. I was so happy to get my surgery.

[@valkyrie1066]

40; been told all my life I would not be able to get pregnant due to ? I was exhausted, nauseous, and felt...swollen. Perhaps, I thought, it was early menopause. I still got my period every month but it had gotten scant. Imagine MY surprise when I found I was five months pregnant. ??? She's 26 and fine. She is the most abrupt...and wonderful surprise I ever had. I gave birth after a "four month" pregnancy; going from "I'll never have children." to "Where the hell do we put the changing table? OMG we have to childproof this house....... Note: they always told us we know we are pregnant because our period stopped. Mine didn't stop until nearly month six. Decision: Don't rely on them! Periods are a weird thing with their own plans. Sometimes the female reproductive organs are rather.... secretive.

[@meuanglao7]

back when i had periods i never tracked my cycle either, and i did have one. i didn't really need to bc the cramps started early. they were debilitating. literally could not move for the first day, sometimes the second day, because i was in so much pain. it wasn't a problem until it just suddenly got bad one day in band in high school (i passed out lol) and every period since was just as bad my dad never took me to the doctor though so i didn't know what was going on til i randomly started bleeding and cramping again (i'm transgender, my periods had stopped four or five years prior because of hrt). turns out my ovaries were the size of my fist, i had a LOT of cysts (though not pcos???????), and i had pre-cervical cancer lol

[@colleenmcbride3656]

I was recently referred to a doctor.i don't drive, so I had a medical transit cab take me. Think Uber for medical appointments. Unfortunately the driver I got seemed to chain smoke in his car whenever he did not have passengers. His AC smelled like a Vegas casino in the 80's. It was a very hot day and he had the AC on blast and it made me, my clothes, hair, and even my purse smell like smoke in the 20 minute drive. The new doctor asked me about my smoking habit and I told her that I had quit smoking 7 years ago. WellI get home and read my paperwork and see that she wrote me down as a smoker. I was very upset. Called and complained to the company about the driver.

[@FlameDarkfire]

Tell the cops nothing. Tell the doctors everything.

[@valkyrie1066]

WORD. I have left doctors with their mouths hanging open. Sex accidents. Don't try the Kama Sutra #68. Torn interior tendons. They were very good about not laughing while they were in the room....but lost it after leaving the room. Practicing BDSM player. Had NO issue going to my doctor. I explained the otherwise potentially upsetting minor scuffs; as I was there for more pertinent issues. Yes, there were occasionally whip marks or abrasions from rope. Abused? Kidnapped? I explained they were okay, they were from a party I attended. IN MY HONOR. Yes, I got the looks. Yes. I worked as a pro dominatrix. When they get to the physical examination they discover this old, grey haired granny has a past. Beware; you ask, I tell. I have no doubt destroyed the minds of some young medical students. Actually, a few took the initiative to ask quite a few OTHER questions on issues I doubt their medical school covered. All good. I'm all out of shame...and all for medical progress.

[@theinquisitivecritter]

Fr, doctors only job is to help and treat people

[@sujin-s4u]

When I was a kid (around 8 or 9, I'm not sure), I was having my check-up and my doctor noticed red marks all over my arms. He asked me what it was, and I told him "I don't know, I wake up and it's there". Well, my upper arms were essentially covered in hickies. My mom didn't know about this either, so both she and the doctor were concerned for obvious reasons. After a bit of pressing, I confessed I'd do it to myself because the suckling helped me fall asleep. Now that I'm older, I really understand the weight of what happened that day.

[@Lyrebird.Rainwing]

Lying about something to a doctor is overall stupid

[@_synne]

Usually it's about medical insurance or to avoid embarrassment. As Dr. House always said "everyone lies."

[@ThePsyko420]

I could understand lying about how something got up your butt or something like that, but if your lying about drugs, food, or conditions definitely stupid

[@_synne]

@@ThePsyko420 Even that one is a little odd because I promise you the doctor 100% knows you didn't slip and fall ass-first on a phallic-shaped object. It's not like they're gonna ridecule you in the lobby for having sexual desires like nearly every other human.

[@puclopuclik4108]

​@_synne The only lie acceptable wen it goes to your health is, that you slipped and fell on that cucumber. If you say the truth it will stay only between you and the medical staff. If you lie, you can end up in icu or die. than your allfamily will be told what happened.

[@sockruhtease]

​@ThePsyko420 meh, I'd take pride in my booty abilities, but otherwise agree

[@blaszizzz]

Man the loneliness is real; I see it in so many of my patients. This one isn't work related, but I remember when the covid restrictions were partially lifted where I live I went out with my friends to the marina. An older gentelman stopped by and started talking to us. I can't even remember what it was about, just that I had a pleasant conversation with him to which he said at the end: 'Thank you for talking with me, you were the first person to have a conversation with me since the pandemic'. It broke my heart, but I also feel very privileged to be that person for him. Wherever he is, I hope he's doing okay.

[@stickinthemud23]

On his behalf, thank you. I’m very close to being one of those people. The gift of your time that you gave to him was immeasurably valuable.

[@blaszizzz]

@@stickinthemud23 Bless your heart, I hope it won't come to this and you'll have people around you that you can share you life with ❤️

[@atodeblue]

The desperation that loneliness can cause is actually crazy. I’m only 21, but after high school, I’ve been off studies and off work for years, which led to loneliness to the point where I let two people I’d never met pick me up from a parking lot and lied to my parents about it. It ended well, and in hindsight, I realise how dangerous that could’ve been. You really don’t consider the danger during loneliness like that though, you’re just THAT desperate to spend time with someone. Bless you ❤️

[@JessFirefox]

There was this older women down the street from where I lived as a child who has Alzheimer's i used to go over and talk with her daily. So sad that I haven't seen any family at the house after she died. Miss you Marie

[@flamingmonkeyxii]

Story 4, RE: Cucumber- "I respect the doctors who just let it slide." Well played, UnderSparked.

[@BrendanSteele]

Story 2: Smoking may increase your insurance premiums if you disclose it on that application, but telling your surgeon before any surgery isn’t going to do anything but potentially help you have a better surgical outcome. It’s not like your doctor is going to immediately call your insurance company and “tell on you”, because they don’t like them any more than you do! Yes, it will probably be mentioned in the surgical notes, but chances are high that it won’t change your insurance coverage or premiums. Stop smoking two weeks before any surgery and don’t start again as long as you possibly can after. It really is for you to actually heal better and then to feel better into the future.

[@abelefkowitz2275]

🎉😊😊

[@AramatiPaz]

❤

[@cherrybreslin]

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[@charg1nmalaz0r51]

I'm sorry but if it was as simple as just stop for two weeks people wouldn't need all the help to quit smoking lol. Telling a smoker to stop smoking is not going to stop them smoking regardless of the reason behind it. They will carry on smoking all the way up to the surgery and all the way past it.

[@BrendanSteele]

@@charg1nmalaz0r51 As a former smoker, I absolutely agree that it’s not easy and I didn’t intend to imply it was “easy” to do. However, it is the optimal time recommended by most surgeons prior to surgery to be helpful on the road to recovery.

[@MMayhem777]

Having to write a very emotional and heart breaking letter to confront a loved one. This will make it easier. Thanks man we love you 🖤

[@sinistersilence489]

Have you finished it?

[@MMayhem777]

@@sinistersilence489 I did. It went well. Thank you for asking :)

[@SomeOrdinaryJanitor]

Bird shot is a fuck ton of small BBs fired from a shotgun, as the name suggests it's meant for hunting birds, but when used on larger targets (i.e. other game or Humans) rarely does it penetrate deep into the body, usually lodging into muscle or skin... it's not technically less than lethal but it's not likely to kill you.

[@flamingmonkeyxii]

If I had to guess, I'd say the off duty officer was moonlighting security at the RV park or something similar. Not sure why he fired at a person running away, unless he thought they were just trying to circle around or something.

[@xlsfd]

It's also not fun for a doctor to have to dig out of a patient pellet by pellet.

[@teutonicsniper2502]

​@@xlsfd Yup, that's up there in my list of things I never want ro do, along with removing porcupine quills from a Samoyed

[@francinetitherington4060]

I hate the automatic assumption that someone is a drug seeker. My spouse went to an urgent care with what he thought was a terrible cold, coughing so much he couldn't sleep or maybe it was bronchitis. He told them he probably wouldn't have needed to come in if he hadn't been out of a certain type of cough syrup that contains codine. He was immediately dismissed and not checked out. We got a cancelation with his regular Dr. the next day. He had really bad pneumonia and was hospitalized for 4 days.

[@Laundrey1]

I will say with story #1, sometimes the patients are telling the truth but it’s an indication of an issue. During an endoscopy (tube down esophagus to view digestive pathway all the way into the stomach and the first part of the small intestines) at 23 for unknown stomach issues, I had specific instructions to not eat past midnight the night before. I wanted to make sure I adhered to them extra carefully, so I didn’t eat past 10pm - 2 hours before the cut off. When I had the endoscopy around 9am the next morning, my stomach was so full of food that they attempted 3x and couldn’t see anything because the camera kept getting fogged up from the food. Turns out that I have gastroparesis - a condition where food sits for way too long in the stomach and in some extreme cases it comes back up because it has nowhere to go. For me, it sat and rotted in my stomach causing massive pain and nausea. My specific case is caused by a connective tissue disorder but it can be caused by other things, including eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia. All of that to say, sometimes it can be the truth but appears to be a lie. I think Drs can get burned out and stop viewing weird things as a sign of an issue rather than just patients lying or making stuff up. I hope I never fall into that in my area of healthcare.

[@conlon4332]

I have recently been diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and a while back I had an endoscopy that I was told to fast for 6 hours for, which I did and still had food in my stomach when they did it. Maybe I have this? How did you get diagnosed and what treatment if any do you have?

[@Laundrey1]

@@conlon4332 I also have EDS which is what causes my gastroparesis. I had an endoscopy done from the stomach pain and nausea. When they found food still in my stomach and I told them that I had adhered to the time frame religiously, they ordered a barium gastric emptying test. That confirms gastroparesis. I was put on Reglan for around 6 months as it cannot be taken long term due to awful side effects. However, I would take it again in a heartbeat as it helped me become functional. I was on a reflux med for awhile (which I do NOT recommend - also stay away from laxatives as they can increase gastroparesis and low intestinal motility). I highly recommend colonic massage if you also have low intestinal motility. I've suffered from chronic constipation my entire life. I also have to take digestive enzymes because I cannot process fiber properly. Magnesium also helped the low intestinal motility but I no longer need to take that as long as I drink coffee daily. And twisting postures in yoga also seemed to help me. However, the only thing that absolutely helped my stomach was Reglan, though (I took the generic form which was much cheaper but it's an older med so it's fairly inexpensive). A ton of things can help low intestinal motility but little helps gastroparesis. Thankfully they found out what I had and how to decrease the severity before I had to take drastic measures like a feeding tube. It is very common in EDS. Izzy Kornblau has a YT channel that is super helpful in finding out all kinds of things about EDS. And Jeannie Di Bon is a UK PT with EDS that has helpful strengthening videos for joint hypermobility. Tons of great info online and FB groups around EDS where you can search and find all sorts of stuff pertaining to the comorbidities of EDS, and the common trifecta: EDS, MCAS, POTS. Hope this info helped and wasn't too much of an info dump!

[@kelliparker3107]

Diabetes also causes gastroparesis and I have both.

[@Laundrey1]

@@conlon4332 I was then sent to a barium gastric emptying test and put on Reglan for a few months. I think they only prescribe it for a few weeks at a time now due to the bad side effects from longterm use. But it made a huge difference for me. I still have issues and have to stay away from beef which makes gastroparesis worse, but I’m much better than I was. Mine is also from hEDS. It’s a normal cause of it due to the laxity within the smooth muscle of the digestive system since it has collagen in it (EDS produces faulty collagen). I take digestive enzymes to help me digest harder foods like fiber. I still bloat but it’s greatly decreased with using them. In flares, I eat simple carbs because they are easy to digest. Other times I will just drink protein shakes or smoothies. I haven’t taken Reglan in 20 years and I’m doing much better than I was; I can actually live a life now.

[@Rathmun]

0:45 *Story 2:* _Lying_ about being a smoker in order to keep insurance down is dumb for another reason. It's *_Insurance Fraud._* And the funny (or very un-funny if you're the patient) thing about fraud, is that if you commited fraud to get your insurance policy, *_YOU DO NOT ACTUALLY HAVE INSURANCE._* If the insurance company finds out, they don't have to pay. So the guy in this story who lied about smoking and then got found out via the urine screen? Yeah, his insurance doesn't have to cover _anything_ now.

[@pixaphy]

Quick answer to your question about bullets to the head causing people to not give a fuck, actually there's a number of different reasons why that could happen. It could be a Phineas Gage type situation where the brain was effectively lobotomized, you weren't actually wrong on that, but it's also a possible trauma response. There is a very interesting subsect of people who in response to extreme stress or trauma become completely calm and remain so until the situation is over at which point they break. It's actually a fairly common trait on doctors rather than patients, and I owe my life to that fact quite literally.

[@darkstarr984]

There’s definitely a selection drive for medical professionals to be more successful if they react calmly in traumatic circumstances and pretty unsuccessful if they immediately fall apart.

[@thecrispymaster]

There was another really interesting case I heard of with someone who had severe depression and suicidal ideation and she got breast cancer. Basically, those traits appeared to get better as she worked on physically getting better but after the all clear, the depression and dark thoughts gradually returned. People around her were confused and even got nasty, accusing her of being "ungrateful", not understanding that this isn't really how mental illness works.

[@TeshiHexagon]

That's an ADHD thing. When things get scary, suddenly I can function perfectly normally and just handle a situation. Recently went for a drive with a friend that's a war veteran and we were nearly t-boned by a semi going 60mph. The conversation immediately stopped, we both took a breath, assessed the situation, talked it over to determine what led to it and had a plan for avoiding that ever happening again - all within 10 minutes. He said his respect for me skyrocketed and I would have made a formidable and dependable soldier. He's told me that if he had to build a team again, I'd be his first pick. I'm an 38 year old, heavily disabled person that hasn't been able to work in four years, with no official military training. Meanwhile, I laughed and told him he was absolutely ADHD AF because that's just how our brains function in those situations. He's finally starting to get it. We recently watched some Punisher and he was stunned to recognize that Frank is also adhd because he does everything I keep telling my friend about. Normal people freeze and have to assess the situation, we don't freeze and immediately start handling it. We figure it out as we go and can switch gears rapidly. However, that lady was most likely in an abusive situation, knew exactly what had happened, felt there was no escape, and dissociating to cope. Anytime someone has a bland response like that and turns to a mind numbing task like a game or scrolling a feed - that's significant dissociation.

[@josi4251]

For anyone wondering, Goodie Powder is powdered aspirin plus caffeine. (Some versions may not have caffeine.) They can also be flavored. The powder hypothetically works faster than regular tablet aspirin.

[@ViirinSoftworks]

It does. Acetametaphin and caffeine multiply each other.

[@sandyhenderson441]

​@@ViirinSoftworks But if Goodie powder is caffeine and aspirin, there's no acetaminophen in it.

[@darkstarr984]

Seeing how my mom crushes aspirin to use on her gums when she has pain and says it works in seconds, I find that incredibly doubtful (though it could be a placebo effect that eases the pain for her).

[@sandyhenderson441]

@@darkstarr984 Aspirin is a very good local anaesthetic, on contact. Mouthrinsing with dissolved Aspirin will numb a sore mouth within seconds, or gargle to ease a sore throat. In fact when I was training as a nurse the danger of aspirin in kids less than 12 years wasn't appreciated (I'm very old), and it was commonly used to relieve their pain. After tonsillectomy the throat is sore, and dissolved aspirin (+ Ribena!) was sipped to numb before meals. The food would increase pain via contact, so after meals we gave a chewing gum pellet to kids 3yrs and up. The chewing gum was called Aspergum and contained 150mg aspirin per pellet (= 2 baby aspirin tabs). Chewing this released concentrated aspirin that numbed the throat very quickly so the child could play without pain.

[@NoodleDergsGoBrrr]

I doubt it would work faster than just giving the patient sublingual medications tbh, might be a marketing gimmick

[@gingermcgingin4106]

42:42 Birdshot is a type of shotgun load, similar to buckshot but instead of several large pellets there's innumerable small (about the size of a BB or slightly smaller) pellets. It's made for hunting things like game birds (hence the name), large pests, & smallish varmints. It's not a LTL round, but adult humans are too big to be in much danger from it in most circumstances, though it'd still absolutely ruin ones day if not week to get hit by it.

[@xlsfd]

Yeah, and I can imagine it's an absolute PITA for a surgeon to dig out the pellets in surgery one by one.

[@Stephen-ro5jc]

@@xlsfd Probably hurts like a son-of-a-gun to have removed, too.

[@Avrysatos]

The “I fell on it” is almost a joke at this point.

[@michellewest4796]

The nude, lubricated gymnastics everyone is apparently doing is impressive. Honestly, proper toys are well worth the cost.

[@Avrysatos]

@@michellewest4796 I'm asexual but growing up with a best friend that was the opposite of asexual was very enlightening so... Not my thing but I know too much. Proper toys can prevent infections when cleaned and cared for and they prevent embarrassment. They even sell them on amazon and you can get discrete packaging.

[@WardenWolf]

I was getting ready for bed a few nights ago when I suddenly realized I had accidentally created the potential for an actually legitimate "I sat on it" situation. An isobutane gas canister with a fill needle on top that I had absent-mindedly placed on a chair. I was like, "Yeah, I better move that before something happens that a doctor would never believe. . ."

[@Avrysatos]

@@WardenWolf oh wow. That wouldn’t have been pleasant.

[@v3ru586]

I've been trying to figure out for years how to tell the difference between "real" and "fake" symptoms as they always felt the same for me, until I got punished for pretending to be sick. Turns out, my parents were warned that my high iq makes it more likely for me to lie to get out of work, while the pediatrician told them that being sick makes children exhausted and lethargic. I have ADHD, for some wierd reason, my external hyperactivity doesn't really show unless I'm sick. Nowadays, I often don't realise that I'm sick until it's mostly over, as the anxiety makes it difficult to even think of getting it checked out (still looking for a mental health professional who tells me how to stop worrying, as it's not as easy for me as normal people)

[@TeshiHexagon]

Find a professional that takes it seriously *when you tell them about the long term damage from that abuse.* Because that's what that is - being unable to tell the difference is long term damage from emotional abuse and neglect. That way, if your new provider understands this, you can go for absolutely anything and have it taken seriously, and not be shamed for it. I finally have a doctor I can go to. Last time I said "Im having symptoms that act like a heart attack. I don't think it's an actual heart attack, but I'm scared and I know it's not going to go away on its own." She sent me to a heart professional for a full work up. Found out my heart was fine and the terrifying symptoms went away immediately. That doctor has done more to help me heal from severe anxiety and cptsd in the past three years than any mental health professional I've ever seen.

[@ToastyNoneofyourbusiness]

I know that the Mutter Museum has a bunch of items that have been stuck in people's throats for medical research purposes, but they should really start an exhibit of things that have been stuck in people's butts.

[@hendyallen5993]

Bird shot is less than lethal. I've read the medical report about a person who attempted to " check out of life early" with a shotgun in the mouth. While his upper pallet was hamburger, it failed to even pierce the bone.

[@Nightengale64]

Kind of wonder if adam and eve should send coupons to the local ER. Just seems like that would reach a desperate audience. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@CarlyndraTM]

I'm always extremely honest to the doctor but I'm always worried they think that I'm lying Like no I'm telling the truth, I'm just genuinely boring

[@katieb.1184]

Same, I once had a nurse lecture me for lying... But I was telling the truth. It was mortifying and I cried. I said I was not aware of any adverse reactions to anesthesia. Because the other two times I woke up fine. The third time, apparently not so much. I feel so bad for the staff but I didn't need the threats of psychiatric hold. (I apparently screamed and since I reported no issues they were worried I had some form of mental break apparently)

[@typoriver3651]

Ditto. People don't belive there is a 30 year old who never drinks, smokes, does drugs including weed, and isn't sexually active. Guys, I'm just boring. I'm not lying

[@CarlyndraTM]

@@typoriver3651 Are you me?

[@SkyFyre2435]

Unfortunately, with the lack of sex ed in some parts of the world (including the US), these girls may have actually not known they were pregnant, even if it's obvious to others around them.

[@RaidFiftyOne]

If these kind of videos have taught me anything, its that people cannot seem to comprihend that it could end VERY badly if they lie to doctors. It's almost as if they require correct information to diagnose you accuratly.

[@bluediamond3248]

About the story about the lady with the bullet in her head sometimes the bullet hits nerves and cuts off certain things like panic she could have also been in shock. It happens a lot more than people realize, there was a guy who was shot in the head and he got up and did his entire morning routine not realizing he was dying. The brain is a strange and complicated thing 😅

[@jaiwright6043]

Story 58: Sounds Like The Mom Is Suffering With Anorexia. Like, Really Really Badly. My Mother Had Anorexia And Barely Weighed 80 Lbs At The Age Of 45. She's Finally Bouncing Back And Weighs About 130 Lbs At The Age Of 49. I'm Currently Fighting Anorexia As Well. I Was In A Very Toxic Relationship And My Ex Controlled My Food Intake. When I Finally Left Him, I Was Pregnant With His Child And Barely Weighed 100 Lbs. Its Been 2 Years And I'm 130 Lbs. Anorexia Is Very Dangerous And I Know People Who Have Gone To The Hospital Because Of It. I Hope That Mother Gets The Help She Genuinely Needs Before It Takes Her Life

[@enbycharlie6287]

Im so sorry to hear about you and your mother, i hope you're both on the path to recovery But in the case of story 58, it could also be the cancer and whatever other conditions the mother has. I know its a known warning sign with cancer to have unexpected weight loss, so i imagine its a pretty common symptom to lose a ton of weight as long as the tumours arent so big they counteract that. It very well could be both, or a third thing neither of us have considered because op didnt mention it Edit: ok, i listened ro most of the story, and you may be right But speaking from the perspective of someone with chronic health conditions that cause me to eat probably less than i should (causes me physical pain in my stoamch and gallbladder due to incurable conditions, i eat enough to sustain weight and live and all that, but not much more, but due to medication im slightly overweight so no one seems to care), she vert well could not be eating because of the cancer or anything else she has because she feels unwell

[@mothergoose9383]

Does it make you capitalize every word?

[@jaiwright6043]

@@mothergoose9383 I Have Autism And OCD. It's A Compulsion That I Can't Stop. 🙄

[@christineheminger7762]

There were a pair of people at a public place I used to go-you could smell where they had been after they had left the building. If someone lived in their house with them, they might very well have the effects while not smoking themselves (although I would think it natural to tell the doctor about this, some people just don’t)

[@RosemaryAmey]

First story: sometimes colonoscopy prep fails. This happened the first time I had one. I ended up having to do two days of clear liquids and chugging the horrible prep drink instead of the usual one day for future colonoscopies.

[@Copperyfoxx]

I have to go for a colonoscopy every few years due to family history, my next one is in a few months. For anyone reading this that is going in the future, take my unsolicited advice. a)follow the prep instructions to the letter. If you have any questions about what you can or can’t intake, usually there is someone you can call to ask. b)they should be giving you instructions for a restricted diet for at least 2-3 days prior to the day you drink the stuff that clears you out. This should basically be no fibre, seeds ect. Opposite of what you might think. This prep diet should also include no food dyes that could get mistaken for blood or sickness on the camera. Avoid all red, orange, blue c) you might be tempted to eat a bunch of junk before or while you start the prep diet, because who cares you’re about to blast it out anyway - I do not recommend doing this even if it’s technically within the outlined diet (like having a whole bunch of cheeseburgers) It will just make it harder for your body to clean it out.

[@LindaB651]

Yep, I always have to do a 48 hour prep!

[@sweetpea1989]

@@LindaB651my last time they said I did not do the full prep. My husband argued with them (after the procedure) and told them point blank that YES SHE DID EVERY STEP, PILL AND DRINK! Doctor later apologized and entered into my chart to do a 48 prep cycle. The hubs NEVER gets mad, so I am sure they knew he was telling the truth.

[@RosemaryAmey]

@@sirei01, the usual for my hospital (in Canada) was no food with seeds (e.g. kiwi fruit, strawberries) starting a week before, no whole grains or nuts starting 3 days before, clear liquid fast and a large amount of horrible colonoscopy prep liquid (contains PEG and electrolytes) the day before.

[@noreasonatall3852]

honestly i get why trans people, especially in the us, might lie to a doctor about being trans when doing a non-sex-based procedure. the amount of shit that can happen, from invasive questions to flat out being denied care, makes it really scary

[@firetube8288]

Or the immediate suspicion that the hormones are at fault

[@BlizzyBeezz]

I listen to these to encourage myself, I have chronic issues that often get brushed off and since I’m neurodivergent that’s kinda rubbed off on me. I never know what’s important to say at the doctor since I’ve ignored serious symptoms for so long I’m not sure what is serious in perspective. They also normally don’t give me time to explain that I’ve dealt with chronic issues for different time frames (chronic migraines since 6, chronic fatigue and joint/muscular pain since 11, chronic nausea since 10) but the problems didn’t start chronic it started as what I thought was normal. Now I have to explain why I’ve waited for it to get to this point when really I just thought I had terrible sleep and the pain caused the nausea but now I’ve experienced it for long enough to know otherwise. Had to beg for a OB appointment that I’m having next week for possible POP. they seemed sceptical on this until I had to explain in graphic detail that my bladder (?) is bulging painfully into my V canal causing worsening radiating pain and nausea. Granted I only noticed it was an actual problem when I ate slightly too much and ended up over the toilet for hours in pain throwing up until my stomach stopped pushing into my bladder and in turn into v canal

[@Violin0703]

On the pregnancy stories, there is such thing as a cryptic pregnancy where you never show. If someone has irregular periods on top and don't keep track? You could totally miss it. There are also people who still experience menstrual bleeding during pregnancy. There's plenty of stories of people who honestly didn't know.

[@Finn_the_stoned]

There was a whole TV show in america called I didn't know I was pregnant. It was an entire multi season show, with like one or two stories an episode on the channel TLC.

[@cat21860]

Especially the teenaged patients, who may have gotten little to no sexual education

[@stevedavis5704]

The best story I have ever heard is from my podiatrist. I was waiting to be seen and the guy next to me got the doctor upset enough that the doctor said he could no longer see him. The guy was non-weight bearing on one of his feet and it wasn’t healing properly. The patient assured the doctor that he wasn’t walking on that foot and then walked out into the hallway where I was. He didn’t even wait for the doctor to turn away before walking on his foot and getting fired as a patient for being noncompliant following the directions for treatment.

[@alphax4785]

TBF when it comes to 'have you eaten anything?' questions there are plenty of people with their own food classifications where in their minds X isn't a 'solid food.'

[@mothergoose9383]

That's why they often say "nothing by mouth"

[@timehunter9467]

I don’t understand why people still eat/drink when told not to before a procedure. It’s not even that hard!

[@FlameDarkfire]

A lot of people in the first world cannot fathom going without a meal for several hours and think the hunger pains, which can be intense admittedly, are a sign they’re dying of starvation.

[@timehunter9467]

@@FlameDarkfire I’ve gone more than 24 hours without food and without sleep. It’s easy.

[@FlameDarkfire]

@@timehunter9467 it’s not hard. I’m not saying it is. But a lot of people don’t have the discipline and mental fortitude to make it through a brief period of deprivation.

[@timehunter9467]

@@FlameDarkfire or they just don’t listen 🤣

[@jacobvolcheck4510]

It's not difficult more so the feeling of being dehydrated is just annoying

[@etherraichu]

NSAIDS like aspirin can do a lot of damage if you're not careful. It caused a massive peptic ulcer for me. Nearly died from internal bleeding. Was in the ICU for days.

[@stephiek.3267]

Yeah, lying to medical staff is dumb. Tests done will show the truth one way or another. Oh, and denying you smoke when you absolutely reek of cigarettes? Side eye. 😒

[@Mary-zj9jz]

There are some people who smell like cigarettes and never smoke if they are around or in a chain smokers house. There was a comment where the uber driver smoke so bad the person reek after the ride.

[@zenfriend3260]

I went to the hospital with horrible stomach pain (and the last time I’d gone to the hospital was when I was born, they mentioned as I checked in at the front desk) and they found sludge in my gallbladder. Then, after all the tests and a ton of pain meds, I felt better so they figured I was fine and sent me home. The second time I went with horrible pain (plus vomiting and dropped 10 lbs) they couldnt find anything wrong with me, dosed me up and told me to go home and talk to a GI. I did and got a surgeon to schedule taking out my gallbladder. One week before the surgery I was in the worst shape of my life, I had dropped a total of 20 lbs from the beginning of it all and was unable to eat even broth and bread without horrible pain and waking up in the middle of the night to vomit. I HAD to go to the hospital and wouldn’t you know it those jerks told me I was faking it and that my gallbladder was fine. They did everything to dance around their idea that I came in for pain meds only and was abusing the system. It took my surgeon coming in and actually removing the gallbladder out of my body in emergency surgery to show to all of them that indeed my gallbladder was in rough shape and NEEDED to come out. It only takes one person to come in faking diseases to give the whole’s hospital a bad taste.

[@mztweety1374]

Dilaudid and oxy are so gross. Immediately asked for a downgrade to norco after my dessert came back up after hip replacement surgery. Damn ice cream didn't even have time to absorb any stomach acid😝

[@donutchan8114]

Big lol to smokers complaining that their premiums would go up if they admitted they're smokers, like gee I wonder if there's any other way to avoid that premium.

[@SomeOrdinaryJanitor]

well well well, if it isn't the consequences to my actions...

[@breakfire78]

@@SomeOrdinaryJanitor To your actions... WAIT A MINUTE

[@oniemployee3437]

Should also apply to those that are fat or alcoholics then.

[@mothergoose9383]

@@oniemployee3437 It does. I worked in life insurance for 7 years.

[@Holychickendinner]

🎯🎯🎯🎯👏👏👏👏

[@Velaroz]

For the woman who had a bullet in her head with a bunch of cotton in the wound... It may've been a stray bullet from somewhere that went through her pillow. So some of the cotton stuffing went in and packed the wound. That's my best guess for that one at 24:40

[@srmj71]

I would lose my mind being confronted with the lies.

[@pariscrane9171]

Regarding the dude who ended up having bladder cancer again who couldn’t provide a urine sample and instead put tap water in the specimen container- He may have known deep down that the cancer was back and was just so scared for it to be legitimately confirmed that he couldn’t bring himself to pee and provide the sample. Sort of a last ditch effort at denial before inevitably having to accept that it’s back and he’s yet again facing his mortality… potentially with an end coming much sooner than later. Poor dude 😞

[@kaylarisher8082]

As a former chiropractic assistance, the old man story with the high blood pressure touched my heart. I lived in an area where there was a large elderly community. There were many patients who would just come in to talk to us. Of course some were actually in pain, but the long conversations were always sweet. You realize you’re all the conversation and comfort these people have in some cases.

[@HimitsuYami]

For anyone who (like me before googling it) has no clue what "ice" is as a drug, it's crystal meth apparently.

[@SarraPiyopiyo]

o.o My GI actually complimented me after my Colonoscopy, for having a very clean colon.

[@brandonbarrett4584]

Two people you never, ever lie to: 1. Your doctor. 2. Your lawyer.

[@009013M3]

Regarding the gang bangers coming in with the specific testicle and left thigh wound track: It's likely not drawing most of the time. It's holstering. GLOCKs and modern "safe action" striker-fired pistols do not have a safety, they have a tab in the middle of the trigger referred to colloquially as a "dingus". The function of this component is to prevent discharge when dropped as you are expected not to put your finger on or near the trigger when not preparing to shoot. This particular injury is referred to as GLOCK leg. It used to be more common to have the wound track down the right thigh or grazing the right thigh into the top of the foot. The reason is that when an inexperienced shooter is holstering a weapon, either their finger or their shirt will become caught in the trigger guard while holstering the weapon, causing the finger or shirt fabric to pull the trigger under pressure from either the holster or the waistband. This injury changed to the testes and the left inner thigh because of the increase in popularity of "appendix" carry, which is where you holster the weapon (or insert it without a holster) in the front of the waistband. It's not *super* common any more now that the tactical community understands the nature of the issue, and serious shooters have opted to either use guns with a hammer that they cah press down on to prevent accidental trigger pull while reholstering, or have adopted more careful reholstering practices and garments that reduce the issue (elastic belly band holsters, compression undershirts, and the practice of placing the trigger finger along the slide while not on the trigger), but it's common enough that many professional trainers will not allow students to take the course using appendix techniques. Gang bangers are not known for their strong fundamentals or rigorous training regimen though.

[@helookalikaman79]

17:53 USA I am unfortunately a chronic pain patient, I have complied with every test, procedure... even the painful degrading ones.... a newbie pharmacist red flagged me... YET my cousin has been to rehab numerous times, stole pain meds while working in a hospital, stole them from a dying man, hell had all of their teeth removed to get more pain meds. doctor shops and they still fill very high dose narcotics... yes our medical system is F'd up

[@mkv2718]

this has nothing to do with it “being in America.” that’s literally just your pharmacist acting on their own. go to a different pharmacy if you have a prescription 🙄. seriously, this has nothing to do with our healthcare system. some people are just jerks

[@helookalikaman79]

@@mkv2718 ah you do live in the USA right? going to a different pharmacy is a red flag just like "Doctor shopping"

[@AisaWilliam]

Ugh I have so many I was consulted for “paralysis” after an ATV accident. Patient was in a c-collar. Before walking into the room, I saw him standing by his bed. Later, he was complaining to his mom about how uncomfortable the c-collar was and she was like, “Next time don’t lie about getting into an ATV accident” I had another patient who said she was blind but she was able to maintain eye contact with me when we spoke and even pointed to her daughter at one point One patient came in faking seizures. She was put on EEG. When she started having a “seizure” I was called in. I looked at the completely normal EEG and was like, “this isn’t a seizure.” So she just abruptly stopped shaking

[@conlon4332]

Lots of blind people can still maintain eye contact if they lost their vision later in life, as they instinctively know to look where the voice is coming from. Could also probably point at someone if they knew where they were because they heard them speak. Molly Burke does lots of great videos about blindness, and is a great example of someone who doesn't seem blind and can maintain eye contact - although it is now getting more difficult for her as it gets longer and longer since she went blind. She lost her vision at 14 and is in her 30s now.

[@AisaWilliam]

@@conlon4332 very interesting. Thanks for the info. This woman was a little different. It was very obvious she was lying. she followed my eyes as I walked through the room even when I didn’t speak. She also pointed to someone when addressing them even though they weren’t speaking either.

[@peng1luver259]

55:10 there is a RARE condition that makes a person produce internal alcohol

[@burpaleese]

2:22 yes bc I used menstrual cups for some time in my life and my gyn called me disgusting and asked me “WHERE IS YOUR MOTHER?!”. Also she insisted that I may be pregnant even though I was virgin (another doctor in another hospital confirmed I was not pregnant). So anyways, to that gynecologist whomst I do not remember your name, I hope one day you get fired for misdiagnosing patients, shaming them and also scaring them into thinking they were pregnant

[@bluegamemc1403]

"I was getting out of the shower and I slipped on a shampoo bottle"

[@zombiedoggie2732]

The old man who just wants human contact: this is why senior centers are important. they have activities there for seniors to go to and make friends. No one should feel alone. I also think we need an 'adopt a grandpa/grandma' program, so the younger generations can also be friends with the older generations too. Kind of like Big Brother/Big Sister for elderly folk. of course it'd need oversight to prevent elder abuse.

[@hectorpascal]

All this is EXACTLY why I won't go see a doctor unless I am really and very obviously sick - I react badly to anyone assuming that I'm lying to them. Over a year, I genuinely don't drink anything more than a beer with a meal about once a month. But I can tell that no doctor has ever believed me!

[@mistertaffy6720]

I feel bad for the one person who actually does fall on something, and the doctors assume they purposely stuck it up there.

[@jurawild]

This video is a rollercoaster! Some of these stories are just too crazy to believe. The cucumber one at 2 a.m. is particularly hilarious. Thanks for sharing these entertaining and shocking tales!

[@valenciageode25]

Story 10 Hopefully by “We” she means her partner and herself.

[@conlon4332]

That's what I thought when I heard it.

[@othername1000]

Vasectomy, doctor having problem finding/snagging vas deferens (small incision and a little hook type thing). Excessive bleeding, keeps bleeding. 20+ minutes into this adventure, patient says something along the lines of, "I guess I shouldn't have taken aspirin this morning." Doc says, "We're done for today." I've also been in the ED when somebody showed up with the story that somebody stole his pants. And then shot him. In the groin/leg. In a peculiar downward angle. Yep, trying to pull his (or somebody else's) firearm out of his pants. Ditch the pants and gun and head for the hospital. Cops came. He stuck with the story. Everybody knew.

[@serpentmaster1323]

Story 45 is the rare story on under sparked where I actually wish I could unhear those last few words

[@BlackestInk-111]

Because he likes the way it feels when he craps them out. Now you will remember it.

[@jaxondaigle1299]

2:02 Ive heard of a case like this, went something like; Patient: "So I was taking a shower but left the soap bottle on the floor, I slipped, fell and -Proceeds to make popping sound with mouth-" Paramedic: "And what happened exactly?" Patient: ".... Theres a soap bottle in my rectum....." Paramedic: "... Oh.."

[@matthewkane3691]

Not a doctor but, my dad’s gf works for scheduling stuff. This dude comes in for a colonoscopy, doc asks “did you do your prep” guy says yes. Doctor proceeds to start the procedure, gets the camera in there and homeboy is full of corn. They had to stop and reschedule

[@rojita_girl]

I’m confused about story 14, as a medical assistant we are told you are supposed to verify name and DOB with the patient and have THEM say it to you. I’m assuming it’s the same with all healthcare positions?? It’s dangerous, and I’ve also had workers give me my name and DOB and ask me to confirm, again I could be lying or what if I didn’t hear you and just said yes?? Just last week, I saw two ladies get mixed up because they had the same name, thankfully the worker who helped me asked ME to give my name and DOB, but imagine if these ladies weren’t asked and were treated incorrectly. So dumb! Ask the patient, do not give them the info! Edit to add: I doubt people could lie and give out the correct DOB of another patient!

[@codm22712]

Hi.btw do not lie to your doctors they’ve probably seen worst

[@TreyAT2012]

What if ur the worst 🤯

[@codm22712]

@@TreyAT2012 you’ll be a new story first then on Reddit

[@TreyAT2012]

@@codm22712 lol ok

[@voctur]

Heard a story from a doctor about a blind elderly patient, whose as well elderly wife was the one giving him his daily medication. The doctor had been seeing the dude for months, has been constantly adjusting the dosis of the patient's medication, but dude remains the same. The wife eventually confeses that she is getting blind as well, so reading the bottles was difficult and was too ashamed to admit it. So what she had been doing was that she grounded all his pills, mixed the powders together, and gave a spoon of it to the husband each day.

[@lcoq19]

Uhh... don't golf shoes have spikes on the bottom? 😳

[@ClapTalk-f5g]

It's unbelievable what some people will lie about to their doctors. The one about the cucumber at 2 a.m. had me laughing out loud.

[@FrstSpctr88]

Hospitals should play a compilation of patients lying to doctor stories... Atleast it would give some education...

[@hectorpascal]

but also, sadly, some new ideas? 😒

[@SailorLavender]

23:18 Good for her! She's tired and the expenses are ENOUGH! 😅

[@agathar7115]

story 32 brought back a memory! lady in my developmental psych class in university was 25 with four kids, all from the same dad. she had them at 13, 15, 17 or 18, and the final one at like 21. she was still with the dad, and preparing on going to nursing school. I remember she told me how she couldn’t believer that her oldest child, a daughter, was already the same age that she had been when she got pregnant with her (12). crazy.

[@badgerbadger-badger-Poppy]

Please, please, PLEASE tell doctors, EMS, any medical professional that asks if you’ve taken any drugs. They’re not going to judge you. They’re not going to tell the police. (In most cases, if I remember correctly, they’re not even allowed to tell the police.) They literally need to know so that they can figure out how to help you.

[@cathode5876]

Story 10: The "we" and "our" is most likely the woman and her SO, not some group of women. "Wellbutrin" was mispronounced.

[@Aabergm]

My take away from almost all of these is: You cant fix stupid.

[@Eainai]

Me: *clicks on UnderSparked* This video: *23 seconds ago* Me: Oh damn! My lucky day! After clicking on this video: *15 hours ago* Me: ...nevermind

[@micahclark4092]

Via Story 1: when I was in the room waiting to get my own procedure where you're kind of with a bunch of other patients getting prepped there was a doctor across the room talking to a patient and he asked you didn't eat anything this time did you and like the guy mumbled and the doctor said I said speak up you didn't eat anything right and the guy like mumbled something about having a snack and the doctor exploded on the guy. The nurse who was working my blood work was trying not to laugh because this guy had done this for the 5th year in a row. He cussed the patient out because he refused to cooperate and was denying the doctors more urgent patients procedure hours. It was kind of hilarious to hear, sometimes you gotta hear "you're a fucking idiot" to realize you gotta take care of yourself better 😂

[@PepperCosmos]

Bird shot by the way is used for hunting birds mostly so think of it as really tiny pellets. *reference to 42:37 and 42:49 - aka story 60

[@rowandoyle5655]

I have a stupidly high pain tolerance (I have sustained 3rd degree burns without flinching) and one time when my knee was pointing the wrong direction, I was incredibly calm talking to the doctors and was told that if my knee wasn't so obviously injured, they would not have believed I was in any discomfort

[@oldgus01]

I really feel like some of these take a left turn from what's expected. Which itself is expected. But I also think what's expected for some of them gets influenced by other similar stories. I got halfway through the DV coverup story with stereotypical DV coverup lies and was still asking myself "yeah, ok, but what got stuck on the exit ramp to their Chocolate Highway?".

[@LittleGreenCar514]

Story 12: For anyone who receives a spinal tap/lumbar puncture, you need to lay flat on your back for 24 hours afterwards! There can be serious complications if you don't.

[@33pandagamer]

My Mom claims that she doesn't have bipolar depression despite having a doctor's diagnosis of it and obvious signs that she does indeed have it. The worst part is that she becomes verbally abusive when she isn't on her medication. To such a degree that my family and I had to kick her out of the house because we couldn't take the abuse anymore. This was after spending months trying to convince her to take her medication, seek therapy, or talk to her doctor about alternatives, but she kept being too stubborn to listen and her verbal abuse only got worse.

[@RealLifeThread]

This video had me both laughing and shaking my head! 😂 it's clear that honesty is really the best policy when it comes to medical care. I mean, why risk making a procedure worse or endangering your health just to cover up a mistake or embarrassing situation?

[@ericsoucie2865]

24:50 I thought metal and the donut of truth are deadly if combined. Did it affect the bullet at all?

[@badvibes4321]

If it’s an MRI, then yes. If it’s a CT scan, then no. Theyre both donut shaped

[@Halo56782]

For clarification on the Bird shot thing: Birdshot is a type of Shotgun shell designed for hunting its name sake, containing hundreds of tiny pellets designed to spread out and cover a wide area to increase the chances of hitting birds in flight. While Birdshot is a common Home Defense round since the tiny pellets carry very little energy comparatively, reducing the chance of over-penetration, I've never heard of cops using it. Again, there's a metric pantload of tiny pellets in those so 80 impacts from two blasts is likely on the lower end of accuracy

[@stickinthemud23]

For years, my doctor’s intake form asked how many cups of caffeine I consume every day. One time I got irritated, calculated the number of milligrams in a cup, and put down that huge number. They didn’t change the form.

[@alexanderjones5109]

i have hypermobile ehlers danlos syndrome which means my bones dislocate very easily. i went in to see a physical therapist for my hip and leg issues, and when i told him my hips were dislocating, he told me "that's impossible." changed his tune when during my exam my wrist and knees dislocated

[@Caligulove]

That doctor in story 29 is probably just jaded from catching a lot of people lying. Bummer.

[@stealthbeastgaming]

Old people making themselves sick just so they can get some basic human contact is the saddest shit I ever heard

[@Ya_boi_jasper]

45:14 bros story literally just helped me with a friend. They were having intense issues which led to a hospital stay. For like 3 weeks. They did tell the doctors about their weed smoking but they still couldn’t figure out what was wrong. Now I can tell them about it and hopefully they can get some answers!! It was really scary hearing their symptoms but not knowing what could be wrong. My only guesses were maybe an old head injury that decided to f with them or something weed related. I had them promise no drug use until graduation. They did it and their issues stopped. They back on it now but if it happens again maybe this time they can bring it up. I’m letting them know right now even though it’s 12 am. Thank you op for the medical knowledge since I am not a doctor but know quite a bit which is why people come to me with their random symptoms

[@alexandramusilova8148]

Story 35 is very close to what happened to me. Not my mom but the doctors. Kept telling me I was faking and I was perfectly fine for over three months until my mom threatened to sue them. Turns out, I had a raging cytomegalic viral infection with encephalitism and nearly died. Spent three weeks in the hospital. Chronic pains and issues ever since. Also told I was lying and making things up. Went on for years. Daily sickness, sensory issues, and more. Finally collapsed and got taken to the ER in a different city. Neurogenic tetany. Been there the whole time. Nobody ever noticed because I was just a dumb teenager faking things to get out of school to them.

[@GogiRegion]

When I was in the hospital once as a patient, one of the fellow patients had a compulsive lying problem. At one point they pulled up the Relaxing Lo-Fi Beats to Study To with the anime girl, and claimed they were the one running the livestream at that very moment.

[@IsaMoralesAl]

I have to do screening questionnaires for annual exams. One question is: Do you have a difficult time remembering, or making decisions? So many people say no but all previous questions have been answered as “I don’t know or I can’t remember “ 🤦‍♀️

[@Fastninjas]

Bird shot is a shotgun load consiting of tiny metal BBs

[@jdafaglr]

i feel bad for all the doctors ive had because as a kid, i frequently went to the er but i was never *really* truthful, i mean, i would be truthful to an extent but i was terrified about what they would do to me if they knew the full truth. my efforts didnt matter though since they could still see how bad the problem was through scans and still recommended procedures. for YEARS, like most of my life, constant er visits, then going back home and repeating the cycle. my last er visit is hopefully my last for a long time. i agreed to the procedure and ive been doing a lot better, still not completely fine, which ill mention at my next doctors visit

[@riseuprxns]

As a doctor, patients lie about almost anything that has potential to make them look bad. It is rare to have a candid, honest patient who is upfront and acknowledges unhealthy habits to their fullest