Should Doctors Have Tattoos? | Responding to Your Comments #9 | Doctor Mike

We are back at it responding to your comments and questions via this monthly video series. I love reading and responding to your comments and as you can tell I'll jump into the comments section with a reply or a heart quite often. If one of the questions I answered was not detailed enough or you want more info on the subject please let me know so that I can make a dedicated video giving you all of the info!
A couple favorite questions/comments from this video are
1) Should doctors have tattoos?
2) Wearing glasses hurts vision?
3) No Nut November?
4) Circumcision?
5) Waking up during surgery?
6) Getting nervous during tests?
7) High school Doctor Mike?
8) Whats the deal with birth control?
9) Concussions
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[@allie5040]

“Spending too long on your phone can cause mental health and vision problems” *me, a depressed person w glasses* : crap

[@bradenwoolley514]

There's nothing wrong with having glasses. They are a tool to help vision and they even look cool.

[@nikitamarynich1794]

That's so cringe OMAGAWD, JK glasses are trendy, embrace them

[@saoirsegrace8716]

SAME I FEEL SO ATTACKED😂

[@capuchinosofia4771]

Same D:

[@allie5040]

Y’all i never said i didn’t like my glasses😂

[@rachel.doremi6974]

"Everything is in HD" - ha! That's what I call vision with glasses

[@scorpionz44]

2020 vision is 4k

[@hxngjxxngz]

Mine is OVER TWO MILLION BROOOO I CAN SEE THROUGH MY-- HOLY SHIII

[@Kairichi]

More like 3D for me lol

[@turtletube]

My glasses correct my vision to 20 15

[@spacebars9677]

i’m so blind idk if i’ll be able to do surgery by the time i get to med school. my doctor says that my eyesight is getting worse. i might have to get bifocals 🤧🤧🤧

[@sinlyye9860]

"Limit screen time to 2 hours a day" Me binge watching Dr. Mike for 6 hours a day: 👁👄👁

[@Chloestewart._21]

Same lol

[@magneticfish5777]

Haha I was thinking the same, I've spent like 5 hrs today watching Dr Mike videos

[@Eric08108]

Rookie numbers. Thirteen hours average.

[@dogEatingAcatEatingAcat]

same

[@water7767]

Lol 13 hours a day

[@Xeros_VII]

"try to only have 2 hours of screen time" me who is a coder: no, I don't think I will

[@al3x_foreva]

i edit videos and music for people thats not ideal its the way i make money HAHA

[@bloomphases]

Me, a digital artist:

[@jaimekaiser1622]

Same! Coder here, too!

[@luckycrystal593]

My dad is and he has LITERALLY 12000 HOURS OF SCREEN

[@youtuberyoutuber2495]

@@luckycrystal593 how is is eyes?

[@larrymcjones]

So are we gonna protest to see the tattoo or nah?

[@ddh19454]

Yesss!!!

[@bakuza6191]

He showed it already

[@ddh19454]

@@bakuza6191 yeah someone already told me were to find it

[@leticialuna8080]

@@ddh19454 where???

[@Blackdecay]

Where?

[@kristianisager5326]

Could you make a video where you break down movie injuries and rate their realism

[@mariahdawn5862]

He did that with Mykie (GlamAndGore) She's the best

[@erinmoore9681]

Fight club?

[@clairenaugle3735]

Yes

[@sunflowerbee7004]

He'd be really disappointed with the brain transplant

[@rubyknowles3934]

@@mariahdawn5862 she is. Shes really funny , she tried creeping him out as well. It was pretty funny lol 😂

[@NoellaTracy]

The “waking up during anesthesia “ question terrifies me so much and it’s because I have been through something like this TWICE!! I’ve had more than 15 surgeries since I was 11 years old, I am now 39. When I was having surgery on my foot I was told that I would be put into a “twilight sleep” and I wouldn’t remember anything from the surgery, that It wouldn’t be any different than the surgeries I’d had prior to that one where I was completely asleep as far as knowing what had happened during it. Well, I’m not sure where at in the process of removing a piece of my metatarsal they were but I became aware of sounds and even smells for a small period of time. I couldn’t see or feel anything, thank god, but I started to hear the voices of the surgeon and nurses and then the very loud sounds of the bone saw. In my head I’m thinking I am just dreaming or they’re not actually working on me because I didn’t feel anything but then I started to smell a horrible burning smell and a smell of what I assume was the bone because it’s a smell I didn’t recognize but it was going on at the same time as the sawing sounds. It may have been something else but that’s just what I always attributed it to. It didn’t last more than a minute and I don’t remember anything else from that time but When I woke up after the surgery was over i mentioned it to my dr and she just kinda laughed and said “oh yeah, we got it under control “! The 2nd time this happened was so much worse and I actually am kicking myself to not doing something about it because it was extremely disturbing! I was in a much more aggressive surgery for an ovarian mass that was so big it had began pressing down on the tube that goes from the kidney to the bladder causing my kidney to become extremely backed up and enlarged to twice it’s size. In this surgery I was put completely under and I had 2 different doctor’s performing surgery on me. 1 doctor was a urologist that put kidney stents in and then the gynecologist was removing the mass and either taking a biopsy of my uterus or removing it if she felt it was necessary, which she did. Well I clearly remember a mans voice but again I couldn’t see anything, I could just hear them so I’m guessing I was just starting to come out. This was the urologist because my obgyn was a female. I heard this man laughing and making some really disgusting and inappropriate comments about my body and my genitalia. I listened as he made disgusting comments to others in the room who I either didn’t hear or who just weren’t saying anything back but I remember him saying “umm do you see that” and then I must have went back to sleep or they realized I was waking up, I’m not sure but I don’t remember anything else. When I was woke up this time I was so emotional and so upset but I didn’t say anything because I was so humiliated and too embarrassed to tell the nurses or even my husband. This is actually the 1st time I’ve told anyone about this because it was so humiliating. I just wish I’d have stood up and said something because that was almost 8 years ago now and I’m sure I probably am out of time to do something about it now. My daughters best friends mom had this same thing happen to her in the same hospital a few years ago but with a different doctor and she sued them and won her case. Maybe if I’d have stood up I could have helped prevent someone else from going through that same trauma I suffered from.

[@nextlevelintactivism8195]

Local anesthesia is only 50% effective at reducing pain of child genital mutilation. 55% of children today still receive no anesthesia at all. I WENT THROUGH A MUTILATION WITH NO ANESTHESIA BY THESE PSYCHO QUACKS

[@EskChan19]

I'm pretty sure the Twilight Sleep anesthesia has been called one of the top medical horror stories, especially in the 60s and 70s. It was done a lot and usually ended pretty poorly. Sadly it's also dirt cheap so that some hospitals still use them to minimize costs. But serious doctors haven't been using those since the horror stories of the 70s.

[@conniegarvie]

Many people who have Ehlers Danlos Syndromes have problems with being awake, And feeling pain, the entire surgery! From the first incision to the last suture. Doctors don't generally believe this could happen, but I know many of my EDS allies have had this happen. Pain like a #20!

[@naiathomas5580]

LOOOOOOOOOOOONG message

[@tabbi888]

I've had this happen under a general too only it was very painful, I could hear but couldn't move to let them know. Twilight doesn't work at all on my I was screaming and crying the whole way through, it was really hard to keep still while they were cutting parts out of my cervix. They also told me I wouldn't remember it but I still live with the trauma. I was supposed to get it rechecked but never did due to the fear of treatment. When I had my last child my gynaecologist asked if I'd had surgery there as apparently the scarring was so bad he actually said it looked like a butcher did it. It was probably worse as I couldn't keep from squirming, but at the time they just yelled at me for moving while trying to administer more sedation, it didn't work at all and I will never forget it even though I was also told I wouldn't remember it. I've had other generals since and always tell them of the first experience I had and thankfully they have all gone smoothly since, but I've refused all twilight since and will never do that again. I feel for you as it's trauma that lasts a lifetime and makes you scared to seek future medical treatment. I had the beginning of cancer when I had the removal and am too scared to follow it up even over 20yrs later.

[@jungshookjiminie1176]

9:24 - "Two hours, that's your answer" Me sitting 24/7 in front of my computer and phone because of online classes and online tests and exams: 👁👄👁

[@Riya_Pandey.]

Jimin shi...

[@jungshookjiminie1176]

@@Riya_Pandey. 👀✌

[@vanix9268]

In your defense, it's quarantine 😂

[@pokipineapple5377]

@@vanix9268 exactly

[@athiyamahapatra8118]

Plus we can't even see our friends in real life... It's chatting and through a screen sjdvhksdjvh- And people make my heart beat go crazy in the worst ways possible so I'll just stick to myself

[@artqueensim2516]

Mike: limit your screen time to 2 hours a day outside of school. *me, listening to everything he says while binging on all his KZbin videos:* yup

[@lovegold3225]

That's the truth

[@25kwithoutanyvideoschallen63]

I spend over 5 hours a day on KZbin... OOF

[@shannahtheninjaneko6927]

what if i read books on my phone?

[@fatimabadawi3397]

Shannah the ninja/neko doesnt make it better

[@lovegold3225]

It might be a little better considering you aren't playing mindless video games.

[@worldman3218]

Here's a fun story, So my mom is a bit conservative and usually judges people based on their looks. One Sunday we were at the mall shopping and i spot a friend of mine, I greet him, have some small talk and go our sperate ways, then my mom walks up to me and says that why am i friends with him and is quite judgmental about my friend and thinks he's an Ex-con cause he has sleeve tats on both arms, she also says "do you want to be like that person?" and then i just laughed and said yes... Clearly confused my mom asks why, and i simply answer "Because he's a cardiovascular surgeon and he makes the same amount of money i make in a month in just a week of work" The lesson here kiddos, is to never judge a book by it's cover...

[@jameshall5556]

Not all conservatives are like this... I'm not.

[@worldman3218]

@@jameshall5556 i know... My mom's kinda old school, so i understand what you're saying.

[@jameshall5556]

@@worldman3218 Yeah. I understand.

[@tekgid433]

Just because one surgeon has alot of tattoos doesn't mean the others do!

[@r6isfun690]

bennyabcdef wtf why

[@dibarkagoswami5330]

Dr.Mike : " Spend time laughing with your friends." COVID - 19 : Am I a joke to you ??

[@blubrywlfii5888]

Phones: am I a hallucination to you

[@Beqqe1]

I agree not jumping to diagnosis, but for so many years my symptoms were ignored or overlooked. When I was finally diagnosed and given treatment for ADHD and Post-Concussive Disorder, I could actually focus and separate my thoughts for the first time in my life. It was literally life changing and instead of keeping from achieving or attempting my goals, it actually made them feel achievable. I have my MLT certification (AAS) and now pursuing my Bachelors of Science in Medical Laboratory Sciences (MLS). I will be about 50 when I complete it, but would have been near impossible without diagnosis and medication.

[@eddyqiu8883]

if you don't love me at my teenage mike, you don't deserve me at my hot doctor mike

[@sarahbass4398]

Yaaaaassssss

[@MaryJane-ld2js]

🦔

[@thuryas5300]

Lmao

[@Tiffanyrouse]

Yes lmao😂

[@hannahmckale3986]

Accurate

[@carleighmaclean2730]

Dr mike: “I have a tattoo it’s not shown” Me: show the tattoo to us 😂

[@feat.shanika]

On his back look at his video on the flotation tank video

[@isabellanora5686]

Kar Leigh I WAS READING THIS AS HE SAID THAT OMGGG

[@PolyglotJ]

It says "know thyself" in Latin, it's on his back

[@jordancheney9303]

Kar Leigh *all of us

[@coreybrowngaming620]

It's on his back, it's know thyself in latin

[@royalrebel8380]

I know I’m super late to this, but 3 things to keep in mind when seeing a psychologist (or any mental health person) 1. I know you feel awkward at the start, but just like he said, it takes time to build up your relationship with them but it’ll be worth it 2. Tell them everything that you feel comfortable with. They can’t read your mind and figure out how to help you if you don’t provide enough details 3. It’s not always going to work out the first time (as in either the doctor, or treatment), but hang in there because you’ll find one if you keep your hopes up. This is coming from a person who’s had multiple psychologists with many mental health issues (even a processing and receipting disorder). It took 5 tries to find the right psychologist for me, but I found one that I love and trust.

[@heatherreich2687]

You’re such a relatable and real person and I love it I love all of your videos and all of your content! I have subed half the people that you Collab with.... i’m just sad I didn’t discover you four years ago. Keep up the great work!!!

[@nitac01]

When Dr. Mike said “you don’t want to see it “ referring to his teenage pictures I was like hmm whatever. Then he showed the pictures and I was like .... he was right.

[@jenicolem.455]

Omg yess! 😂 I was like “how bad could it possibly be” and then I saw...

[@TheMistressMisery]

I laughed so damn hard xD xD

[@mariella3172]

yessss 😂😂

[@santiagosteven6105]

Hey Doctor Mike you saw my post. Thanks for making this video!

[@kimismith18]

Lmao same!

[@Brandon-os3qr]

"Get that tattoo + send me a picture of it" Be careful what you wish for, doc

[@induuuu5338]

Hahaha

[@patriciaarreola8625]

What? Oh wait...lol😁😂

[@Brandon-os3qr]

Tiny do I hear 568?

[@devotionalsongs1690]

He showed it on another video

[@AlmondChocolateMilk]

"I can pop my big toe multiple times in a row" "You should put that on your resume" Wow, Dr. Mike always knows what to say

[@nextlevelintactivism8195]

He cuts parts off screaming children for pseudoscience quackery and profits

[@AlmondChocolateMilk]

@@nextlevelintactivism8195 Ookay

[@liv328]

My favorite Dr. I have ever been to had tattoos on both his arms and long hair. He was kind, down to earth and real.

[@olgakrawczyk4478]

Dr. Mike: limit screen time to 2 hours a day Online schools: yeahh not gonna happen

[@yamiatemyugi]

Beata krawczyk Yep.

[@ahsoka2.023]

Hehehehe

[@andream8671]

💀💀💀🤣

[@user-xc9di1ko4t]

Tianna Starner ?

[@stephanieathir3501]

Sadly our state of Iowa doesn't allow online schooling . so we had voluntary school work. Which I did all of it. :)

[@amberheist3117]

SpEnD tImE oUtSiDe WiTh FrIeNdS What friends my guy

[@cosmonaut2863]

What friends... *cri

[@imfrenchsilkpie7607]

R u me because when he said that that's exactly what I thought

[@lifewithkasi]

Bandito pls ear

[@redplayz151]

You r me broo

[@winningsauce5889]

Yeah same

[@macherie1234]

Your response about test anxiety makes so much sense about why I had trouble passing lab practicals in vertebrate anatomy! It would definitely have helped to have practice sections during regular lab activities.

[@meranaamthakur]

"Limit screen time to 2 hours a day" Online school

[@BM-vs8tv]

Doctor Mike: limit screen time to 2 hours a day Me: has a screen time of 8 hours average a day

[@gilneyn.mathias1134]

I'm working at home as a programmer... Do i need to say how many hours i spend in front of the computer per day? '-----'

[@fn_main]

@@gilneyn.mathias1134 same lul spend a solid 12 hours minimum

[@NotGoodAtCombat]

lol same

[@financeseeker2256]

B M ngl yesterday I had 19 hours

[@Doodler-fm6iy]

Same xd

[@jada7465]

Dr.Mike: Don’t go on your phone for more then two hours Me:Watches Dr.Mike for 5 hours

[@silver_kage3154]

Only 5 i do 10 hours Sad but true

[@Orangecat-np3xy]

my momsphone 10 HOURS?!?! On your mom’s phone?? Dude you’re a legend

[@silver_kage3154]

@@Orangecat-np3xy yea

[@Orangecat-np3xy]

my momsphone (￣^￣)ゞ salute

[@kilonova9535]

XxLunaGachaxX wait that’s illegal

[@Foodgeek]

I watch this video and then I sneeze my signature 7 times in a row 😂

[@Nathan35077]

The question should be phrased “is it okay for doctors to have tattoos?”. Asking if doctors SHOULD have them? Well no, that would be a weird requirement. Like you go to your doctor and they have no tattoos you’re like “woah, woah. You should have tattoos, are you even a real doctor?!” 🤣🤣

[@Leah-pm1nh]

I do think that it shouldn't be a requirement (because that's ridiculous) but I do hope that many of them look into them both as a culture but also medically so that they have the steps to make sure their patients are caring for new ones properly and because some tattoos have meanings that could be helpful for example a patient may not mention a history of depression but could have a ; tattoo, or something more extreme like a gang sign can be a way to gauge risks that a patient may not be as open to talking about

[@nextlevelintactivism8195]

This doctor supports cutting parts off healthy children. He should have child.absuer tattooed on his forehead

[@Nathan35077]

@@nextlevelintactivism8195 you mean circumcision? 😂😂

[@riverdaisy4215]

“why do you expect me to get through this painful surgery yet you could’ve even get through a tattoo??”

[@nextlevelintactivism8195]

@Nathan3507 no I mean torture mutilation and child abuse by quack who should be recycled ♻️ circumcision is a dumb euphemism

[@terrorblades10]

Dr. Mike: “Try and limit it to 2 hours a day” Me: looks at screen time in settings 13hrs 31mins Me: ”oof”

[@ENZOxDV9]

Last 7 days: 48 hours Me: 😥😥

[@numbersletters2920]

Superpower,s is fictional way of dreams and nightmares.

[@jamesmiller6618]

I’ve got 87 hrs, but I’m a cheater because I play audio of rain all night on my phone

[@shin.miyagami.6792]

Where do you see your screen time?

[@anisaathe1]

Amy Gibbons in settings under screen time

[@karakuro298]

"If you need surgery to live, would you want the doctor to have tattoos?" Frankly, I don't care if they have tattoos as long as they have the appropriate medical degree.

[@sienna.6654]

@first last I had a surgery to live...

[@officialname9817]

Dog Paw Same I almost died before and during

[@MatrixamYT]

@@sienna.6654 ... called a caesarean

[@IDoABitOfTrollin]

Kara Kuro kinda reminds me of that "what would you do if your childs teacher was GAY" Can they teach?

[@MollyFC]

As long as its not a crazy like swastika tattoo on their face I don't really care.

[@Minyassa]

I woke up during a laparoscopic surgery in 2000, and I remembered it afterward too. The nurse was possibly even more upset than I was, just apologized repeatedly and went out of her way to make sure I was okay. I remember thinking I was choking or suffocating, briefly, and fighting. She said it was a breathing tube I was feeling and not comprehending, which makes sense. I now know to tell all my doctors and potential surgeons about this so they know to knock me out extra hard.

[@incognito1783]

''2 days ago I was playing basketball with my nephew....'' ''It took 3 days to heal!'' Did I miss something?

[@Anorak1357]

My teacher sneezed 21 times in a row we were all counting in class it was hilarious

[@gurnoorgill9631]

It had to be 21

[@ayyylmao101]

I would have started a tally, lmao

[@randomlyrandom9974]

whats 9+10?

[@jordan4835]

Ive sneezed 24 times in a row but it was one time I had a cold

[@Dragon-ze6gp]

Bergen my typical ‘sneeze’ would be usually at least 3 sneezes in a row

[@Maji404]

Dr. Mike: *Recommends parents limit teenage screen time to 2 hours a day* Me: “So we snitching now?”

[@randomuser1249]

Edwxrd ik this sucks my mom follows this rule and I can’t watch adventure time KZbin play hypixel skyblock or vanilla Minecraft or cup head there’s not enough time

[@bootyeater9088]

sluttyMapleSyrup I’ve had a phone for 4 years and I feel no depression at all

[@noddlecak3279]

@sluttyMapleSyrup @Booty Eater cool names

[@allftw2677]

@sluttyMapleSyrup com on at least 3 hours.

[@crow1720]

@sluttyMapleSyrup if you wanna vent or talk to some one just @me. And don't worry, tough time never lasts only tough people last.

[@hanzgrenade8961]

Thanks for the nightmare inducing discussion on surgery and feeling everything but not remembering. Remind me to just never get sick or injured.

[@glendafreeman5271]

Hey dr. Mike! Your very good at cheering ppl up by making videos. Thanks!

[@catirene]

Me reads the title: "Should Doctors Have Tattoos?" Me immediately thinks: "How does a tattoo correlate with doctor's knowledge and healing skills?"

[@cyroshard1909]

It doesn't. But like he said, in some cases, it serves as a barrier for Doctor-patient interaction.

[@chrismain7472]

@@cyroshard1909 , you're right, but it's only a barrier because people assume things about people with tattoos.

[@cyroshard1909]

@@chrismain7472 Yes. It SHOULDN'T be an issue but it is. That's why it isn't advisable for doctors to have them.

[@japanpanda2179]

I mean I'm sure it depends on the type of tattoo, someone who has sleeves with various dark/inappropriate imagery is different from someone with a small symbolic image

[@navarone9993]

Usually elders and religious people have issues with tattoos Source: I have tattoos on my knuckles, older people look at me funny and scoff at me

[@sophieanneburd4109]

A nurse with tattoos and piercings helped calm me down when I was anxious about getting blood taken! He held my hand and showed me his tattoos to distract me. He said if I could get a blood test then I’d be completely fine getting tattoos one day. I’ll never forget him. His tattoos are beautiful and he was so patient and caring 🥺 ALSO I was like 7 years old lol I’m fine with needles now 🤣

[@socialdeviant13]

omg, this! I work in a primary care office, and the kiddos love our one nurse with tattoos! and she has silly ones like christmas trees and flowers. she gets them to count the petals on the flowers or the lights on the christmas tree when they're scared, or tell her what the colors are.

[@jackieyang9337]

I like your work attitude, health, positive, bring me joy, and the knowledge I need and need

[@mllkc]

seems like all your old videos (4years ago) keeps popping up my feed and I'm loving them all 🥰

[@hannahelisabeth292]

His glow up though! 😍😍

[@lizzyrosep95]

"Have you ever delivered triplets?" "No but my sister has twins and I play with them all them time" Loving the relevance to the question 😂

[@traquels13]

A humble brag on how much he loves his nephews!

[@rondohunter8966]

My dog had six puppies and I watched so I think I have more experience than Dr. Mike. And I play with them all the time.

[@aggressiveasf]

"only 2 hours on your phone" Me with mental health issues with an average screen time of 11-14 hours: oh

[@ayushpatil5574]

9:18 Limit screen time to 2 hrs a day Me watching dr. Mike for 3 and half hrs straight 😬

[@BlocksterPlant]

Doctor mike: Go outside and interact with friends Covid 19: I don’t think so

[@raishuveksha7280]

Big oof time since before Covid 19 I didn’t have friends to hang out with anyways

[@updownstate]

Covid 19: Hold my kleenex.

[@lajimolalaicecreamwithkook8375]

And also this Doctor mikhail: go outside and interact with friends Introvertness: they have germs and they are loud..... mmmmmmmm we've talked about this before kid Me: ( gets close to the door handle) Anxiety: I should have made u take more sleeping pills 😐

[@Userfulpo]

Me not having friends: 😶

[@sunjaeeeee]

I might have watched your videos today for 4 hours

[@inkystix5327]

Claudia Vlahović 🌊

[@inkystix5327]

Yeah ive done that. ive almost watched these videos for a whole night *i need help*

[@SOOH27]

this channel is a trick! he's trying to get you to get sick and have to go to his hospital to get treatment, resulting in more pay for him

[@davidbarnett342]

Ive been stuck at childrens hospital and I watch himnread the doc meme when the nurses come in.

[@sharrinewberry3243]

Sanlme .lol

[@janellejackson6263]

Me, who just took a corona test, waiting for results: Doctor Mike: 11:27

[@alex._09]

i-

[@kelsiannroberts7199]

hahahah

[@BPJD2004]

I can attest to the wearing glasses thing. I always thought my vision was fine, until I jokingly put on my friend's glasses and was amazed at the clarity I could now see in. When my Mom took us to the eye doctor (optometrist?), I discovered that I had perfectly near-sighted vision, but stuff far away looks like a blurry picture from a bad camera. Now I wear my glasses for driving and for a lot of my work as well.

[@joshuagarcia707]

I love this dude. He just seems like someone you would genuinely want to be around.

[@adhishsingh6838]

He is a good speaker I can hear or watch him for hours to years

[@sobetkiicristina8572]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the fact that you prefer to hear the BAD news FIRST!!! I ABSOLUTELY prefer to know the bad news first so I know if the good news will cheer me up. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I thought I was the only one thinking like that

[@karenrosenberger1321]

Hi Dr Mike!! Love your videos!! You're the best!! Just started watching your videos!!

[@xxaleksi]

could you show us your tattoo? and the story behind it? please

[@emmadodd2917]

Aleksi Äikää he did, on the video where he went through his phone

[@grandmasyeastinfection999]

It’s in his 50 facts about me

[@xxaleksi]

thanks

[@CLmssan]

“I’ve never even delivered twins, but my sister has twins and I play with them” why did I laugh XD

[@junkoenoshima2951]

(;

[@junkoenoshima2951]

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[@watsinurfreezer8789]

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[@junkoenoshima2951]

@@watsinurfreezer8789 (;

[@createrofweirdglitchesloln6190]

I know why but he doesnt literally birth them he helps them being delivered

[@OpalholicsAnonymous]

Concussions can be life shattering. I'm still struggling every day to feel whole. To be a real person again. Three years later, and still I'm struggling to live a normal life again. To feel normal, to not have the haze and loss of myself. It took everything away from me.. People don't understand because they can't see the injury. I was living my childhood dreams and now I can't even approach them any more. The man I was, is gone. Lost in the accident, and finding myself again is a never ending uphill battle. Catastrophic brain injuries are extraordinarily life shattering. And I hope nobody has to go through the agony this has caused me.

[@ellelk2443]

That last one actually helped me quite a bit. I'm about to see my doctor about my mental health for the first time in a couple years after either getting rejected from different services (I live in the UK and was 17/18 then) or pushing away mental health professionals myself because I was too anxious to see them. I'm still too anxious now but I'm hoping it'll go better this time. I'm torn between knowing that it won't help everyone (and didn't help me at the time) but also knowing there's a chance it still could & statistically it's likely to etc. I have a completely different mindset now so maybe that'll help and I'll be more comfortable & open this time. I didn't want to see a doctor about it but my family convinced me to. I was doing well just taking care of it myself but it's been hard lately. I don't want to drop out of college for a third time either. I know no-one is reading this but for once it made me feel a little better typing it out so oh well 😅

[@mi-y]

dr. mike : dont use phone more than 2hrs a day online classes: drama : Netflix :

[@ceoofbossbaby325]

It’s only k-drama for me lmao 😂

[@unboundedits8815]

@@ceoofbossbaby325 same

[@gayce6662]

Sander Sides:

[@ajcook3146]

Dramas a gold reason to not look at your phone, go outside, ignore the drama. I've got a farm, if I find some drama, I go play with my goats.

[@omikronweapon]

@@ceoofbossbaby325 even remotely relevant situation: exists people that watch K-drama: "I watch K-drama lol"

[@bduet4897]

You should collab with The Try Guys

[@kathryn260306]

Yas

[@bduet4897]

Everyone comment this on try guys

[@alejandriajello7028]

Yes. Please do!!!

[@dumbdumber7203]

NOPE - NO SOY BOYS

[@elizabethashley2253]

100% YES!!!!!!!

[@pjsin9472]

I was not prescribed eyeglasses until I was 46 years old. And you're absolutely right! It was like I was seeing the world in a brand-new way. It was actually pretty cool

[@amandajones661]

I woke up during a surgery and I make sure to tell every Dr so they can be prepared to watch me closer if I need another surgery.

[@vikkiepiercy1417]

Those teen pictures though! :') Dr. Mike it's safe to say you've aged like a fine wine ;)

[@tdmccoy1211]

Give you hope for some of those teens you want to just punch in the face! (Lol, jk y'all!!)

[@Char-kd6bl]

Aged like fine wine??? He's only 29.

[@smilezx477]

He's 28 calm down

[@ethanjones1836]

I’ve aged like milk

[@canned_can_chan4590]

@@ethanjones1836 at least aged milk is good for skin

[@jasmine-jh6ps]

dr mike : limit your screen time to 2 hours me : i’m a digital artist....

[@like.clarkwork]

avocado Me: I’m an AO3 fanfiction writer

[@MrJorge3010]

Programmer .. don't really need glasses just yet, but sometimes I definitely feel my eyes are tired

[@T3_3TH]

avocado well shit

[@notincognito4660]

I'm a guy with no life

[@sofirvalle]

I’m so relatable to this

[@stephenscipioni9778]

I think yes because it can help some people feel more comfortable about being at the doctor and know that doctors are also people to and they have them to and it doesn't affect how they do their job

[@everythingellieandaustinse6068]

Hi Doctor Mike!!!! I love your videos so so much, I’m addicted to watching them!!

[@KJ-kv7of]

I have rolling veins. I have a huge fear of veins and needles going into my veins. Blood draws make me sick and are my nightmares. One time I had a phlebotomist with a beautiful cardinal tattoo on her wrist. I told her how nervous I was about getting blood drawn and she was really calm and relaxing, which I appreciate so much. She tried talking to me while preparing her vampire tools but it just wasn't working for me. I asked about her cardinal tattoo and she talked about how it was dedicated to her parents the whole time she was taking my blood and I stared at the tattoo through everything. It was a gorgeous, sentimental tattoo. I just thought I'd share a positive experience with a medical profession with a tattoo since there is a stigma around it. I'll always remember her and I think of her every time I see a cardinal.

[@gianna._.diamante]

KJ 💫 maybe ur hemophobic

[@vujcichh]

Very relatable . and what are rolling viens?

[@marievanleeuw4948]

KJ 💫 *”Vampire tools”*

[@lila8546]

Same here, I have a massive fear of veins and needles and have panic attacks when my blood gets taken

[@KJ-kv7of]

@@vujcichh rolling veins are veins that move away whenever they're touched. So when a doctor feels around for a good vein to use, they keep rolling around

[@sarah-hm6gu]

"2 hours a day screentime" directly after : it's healthy to watch my videos 🤔🤔

[@InoraPhoenix]

So long as it's not for longer than 2 hours a day!

[@thelastwish558]

"2 hours screen time limit for kids and teenagers" I feel like teenagers would snap at that point😂

[@friendbright5375]

One time at an ice skating ring, there was an organized game that was basically soccer with regular shoes on ice. I slipped and landed head first, actually blacked out until I felt someone pat my shoulders to get my attention, and could barely walk. Every time someone mentions concussions I think about this- I can't even remember most of what happened, just specific sights and sensations. Painfully cold ice, vision spotted and blurry with people surrounding me, how nauseating and dizzying it was to stand- I'll have to find your video on concussions after this! They're something I want to know more about after that incident.

[@barbourgirl78]

The best way to recall information is to read the important stuff out loud (read, write, recite).

[@lavendergold8854]

I thought he was joking when he said I didn't want to see his teenage picture. He wasn't.

[@beaniewearingtrashcat8066]

Gabriela Lugo 7:16

[@momoluvr123]

“Two days ago I was playing basketball” “I had a headache for 3 days after that” 🤔🤔 Dr. Mike can see in the future, confirmed 😂

[@lewisosman5269]

Literally what I thought 😂😂😂

[@jedidiahwayne9786]

😂😂😂

[@miladv6]

Yes!

[@rikachan2765]

Wait.. actually.. said dat todat is 4th, 2 days ago would be 2nd, "I had a headace for 3 days" could be on 2nd, 3rd, and 4th..? 🤔🤔

[@ScubaShark--8964]

Same thought-

[@hipp_katt]

This video needs more Bear!😅

[@robledas]

i saw this with no responses..... and i decided to comment

[@nelakacperski3185]

I saw this with one response….. and I decided to comment

[@palashverma3470]

I saw this with two responses..... and I decided to comment

[@hello-kz9gh]

i saw this with four responses..... and I decided to comment

[@soupcat101]

I saw this with five responses..... and i decided to comment

[@KcWouldntYouLikeToKnow]

I actually had a paradoxical reaction to anesthesia during my surgery to remove my wisdom teeth. They were coming in completely sideways, natural braces 😂 but when I woke up, I was strapped to the table. Strap across my forehead, both arms, waist and legs. They were supposed to remove all 4 in 30 minutes. They only removed 2 in a little over an hour. I don't remember anything. But apparently from what I was told, my body was reacting to everything happening. I was screaming, apparently scared a kid in the waiting room. 🤦🏼‍♀️😂 And was physically reacting, trying to fight the doctor/dentist. Hence the straps. I ended up with a black eye and my face swollen 2-3 times it's normal size. And couldn't eat solid foods for 2-3 weeks. Especially the first week it was basically, sleep, wake up to tinkle 😂 take more pain meds, have a snow cone(all I could physically and mentally stomach) and back to sleep and repeat. Needless to say I went to a different dentist to remove the other 2 😂

[@NinaAhgase]

omg sksksksk im crying at teenage dr mike 😆 thought it wouldnt be that bad

[@fantasmaprimo]

BITCH ME TOO. MY HEART ACHES FOR THIS POOR BOY. Literally scrolled down to find this exact comment

[@NinaAhgase]

Brandon Valdez 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@NinaAhgase]

Eliana Quiroz cactus skskskskks im crying

[@JungwoosWigCap]

He looks like Chan from Stray kidz

[@shiannafoxx]

@@kaydenlewis9246 Wtf is your problem

[@eshark7042]

I woke up during, my hip surgery, I remember the sensation. I remember saying "ow". All I heard after that was "oh $h¡+" And then things clattering then going back out

[@animeprofilepicture7357]

Hahahaha poor surgeons

[@troyapple1994]

I woke up during my appendectomy all I remember was being really hungry and asking for a sandwich then its all void lol

[@raniemaharanie53]

My mother was completely awake the whole time in her surgery for appendicitis. Her doctors was shocked my mother suddenly spoke to them and they decided not to add more anesthesia so then my mother was able to had conversations with them throughout the surgery 😅 even still remember till now what they’ve been talking about. The glad thing was she didn’t feel any pain.

[@Bl4ckarrows]

Sounds like the right response to make when a patient wakes up

[@meganluck4352]

These are great videos Dr, Mike, thank you so much.

[@MetalliCxZero]

problem with circumcision is that it it's done on someone who can't consent even if it's not medically necessary

[@flarethefox9836]

Preach

[@tiredzei]

*That glow up thooo*

[@XP_175]

Facts

[@kristenkrolak8883]

true facts

[@gachaking4504]

That hurt MIKE NOT ALL OF US HAS FRIENDS 😂💔

[@Asmaa_9052]

I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS COMMENT. Everyone says something about Corona meanwhile me doesn't even have friends in the first place. Lol😂

[@matthewkelding5570]

I don't either and I was looking for this to

[@yushishortcake9587]

@@Asmaa_9052 ... BTW armyyy 💜

[@Asmaa_9052]

@@yushishortcake9587 Armyyy 💜💜

[@yushishortcake9587]

@@Asmaa_9052 hehe 💜💜💜💜

[@dodgechrissy]

I had my wisdom teeth removed about 6 years ago and they put me under general anesthesia. I couldn't open my eyes, but I remember feeling the pulling and the dentist talking. No pain thank goodness, but I still remember it.

[@thegpshowtheshow]

Just about every health advice ever: 2 hours of screen time for teenagers at the most. Schools: allow us to introduce ourselves

[@omikronweapon]

yeah, cause schools are where teenagers get the most screen time... those evil schools forcing screens on kids that prefer to never use a phone, tv, or PC in their lives.

[@HeritageDrPepper]

He did specifically say "outside of school"

[@cubegamer0761]

@@omikronweapon it is?… not anymore for most us schools but being on zoom for 8 hours a day is just as bad as binging youtube, education shouldnt be a “special circumstance” to ignore the same harm caused by non-educational software.

[@luciagrosso7495]

I woke up during surgery... I was 11 and broke my nose and had to have surgery to fix it. I wasn't cut open, the doctor just inserted a tool in my nostril to put the bone back in place. At a certain point I remember I woke up and saw all the doctors and nurses just shoked, then a nurse came in from another room, she had gloves to her elbows covered in blood and started screaming "WHAT'S GOING ON" then I blanked.😂 Apparently I was screaming the wole time, but I don't remember it and also I didn't felt any pain... I just remember it as a funny story!

[@mercvrygacha6411]

Shut...

[@Maja-vo4yb]

I should get my nose fixed, too but I‘m way too scared. That story didn‘t help. 😅

[@AngelaVEdwards]

I grew up in a small town on the Washington State Coast. The one and only surgery I have ever had was "day surgery" for carpal tunnel due to the kind of work I did at the time. Well, my surgeon was absolutely fantastic. I have zero scars on either wrist. He's well respected in the area and is known as the "hand expert" because he often does hand surgery but is an orthopedic surgeon and can do any type that is needed. When I got my first wrist done, I was not completely "out" under general anesthesia. I heard the surgeon talking to his staff during the surgery about the next case that was coming after me. Turns out it is a girl I know (I know her whole family, actually) who messed up her ankle really bad after falling down stairs. Pretty sure I wasn't supposed to hear all of that, LOL. The second wrist he knocked me completely out. I don't remember ANYTHING until I woke up. 😂

[@TheAkashicTraveller]

I've had two cases where I've still felt pain through local anesthetic. Once with something at the dentist and once with having an ingrown toenail removed. So I guess I probably have some resistance to it. Either that or it was nocebo (placebo but the effect is pain).

[@ingevanderdrift7995]

I almost woke up during surgery once. I was around 8 or 9 and I had broken my elbow. But a piece of the bone had moved to another place in my arm so I had to have surgery. Something went wrong and it took al lot longer than planned. When they saw that the anesthesia was wearing off, they just gave me some more. I don't remember if I really regained consciousness but that's what the doctors said to me.

[@kingblackthorn4195]

"no more than two hours" me who spends 99% of my day on screens

[@kennyescala5508]

Hehe

[@joshrobbinsditto3055]

gamers be like: O.o

[@GoodMorningHikers]

I've been put under for surgery several times in my life. I ALWAYS wake up. I warn my doctors that it is going to happen. I never really feel like they believe me. during my last surgery, it was luckily a non-invasive surgery with minimal pain, I remember waking up and saying "morning doc. anything I can do to help?" After the surgery, he told me that nothing had ever surprised him or made him laugh during surgery more than that. the first time I had surgery I was 7, and I had a VERY bad arm break, they had to Re-break my elbow to get it back in place so they could pin it back together, I woke up mid-break. breaking your arm hurts, waking up feeling your arm being broken back and forth to realign everything, and hearing the surgeons panic and shout "is he awake?" after you start screaming... even worse. My brain doesn't like to relinquish control. Similar to psychological studies of people being under the effects of morphine and mentally nullifying the effects of the drug; that's what my brain does with Propofol (the drug they give you to put you under). My brain just wrestles control back somehow and just jumpstarts itself. I don't know how it happens, the doctors are always a little baffled, but it happens. and it sucks every time.

[@nextlevelintactivism8195]

80% of adult Americans were mutilated for doctor profits most without anesthesia this creates PTSD and is a big reason our society has so many issues.

[@nextlevelintactivism8195]

This quack supports it

[@Lauraplusmore]

New sub because I love your video!! Learned so much in so little time!

[@wysteriaherr8306]

I want to see Dr mikes tattoo!!!!!!!!!

[@savannahstrickland7931]

It's on his video 50 facts about me

[@stellabella876]

Here's the link : kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5OWiZyflM99Y5o

[@stellabella876]

@Carmen Lin you're welcome!

[@MidnightOpal]

@@stellabella876 Thanks for the link!

[@isahelgenberger695]

The teenage pictures omgggg I would’ve never assumed you’d become a doctor lol.

[@thawillyfish]

About doctors with tattoos: there's another side to that doctor-patient relationship for patients who have tattoos themselves! It might be heartening to have a doctor who also has tattoos in visible places, I know I would feel validation seeing that

[@Sapharah]

Hey, thank you for that!! I'm a recently graduated doctor and I have a recent tattoo on my wrist. Feels good to hear stuff like that, I'm always a bit concerned about it. But I know it's my body and it was my decision to do it, so it doesn't matter if others don't like it. But thanks for the positivity!! 🥰

[@thawillyfish]

@@Sapharah congrats! 🎓

[@sapphire.slayer]

I’ve woken up in light surgery (wisdom tooth removal) and I remember feeling them pulling on my bottom right wisdom tooth. I also have crystal clear memories of every time before going under anesthesia. 🤷🏻‍♀️😁

[@simpleosu5877]

Dr.Mike: Limit screen time to 2 hours.. Stay outside talk to your friends have fun. 2020: Covid-19: Am I a joke to you!?!? Edit : didn’t even realize I had all these likes 😂

[@lilblingking1491]

Exactly what i thought when he said that 😂 Now I have no choice but to look at a screen for 12 hours out of the day lol

[@Purple_haired_cleric]

Yeah... wrong timing

[@theambergryphon4266]

@@lilblingking1491 more like 24 hours a day. I'm just watching something all the time and I pass out slowly either in the night or morning and then I wake up after 8 hours and continue the same cycle until who knows how long

[@gauravkhetrapal8963]

Its a year ago

[@ongus9123]

well he can’t look into the future can he

[@thetruestlegend9906]

You should colab with Chris Evans. I feel as if you two would have a lot of things to talk about.

[@GloriamMonarchia]

Biceps fitness, eye colour, goofy smiles? 😂 Let's continue the list!

[@thetruestlegend9906]

@@GloriamMonarchia you after not wrong my friend

[@GloriamMonarchia]

@@thetruestlegend9906 oh, I'm sorry, I thought you wrote "have a lot of things in common" not "have a lot to talk about" 😅😅 my bad!

[@thetruestlegend9906]

@@GloriamMonarchia lol, it's fine and I get it😂

[@leticiakay6422]

hmm, i think u may just be thirsty (but i totally support this collab idea)

[@kIDNEYKid-xt9uc]

I definitely remember waking up during my kidney transplant. It was rough, but not as traumatizing these days compared to 8 years ago when it happened. I wonder if it's because we don't remember events with 100% accuracy, especially if the brain tries to repress it.

[@lailagillani]

He mentioned in one of his videos that he used to listen to his lectures in med school at 1.5 speed; now I've been watching his videos all day at 1.5 speed so that I can watch as many as I can. It's already 4:45 AM in the morning, haven't slept.

[@emilyfrench2892]

“Turn off all cell phones” But how am I gonna watch Dr Mike then??!! Edit: I don’t have a computer okay?😫

[@greenstr1ke470]

EmJenx French You know at Summer Camp we were allowed 30 minutes of phone time, once a week. I remember I used those 30 mins to watch Dr. Mikes new videos

[@thelastwish558]

@@greenstr1ke470 once a week!?o___o thats hell

[@Octavia-nd3br]

@@greenstr1ke470 I would run away from Summer Camp.

[@ur.mum.cum.]

Print out the script on newspapers and now your parents will respect you😊👏🏼😂

[@gachagelato9274]

Use your computer

[@sierragresser3690]

Seeing your teenage picture made my day 😂😂

[@deankasino4063]

Sierra Gresser oh my god!!! Ikr!!!!🤣🤣

[@SailorBleachNaruto]

Out of curiosity how well have you trained Bear? Like what tricks can he do? Also say hi to that fluffy big creature from a Finnish fan 😄

[@makaylaparson-neal2560]

I really liked how you explained the tattoo situation 😃

[@jacque131018]

Mike: 2 HOURS! Me as a film major who has to look at screens as a profession: oops! :/

[@hzjake]

Me as a designer has to look at the screen for whole time I work

[@somecollegekid4425]

Me, a college student who has 100% of homework online: Guess I’ll fail Spanish

[@herdydirtylittlegirl]

I feel like a Try Guys & Doctor Mike collab would be great

[@livetotravelworldd3382]

I love Try guys.... but Dr. Mike and Try Guys would be such a weird collaboration ;P topics to discuss?

[@herdydirtylittlegirl]

@@livetotravelworldd3382 Babies, Men's Health, another series like the driving under the influence one. Possibilities are endless!

[@dorito7754]

yasss.it's gonna be sooo interesting! (well if it happens...-but still!)

[@FOxXyYgRaMpA]

That’s like tiger woods and Chuck E. Cheese making a movie together

[@albericponcedeleon2696]

Try Guys try Surgeon Simulator?

[@booksinwoods1319]

5:52 some heavy wise logical words out there 🤍🤍 More people should listen those

[@wonky_shoebox7514]

Hi dr mike I think you're brilliant nice digestible pieces of information. Could you pretty please do a piece on epilepsy as there is lots of misinformation out there.