Drama Is The Best Medicine: Doctors And Patients Reveal Their Craziest Cases
There is a reason why shows like Gray's Anatomy and ER are so addictive: Hospital drama is insane, and not just on TV. It's wild in real life too. These stories prove that whether you're a patient, a doctor, or a nurse, being in the hospital means heading straight into a world of high-stakes drama.
1. A Seed Of Truth
My uncle is a respirologist, and he was supervising lung surgery to remove a tumor. Well, when they opened the guy up, they all went white as a sheet. Turns out, the so-called “tumor” was actually a root ball. Some type of seed had gotten into the patient's lungs and started to grow. No one had ever seen anything like it before.
2. Secrets Revealed
I'm a nurse. One day, I overheard an old lady whisper this to her old husband dying of kidney problems. "You are going to beat this, you got away with murder, this is nothing."
3. Breathe Before You Breed
When I was about four, I got diagnosed with child asthma. Doctor told my mum it was her fault because she decided to have a child despite having asthma herself...
4. Last Choice Haircutters
I went in after getting bit by a stupid cocker spaniel because the hand it bit was inflamed, and it looked infected to me. The doctor after looking at my hand just casually goes, "Oh by the way your haircut makes you look like a dude, if you didn't have breasts, I'd have asked you if the info you gave us was correct." I'd shaved my head a couple weeks before as a show of solidarity with my cousin who had cancer. I was too shocked to say anything, and he just left the room.
