Wait Till You Hear About These Medical Procedures That Totally Surprised Everyone

Imagine going to the dentist, being told you have five tiny cavities that'll barely hurt, and then waking up to drilling pain nightmare. That happened when a dentist skipped the numbing shot and went straight for a powder that was supposed to numb... spoiler: it didn’t. The poor patient started choking and begging to stop, but the dentist pushed on - until the patient snapped, yanked everything out, and stormed off. Luckily, the dentist got fired soon after for the horror show at complaints pile-up.

A brave soul took on the IUD insertion and says it was way worse than even childbirth contractions. Almost passed out, vomited, and swore it hurt way more than dental nerve injections. Turns out, a lot of women reveal procedures like this are no joke. Their take? Medical folks: do better, the people giving life deserve better care!

One person shared that when they had their cervix biopsied, it was way more than just a little poke - contrary to what their doctor said. Talk about an unexpected sting!

Here’s a shoutout hoping more doctors actually listen when women say something hurts. Too many gynecologists still shrug off pain complaints, and patients everywhere can vouch it’s no small thing. Imagine the world if that wasn’t the case!

This patient had a bone marrow biopsy taken through their pelvic bone with just a numbing shot that barely touched the actual pain. The experience? Let’s just say, ouch doesn’t even begin to cover it.

Imagine having a nerve burned out with barely any anesthesia while you’re kinda awake - and screaming like a banshee before realizing it’s you yelling. That’s the story here. The patient had a condition that made sedation tricky, but the docs insisted on a “twilight” approach anyway. Spoiler: it didn’t go well.

Got a thyroid biopsy? Imagine a doc holding an ultrasound wand with one hand and wiggling a bunch of needles in your neck with the other. You feel each poke, and sometimes it hits calcifications that aren’t on the screen. Oh, and repeat the whole painful thing twice. Sounds like a blast, right?

Ready for a pain ranking? Here’s the top three: 3) Tooth nerve agony that never ended; 2) IUD insertion screams that haunted for months; and 1) Blood clots in the leg that felt like torture every breath. Spoiler: none of these felt like a walk in the park.

Ouch alert! Getting wisdom teeth out is bad enough, but this poor patient got a dry socket (the worst pain after extraction). They called for pain meds, got ignored, and spent the weekend in agony until seen by the doc who finally packed the socket - which only made things worse. Their heart rate even spiked from the pain!

Doctors once said this patient wasn’t feeling the pain during breast biopsy, just reacting to scary noises. Spoiler: nope. The pain was real. Same goes for their sister. Some folks just don’t numb well, and the struggle is real.

Most people get their chemo ports with some sedation to keep things chill. Not this patient. Their medical team went “You’re good, no sedation needed” and the result was pure unpleasantness. Not a cakewalk for sure.

Ouch came through loud and clear during this cervical check - so loud, in fact, that the patient's husband heard the screams from down the hallway and came running. Not the quiet check anyone wanted.

Ever had your gums sewn up *and* your palate ripped open? This procedure takes tissue from the roof of your mouth to patch gum spots, leaving stitches in two places that you can’t stop poking with your tongue for weeks. Yep, welcome to mouth misery.

Pap smears get a bad rap, but some patients say the real kicker isn’t the procedure itself, but the couple days afterward when things stay sore and uncomfortable. Definitely not a walk in the park!

After prostate surgery, one patient woke up early from anesthesia with a painfully full bladder - 3.25 liters of fluid! Ten people tried to fix it while the patient begged for relief. It was a brutal wait until the doc finally got the catheter insertion to work. Not recommended as a fun recovery story.

This person was told their laser eye surgery would be a 'level two' pain. Turns out? They threw up from the pain and had to get treated three times. This isn't your average doctor’s office visit.

This guy got a vasectomy that turned into full-on surgery with general anesthesia because his testicles were "oddly reactive." The incision was bigger than expected, healing took months, and nerve pain hung around for a year. Despite all that, he would do it again - and says male birth control needs a serious upgrade.

Trying a nerve block through the nose sounded like a good idea for migraines - until the patient felt like they were drowning and having their nose broken simultaneously. Lots of doctors around, lots of panicking, and a nurse holding their hand. They never volunteered to be a "practice patient" again.

Two spinal taps in two days *plus* brain decompression surgery. Need we say more? That kind of combo is a whole new level of ‘brace yourself’.

This patient’s neurosurgeon warned them spine fusion is a painful surgery, especially after a failed disc replacement. But the night nurse refused to give the pain meds prescribed - because very scientific reason: "She likes her pain medicine." Yep, that happened.

EMG tests sound kinda scary, and they are! Needles poke muscles, you get zapped with electricity, and expect to feel like a truck hit you for days after. Definitely not your everyday pain test.

One patient got their ear blasted during irrigation like it was a fire hose and ended up crying and begging for mercy. Their hearing took MONTHS to fully recover. Now they're way more nervous about anyone near their ears or face in a medical setting. Also, a shoutout to catheters - still terrifying.

Having impacted canine teeth fixed? This patient had their gums basically filleted open and sewn back up, plus anchors attached. They were told it wouldn’t be bad, but they woke up screaming and said it hurt more than any broken bone they ever had.

Prostate biopsy isn't fun, especially when each 'click' feels like an electric shock. One friend got to be sedated, this patient did not - and learned to choose sedation if they could.

This heart patient had an ablation to zap extra heart pathways - and was wide awake for it. The feeling? Like a hot soldering iron stabbing and twisting in the heart over and over for more than half an hour. Pain was brutal but the results were worth it.

Loads of people shared their experiences with gynecological procedures - and dang, future generations will probably cringe at how they treated pain back then, kinda like we do with lobotomies today.

This person got an injection for trigger finger at the base of their finger and experienced the worst pain they've ever felt, swearing the whole time. The doctor and nurse admitted it wasn’t the first time they've heard such cursing during the procedure. Yep, pain is real.

They knew it wouldn’t be a breeze, but rTMS treatment had unexpected loud noises and painful early sessions. A new technician tweaked the settings and made it way more bearable. Anyone else tried? Share your thoughts!

Before surgery, this patient had a radioactive marker put into their armpit using a giant needle - nobody warned them this nuclear specialist would show up for this pre-game. Instant surprise and ouch!

Arterial blood draws are no joke. Drawing blood against the flow feels like a sting ramped up to eleven. Heparin shots are nasty but thank goodness they’re short.

Turns out this person metabolizes anesthetics super fast, meaning local pain relief barely works. At the dentist? Lots of pain. They just expect it now - and say spinal taps and root canals top the pain charts.

During a heart catheter procedure done awake, this patient felt something expand inside their heart - a weird but intense feeling. Definitely not the usual medical chill.

A patient pointed out that mammograms are seriously painful and suspects if men had to get them, someone would've invented a less barbaric method by now.

After a bad infection from a dog bite, doctors couldn’t use local anesthesia due to risk of spreading bacteria. Morphine caused an allergic reaction, so the patient’s husband had to hold their leg while a scalpel carved out dead flesh - no painkillers involved. Oof.

Tying tubes isn’t the walk in the park many say. This patient compares the pain post-procedure to natural childbirth - not fun but totally worth it.

After an endometrial biopsy, the pain was so severe this patient couldn’t stand right away and had to walk around a mostly empty mall for hours to cope. And yep, three biopsies later, they say none of them were tolerable.

For this patient, local anesthetics don't usually work, so plenty of procedures that are "mild" for others have been brutal. They pick spinal taps and root canals as worst offenders.

Never heard of subgingival curettage? Neither had this patient - but after experiencing it, wouldn’t recommend it for fun. Also, it came with a hefty price tag.

This test involved a rigid pressure-sensitive scope going from the nose to the stomach. The patient trembled uncontrollably, gagged, and was in severe pain near the throat - and was shocked by how bad it really was.

Turns out, the anesthetic needle at the dentist feels exactly like they’re stabbing your mouth with an apple corer. The patient wishes someone had warned them; it definitely hurt more than the filling itself.

Getting your tonsils removed as an adult? Yep, that’s a whole new level of pain that none of us can just brush off.

Taking shots to the toes before laser wart removal? They hurt more than the laser itself! It took eleven lidocaine shots to get going. Toe pain isn’t fun.

Colonoscopy itself might not be bad, but the prep? This patient says it’s the worst nausea and discomfort they’ve ever felt. Stay strong, folks.

This patient was unconscious when the catheter was first put in, but awake during changes. The pain was so bad when a nurse tried changing it at home that they had to kick him out. Ouch doesn't even cover this.

Many shared how pain could have been managed better, but indifference and lack of honest talk from doctors left them suffering. It’s a sad reality in medicine that still needs fixing.

A tube through nose and down throat to measure esophageal pressure during a sleep apnea test felt almost as bad as the dreaded IUD insertion. Plus, the patient had nightmares that felt like suffocation. No thanks.

Nasal cautery was way more painful than expected. The pain lasted for days, making the patient hyper-aware of every bone and muscle in their face - even fear moving or talking. Plus, the aftercare wasn’t any fun.

The pain of having a bowel movement after bowel surgery? Yep, that’s a thing people won’t forget anytime soon.

Getting hemorrhoids removed was a much rougher ride than expected. The pain took patients by surprise and was no small matter.

Knowing a tilt table test would be weird is one thing - making you feel awful for days afterward is another. This patient confirms it’s painful and exhausting.

This patient had a rough endoscopy where sedation didn’t do the trick. They regurgitated the camera multiple times, scratched their throat, and remembered every uncomfortable moment. Not the gentle nap they’d hoped for.

Imagine being awake, having your thyroid poked for 45 minutes to get enough tissue samples. This patient explains it felt downright barbaric and is not for the faint of heart.

Colonoscopy itself was no big deal, but the prep was straight up hell. Vomit, nausea, and general misery were the highlights here.

When their water broke, this patient experienced pain so intense they had to tell the doctor to stop. The doc later joked IUD insertion is a ‘challenge’ for them because their cervix’s high up - and this patient said nope, no thanks!

Getting steroid gel injections into compressed spinal disks isn’t fun, and patients say it packs a solid pain punch.

After a missed miscarriage, a patient was told the medication would just cause period-like cramps - wrong. Instead, they had intense contractions for 12 hours, rocked and sobbed, and left medical staff stunned by the pain spikes.

One patient had teeth pulled without anesthesia warning and felt everything, screaming so loud it was heard outside the building. Then an internal ultrasound was done without proper prep, triggering trauma and confusion. Now they refuse to attend medical appointments alone.

Simple cold test on an infected tooth also earned a spot on the unexpected pain list. Not so cool after all!

This biopsy involved slicing the inner lip and removing salivary glands. Nothing like a painful test to check for inflammation when you've got inflammation! Healing was rough too.

Getting pitocin contractions without epidural pain relief? Take it from this patient: do anything to avoid it.

This patient learned about internal ultrasounds the hard way when scanning for endometriosis and cysts. Not painful, but wildly uncomfortable - definitely unexpected.

A patient had an awake endoscopy and described it as choking and gagging for 10 minutes straight. The doctor said it was painless, but the patient begs to differ.