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Alright, buckle up! We're diving straight into some of the most jaw-dropping, hilarious, and downright outrageous things that medical folks have blurted out. These stories are wild, weird, and sometimes just plain WOW. Ready? Here we go!
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‘If you were 7 inches shorter you’d be morbidly obese’ I was 7 months pregnant and not planning on shrinking 7 inches either.
I was told straight up that they weren’t going to refer me to any kind of specialist despite me being in constant pain from my cycle. Then they told me to “just have a baby. That will sort things out”. I have never shown any interest in having children.
I was scheduled to visit a female doctor for blood pressure follow-up after hospital release. I mentioned postpartum preeclampsia and she said “there is no such thing.” So I told her to research it and apologize next week. Mic drop.
You have anxiety because you are fat. My comeback: "OH, so you must have anxiety too." He was larger than me. Not letting a doctor bully me here!
I asked for a blood test for ongoing fatigue. Doctor rolled his eyes and said: “Everyone’s tired these days. Get over it.” I had vitamin B12 deficiency severe enough to cause nerve damage.
Had horrible pregnancy sickness, puking blood and everything. Nurse thought I was faking it to get pain meds. Spoiler: I wasn’t. After a dramatic saga and my dad yelling, I got fluids and morphine. Then I finally got some sleep and the worst was sorta over. Still mad though!
"It's just anxiety." Turned out to be a cyst that needed surgery. Docs love blaming stress for everything.
Was giving my past medical history to my new doctor. She said “YOU HAD AN ABORTION?!” with shocked and disgusted tone. Felt straight-up attacked.
My hand was swollen so badly I could barely bend my fingers. Went to doc, showed him, and he said "What do YOU think is wrong?" After checking, he said, "Maybe you should make an appointment with someone about it." Gee, thanks doc!
After a year of stomach problems and six months of tests, the head doc at a reputable hospital basically said, “Just go get antidepressants; it’s all in your head.” Months later, severe gallstones proved otherwise. Oof.
Went to a doc for weight loss help. She told me to aim for 10k steps a day. I said I already do 10k+ daily. She looked at my tracker and asked, "Is this your husband’s activity?" Nope, that’s me being active!
I was in hospital after an attempt when I was 17. The doctor came in, gave me a filthy look and said "aw did you just break up with your boyfriend" and walked out. Then ignored me for hours before discharge.
I was having serious sleep disruption. My doctor said perhaps Satan was working through me. This was literally this year.
Asked for mammogram after finding lump. Replacement doc told me I should fly to Saudi Arabia and buy some Mounjaro to lose weight and get pregnant. That doesn’t fly when we’re doing IVF because of male infertility.
After my gyno exam, the male doctor asked if I was married or had a boyfriend, then suggested going on a date. I was just 18 and totally uncomfortable.
A GP accused me of lying about using Dianette only for acne (not intimacy). Later, same GP was rude about me needing time off for bereavement. I switched doctors fast.
Came in for heavy, painful periods at age 12. Doctor’s advice? "That's just how you are. It'll go away once you give birth." O_O
My husband was in hospital for an abscess inside his spine. Docs didn’t run tests properly, discharged him, then he needed emergency surgery and is now paralyzed. The infectious diseases doc coldly said, “This isn’t House. Sometimes no answers.” My rage is off the charts.
A male gyno told me I had Tubal Ligation Syndrome causing bleeding - a fake diagnosis. Luckily, a female doctor diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer the same year.
After ear surgery as a kid, a nurse gave my rectal meds without any lube and shoved her entire finger every time. It hurt badly and terrified me for months. Never told anyone before now.
During my routine check-up, doctor said "Can tell you haven't had intercourse in a looooong while!" then giggled. I felt so humiliated, cried after the appointment. He’s no longer practicing, thank goodness.
Was explaining why I was there when my doctor’s phone rang. He caught the call, silenced me with a finger, and debated tile colors for five minutes while I sat there. Priorities, right?
Dermatologist greeted me with "Alright buddy, let’s check out why you’re here. Ah, looks like something going on with your pecker. Drop trow and hit the table." Totally unprofessional but hilarious and eased my nerves instantly.
Xray showing spiral ankle fracture, begged for pain meds, was denied because I'd just taken paracetamol - which hadn’t kicked in. Pain saga ensued but got relief at the hospital later.
When I was about 16, my mom took me to the doctor for a cough. When I said I smoked, she hit me on the head with my chart and shouted, "Stop that!" Both my mom and I were shocked.
In the '80s, I went to a GP for thrush. He said, “All you young girls these days sleep around and get STDs.” I was 15 and hadn’t had sex yet! Left feeling mortified and embarrassed.
Dude showed up exactly an hour late and joked, "Women, am I right?" Didn’t apologize for the wait and also misdiagnosed my condition. Yikes.
Super sick for over a month, finally got blood tests. Doc called me at 7:30am and blurted, "I’M TALKING TO A DEADMAN." Kidneys failed to the extreme, leading to dialysis and transplant later.
Went in for a skin issue doc couldn’t ID; he just asked, "What do you want me to do about it?" Also, sat crying about depression and doc ignored me, asking why a doctor’s note was needed. Ugh.
“Panic attack? You’re too young to have one, what panic attack??” I was 15-16, got an endoscopy, and still remember that anesthesiologist for the wrong reasons.
Our locum doc told the family "The child has passed," then immediately walked out. No kindness, no pause. We were NOT happy with that one.
After a horrific car accident that left my face through a window, a nurse coldly told me my face looked like hamburger meat. Brutal but probably didn’t mean it that way.
A doctor told me I was too young to feel exhausted. I smiled in the office and cried in my car afterward. Exhaustion has no age limit, apparently.
"You’re only starving yourself to make yourself popular at school." Nope, I was painfully shy and struggling, not trying to win popularity contests.
1. Therapist said I’d get better PTSD help chatting with ChatGPT than therapy. 2. Gyno flicked my forehead, said pelvic pain was all in my head. Turns out it was endometriosis. Yay.
“You shouldn’t be having kids if you didn’t want it to hurt,” said my male anesthesiologist while inserting spinal block after 26 hours of labor. Filed a complaint, obviously.
Psychiatrist asked, “Do you know… you know… the running?” while pretending I was clueless about exercise. I was a fitness instructor at the time. Bless his ignorance.
“I only see people with real problems…” said a psychiatrist when I was a teenager struggling with self-injury. Way to make a tough time tougher.
Doc told me I needed to learn to lift properly when I had a herniated disc. I'd been a paramedic for five years and competitive lifter before. Bonus: doc later wondered if I had the very condition I diagnosed myself with!
After blood test confirmed pregnancy, doc said, "That ought to teach you to keep your legs closed." I confronted him and demanded my file be transferred. Family doctor of my childhood, first time he'd been vile.
While trying to insert a speculum, my OBGYN said, "Girl, you're tighter than tight, how'd you even get pregnant?" Made me laugh despite being unprofessional.
At urgent care, nurse noticed my Cattle Decapitation t-shirt, dropped professional act, and said, "Take those antibiotics with food, or they’ll make you poo big time." Hope he’s doing well.
Felt chest pain and trouble breathing but doc rolled eyes when I said symptoms felt like flu. Turned out to be a collapsed lung; stayed in hospital for days.
I told a GP I thought I had shingles. He inspected me, laughed, and said no. Next day, second opinion confirmed shingles. Oops!
Old doctor got a one-star review because a patient said he walked in and loudly said, “SO I HEAR WE HAVE A YEASTY BEASTY.”
Suffering prenatal depression and panic attacks, a GP told me to try ‘deep breathing’ since I couldn’t get meds. Later, obstetrician and psychiatrist admitted me to a specialist ward.
My general doc said it’s impossible for a teen to be stressed because they have no reasons. Still lucky she ordered imaging that caught my swollen chest muscle.
A GP told me he would help me lose weight during a visit for my outpatient eating disorder treatment. Yeah, not helpful.
Doc said, “Nothing wrong, you’re just stressed.” Took 3 years and my fighting to get diagnosed with lupus. I knew I wasn’t imagining it.
After open heart surgery, woke up to nurse saying tumor wasn’t found, then forgot pain meds leading to intense pain and breathing trouble. Morphine finally saved the day.
I had rough postpartum depression and tried talking to my doctor about support. His reply? ‘You’ll be too busy to be depressed.’ Ugh.
Went to doc for dysphagia, he took a 10-minute call from his wife and then told me symptoms were all in my head without even examining me. Found lump on thyroid myself later.
The written report said: “Looks well. Lucid, alert, cooperative. Walks like John Wayne.” Got a laugh out of that one.
Medical student once advised me to use alcohol-based antiseptic wash as an intimate wash. Yeah, don’t do that.
Doc told me losing weight would fix everything I came in for. For an ear infection. No meds, just a diet pamphlet. Really?
After surgery, nurse got mad that I wasn’t waking up quickly and wanted my sister to dress me and drag me out. Sister was NOT having it and yelled at the nurse.
Trying to get psych help, doc asked if I had anxiety. I said I don’t really know how it feels. Doc said if I don’t know it, I don’t have it. I compared that to not knowing cancer. Yelled, got referral, left without paying!
Went to ER with painful neurological symptoms, started crying, and doc said, “We don’t treat depression here.” Nope. Was benzo withdrawal and no warning from my primary doc.
Went in complaining of swallowing issues. Doc took a call with his wife about groceries, then told me symptoms were all in my head, without even doing an exam. Later found lump on thyroid myself.
- Told me against COVID vaccine. - Said I should’ve grown out of ADHD. - Suggested x-ray for clavicle pain might be due to tumor. - Warned that a certain injection would turn my eyeballs to jelly.
Asked for thyroid test because of unexplained weight gain after iron supplements. Doc replied, "Iron has nothing to do with your thyroid." When I cited Mayo Clinic, he said, “I’m not a vending machine - eat better.”
During rotations, attending doc questioned my love life because I was single. Another made me use a wheelchair instead of my walker due to my disability. I switched cohorts because of discrimination.
I was hospitalized severely underweight with chest pain. Nurse said, "At least we can count your ribs easily," during ECG. Meant no harm, but not sensitive for an anorexic patient.
“You have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome?! Can you show me one of your party tricks?” Yep, it’s a real quote from a doctor.
Meeting new maternal-fetal doc who said she’d figure out why I was having small babies. I was 5ft, 110lbs struggling to gain weight with twins. She missed preeclampsia, which caused complications later.
Came in asking about night terrors. Doc instantly assumed things and wanted to put me on antidepressants after knowing me for maybe five minutes.
My pediatrician told me to start getting tested for "fat people diseases, like diabetes" when I was 11 and chubby. Major shock even as a kid.
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