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“Let me caveat this by saying I am horrified of needles to the point of panic and nightmares about them. I have C-PTSD from other things as an adult, but medical needles still terrify me. Tattoo or piercing needles don’t scare me one bit, but for some reason, a giant hypodermic needle induces abject terror. At 12 years old, I went for a yearly checkup and routine vaccinations. My…
"I Accidentally Punched Him In The Nuts": Patients Share Their Most Humiliating Doctor Visits
March 10, 2026
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“When I got hired by a job, say, twenty years ago, they required a full physical for their basic jobs (I was just shipping/receiving, mostly did UPS shipments). At the time, I had grown my hair to shoulder length (never had long hair before) and painted my…
I'm A Doctor Who Almost Died Because My Own Doctors Refused To Do This 1 Basic Thing
January 26, 2026
My day had started early that Friday. My wife, Joanne, and I arrived at 7 a.m. for my 10-year follow up colonoscopy with Dr. Smith. Although I had referred a number of my patients to his group, I hadn’t worked much with him or even met him. As the nurse was going through…
Former Patients Are Sharing Their Most Mortifying Doctor Visits, And Oh......My......God.......
January 8, 2026
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“I have Crohn’s and have had my small intestine resected a few times. I also have two teenage sons and grew up with four kid brothers as the eldest girl and had to babysit those heathens all the time, so it takes a lot to gross me out. Let me also say I…
"Honey, That Is The Fullest Colon I Have Ever Seen": Patients Share Embarrassing Doctor Visits
December 21, 2025
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“I was at work, and we had to load and unload that stock, and somehow, I had managed to strain hard enough during one of my shifts that I gave myself a case of hemorrhoids. Now, this was long before WebMD, and I wasn’t exactly educated about such…
What are the symptoms of hormonal insomnia?
They’re quite like those of “regular” insomnia, Dr Aragona said.
“People experiencing hormonal insomnia often have trouble falling asleep initially, wake during the night and struggle to return to sleep, or wake too…
Quiz: Which ER Character Matches Your Personality?
Grab your best scrubs, because all 15 seasons of ER are streaming on HBO Max! The classic NBC medical drama is the perfect binge watch to tide everyone over while we wait for Season 2 of The Pitt (hello…
I Had An Abortion In My 40s. I'll Never Forget The Shocking Thing The Doctor Said To Me.
November 20, 2025
Later, I would learn that 59% of abortion patients already have a kid — that the majority of the women who choose the procedure do it so they can better support a child that they already have. That my situation was actually quite common. Since the beginning of time, women…
