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40 Of The Weirdest Diseases And Issues Healthcare Workers Say They Have Witnessed With Patients

by Maryjane

In-person, if you ask a medical professional about their scariest patient encounter, they are highly unlikely to reveal much. However, we realized that if you give them an anonymous online thread, they'll tell you everything about their strangest, saddest, and funniest stories, which are usually all combined into one.

We know you must have contributed to your sound health by exercising regularly, taking your vaccinations seriously, taking your supplements and vitamins, eating healthily, and most importantly, avoiding binge alcohol and cigarette consumption. But if you are a healthy person, with no diseases like cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular issues, or viral infections to bother you or your loved ones, count yourself as a lucky person.

Patients go through a lot in the hospital, as do the health care personnel that attend to them. Sometimes, patients' concerns can leave them thanking their God or anything they believe in for having sound health.

But sometimes, these patients perturb health workers with trivial issues or fake concerns. Most of the time, it is done out of fear of the unknown or false information they get from social media.

With that in mind, the medical workers on Bored Panda have been asked to share their strangest patient stories, and they did not disappoint. We've gathered up some of them.

So brace yourselves up, because you are in for a real stunner.

1. Penile pump

1. Penile pump

2. An RTC

2. An RTC

3. Motorcycle wreck

3. Motorcycle wreck

4. Genetic disease

4. Genetic disease

5. ER specialists

5. ER specialists

6. Broom stick

6. Broom stick

7. Tampons as earplugs

7. Tampons as earplugs

8. Cut myself a bit

8. Cut myself a bit

9. Vacuum cleaning

9. Vacuum cleaning

10. Crooked forearm

10. Crooked forearm

11. Period

11. Period

12. Hockey ball

12. Hockey ball

13. Lol...

13. Lol...

14. The paramedic

Not my story but my friend is a paramedic and got called to a house where someone thought a person "might" be d**d. The guy had hanged himself at least 3 weeks previously. Think advanced state of decomposition. She said she can remember thinking, "What do they expect us to do? Resuscitate him?"Obviously, she didn't say anything and just contacted the police. I assume some people just panic and don't know who to call in this situation.14. The paramedic

15. What!

15. What!

16. Blasting radiation into his pituitary gland

I had a patient that wouldn’t let me take his temperature with a non-contact device on his forehead. He was worried about “blasting radiation into his pituitary gland”. First of all, you’re 90 so I’m sure by now your pituitary gland is a little bag of sand by now; and secondly, where did you get this info? Facebook?16. Blasting radiation into his pituitary gland

17. Emergency

17. Emergency

18. Broken nail

18. Broken nail

19. It's getting wild

19. It's getting wild

20. Shocking tales

20. Shocking tales

21. A bath

21. A bath

22. Check this one out

22. Check this one out

23. Shocking

23. Shocking

24. A flower bee

24. A flower bee

25. Spoiler alert

25. Spoiler alert

26. Geez...

26. Geez...

27. Which one?

27. Which one?

28. Cringeworthy

28. Cringeworthy

29. Inserting peas

29. Inserting peas

30. The nurse joked with me about it

30. The nurse joked with me about it

31. She wanted to fix her baby

31. She wanted to fix her baby

32. Abdominal surgery

32. Abdominal surgery

33. Human flesh

33. Human flesh

34. Fish in the urethra

34. Fish in the urethra

35. No injury

35. No injury

36. Couldn't eat anything seaweed

36. Couldn't eat anything seaweed

37. Metal axe

37. Metal axe

38. From a nurse

38. From a nurse

39. Rabbit

39. Rabbit

40. "b12 deficiency"

I once had to explain to a patient that there was no need for us to check his b12 levels because he was actually not on a vegan diet.Still, he insisted on being a vegan because he only ate poultry regularly, while other meats or fish only "a few times a month" and also it was always organic. He genuinely thought he was a vegan and therefore needed his b12 level checked.I ended up saying, "b12 deficiency is only a problem for those vegans who don't eat meat."40.

Seriously, it takes courage to be a healthcare professional. The profession is reputable, but it requires a lot of courage to actually practice it.

You will undoubtedly see a lot that will scare you and change your perspective on life and how fleeting it is.

We know these posts get you thinking about a lot of things. Let us know your thoughts in the comments section. 

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