@@asneakychicken322 that happened to me as an EMT. I was just tired and leaning against the door while a paramedic handled the patient (who was apparently pretending to be in so much pain that they could barely move). While the paramedic bent down the dude checked to see if she was looking and quickly lifted himself to adjust the bathrobe that he was wearing.
It's not an ingredient. It's mixed in so that you don't have pure vicodin in a pill. Basically, pure opioids are taboo right now, so they use less vicodin and add in tylenol to make up the difference. They do similar things with other narcotics.
There is a slight chance that the person is allergic to one of Tylenol's Excipients. If we take the realistic reason. And yes. Hydrocodone can be addicting (one of Vicodin'd ingredients)
I once faked being sick to get out of double maths and double PE in the same day (my two least favourite subjects) so my nan took me to the 8-8 to call my bluff. Turns out that I had a growing stomach cyst (IIRC) that had to be drained. I missed a school trip because of that. Karma sucks y'all.
When i was 17 I was being treated in a mental hospital for depression. Developed a bladder infection while I was there. I had never had it before so i wasn't 100% sure whether it actually was one but the symptoms fit with what I had heard. Went to the nurses. They told me to go to bed and that they would call a doctor tomorrow to look at me and they would let me know when he is there. 8pm next day, went to nurses again, had gotten worse and they had "forgotten" to call the doctor in. Told me to wait another night. That night I started getting the worst pain in my back on both sides. Went to nurses. They gave me ibuprofen. That worked for like 2 hours and I had to go back and get more. After the 4th trip they told me I had the max dose and they can't give me more. I broke down in front of them telling I won't move until they call a doctor. They call a doctor. Doctor looks at me, asks me a few questions. says i should go back to bed and have an ultrasound the next day. Heard him saying how he didn't think it was real but it's best to check. Didn't sleep. 7 am someone comes in and asks me to come for breakfast. Don't want to eat but they make me. Take me to the ultrasound. Have to wait for 2 hours and get really really sick. Suddenly I start throwing up all over the floor. Nurse next to me goes super pale and knocks on doctors door. They do the ultrasound. Doctor goes pale and tells nurse to take me to the ER immediately. So they push me into a car and drive me to the ER. They pretty much knew I was coming and took me in right away. Did blood and urine tests. Urine was brownish red at this point. Tests came back very fast and they started hooking me up to all kinds of shit. Spent 2days in intensive care. Apparently if I had come in one day later I would have needed a kidney transplant and dialysis because of acute kidney failure! And all of that because I wasn't taken seriously when I said I had a bladder infection...
I had a super similar situation. I'm chronically ill so the doctors always said it was "in my head" and I wasnt sick. I told them my inhaler made it even harder to breathe and they thought I was faking to get out of exercise. When we go to my pediatrician at home they do a test. Turns out I'm allergic to that king of inhaler and would've died if I kept taking it
Midwife here. We had a thirty-seven weeks pregnant patient, notoriously narcotic addict, who came to the ER because her baby (the one in the womb) pushed her and made her fall from her bed. Yes.
Kinda had the opposite of the girl faking a GI bleed but I was the patient, and this time I had a REAL bleed. I have atypical cystic fibrosis which was almost entirely digestive disease, according to my doctor, even though I kept reporting some respiratory symptoms. Woke up one morning and I realized that a bunch of my hair was crusted to my face with blood and I thought it was a nosebleed until blood just started coming up the back of my throat. Went to the ER to have an emergency endoscopy where they found no blood and was then accused of drug seeking. As I was being accused I was sobbing and the force made me suddenly hack more blood up and my doctor went pale. I wasn't vomiting blood- I was coughing it up. Then I coughed blood on their faces and scrubs. I felt super bad at the time but I don't anymore, fuck that. Turns out that I was right and there IS a respiratory element to my CF. tl;dr spit blood on medical staff after being accused of faking it
Someone told me a story how they had a patient "seizing" but got a text message. They immediately stopped "seizing", spent a minute or two replying, then started "seizing" again. The doc was right there and they were recorded.
Had one that was obviously faking a seizure. I said "oh no, she's going to fall off the end of the bed!" (she wasn't) She immediately stopped, shifted up the bed, then started again 😂😂😂
@@jacobhellman9181 video monitering during EEGs is standard practice for siezure monitoring since seizures have different presentations based on the location in the brain it happens. This is basic as it comes high school biology....
It's actually a fairly common choice of fakery because it looks so dramatic and most non-medical people have zero idea what a tonic-clonic seizure looks like or the pre/post-ictal behaviours. There's also the issue of pseudoseizures - which are not actual seizures but aren't deliberately faked either. They're often a physical manifestation of mental issues (but also, too many people with legitimate seizure disorders get diagnosed with this before finally getting an actual proper diagnosis) and to make things MORE confusing, they can also occur in people with actual seizure disorders too, and can appear just the same as the normal seizures. Arguably, it could be said that perhaps the diagnostic techniques aren't always as effective as they could be and that no doubt people are being diagnosed with pseudoseizures when they have a legit seizure disorder... as with all "psychosomatic" diagnoses. Sadly, a lot of people don't realise that not all seizures look like your standard tonic-clonic or what used to be called "grand mal" seizure - and they can be anything from momentary absences that get missed or appear to be daydreaming through to weird verbal or motor ticks, changes in behaviour and right up to your stereotypical seizure... and many people with seizures that are partial or "atypical" from what many people expect are often told they're faking because "I know what a seizure looks like".
Just Another Bucky Lover Pseudo-seizure around my part is usually the polite way of telling people they’re faking it, but you’re right, there is a difference. We get them out of our hair, and they get to go on believing they have a medical condition and getting sympathy from their family. Yeah, we could say they’re fake, but inevitably it makes everyone mad, they step their game up and waste more of our time.
Hands down THE most faked medical condition. To be fair certain forms of seizures are probably the most overlooked and under diagnosed as well though. No one ever fakes an absence seizure though, they always go for the overly dramatic tonic-clonic lol Chest pain is right up there with it though I won’t say it’s “faked”. It’s usually indigestion, thought plenty start to false alarm once they figure it out it gets them morphine. General rule of thumb, if the pain gets worse with deep breaths it’s most likely NOT cardiac.
@@blakew5672 And this kinda pisses me off. Genuine question - why do so many doctors accuse patients (especially women) of psychosomatic illnesses or outright faking, and then not refer them for the psychological diagnosis and treatment those conditions deserve? Because honestly, a lot of the time, doctors seem to use the terms to simply dismiss "difficult" patients or those that don't fit their (often narrow, inflexible and outdated) ideas of what means what diagnosis. Example: Women with pelvic/ abdominal/ menstrual pain that is reported to be severe, where OTC meds aren't working, the woman is fainting, vomiting, clearly unwell - and they're told they're exaggerating rather than checked for conditions like endometriosis because they're "too young" or whatever. It's amazing how many women, on their average 8-9 year wait for diagnosis, are told this and are almost never referred to a psych - and when they are, the few that I know of were never once actually diagnosed with somatoform or factitious disorders, because nobody's bothered to actually look inside their abdomen to check and they show no legitimate sign of faking. Honestly, it does a disservice to both genuine pseudoseizure patients to clump them in with those you know are outright faking - and it does a disservice to everyone, including medical professionals who have to continue to deal with their attempts to resolve their mental issues through physical manipulation, to not actually refer them through for psych help (and of course, I'm aware that many may resist the diagnosis or insinuation or refuse treatment - but that's a different issue from not bothering to send them for proper assessment and help).
Just Another Bucky Lover Very good point. Honestly, I don’t have the answer, but wish I did. Many do get referred for psych (I can’t speak for facilities outside my experience) but the ultimate responsibility then rests on the pt to follow through with that referral. You ultimately can’t force treatment on a person barring certain VERY specific circumstances. I could say it stems from the stigma of mental-illness, but I could also argue some people faking genuinely WANT there to be an issue, so that doesn’t fully explain it either. Psych is a very tricky business in and of itself. Psych diagnoses increase by the year, and while I want to hope it’s due to increased awareness of real issues I personally get a feeling some are created to “diagnose” things we don’t have better answers for.
One of the nurses didn't give me a wheelchair to move me around the emergency room because she thought I was faking, after seeing the doctor, she concluded that I in fact snapped a ligament and the nurse had been making me limp around on a damaged leg
Oof I did that once as a kid and all they did was wrap my up in a shitty bandage and sent me home. Tore my ligament in my right leg and now it’s set at a slight angle (the leg) when resting and/or walking.
Other side of the coin... I had an appendectomy. Was told I had to walk about to help with bowel health. Wasn't told that I had to measure/save my urine output. Anyhow, I dragged myself into the bathroom, urinated, and went back. Nurse comes in and tells me I have to give a urine sample. I tell her what happened, get called a liar, and we get into it. She tells me she'll have a catheter inserted if I don't comply within 20 minutes and leaves. Me... Warms up apple juice and gives it to her in the piss cup Also me... Explaining why I did this to some very concerned/confused/pissed-off doctors when the labs came back. I was 16 at the time and was NOT going to let her shove a tube up my Johnson because she couldn't give me proper instruction or act in a civil manner.
A doctor thought my SO was faking his illness (weakness and pain from nerve issues). He put his hand on his leg and leant on it while talking. SO cried out in pain. Doctor then said he just needed a holiday. Turns out he had a vitamin B12 deficiency caused by crohns. Probably has some long term nerve issues. If we'd left it longer he could have had permanent damage to his spine.
I had a similar experience (though not as serious). Doctor thought i was faking my shoulder being broken, he said it would be fine and come back in a week if it still hurt. I spent the week dealing with the pain from the shoulder, not able to do anything (he obviously didnt prescribe me pain killers either). by the end of the week i could hear fluids sloshing in my shoulder when i moved. After a week we went back, doctor still convinced i was faking, told me to sit down. He then grabbed my wrist and jerked it into the air. I guess me crying out in pain was enough to make him have doubts and he sent us to get it x-rayed. Obviously broken, but already started to heal so there was nothing they could do anymore. I refused to see that doctor ever again after that incident.
A friend of mine worked at a hospital. Once she witnessed a woman "having a seizure", but her pants were going down every now and then, so she kept pulling them up while having the seizure. My friend was laughing inside.
I was a paramedic for years. Got called out for a domestic argument. When we arrive, there are family members arguing and an overweight male (that wasn't involved in the arguing) that suddenly became unconscious. This man was big, and reclined back in a sofa chair. With the situation being what it was, I had the suspicion he was faking. Sternal rub... nothing. Harder sternal rub... nothing. Vitals normal, blood glucose normal. Harder sternal rub... nothing. Now my partner and I have to lift this severely overweight patient onto the stretcher. I am annoyed, I would rather not possibly injure myself because some guy is wanting get attention. We move him to the ambulance and this is what took place. Me: "attach the monitor and we'll see what his heart rhythm looks like" (zero electrical therapy possible) Partner: attaches 3-lead (again, zero electrical therapy possible) Heart monitor shows normal heart rhythm Me: "do you see that rhythm?" with a sound of concern in my voice Partner: "yeah?" looks at me puzzled, not sure why I sound concerned Me: "If he doesn't wake up in the next 30 seconds, we're going to have to shock him!" Partner: looks at me with confusion Patient: Immediately wakes up "what's happening?" Me: "oh, you're very lucky, if you hadn't woken up we were going to have to shock you" Partner: smiles
I’be got a fun one! My mom works in the medical field, and said she got the results from a hearing checkup. Apparently the guy didn’t quite have 20/20 hearing, but in the doctor’s notes they said he may have been faking it to not have to talk to his wife. We all laughed when we heard that
I have an opposite story to this. I worked in a high school and a lad comes to me saying he's dizzy, so I sit him down. Suddenly he faints and I can't rouse him. He wakes up and says he can't see and he can't feel his legs. Paramedics get there, are convinced he's faking but take him to hospital. They are actually pretty cruel with him because they are convinced he's lying. In the end it turns out he had a serious undiagnosed heart condition and could have died because they were being arse holes to him. Next day his dad brings me some flowers because I was the only one advocating for him 🙄
It made me angry too because my brother has epilepsy. I remember hiding behind the couch one time so that I didn't have to look at him, that was out of fear.
Same it really sets me off, because the more others fake them, the more likely people with epilepsy or those that do have seizures (including me) are not taken as seriously!!! And epilepsy can be life or death at times. Xxx
@@missseaweed2462 this happens, please don't feel guilty or ashamed. I felt horrible guilt for years (still sometimes wrestle with it) for the times my older sister got hurt because (as a child I couldn't catch her anyway but) I reacted with fear and running and screaming for my Mom even after I was old enough to maybe catch her. I love my Sister a great deal and never wanted to see her hurt, it turns out I have actual civilian PTSD from witnessing her intense grand mal seizures for as long as I have been alive (especially as I was a helpless child for some of those years and she was my babysitter whenever my Mom worked, so I was alone under her care often and sometimes would experience this without anyone else around to help) Your fear was real and makes sense in the situation and is just what your brain does on Panic. Mine did get a bit better the more I researched the condition she had and asked more questions about what it is like for her (this helped especially while treating the ptsd) in 09 due to a med for mild vertigo, I had a seizure myself and so got a better first hand idea of how scary it really is to not have control or sometimes even memory of what happens to you! Idk if you were able to get anything from this comment but even if not I hope if anyone needs to see it, it helps them 💜
The more extreme cases of Muchansens are actually ironic, because lieu to the fact these people want to be ill so badly that they'll injure themselves, means they are actually already sick in a way. They just need psych ward rather than a regular hospital.
That wouldn’t be Munchausen Syndrome, but it would be Fictitious Disorder. Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy is when someone is faking another persons illness and is a form of abuse. Fictitious Disorder is when someone is faking their own disorders/diseases.
9:49 as someone who is on medication for migraines, and had to fight to get my rescue meds, this makes me so mad that these types of people fake pain they have probably never experienced
Yeah, it's all these druggies who are ruining it for people who are in actual pain. In fact, I once called a doctor's office as a new patient to have an issue checked out, and as a new patient one of the first things they told me on the phone was "Dr. So-and-so doesn't prescribe narcotics." I was quiet for a second, and then said, "Well, that's good because hopefully I won't need them." I don't know if, as a doctor, you can refuse to prescribe narcotics or if the office staff were just saying that because they thought I was a seeker.
My Neurologist retired, the next Dr KP gave me said, "Take two aspirin, I've given you your five minutes". He was fired and I got another Doctor that worked for the patient and not his pocketbook.
TheHuffliestPuff one of the times I went into the ER I walked in with a blanket over my head & holding my moms arm, if my head was ever up my eyes were closed. I went into a room & was in so much pain I couldn’t even ask for them to turn the lights off. Thank god they believe me and I go to one of the best hospitals in the country for neuro. Unfortunately, people in my life don’t understand and I’ve been chastised for faking it. But when it’s curled up in a tiny ball & your body shaking with dry sobs, it’s hard to hear these stories and have anything but rage full you
My dad had issues with his back and legs. He would go to the ER all the time trying to get help, and they claimed he was a drug seeker. Well, they finally did a MRI on him and saw that a nerve was being pinched and a disc was deterated.
The exact same thing happened to my dad. The 4th time my dad went in he had to practically beg his doctor for an MRI because the pain was so bad. The doctor called my dad 3 hours later to apologize and my dad was able to get surgery to fix the disk.
When I was in college I got really sick. Eventually the RA took me to the hospital. I was admitted and was mostly ignored for a few hours. Major city and probably the best hospital in the city. Certainly world class. A stab victim is brought in next to me. I overheard the doctor telling the nurse I was faking it and to ignore me. I'm in no condition to give a fuck. I didn't even want to be there. I was just like well fuck it the guy was stabbed I'm not complaining. Another hour or so went by. Finally the nurse decided to give me the benefit of the doubt. Looks down my throat and makes a oh fuck face. Yeah apparently my throat was all but closed and from what she could see I should have been having a far more difficult time breathing than I appeared. She left to go get the doctor. He came immediately. They did something to clear me up so I could breathe easier. I had bronchitis. Then give me a z pack and have me out of there in less than 30 minutes and I'm perfectly good after 2 days finish the meds all is well. I'm still bitter about that dickhead doctor. Seriously WTF.
@@bookapillar Sadly there are way too many docs like this - either because they always lacked any kind of bedside manner or are totally burned out. Add in systemic biases towards race, gender etc and yeah. I'm not sure exactly why the OP was taken to the ER for a chest infection rather than a primary care doctor, who probably could have provided the same treatments in their office (though there may be other details we don't have that did make it appropriate for the ER) but even so, that's what triage is for. If they waited hours to even take a look down the person's throat, that's completely negligent, regardless of how appropriate the ER visit might have been. That's what triaging is for, to determine that based on actual medical information and not opinion.
I was left in the hospital waiting room for 6 hours during new years. I had a bad stomach flu, that I probably picked up while Christmas shopping a week before, and was puking in the hospital. I felt absolutely terrible, I couldn't sleep, I couldn't stop puking, I couldn't stop shaking, I couldn't move faster than a slow walk, I had a terrible headache, and just felt bad all around. I found out later, that I was very dehydrated when I went to a private hospital the next day (who saw me in less than 15mins), since I got sick of waiting at the general hospital and was feeling worse and worse in the uncomfortable chairs, and just wanted to try to sleep at that point (since I couldn't sleep at all). The doctor at the private hospital looked at my eyes, and held my hand, telling me that my hand was very dry, and immediately told the nurse to get some IV fluids. I felt so much better after the fluids, could finally sleep, and completely recovered two days later. A day before I went to the general hospital, I saw my local GP who said I was fine, and just needed to wait it out. I knew that I really wasn't fine, that's why I went to the GP in the first place, and then to the general hospital. I spent 3 days feeling like absolute crap until I found someone who actually treated me for my dehydration (I tried very hard to stay hydrated before that, but I kept puking up all fluids and my anti-nausea medication before it could take effect). Since it was new years, and I am young, I think the first hospital thought I was just some drunkard that needed to sober up or something. I ended up losing 4kg in a week, and I still haven't put it back on months later, but I really wouldn't recommend it as a weight loss trick XD
@@NessaWyvern In most cases gastroenteritis is self-limiting, especially in young (and otherwise fit and well people) - so your GP was probably right at that point. But I'm amazed they didn't bother to triage you (or move you away from other patients) if you were actively vomiting. Way to infect every fucker there and contaminate the whole room with (potentially) one of the most contagious and persistent viruses around. Sounds like you had a nasty bout of norovirus (or something similar) and it is utterly miserable, but in most cases, it passes after 2-3 days on its own. I'm glad at least the fluids made you more comfortable, finally.
@@JustAnotherBuckyLover I had it for just over 7 days, which was another reason why I went to the GP, as I had been there before on the 2nd day of the flu due to having a pretty bad fever. I think the strain I got was particularly nasty. 2-3 days I can handle on my own, but being unable to keep down any food for a full week was pretty tough. I went to the GP the second time because the constant shaking and being only able to do a very slow walk after 5 days had me seriously worried. I wonder if my Flu fever turned into Dehydration fever towards the end, because my fever completely went away after the fluids, and I felt stupidly amazing the day after. Made me wish I just went straight to the private doctor as soon as I got that bad.
The diva cup story.... god that’s disgusting. I hope that child is in a better place. Also for anyone who doesn’t know what a diva cup is, it’s a period product that just catches the blood in a small silicone cup. Edit: what the hell happened in the replies.
Dear you, when youre taxed for these expensive products you have to buy every month to avoid bleeding out clothes, beddings, seating for the next 40+ years of your life, a diva cup is a blessing. Its affordable, reusable, and way more comfortable than itchy pads, and far less chance of toxic shock syndrome that comes with tampons. Each to their own.
J.R. Spingly Okkkkaaay. I use a pad myself but let’s not shame people for what products they use. This may be the me being use to seeing a lot of things in anatomy part of me speaking. But it’s just blood, you can wash it off. No biggie. The diva cup can also help with clots. And is better for the environment honestly. Though I use pads myself I know with all the people in the world using pads and tampons it can generate a lot of waste. Periods ain’t supposed to be pretty and it’s their body, it’s not like you have to do it for them so chill bruh. It’s not a big deal.
J.R. Spingly It doesn’t matter if it’s gross. It just matters what works best for a person. I can see great environmental and health values in diva cups. Look imma be blunt here, cause I used to be the same when I was like 13 but it’s decades later and I grew out of that. You just gotta grow up and deal with it.
Oh goodness I am about to expose my sister she was walking UP the stairs and she kinda just tumbled not tripped not fell a stumble little bit and her foot was hurting not too bad so she didn’t do anything well eventually went to the hospital had a hair line fracture in foot and no one believed her until the results were proven. No swelling, no redness so no problem in my fathers eyes. Other relative took her and that’s how she found out.
My parents always think I’m over-exaggerating because of my sensory disorder ( which can make me more sensitive) but what they fail to realize is that my pain tolerance has grown up with me. I’ve torn tendons in both my knees and have had to beg them each time to see a doctor
My mum once had a broken leg that her dad (my grandad) just dismissed it as a sore leg. Cue some 45yrs later when my mum broke her ankle.... When the doctor looked at the X-Ray results it showed a bit of her leg and he asked my mum "oh, when did you break your leg?" (bones can heal but they can leave traces of a break if its had a hard time to heal correctly, thus leaving a funny mark.)
I Tripped down the stairs and hurt my foot real bad. Got it checked cause it was bruised and swollen. But apparently there was nothing wrong with it except that it was just badly sprained. It's been months since then and I still can't bend my big toe properly or walk on it for very long... I want to check it again but parents and siblings think I'm dramatic.
I had been in a bad car crash where I was ejected onto the highway. I was in a coma and ICU for 2 weeks and the hospital for another 3 weeks and they transferred me to a rehab hospital. Since I was ejected at 60 MPH into asphalt I had severe patches of road rash over half my body. I had to have dressings changed 2xs a day and it took like over an hour an half. So it's Christmas and they didn't have the normal staff. The nurse came in and said she'd be changing my dressings. I was like okay but give me my pain meds first and let them kick in.. when they peeled off the dressings it was like 11/10 pain and felt like my skin was peeling off. She said she'd be back with the meds. That was 7 AM.. she never came back in my room for the whole shift til 7 PM. I got the button over and over and everyone but their mom came in and said they'd been telling her and shed say she was on her way after.XYZ. I was bawling crying in pain and my dressings were leaking out all over my sheets. My mom (who's been a nurse for 30 years was in shock at it). Spoke to someone in management the next day and they said she was a "per diem" and didn't "really" work for them. Funny thing is she documented giving me my pain meds at 7 and every 4 hours after that. That shocked me especially bc a lot of ppl there were older and unable to do anything... like my roommate was a stroke victim and couldn't move or talk. So if you are treating me like that and I'm a injured but healthy 20 something how are you treating patients who can't speak?
This wasn't someone faking but the baby puking blood reminded me of this. My Spanish teacher told us about this lady she met at the hospital. The woman had a baby with her and was talking in a hurry to the female at the desk in Spanish. Desk lady didn't know Spanish and was getting very frustrated with the lady. My teacher came over and was like "I speak spanish!" And helped translate for the lady. The lady was trying to say that there was blood in the baby's diaper, and it had happened with her other children but not nearly as bad. My teacher told our class that "bloody diaper" is really fun to say in Spanish. That was the main idea of the story apparently.
I have a close relative who has severe anxiety and panic disorder. One time they were unable to sleep for more than a week due to this. They were absolutely miserable. Eventually, they went to the hospital with their partner, complaining of severe insomnia. The a**hole at the reception desk told them: "You're coming to the ER on a Friday night, complaining of insomnia. What do you expect me to think of this?", implying that they're just a drug-seeking junkie. Of course they would look disheveled if they had not slept for over a week. They were denied the possibility of seeing a doctor and told to leave the premises. Still pisses me off.
@@nicoladavies3391 They were in acute crisis. It was definitely an issue to go to the ER for. Even if it weren't, the attitude they got from the receptionist was beyond rude. Do you really think it's appropriate to rudely turn away someone in acute crisis while insinuating they are a junkie?
I have complex partial seizures and love it when people who graduated from the medical schools of Fox, ABC, and CBS tell me to stop faking. On a more serious note. I also get PNES and the lack of awareness among people who work in various areas of psychology and emergency services concerns me. It can be incredibly distressing to to hear a doctor/psychologist who is supposed to be caring for you continue to insist that you faking. The episodes aren't physical in nature, but they aren't something one consciously fakes either. Berating someone like that may even make it worse.
My older brother has epilepsy and is autistic.... One time he had a seizure in the bathroom when my second brother and I were home alone. The oly reason we found out and were able to call an ambulance is because we heard a loud thump.
I have epilepsy but I’ve never remembered any of mine. I feel pretty shit after but it’s not usually even hangover bad. The worst of it is waking up in an ambulance or ER room with your parents in tears, wondering if you’ll survive this one. Plus sometimes you hit your head and that’s pretty dangerous
@@juanferrer5924 I usually have a partial seizure right before a grand mal so I have enough time to lay down. I always bite my tongue though, then I'm stuck eating applesauce and slimy food for a couple of days 😂 yeah after is the worst feeling ever.
Courtney haha one time there was video of me seizing and tbh the fall was pretty funny to look at because I hit a table on the way down and did like a spin
I had to look it up (I'm not *that* familiar with the menstrual cycle, seeing that I lack the parts and am not a gynecologist). Knowing what it is just makes the story so much worse.
When I was 6, I pretended to be hurt and in need of medical attention so that my parents would pay attention to me... Yeah... I didn't have the best childhood.
@@slamblamboozled1245 And why the hell would I do that? This is the "comment" section. The reason it exists is because people want to tell other people things that are related to topic, unrelated to topic, a complaint, story, hate, unnecessary jokes, etc... I only said this because i wanted to SHARE with you guys my small story of how when i was younger that i felt unwanted by my parents. If i wanted attention I would've said something like my parents were abusive or something like that. Like really...
If you had parents who paid attention to you when you were hurt and in need of medical attention then your childhood could definitely have been worse. Try to move past it.
How about let's prosecute the ones who have it BY PROXY. The other Munchausens is scary, but can be treated, but by proxy should be seen as abuse, especially after the Gypsy Rose Blanchard case
@@talosheeg but it is still the same mental illness, by proxy just involves the suffering of a seperate individual but human suffering is happening in either case. Each individual case would need assessment but If it can be found that a person's ability to fully understand right from wrong is compromised or they have spiraled completely out of control they clearly would need mental help before anything. I can fully agree though that there must be cases where the person fully understands right from wrong and consequences they just may be unable to apply the knowledge to their own lives or deal in any real way with those consequences and maybe in some of those instances a combo of incarceration of some kind or a care facility equipped with what is necessary to surpress criminal behavior (should any incident with other patients arise) simply to isolate from the public and cut down on what the patient is in charge of regarding their own care (All of this based on about a million factors including doctors findings, judges rulings and even State law, but still with the main focus on mental care that maybe it might be a little bit better for them in the long run.
Allergic to dilaudid or to most pain killers? It's rather telling when people come in claiming allergies that included semi-sythentics and then ask for a semi-synthetic. They share a similar molecular structure and thus, diladid would cause an allergic reaction in someone who is allergic to semi-synthetics. That's what the poster was referring to. If your mom has a reaction to a large number opiates, I'd wager it's just a normal side effect. Opiates cause a histamine release which can cause severe itching and rash. True allergies are a rare occurrence (less than 1% of patients) and don't usually translate to other classes of opiates.
I'm allergic to a umber of antibiotics but their names are so confusing I mostly just remember the one i've had the longest (and have the most severe reaction to). I should probably get alist printed...
one time a doctor decided I was faking my need for glasses... when my teacher had been the one to refer me... Edit: I was 8, and VERY MUCH SO needed glasses, but didn't get them until I was 12 because of that doctor, leading to chronic headaches until I got them. My eyes were WAY worse than they should've been at my age so it may have been a 'think horses not elephants' situation.
@@ccheyenne He was convinced I was lying on the test, saying I couldn't see the letters when I could to get glasses... I was the type of kid who would never think to lie if it would save my life so my father looked like he wanted to punch the guy.... but I in retrospect understand why the doctor would be thinking I couldn't have had that bad of eyes at that age, especially with how excited I was to get Glasses (because daddy said they would get rid of the head-aches).
my friend's dad is a doctor. He was called in to someone faking a seizure. When his dad said to the family that the girl was faking, she stopped and looked at him, then said "Cheeky" and continued faking. He left.
The one at 3:43 with the little girl faking to get glasses, I did something similar. My brother and both my mom and dad wore glasses when I was younger, and I was the only one who didn’t need them. But I desperately wanted them. My parents were too smart to fall for me fake bumping into things, which I thought was an Oscar worthy performance, and I still stand by that, but I digress. My parents took pity on me and got me a pair of fake glasses that looked real but the lenses didn’t have a prescription. I was SO excited to finally fit in with my family. A kid in my class called me out for them the next day. I never wore them again. Fast forward a year later, beginning of fifth grade, and I ACTUALLY need glasses. I get all excited, we decide to make it a family thing so everyone gets their eyes checked. I needed glasses, my brother and my dad no longer did. This all was 13 years ago, and my dad and brother still don’t need glasses, but I’m legally blind without them. At least my mom still needs them, so I’m not totally alone.
i once had a severe allergic reaction to a vaccine about 4 years ago, i went numb down the whole left side of my body and had most symptoms of a stroke (my mums had 5 and had flatlined from one once) so i was rushed to hospital from school. the doctors said i was faking it, forced me to try and walk (i crumpled over since i couldn’t feel ANYTHING) and then proceeded to give me the same injection to ‘prove i was fine’. the reaction was so bad they had to put me under a medically induced coma for two days. we sued and won :)
What's the opposite of hypochondria? Whatever it is, my maternal Grandmother and my Mother have severe cases of it. While so many people fake being sick, hurt, etc, these to refuse to admit they are sick, hurt, etc. My grandmother recently had to have her gallbladder removed because it was full of gallstones. My Grandma's a badass.
Mike Vasquez well non-offense but badass isn’t the term I’d use to describe someone ignoring their health and paying life altering consequences as a result
My dad don't like hospitals either. Had problems with his heart, didn't want to go. His dad died in a hospital bed. He doesn't want to die like that himself, as he is afraid of it taking a long time, him turning weaker in a hospital bed, becoming a shell of the man he is. Nobody wants to get old or sick for real. It is in many cases a bigger fear than death itself. Not admitting that you are sick is a disease in itself, as it allows small, often treatable problems to grow bigger.
@@GreenMetalicDevil Very true. It is all too common that people die of initially minor treatable conditions that were allowed to progress beyond the treatment threshold.
@@UncleMikeDrop Yeah, like people letting their limbs rot off because it's nothing. Just as stupid as antiwaxxing! You should never go for extremes, even if it's easy. If you think something is wrong, not imaginary, go to a proffesional. Not going when you know something is wrong is not cool, tough or fair to yourself or your loved ones.
@@GreenMetalicDevil Very well said. It was best summed up to me by a General Practicioner single serving friend I met on a flight to San Diego. "You do NOT know your body".
I've never faked anything to the doctor that I can remember, but I remember being at the eye doctor and seeing everything absolutely wrong and still getting a 20/20.
I'm a EMT and responded once to a DUI crash and the drunk was acting unconcious to avoid being questioned. So we have a thing called a OPA a tube down the throat to open the airway told the guy multiple times we know through other tests you're not out cold but if u refuse to comply and let us help u we attempted to apply the OPA guy threw up and started talking right away.
@@waynecaffey4992 It's not abuse because if he was truly unconscious, he would have that tube down his throat anyway because it's their duty to do so to save his life and protect him from dying. The asshole just decided to fake it, so no, not abuse.
@@nerdtasticzelda1737they knew he was faking and even threatened him. If they thought he was out, no issues. As they knew he wasn't out it becomes assault.
@@waynecaffey4992 It was done in the best interest of the patient. If a patient presents as unconscious and unable to protect their airway, an OPA tube may be used. If that patient is a stupid asshole who is faking it, then that's their issue. It's not any medical professional's fault if someone fakes symptoms. Also, fuck you for defending a piece of shit like a DUI suspect faking symptoms.
Hospital pharmacist here. We had a youngish guy not long ago fake double incontinence. He repeatedly soiled his own bed but there was actually nothing wrong with him physically. Makes me shudder to think about it.
Clearly had mental health issues that needed treating then. Perhaps if society treated mental illnesses as seriously as physical ones, and provided proper mental health care to everyone who needs it, we'd see a lot less crime and time-wasting in hospitals, among other issues.
@@mooretimeinthekitchen7635 Ah makes sense. I can't honestly say I can't' imagine what goes on inside the mind of someone who deliberately fakes illness or disability for attention - but then I have no choice of either option, as I suffer from severe chronic illness and disability. I've also spend my life living with a sibling with BPD faking illness and parents who for some reason always believed her attention-seeking but accused me of faking everything including broken limbs, severe asthma attacks, strep throat that was bordering on sepsis, a dental abscess, rubella and the illness that has now led to my chronic health problems. So honestly, from a personal level, I find it really, really hard to find much sympathy for those people, because their maladaptive coping mechanisms hurt people around them as well as themselves even as I understand that they often have little insight into their issues or thoughts and feel they have no other real options to cope - but I 100% believe the way to go is effective MH treatment rather than shaming them. They do need to understand that their behaviour is not okay too, though... but it should be down to health professionals to point this out and for family and friends to not enable them.
@@JustAnotherBuckyLover sounds like you've really been through the ringer! Sorry you've had to go through all that. I can definitely understand why someone would fake an illness. It's an easy way to receive love and compassion from others. Of course, you'll always get found out eventually by a healthcare professional. Some just get used to being cared for and don't feel they can handle looking after themselves again. I totally agree with you. Patient's like that need a bit of tough love
@@mooretimeinthekitchen7635 Thanks... I guess because I've not really had that "love" or been treated that compassionately by the people around me, because I feel like nothing but a burden and a nuisance, and I'm frustrated etc, that all vastly outweighs any perceived "positives" for me. But I guess it's different if you're not actually physically sick.
oh i've got one. Not a doctor but I was at the hospital for something, in the ER. Lady is CRYING, WAILING, SCREAMING saying her chest hurts and she's in so much pain. After an hour of this, the doctors let her know they're unable to give her any other medication. She STOPS in the middle of crying. Straight faced, gets up, says "this is bullshit" and walks out like it was nothing. People ALWAYS trying to get some free percocet/opiods where I'm from
when i was younger i had a cramp in my hip so bad i couldn’t walk without crying, this lasted for about a week. since my parents were so worried i got an x-ray, which obviously showed nothing, so the next step was an mri. the pain had already stopped and i was too embarrassed to say that so i continued limping or riding in a wheelchair everywhere i went, including the many doctors appointments. no one ever found out what it was 💀 (this lasted for months)
While I'm aware that plenty of addicts DO use the allergic excuse to get Dilaudid (and it makes me furiously angry even while I understand and sympathise, and wish that every addict had access to proper therapy, drug maintenance and tapering) that's not *strictly* true - you "can" be allergic to certain opioids and not others. I have a friend who has twice had witnessed and medicated anaphylaxis (to morphine and codeine) but can tolerate fentanyl, for example. Plenty of doctors have told me that if aspirin triggers my asthma, I shouldn't be able to tolerate NSAIDS (I can) and that if I'm allergic to penicillin then I must be allergic to cephalosporins too (I'm not, and in fact, people can be allergic to just basic benzyl-penicillin but fully capable of tolerating amoxicillin etc). Similarly, if you're taking strong opioids like morphine daily for pain and it's exacerbated to the point of needing emergency hospital treatment? Being offered paracetamol, ibuprofen or paracetamol and codeine is probably not going to be the answer (especially as most pain patients I know would already be taking another NSAID as an alternative to ibuprofen and has probably taken paracetamol too - and the vast majority of people I know avoid the ER like the plague because of bad experiences simply for being in pain). As a chronic pain patient who has never taken my meds except as directed, only had one dose increase in fifteen years, and never had an early repeat prescription except when they fell over the Christmas holidays, it infuriates me that I get treated like an addict and that I, and others, are being denied treatment with no regard for quality of life in significant part because of addicts using pain meds as their high of choice. Stopping pain patients from having opioids isn't actually doing anything to stop deaths because the vast majority are in addicts, not pain patients, who take opioids with other drugs including alcohol - which is responsible for far more deaths, and much greater ill-health, crime and societal costs than opioids... yet its the sick who are being punished, and I don't see anyone banning alcohol.
They tried banning alcohol once, which I believe is what the Prohibition was about... It didn't work out very well, from what I remember from my history class.
@@ravelterthetraveler My point was more the hypocrisy of targetting sick and disabled people with minimal effect when alcohol causes way more problems than ALL opioid misuse and legitimate medical use combined, not in any way suggesting alcohol SHOULD be banned (which I thought was pretty clear from my post but I guess it wasn't). Banning any substance has never worked. Also - not everyone here is from the US and Prohibition was not a worldwide thing. While I am aware of the subject at a fairly general level, I wouldn't dare call myself an expert on it. The so-called "War On Drugs" is just as doomed to failure as Prohibition was, however.
I appreciate the hell out of this message as a pain patient myself and the loved one of pain patients as well. Thank You for an aware, easily understood, and thoughtful comment that said and means a whole lot! I also appreciate that you know what you are talking about (As I have found many of us often times actually do) and have supplied information here that many (apparently including some medical professionals) don't know to be true, it is important that people understand these things if only so that they can advocate for their own health for themselves and for loved ones. Also I have read that the "guidlines" that proposed the drastic changes in the treatment of pain patients and the administering of pain medications and controlled substances in general have finally been admitted to be only guidelines and not in any way law. Doctors will no longer be threatened of being fired or losing their license for prescribing correctly, and as that fear fades hopefully some things will get more back to normal. It's just sadly too late for all the suicides and suffering what basically amounts to a "mistake in wording" or people taking suggested practices as new law without being advised otherwise by higher ups has caused and hopefully doctors don't take this opportunity to keep their suffering patients on unnecessarily low doeses because they have been "dealing with it" thus far...So many people are living half lives right now because of this, which also halves the lives of their caretakers and those around them that care. Fingers crossed this development changes things for the better and soon! Stay strong💪 you.are.awesome!
@@bookapillar Thank you for your support. It's true that you often have to be a very strong advocate for your own healthcare (as I discovered when it took fourteen years of being told I was basically a hysterical girl who was too young to have anything wrong with me and I needed a psych instead, only to discover that when one doctor finally agreed to do exploratory surgery to "prove once and for all there was nothing wrong with me" that my insides looked like a war zone, and I am now living with not only the continuing, recurring disease, but severe scarring, adhesions and nerve damage, as well as damage to variety of abdominal and pelvic organs that have twice played a significant role in me ending up septic (aka septicaemia or "blood poisoning") from rampant infections and a dozen surgeries that have failed to cure me, despite being told every time (apart from the last two when I finally found a decent surgeon) that they were SURE they could cure me THIS time... Sadly, when you're in that position, being chronically ill, in a lot of pain and exhausted, it's very hard to stand up for yourself and not believe when they keep telling you it's all in your head. I hope that you and yours are as well as possible, at least, and fingers crossed for some changes. Despite what some believe, I don't suggest that opioids are the answer for everyone, but they ARE a tool and people - especially women - are notoriously undermedicated, even outside of the US, even when they're terminally ill. It's a long-standing problem and linked to the fact that many people put the quantity of life over quality, when patients may have a very different perspective.
My maternal grandma was a nurse and my mom would frequently get migraines. My grandma didn’t believe her that her pain was that bad until she threw up one day I can tell by how classmates treat their migraines if their parents believe them or not For example: When I get a migraine, my mom tells me to take her migraine meds (but now I have a prescription for it) and drink water and lie down in a dark quiet room. I usually just take some meds and shut my eyes until the pain goes away Classmate with a migraine: takes a pill and sluggishly goes on with their day That or my mom is very sensitive lol
I have migraines, also a rare form of migraines that mimic a stroke as well called hemiplegic migraines the paralysis can last up to 3 days where I can't do a single thing for myself during an attack, I was rushed in to hospital couple of years ago as the dr's thought I was having a stroke, my pupils were unequal, when I have a really bad migraine I have to go lie down in a dark room, something over my head even if it is pitch black and I usually take meds before hand and then I try to sleep for a bit sometimes I can sleep and it will get better, other times I will sleep and it will still be there so need to take more meds but wouldn't go to a hospital and fake having a migraine
I used to have migraines from constant stress and felt like throwing up all the time. My mom had migraine meds and I would take those. She told me to lie down and not play or do anything. I felt better after a good 2 hour nap.
My sister has chronic migraines. She’s tried everything under the sun to treat them but nothing has helped. She usually ends up having to lay down in a dark room and try to sleep it off or just wait it out and hope the meds work that time. She’s very sensitive to light when she has a migraine. She’s also sensitive to smells to the point that strong smells (usually perfumes) can trigger a migraine. She’s had to have an ambulance called multiple times and ended up in the hospital multiple times because she’s in so much pain. It was during one of those trips to the hospital that she found out she was allergic to morphine tho. They put it in her iv and she started getting itchy and you could see where the morphine traveled up her veins, her skin turned red and broke out in hives.
Depending on what set off the migraine will result in how bad it is. For example, those who are allergic to chocolate without knowledge, their only symptom may be headaches, which can be easily tossed aside as nothing more. Sometimes they react so violently they have crippling migraines, nausea and vomiting. But allergic to chocolate with only a migraine as a symptom? Inconcievable. It's also a come and go allergy, sometimes you can eat a block in one sitting and sometimes only a single piece till a migraine hits. My nana and my husbands father suffered from this. Took them years to figure it out. Tension headaches are horrid for setting off migraines. It can be tension from the jaw muscles, tension from the eyes, tension from the cheekbones, teneion from the ears or tension from the neck. A single muscle on the head can easily cascade into a migraine instead of the average joe tension headache and they are awful for the fact of, until the muscle that started it all calms down, the migraine or headache remains. The classmates migraines sound like tension headache migraines. Painkillers take the edge and only the edge. I get migraines from my stomach problems, instead of stomach pain I get back pain. Whenever I have a GERD or IBS flareup, it upsets a single spot on my spine. Mid back for IBS and between the shoulder blades for GERD. This affects the muscles running along the spine and inevitably spreads up and down through the neck and hips and right into the head as a migraine and through the buttocks as sciatica. I could be comatosed for 3 days to a week. A day or two of delerium, a single day or three for dying, attempting to deprove every sense possible followed by another day or two of delerium as it dissipates. Fortunately I have become quite cunning at recognizing the lead up to a migraine and can gauge how severe it is going to be no matter its cause There are endless causes for a migraine and it is hard to figure any of them out for most people due to the many causes. Some could be from hormone imbalances, sinus or respiratory infection, some neurological, some caused by simple things like uti's to well... eating a piece of chocolate. Whatever the cause, they all have their own varying degrees of comatosing. For a nurse to dismiss the possiblity for the migranes to be real is quite sad as nobody in a right state of mind fakes a migraine. Only headaches. I have a friend who has suffered from migraines since she turned 18. Sudden onset, no known cause. it has been 8 years of constand consults and tests. Hopefully some day she will finally find out why.
i’ve had them before and depending on the severity, they can be really bad. i’ve had ones where i could survive by taking painkillers and/or nausea stuff throughout the day, and ones where i lie in bed wanting to scream for hours because it feels like i’m dying. so there’s like a scale ig
I have tinnitus and when have even a mild headache sound relaxes and can almost half the pain. Lights are for the fakers you maniac. Your mum is an attention seeker.
I have never heard of someone needing lights or music when they have a migraine. I've heard caffeine and alcohol is good for migraines though, one of them makes the blood vessels tighten and gets rid of throbbing and the other one loosens them so blood can flow easier. I forgot which one does which though lol
@@johannasweet1120 I don't need sound, I don't think the sound helps my migraine as much as it stops my tinnitus making my migraine worse. I think that makes sense.
@@johannasweet1120 Correct when I have migraines all I need is ice and very intense pain killers, any source of light or noise louder than a whisper will make my head and eyes explode
I guess everyone’s different. Light for me doesn’t matter. But there are certains songs that I listen to with earbuds in so it won’t hurt as much so I can fall asleep. I listen to “Somewhere over the rainbow” by Judy Garland and “Candy Eyes” by Jack Stauber a lot.
Ex Friend. Would constantly 'contract' illnesses from our circle of friends, even if she hadn't been around that person. Would also gain same 'conditions' as someone. Believed she had Bipolar when I was diagnosed, thought she had gallstones when our male friend had them removed, and faked a pregnancy when I became pregnant. As far as I know her SO is still with her despite lying about being pregnant, gaining weight to try and appear pregnant, having a shower to receive gifts, and then conveniently losing the pregnancy. Her best friend since childhood was there when all the tests came back negative at the hospital. She had bought them a $200 stroller, taken days off work to help her or take her to appointments, and stood beside her through everything. That was the final straw for her, for me, and pretty much everyone else. Girl needs help but she'll only get it when she finally admits there is a problem.
Yeah but why doesn't anyone offer said drug seekers forms of help? Like "if you feel like you need help you call/do/go to this this or this" Alot of these people just call them out and kick them out back onto the streets where they're likely to die or at least keep seeking drugs. Wtf.
I love how everyone assumes seizures means you are shaking. Seizures can be done from a perfectly still position. Mine make me look like I'm possessed... as in my eyes roll to the back of my head, then I start shaking. I know this cause I traumatized my friend, who was my roommate when I had one in front of her. My mom had never told me that was what my seizures were like. But yeah, if you wanna fake one, just stare in front of you a while... not moving... then come to and act like ur suddenly sleepy. xD No need for theatrics.
My dad had a stroke so when we went into the hospital my dad told them he thought he might have just had a stroke so instead of trying to give him the medication to help him recover sooner and more easily he had to sit and wait to be treated and till this day he still doesn't have the same dexterity as he did before since he used to be a percussionist. He never could play as good as he could before the stroke all because the doctors didn't help him
But they get away with it often enough for it be worthwhile doing so. With Munchausen Syndrome and Munchausen Syndrome by proxy, it's about attention. They are writing their story in life and that story is very definitely a drama. With drug-seeking there are people whose record shows that they are an addict and people whose doesn't, yet. Being addicted, it's all about getting on and just part of the many-splendored tapestry of things which an addict does in order to avoid having to feel any discomfort.
In my experience they want sympathy (besides drugs anyway). Plenty of people WANT something to be wrong with them so others feel sorry for them or they want attention. The downside is they take that attention away from the people that actually need it. They’re usually the first ones to complain about wait times too. General advice to anyone tired of waiting, be glad you’re not the one that all the ER drops everything to attend to, means your day is going better than you think it is.
Me, walking up to my father who has a TBI and is currently suffering from a headache and just really doesn't want to think about anything at all rn: "So, Dad. How's the meegrain?"
I remember "faking it" when I was a kid (about 9 at the time) and I went into the ER for severe stomach pain with no fever(I don't get fevers easily.) Incompetent nurses stabbed me in the right arm 7 times and the left arm 5 times to put in an IV. I still remember the nurse telling me I'd hear a pop when it went in. I heard a pop, said thank god, and then heard the nurse say "how do I tell him?" She had let go of the IV and it popped out. Thought I was faking because I wanted to just go home after they used me to practice placing IVs. Heard them actually say that I was faking. Well I had surgery an hour later to remove my appendix at another hospital, thank you mom for forcing me to stay. Of course, I can't handle needles in my cubital fossa (had to look that up, usually just call them elbow pits) anymore. Just someone checking the vein causes me to have panic attacks and imagined pain. Some people do fake medical emergencies, but it really sucks when you aren't and they think you are.
Similar thing happened to my mom wrt the IVs, and the nurse was blaming my mom for having small veins Some nurses really struggle with placing IVs I guess
Man, so many people fake seizures. My sister's friend is prone to seizures and even had some at work to which her boss ignored and told people to ignore her without calling an ambulance or anything. I hope she left that place.
ahaha. i work with my wife travelling doing electrical work here in Australia. I fell on my knee and was complaining for two days that climbing a ladder was really hurting my knee. now i have other medical issues and joint diesease and flare up, so she jokes and tells me to suck it up... only that afternoon i goto my doctor who orders an MRI asap, Subcortical Medial Femoral Condylar Fracture... yep i broke the hardest bone in the body! spent 3 months in an ROM brace and she had to work with another electrician.... she no longer questions me when i say im hurting..... :p
I remember when I was 14 and I faked pneumonia to get out of school by constantly coughing. It then became real the next day... I wanted to go back to school after that one day, but nope.
I remember one time this guy was screaming in the ER waiting room. I got called up first and he yelled louder 'oh come on, she's not even sick!' when I was legit about to pass out lol
My cousin has cerebral palsy and has seizures all the time, she can't do a lot of things because of her CP. people who fake this kind of stuff really piss me off because there is people out there who actually have real seizures and are limited because of them. Don't fake guys, its not cool.
I wasn’t outright accused of faking but a nurse either quietly asked/gave my mother a look to suggest I was faking it. I was in A&E with stomach pain/vomiting that had been recurring for 6 months. I’ve always been physically fit, so my bpm has always been low. My bpm was 70 and the nurse said my heart was beating too slowly to be in as much pain as I was claiming to be. I had rumbling appendicitis and I had my appendix removed the following day.
I heard some story about how a prisoner was saying that he had no feelings below his neck. The doctor was worrying it was a attempt to escape so right before the guy had to be transported to another hospital, he started talking to him and without any notice he quickly grabbed this mans junk and twisted causing the prisoner to scream.
So one of my friends faked sickness ( claiming that she had a sore throat) Idk why but she was taken to hospital and turns out she had tonsillitis 🤷♀️ Weird I know
A friend of mine didn't want to take a math test when we were in seventh grade and started hopping around on one foot claiming her leg hurt. She caused herself tendinitis in the other leg, the one she was hopping on. She did manage to postpone taking the math test, at least
There really is no room for opioids in treatment of migraine anymore. Oxygen is supportive at best in acute situations and early intervention in an acute migraine is way better for the patient. If non-steroidal analgetics don't help, you can try Ergotamine or you'd switch to Triptans (you can also try caffeine) and even as last resort, opioids are a bad choice, since they target a completely different kind of pain than that of a migraine and comes with its own set of problems.
I take Fioricet (Butalb-acetamin-caffine) have no idea what it is called in other parts of the world. This med does help my migraines (not as much my optic migraines which are totally different) but there is a similar med with the same ingredients just with the addition of codiene and that helped me even better, so I always wondered about that cause opioids are not supposed to help migraines and I fully understand why too so I don't get how that one works. I will say that I am a pain management patient already on opioids (that is actually why I no longer take the med with codiene) so maybe that had something to do with why that worked for me...🤔
i remember faking an eye test in third grade because I wanted glasses... the school nurse would show me the letter A and i would deadass be like "uh... a giraffe? no! the number three!" it fooled her, but needless to say when i pulled out that card at the eye doctor's office, he could smell bs from a mile away.
When I was pregnant, I had major problems and felt sick literally all the time. I had hard times walking around stores or just doing things in general because I felt like I was going to pass out and had insane bursts of pain and cramps. My husband always thought I was over exaggerating and his family pretty much thought I was faking it. When I talked to my doctor about it she told me there was nothing wrong with me. So, for other non related reasons, I switched doctors for a better doctor and when I went in for my first appointment they did a jug pee test thing on me and discovered that I had preclampsia and I spent a week in the hospital to be watched over and then went into emergency C-section and then spent another week in recovery while my baby had to stay in NICU for two weeks because of being born prematurely.
As someone with epilepsy, I found the ones about seizures very entertaining. So many people thinking they know how seizures work. They couldn't be more wrong 😂
People like the ones in this video who seek drugs are the reason people with drug records but actually need drugs for very REAL pain are refused prescriptions.
My mum works at a mental health facility. This is very common, people fake anaphylactic shock, seizures and more. It's a daily event for most of the patients. Some of them even purposefully hurt themselves for the sake of going to hospital, like swallowing batteries and pens. It's quite sad though, most of them have experienced horrible trauma so it's hard to be angry at them.
I was in 3rd grade, during school had severe abdominal pain and fever. School nurse "poo-pooed"me, thought i waa exaggerating. Finally agreed to call my mom, who took me to the ER. turns out i had appendicitis. Docs did emergency surgery and told my mom my appendix was dangerously close to bursting. We got there in the nick of time. Things could've been so much worse. As it is, i spent 6 weeks out of school recovering( in the 1970s).
In nursing school, I had a clinical professor who had the best stories, one of them being a fellow nurse reporting that a patient’s seizures were suspicious (she was a RN manager or something). So she walked into the patient’s room without her noticing and waited in the corner and literally watched her as she pretended to seize. The patient would hit the call button before starting her act. The RN assigned to the patient wasn’t quick to come because they knew my professor was literally watching her. And the SECOND she was done her act she lifted her head and looked around and finally noticed my professor.
I am not sure what happened but I remember when I was little I had "hearing problems" until the doctor quietly asked if I wanted some M&Ms.
After asking if you wanted M&M's, did he lead you to his white van?
I dont trust whos writing this.. especially after they went into the van
SadCat reacts wtf the van part was a joke
@@chloe5688 r/whoooooooosh
SadCat reacts if ur comment was supposed to be sarcastic you shoulda made it more obvious cause I lost around 20 brain cells
“I told her I was glad it was over and then left”
Imagine thinking you just put on an Oscar-worthy performance and then hearing that
The best part is when they always look to see if they're being watched
@@asneakychicken322 that happened to me as an EMT. I was just tired and leaning against the door while a paramedic handled the patient (who was apparently pretending to be in so much pain that they could barely move). While the paramedic bent down the dude checked to see if she was looking and quickly lifted himself to adjust the bathrobe that he was wearing.
💀💀💀 dead
I remember one person said that they were allergic to Tylenol and needed vicodin instead. Tylenol is an ingredient in vicodin.
It's not an ingredient. It's mixed in so that you don't have pure vicodin in a pill. Basically, pure opioids are taboo right now, so they use less vicodin and add in tylenol to make up the difference. They do similar things with other narcotics.
There is a slight chance that the person is allergic to one of Tylenol's Excipients. If we take the realistic reason.
And yes. Hydrocodone can be addicting (one of Vicodin'd ingredients)
Well, there is a possibility they’re allergic to something else they add to it, but still more likely they’re full of it.
I once faked being sick to get out of double maths and double PE in the same day (my two least favourite subjects) so my nan took me to the 8-8 to call my bluff.
Turns out that I had a growing stomach cyst (IIRC) that had to be drained.
I missed a school trip because of that.
Karma sucks y'all.
Well at least they found it 🤷♂️
at least you got that cyst dealt with before it could become serious?
It was a blessing in disguise
I'm picturing DarkMatter's Jahweh saying "Nah, fuck that shit!" "Cystbeam!" *pew pew*
Would you rather have a stomach cyst go undiagnosed until it got worse?
When i was 17 I was being treated in a mental hospital for depression. Developed a bladder infection while I was there. I had never had it before so i wasn't 100% sure whether it actually was one but the symptoms fit with what I had heard. Went to the nurses. They told me to go to bed and that they would call a doctor tomorrow to look at me and they would let me know when he is there. 8pm next day, went to nurses again, had gotten worse and they had "forgotten" to call the doctor in. Told me to wait another night.
That night I started getting the worst pain in my back on both sides. Went to nurses. They gave me ibuprofen. That worked for like 2 hours and I had to go back and get more. After the 4th trip they told me I had the max dose and they can't give me more. I broke down in front of them telling I won't move until they call a doctor.
They call a doctor. Doctor looks at me, asks me a few questions. says i should go back to bed and have an ultrasound the next day. Heard him saying how he didn't think it was real but it's best to check. Didn't sleep.
7 am someone comes in and asks me to come for breakfast. Don't want to eat but they make me. Take me to the ultrasound. Have to wait for 2 hours and get really really sick. Suddenly I start throwing up all over the floor. Nurse next to me goes super pale and knocks on doctors door. They do the ultrasound. Doctor goes pale and tells nurse to take me to the ER immediately.
So they push me into a car and drive me to the ER. They pretty much knew I was coming and took me in right away. Did blood and urine tests. Urine was brownish red at this point. Tests came back very fast and they started hooking me up to all kinds of shit. Spent 2days in intensive care. Apparently if I had come in one day later I would have needed a kidney transplant and dialysis because of acute kidney failure!
And all of that because I wasn't taken seriously when I said I had a bladder infection...
These nurses needs to get fired wtf
What assholes
nice to see that mental health institutions continue to disappoint me and everyone that's not making money off them 😐
I had a super similar situation. I'm chronically ill so the doctors always said it was "in my head" and I wasnt sick. I told them my inhaler made it even harder to breathe and they thought I was faking to get out of exercise. When we go to my pediatrician at home they do a test. Turns out I'm allergic to that king of inhaler and would've died if I kept taking it
Damnn, currently i'm in Dialysis and i believe i'm in the list for a kidney transplant- nice to know you went to the ER earlier.
Midwife here.
We had a thirty-seven weeks pregnant patient, notoriously narcotic addict, who came to the ER because her baby (the one in the womb) pushed her and made her fall from her bed. Yes.
Wtf😂😂
That's stupid
holy fuck
Nice music
Oh. My. God. Seriously lady??
Kinda had the opposite of the girl faking a GI bleed but I was the patient, and this time I had a REAL bleed. I have atypical cystic fibrosis which was almost entirely digestive disease, according to my doctor, even though I kept reporting some respiratory symptoms. Woke up one morning and I realized that a bunch of my hair was crusted to my face with blood and I thought it was a nosebleed until blood just started coming up the back of my throat. Went to the ER to have an emergency endoscopy where they found no blood and was then accused of drug seeking. As I was being accused I was sobbing and the force made me suddenly hack more blood up and my doctor went pale. I wasn't vomiting blood- I was coughing it up. Then I coughed blood on their faces and scrubs. I felt super bad at the time but I don't anymore, fuck that. Turns out that I was right and there IS a respiratory element to my CF.
tl;dr spit blood on medical staff after being accused of faking it
The tl;dr is kinda funny, like I imagine someone looking up at the doctor and just
*plet*
@@raspberrymoon3643 I kinda felt like that dilophisaur in Jurassic Park who spit that gunk on Newman's face, yeah
@@Marie-di5gl Yep. Fuck you, Dr. Wong!
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YaS queen
Someone told me a story how they had a patient "seizing" but got a text message. They immediately stopped "seizing", spent a minute or two replying, then started "seizing" again. The doc was right there and they were recorded.
I'd pay money to see the recording
Had one that was obviously faking a seizure. I said "oh no, she's going to fall off the end of the bed!" (she wasn't) She immediately stopped, shifted up the bed, then started again 😂😂😂
Like video recording? HIPAA...
@@jacobhellman9181 video monitering during EEGs is standard practice for siezure monitoring since seizures have different presentations based on the location in the brain it happens. This is basic as it comes high school biology....
@@lmfaono1892 having a "seizure" or convulsions
Damn, I didn't expect so many people to fake seizures
It's actually a fairly common choice of fakery because it looks so dramatic and most non-medical people have zero idea what a tonic-clonic seizure looks like or the pre/post-ictal behaviours. There's also the issue of pseudoseizures - which are not actual seizures but aren't deliberately faked either. They're often a physical manifestation of mental issues (but also, too many people with legitimate seizure disorders get diagnosed with this before finally getting an actual proper diagnosis) and to make things MORE confusing, they can also occur in people with actual seizure disorders too, and can appear just the same as the normal seizures. Arguably, it could be said that perhaps the diagnostic techniques aren't always as effective as they could be and that no doubt people are being diagnosed with pseudoseizures when they have a legit seizure disorder... as with all "psychosomatic" diagnoses. Sadly, a lot of people don't realise that not all seizures look like your standard tonic-clonic or what used to be called "grand mal" seizure - and they can be anything from momentary absences that get missed or appear to be daydreaming through to weird verbal or motor ticks, changes in behaviour and right up to your stereotypical seizure... and many people with seizures that are partial or "atypical" from what many people expect are often told they're faking because "I know what a seizure looks like".
Just Another Bucky Lover
Pseudo-seizure around my part is usually the polite way of telling people they’re faking it, but you’re right, there is a difference.
We get them out of our hair, and they get to go on believing they have a medical condition and getting sympathy from their family. Yeah, we could say they’re fake, but inevitably it makes everyone mad, they step their game up and waste more of our time.
Hands down THE most faked medical condition. To be fair certain forms of seizures are probably the most overlooked and under diagnosed as well though. No one ever fakes an absence seizure though, they always go for the overly dramatic tonic-clonic lol
Chest pain is right up there with it though I won’t say it’s “faked”. It’s usually indigestion, thought plenty start to false alarm once they figure it out it gets them morphine. General rule of thumb, if the pain gets worse with deep breaths it’s most likely NOT cardiac.
@@blakew5672 And this kinda pisses me off. Genuine question - why do so many doctors accuse patients (especially women) of psychosomatic illnesses or outright faking, and then not refer them for the psychological diagnosis and treatment those conditions deserve? Because honestly, a lot of the time, doctors seem to use the terms to simply dismiss "difficult" patients or those that don't fit their (often narrow, inflexible and outdated) ideas of what means what diagnosis.
Example: Women with pelvic/ abdominal/ menstrual pain that is reported to be severe, where OTC meds aren't working, the woman is fainting, vomiting, clearly unwell - and they're told they're exaggerating rather than checked for conditions like endometriosis because they're "too young" or whatever. It's amazing how many women, on their average 8-9 year wait for diagnosis, are told this and are almost never referred to a psych - and when they are, the few that I know of were never once actually diagnosed with somatoform or factitious disorders, because nobody's bothered to actually look inside their abdomen to check and they show no legitimate sign of faking.
Honestly, it does a disservice to both genuine pseudoseizure patients to clump them in with those you know are outright faking - and it does a disservice to everyone, including medical professionals who have to continue to deal with their attempts to resolve their mental issues through physical manipulation, to not actually refer them through for psych help (and of course, I'm aware that many may resist the diagnosis or insinuation or refuse treatment - but that's a different issue from not bothering to send them for proper assessment and help).
Just Another Bucky Lover
Very good point. Honestly, I don’t have the answer, but wish I did. Many do get referred for psych (I can’t speak for facilities outside my experience) but the ultimate responsibility then rests on the pt to follow through with that referral. You ultimately can’t force treatment on a person barring certain VERY specific circumstances. I could say it stems from the stigma of mental-illness, but I could also argue some people faking genuinely WANT there to be an issue, so that doesn’t fully explain it either.
Psych is a very tricky business in and of itself. Psych diagnoses increase by the year, and while I want to hope it’s due to increased awareness of real issues I personally get a feeling some are created to “diagnose” things we don’t have better answers for.
One of the nurses didn't give me a wheelchair to move me around the emergency room because she thought I was faking, after seeing the doctor, she concluded that I in fact snapped a ligament and the nurse had been making me limp around on a damaged leg
OMG ~ that must have been so painful. :(
Oof I did that once as a kid and all they did was wrap my up in a shitty bandage and sent me home. Tore my ligament in my right leg and now it’s set at a slight angle (the leg) when resting and/or walking.
"The one that goes in the eyeball?!" I lost it when I heard that.
Well now anyone who sees that knows to continue faking.
The one that goes into your rectum
Other side of the coin...
I had an appendectomy. Was told I had to walk about to help with bowel health. Wasn't told that I had to measure/save my urine output.
Anyhow, I dragged myself into the bathroom, urinated, and went back. Nurse comes in and tells me I have to give a urine sample. I tell her what happened, get called a liar, and we get into it. She tells me she'll have a catheter inserted if I don't comply within 20 minutes and leaves.
Me... Warms up apple juice and gives it to her in the piss cup
Also me... Explaining why I did this to some very concerned/confused/pissed-off doctors when the labs came back.
I was 16 at the time and was NOT going to let her shove a tube up my Johnson because she couldn't give me proper instruction or act in a civil manner.
A doctor thought my SO was faking his illness (weakness and pain from nerve issues). He put his hand on his leg and leant on it while talking. SO cried out in pain. Doctor then said he just needed a holiday.
Turns out he had a vitamin B12 deficiency caused by crohns. Probably has some long term nerve issues. If we'd left it longer he could have had permanent damage to his spine.
I had a similar experience (though not as serious). Doctor thought i was faking my shoulder being broken, he said it would be fine and come back in a week if it still hurt. I spent the week dealing with the pain from the shoulder, not able to do anything (he obviously didnt prescribe me pain killers either). by the end of the week i could hear fluids sloshing in my shoulder when i moved.
After a week we went back, doctor still convinced i was faking, told me to sit down. He then grabbed my wrist and jerked it into the air. I guess me crying out in pain was enough to make him have doubts and he sent us to get it x-rayed. Obviously broken, but already started to heal so there was nothing they could do anymore.
I refused to see that doctor ever again after that incident.
TheMissPelled did your shoulder heal correctly??? Sue for neglect!
@@kaylinann914 no. I do understand mistakes happen and he retired not long after. He was just an asshole.
I mean yes, it healed correctly. It wasn't perfectly aligned but otherwise fine.
I hope you sued the doctor.
Idk why but some how I find myself deep in a hole of AskReddit compilations and I can’t get out
I am stuck too
Same pls send help
I've been here for a while, it's like an addiction, it doesn't just stop... and different providers are coming along now!
I'm here too 😂
me too
"Not usually found in human anatomy" killed me
A friend of mine worked at a hospital. Once she witnessed a woman "having a seizure", but her pants were going down every now and then, so she kept pulling them up while having the seizure. My friend was laughing inside.
I love how the voice over pronounces migraines "mee-grains"
I only have meegrains when I'm driving through Alba-kerk.
I don't know why it just reminds me of the first time I had a Hispanic ask where the medicine is for me-grañas? I was like me-whata? 😂
Don't touch mee-grains or you die!
@@poopnfart .........heh. i get it
@@CommanderSky1 and they were tasty!
I was a paramedic for years. Got called out for a domestic argument. When we arrive, there are family members arguing and an overweight male (that wasn't involved in the arguing) that suddenly became unconscious. This man was big, and reclined back in a sofa chair. With the situation being what it was, I had the suspicion he was faking. Sternal rub... nothing. Harder sternal rub... nothing. Vitals normal, blood glucose normal. Harder sternal rub... nothing. Now my partner and I have to lift this severely overweight patient onto the stretcher. I am annoyed, I would rather not possibly injure myself because some guy is wanting get attention. We move him to the ambulance and this is what took place.
Me: "attach the monitor and we'll see what his heart rhythm looks like" (zero electrical therapy possible)
Partner: attaches 3-lead (again, zero electrical therapy possible)
Heart monitor shows normal heart rhythm
Me: "do you see that rhythm?" with a sound of concern in my voice
Partner: "yeah?" looks at me puzzled, not sure why I sound concerned
Me: "If he doesn't wake up in the next 30 seconds, we're going to have to shock him!"
Partner: looks at me with confusion
Patient: Immediately wakes up "what's happening?"
Me: "oh, you're very lucky, if you hadn't woken up we were going to have to shock you"
Partner: smiles
I’be got a fun one! My mom works in the medical field, and said she got the results from a hearing checkup. Apparently the guy didn’t quite have 20/20 hearing, but in the doctor’s notes they said he may have been faking it to not have to talk to his wife. We all laughed when we heard that
I have an opposite story to this. I worked in a high school and a lad comes to me saying he's dizzy, so I sit him down. Suddenly he faints and I can't rouse him. He wakes up and says he can't see and he can't feel his legs. Paramedics get there, are convinced he's faking but take him to hospital. They are actually pretty cruel with him because they are convinced he's lying. In the end it turns out he had a serious undiagnosed heart condition and could have died because they were being arse holes to him. Next day his dad brings me some flowers because I was the only one advocating for him 🙄
God bless you
Actual hero.
As someone who legitimately suffered from epilepsy when I was a kid, the stories of faked seizures really made me angry
It made me angry too because my brother has epilepsy. I remember hiding behind the couch one time so that I didn't have to look at him, that was out of fear.
Same it really sets me off, because the more others fake them, the more likely people with epilepsy or those that do have seizures (including me) are not taken as seriously!!! And epilepsy can be life or death at times. Xxx
Wow. Big oof my dude. Wish people had some compassion...
hell yea no posers can pull off a seizure like an OG seizure haver
@@missseaweed2462 this happens, please don't feel guilty or ashamed. I felt horrible guilt for years (still sometimes wrestle with it) for the times my older sister got hurt because (as a child I couldn't catch her anyway but) I reacted with fear and running and screaming for my Mom even after I was old enough to maybe catch her. I love my Sister a great deal and never wanted to see her hurt, it turns out I have actual civilian PTSD from witnessing her intense grand mal seizures for as long as I have been alive (especially as I was a helpless child for some of those years and she was my babysitter whenever my Mom worked, so I was alone under her care often and sometimes would experience this without anyone else around to help) Your fear was real and makes sense in the situation and is just what your brain does on Panic. Mine did get a bit better the more I researched the condition she had and asked more questions about what it is like for her (this helped especially while treating the ptsd)
in 09 due to a med for mild vertigo, I had a seizure myself and so got a better first hand idea of how scary it really is to not have control or sometimes even memory of what happens to you! Idk if you were able to get anything from this comment but even if not I hope if anyone needs to see it, it helps them 💜
The more extreme cases of Muchansens are actually ironic, because lieu to the fact these people want to be ill so badly that they'll injure themselves, means they are actually already sick in a way.
They just need psych ward rather than a regular hospital.
That wouldn’t be Munchausen Syndrome, but it would be Fictitious Disorder. Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy is when someone is faking another persons illness and is a form of abuse. Fictitious Disorder is when someone is faking their own disorders/diseases.
Exactly! Munchausens is really a mental disorder and they need psychological treatment and monitoring.
9:00 ...She fed her baby.... her DIVA CUP??? What the unholy hell???
I can't imagine what sort of brain you need to have to do that. Even a dog take cares of her children better
Arnav Anand dogs actually take really great care of their pups and parent properly
How the fuck can someone even do that? Like, are they mental? Do they need medical attention??
the kid has to grow up knowing that when she was a baby, she drank her mom's period blood.
@@forestgreengloves that's what I said
9:49 as someone who is on medication for migraines, and had to fight to get my rescue meds, this makes me so mad that these types of people fake pain they have probably never experienced
Yeah, it's all these druggies who are ruining it for people who are in actual pain. In fact, I once called a doctor's office as a new patient to have an issue checked out, and as a new patient one of the first things they told me on the phone was "Dr. So-and-so doesn't prescribe narcotics." I was quiet for a second, and then said, "Well, that's good because hopefully I won't need them." I don't know if, as a doctor, you can refuse to prescribe narcotics or if the office staff were just saying that because they thought I was a seeker.
When I got migraines as a kid I was always in a dark room with a bucket crying so much because of the pain. NOBODY with a migraine is fucking gaming
@@dr.peeper1025 you are a fool
My Neurologist retired, the next Dr KP gave me said, "Take two aspirin, I've given you your five minutes". He was fired and I got another Doctor that worked for the patient and not his pocketbook.
TheHuffliestPuff one of the times I went into the ER I walked in with a blanket over my head & holding my moms arm, if my head was ever up my eyes were closed. I went into a room & was in so much pain I couldn’t even ask for them to turn the lights off. Thank god they believe me and I go to one of the best hospitals in the country for neuro. Unfortunately, people in my life don’t understand and I’ve been chastised for faking it. But when it’s curled up in a tiny ball & your body shaking with dry sobs, it’s hard to hear these stories and have anything but rage full you
My dad had issues with his back and legs. He would go to the ER all the time trying to get help, and they claimed he was a drug seeker.
Well, they finally did a MRI on him and saw that a nerve was being pinched and a disc was deterated.
The exact same thing happened to my dad. The 4th time my dad went in he had to practically beg his doctor for an MRI because the pain was so bad. The doctor called my dad 3 hours later to apologize and my dad was able to get surgery to fix the disk.
When I was in college I got really sick. Eventually the RA took me to the hospital. I was admitted and was mostly ignored for a few hours. Major city and probably the best hospital in the city. Certainly world class. A stab victim is brought in next to me. I overheard the doctor telling the nurse I was faking it and to ignore me. I'm in no condition to give a fuck. I didn't even want to be there. I was just like well fuck it the guy was stabbed I'm not complaining.
Another hour or so went by. Finally the nurse decided to give me the benefit of the doubt. Looks down my throat and makes a oh fuck face. Yeah apparently my throat was all but closed and from what she could see I should have been having a far more difficult time breathing than I appeared. She left to go get the doctor. He came immediately. They did something to clear me up so I could breathe easier. I had bronchitis. Then give me a z pack and have me out of there in less than 30 minutes and I'm perfectly good after 2 days finish the meds all is well.
I'm still bitter about that dickhead doctor. Seriously WTF.
@@Marie-di5gl seriously what a reckless doctor, what happened to do no harm?
@@bookapillar Sadly there are way too many docs like this - either because they always lacked any kind of bedside manner or are totally burned out. Add in systemic biases towards race, gender etc and yeah. I'm not sure exactly why the OP was taken to the ER for a chest infection rather than a primary care doctor, who probably could have provided the same treatments in their office (though there may be other details we don't have that did make it appropriate for the ER) but even so, that's what triage is for. If they waited hours to even take a look down the person's throat, that's completely negligent, regardless of how appropriate the ER visit might have been. That's what triaging is for, to determine that based on actual medical information and not opinion.
I was left in the hospital waiting room for 6 hours during new years.
I had a bad stomach flu, that I probably picked up while Christmas shopping a week before, and was puking in the hospital. I felt absolutely terrible, I couldn't sleep, I couldn't stop puking, I couldn't stop shaking, I couldn't move faster than a slow walk, I had a terrible headache, and just felt bad all around.
I found out later, that I was very dehydrated when I went to a private hospital the next day (who saw me in less than 15mins), since I got sick of waiting at the general hospital and was feeling worse and worse in the uncomfortable chairs, and just wanted to try to sleep at that point (since I couldn't sleep at all).
The doctor at the private hospital looked at my eyes, and held my hand, telling me that my hand was very dry, and immediately told the nurse to get some IV fluids. I felt so much better after the fluids, could finally sleep, and completely recovered two days later.
A day before I went to the general hospital, I saw my local GP who said I was fine, and just needed to wait it out. I knew that I really wasn't fine, that's why I went to the GP in the first place, and then to the general hospital. I spent 3 days feeling like absolute crap until I found someone who actually treated me for my dehydration (I tried very hard to stay hydrated before that, but I kept puking up all fluids and my anti-nausea medication before it could take effect).
Since it was new years, and I am young, I think the first hospital thought I was just some drunkard that needed to sober up or something.
I ended up losing 4kg in a week, and I still haven't put it back on months later, but I really wouldn't recommend it as a weight loss trick XD
@@NessaWyvern In most cases gastroenteritis is self-limiting, especially in young (and otherwise fit and well people) - so your GP was probably right at that point. But I'm amazed they didn't bother to triage you (or move you away from other patients) if you were actively vomiting. Way to infect every fucker there and contaminate the whole room with (potentially) one of the most contagious and persistent viruses around. Sounds like you had a nasty bout of norovirus (or something similar) and it is utterly miserable, but in most cases, it passes after 2-3 days on its own. I'm glad at least the fluids made you more comfortable, finally.
@@JustAnotherBuckyLover I had it for just over 7 days, which was another reason why I went to the GP, as I had been there before on the 2nd day of the flu due to having a pretty bad fever. I think the strain I got was particularly nasty. 2-3 days I can handle on my own, but being unable to keep down any food for a full week was pretty tough. I went to the GP the second time because the constant shaking and being only able to do a very slow walk after 5 days had me seriously worried.
I wonder if my Flu fever turned into Dehydration fever towards the end, because my fever completely went away after the fluids, and I felt stupidly amazing the day after. Made me wish I just went straight to the private doctor as soon as I got that bad.
The diva cup story.... god that’s disgusting. I hope that child is in a better place.
Also for anyone who doesn’t know what a diva cup is, it’s a period product that just catches the blood in a small silicone cup.
Edit: what the hell happened in the replies.
Hell yeah, it's disgusting! I don't like accidentally touching the blood with my fingers, let alone the idea of having it forced down my throat!
It really is very gross. I really hope they got that baby away from the mom.
Dear you, when youre taxed for these expensive products you have to buy every month to avoid bleeding out clothes, beddings, seating for the next 40+ years of your life, a diva cup is a blessing. Its affordable, reusable, and way more comfortable than itchy pads, and far less chance of toxic shock syndrome that comes with tampons. Each to their own.
J.R. Spingly Okkkkaaay. I use a pad myself but let’s not shame people for what products they use. This may be the me being use to seeing a lot of things in anatomy part of me speaking. But it’s just blood, you can wash it off. No biggie. The diva cup can also help with clots. And is better for the environment honestly. Though I use pads myself I know with all the people in the world using pads and tampons it can generate a lot of waste. Periods ain’t supposed to be pretty and it’s their body, it’s not like you have to do it for them so chill bruh. It’s not a big deal.
J.R. Spingly It doesn’t matter if it’s gross. It just matters what works best for a person. I can see great environmental and health values in diva cups. Look imma be blunt here, cause I used to be the same when I was like 13 but it’s decades later and I grew out of that. You just gotta grow up and deal with it.
One time I told my parents about a leg problem I had and they were all like, “It’s just sore.” No dad, my leg was broken
Oh goodness I am about to expose my sister she was walking UP the stairs and she kinda just tumbled not tripped not fell a stumble little bit and her foot was hurting not too bad so she didn’t do anything well eventually went to the hospital had a hair line fracture in foot and no one believed her until the results were proven. No swelling, no redness so no problem in my fathers eyes. Other relative took her and that’s how she found out.
My parents always think I’m over-exaggerating because of my sensory disorder ( which can make me more sensitive) but what they fail to realize is that my pain tolerance has grown up with me. I’ve torn tendons in both my knees and have had to beg them each time to see a doctor
My mum once had a broken leg that her dad (my grandad) just dismissed it as a sore leg. Cue some 45yrs later when my mum broke her ankle.... When the doctor looked at the X-Ray results it showed a bit of her leg and he asked my mum "oh, when did you break your leg?" (bones can heal but they can leave traces of a break if its had a hard time to heal correctly, thus leaving a funny mark.)
I Tripped down the stairs and hurt my foot real bad. Got it checked cause it was bruised and swollen. But apparently there was nothing wrong with it except that it was just badly sprained.
It's been months since then and I still can't bend my big toe properly or walk on it for very long... I want to check it again but parents and siblings think I'm dramatic.
I had been in a bad car crash where I was ejected onto the highway. I was in a coma and ICU for 2 weeks and the hospital for another 3 weeks and they transferred me to a rehab hospital. Since I was ejected at 60 MPH into asphalt I had severe patches of road rash over half my body. I had to have dressings changed 2xs a day and it took like over an hour an half.
So it's Christmas and they didn't have the normal staff. The nurse came in and said she'd be changing my dressings. I was like okay but give me my pain meds first and let them kick in.. when they peeled off the dressings it was like 11/10 pain and felt like my skin was peeling off. She said she'd be back with the meds. That was 7 AM.. she never came back in my room for the whole shift til 7 PM. I got the button over and over and everyone but their mom came in and said they'd been telling her and shed say she was on her way after.XYZ. I was bawling crying in pain and my dressings were leaking out all over my sheets. My mom (who's been a nurse for 30 years was in shock at it).
Spoke to someone in management the next day and they said she was a "per diem" and didn't "really" work for them. Funny thing is she documented giving me my pain meds at 7 and every 4 hours after that. That shocked me especially bc a lot of ppl there were older and unable to do anything... like my roommate was a stroke victim and couldn't move or talk. So if you are treating me like that and I'm a injured but healthy 20 something how are you treating patients who can't speak?
Holy crap, psychopath...
Just there to steal drugs.
I’m guessing you weren’t wearing a seatbelt? Who gets into a hospital if they’re like that and who gave those nurses a degree?
This wasn't someone faking but the baby puking blood reminded me of this.
My Spanish teacher told us about this lady she met at the hospital. The woman had a baby with her and was talking in a hurry to the female at the desk in Spanish. Desk lady didn't know Spanish and was getting very frustrated with the lady. My teacher came over and was like "I speak spanish!" And helped translate for the lady. The lady was trying to say that there was blood in the baby's diaper, and it had happened with her other children but not nearly as bad.
My teacher told our class that "bloody diaper" is really fun to say in Spanish. That was the main idea of the story apparently.
I have a close relative who has severe anxiety and panic disorder. One time they were unable to sleep for more than a week due to this. They were absolutely miserable. Eventually, they went to the hospital with their partner, complaining of severe insomnia. The a**hole at the reception desk told them: "You're coming to the ER on a Friday night, complaining of insomnia. What do you expect me to think of this?", implying that they're just a drug-seeking junkie. Of course they would look disheveled if they had not slept for over a week. They were denied the possibility of seeing a doctor and told to leave the premises. Still pisses me off.
megari It wasn’t an ER issue.
@@nicoladavies3391 They were in acute crisis. It was definitely an issue to go to the ER for. Even if it weren't, the attitude they got from the receptionist was beyond rude. Do you really think it's appropriate to rudely turn away someone in acute crisis while insinuating they are a junkie?
I have epilepsy and I wish these people knew just how awful seizures are and should not be a thing to take lightly.
I have complex partial seizures and love it when people who graduated from the medical schools of Fox, ABC, and CBS tell me to stop faking.
On a more serious note. I also get PNES and the lack of awareness among people who work in various areas of psychology and emergency services concerns me. It can be incredibly distressing to to hear a doctor/psychologist who is supposed to be caring for you continue to insist that you faking. The episodes aren't physical in nature, but they aren't something one consciously fakes either. Berating someone like that may even make it worse.
My older brother has epilepsy and is autistic.... One time he had a seizure in the bathroom when my second brother and I were home alone. The oly reason we found out and were able to call an ambulance is because we heard a loud thump.
I have epilepsy but I’ve never remembered any of mine. I feel pretty shit after but it’s not usually even hangover bad. The worst of it is waking up in an ambulance or ER room with your parents in tears, wondering if you’ll survive this one.
Plus sometimes you hit your head and that’s pretty dangerous
@@juanferrer5924 I usually have a partial seizure right before a grand mal so I have enough time to lay down. I always bite my tongue though, then I'm stuck eating applesauce and slimy food for a couple of days 😂 yeah after is the worst feeling ever.
Courtney haha one time there was video of me seizing and tbh the fall was pretty funny to look at because I hit a table on the way down and did like a spin
Had a patient tell us to call his wife as he was unconscious
z reyn lmfao
Wow
"They finally realized the woman was making her baby drink her diva cup"
*WHAT*
I was eating a samosa right before and still chewing when I heard that my god that’s horrific
yeah I am utterly visibly horrified, watching this ina public place
I had to look it up (I'm not *that* familiar with the menstrual cycle, seeing that I lack the parts and am not a gynecologist).
Knowing what it is just makes the story so much worse.
*EWWWWWWWWWWW*
I just went 😶😦😧😮🤢🤮😷
When I was 6, I pretended to be hurt and in need of medical attention so that my parents would pay attention to me...
Yeah... I didn't have the best childhood.
I feel bad for both of you
And now you're attention seeking on the internet...
@@slamblamboozled1245
And why the hell would I do that? This is the "comment" section. The reason it exists is because people want to tell other people things that are related to topic, unrelated to topic, a complaint, story, hate, unnecessary jokes, etc...
I only said this because i wanted to SHARE with you guys my small story of how when i was younger that i felt unwanted by my parents.
If i wanted attention I would've said something like my parents were abusive or something like that.
Like really...
If you had parents who paid attention to you when you were hurt and in need of medical attention then your childhood could definitely have been worse. Try to move past it.
Derek Galbraith agreed
"The one that goes in the eyeball?" Ha! 😂😂😂.
People who do Munchausen should be vigorously prosecuted.
Yes, we should totally punish people for being sick.🙄
"People who *do* Munchausen" I think I see your problem.
Munchausen is a mental illness, they shouldn’t be prosecuted they should be helped in a psyche ward
@@K.Marie119 "go commit munchausen" 😂
Well- said btw
How about let's prosecute the ones who have it BY PROXY. The other Munchausens is scary, but can be treated, but by proxy should be seen as abuse, especially after the Gypsy Rose Blanchard case
@@talosheeg but it is still the same mental illness, by proxy just involves the suffering of a seperate individual but human suffering is happening in either case. Each individual case would need assessment but If it can be found that a person's ability to fully understand right from wrong is compromised or they have spiraled completely out of control they clearly would need mental help before anything. I can fully agree though that there must be cases where the person fully understands right from wrong and consequences they just may be unable to apply the knowledge to their own lives or deal in any real way with those consequences and maybe in some of those instances a combo of incarceration of some kind or a care facility equipped with what is necessary to surpress criminal behavior (should any incident with other patients arise) simply to isolate from the public and cut down on what the patient is in charge of regarding their own care (All of this based on about a million factors including doctors findings, judges rulings and even State law, but still with the main focus on mental care that maybe it might be a little bit better for them in the long run.
4:52 my mom is allergic to that stuff. Its hilarious how confused people get.
3:18
Allergic to dilaudid or to most pain killers?
It's rather telling when people come in claiming allergies that included semi-sythentics and then ask for a semi-synthetic. They share a similar molecular structure and thus, diladid would cause an allergic reaction in someone who is allergic to semi-synthetics. That's what the poster was referring to.
If your mom has a reaction to a large number opiates, I'd wager it's just a normal side effect. Opiates cause a histamine release which can cause severe itching and rash. True allergies are a rare occurrence (less than 1% of patients) and don't usually translate to other classes of opiates.
@@K.Marie119 just dilaudid.
I'm allergic to a umber of antibiotics but their names are so confusing I mostly just remember the one i've had the longest (and have the most severe reaction to). I should probably get alist printed...
one time a doctor decided I was faking my need for glasses... when my teacher had been the one to refer me...
Edit: I was 8, and VERY MUCH SO needed glasses, but didn't get them until I was 12 because of that doctor, leading to chronic headaches until I got them. My eyes were WAY worse than they should've been at my age so it may have been a 'think horses not elephants' situation.
Yikes, didn't they test you?
@@ccheyenne He was convinced I was lying on the test, saying I couldn't see the letters when I could to get glasses... I was the type of kid who would never think to lie if it would save my life so my father looked like he wanted to punch the guy.... but I in retrospect understand why the doctor would be thinking I couldn't have had that bad of eyes at that age, especially with how excited I was to get Glasses (because daddy said they would get rid of the head-aches).
@@angrynoodletwentyfive6463 whu? Whats wrong with that man
my friend's dad is a doctor. He was called in to someone faking a seizure. When his dad said to the family that the girl was faking, she stopped and looked at him, then said "Cheeky" and continued faking. He left.
I got pretty bad seizures but this legit sounds like something I'd do if I was able and conscious lmao
Cheeky
The one at 3:43 with the little girl faking to get glasses, I did something similar.
My brother and both my mom and dad wore glasses when I was younger, and I was the only one who didn’t need them. But I desperately wanted them. My parents were too smart to fall for me fake bumping into things, which I thought was an Oscar worthy performance, and I still stand by that, but I digress.
My parents took pity on me and got me a pair of fake glasses that looked real but the lenses didn’t have a prescription. I was SO excited to finally fit in with my family. A kid in my class called me out for them the next day. I never wore them again.
Fast forward a year later, beginning of fifth grade, and I ACTUALLY need glasses. I get all excited, we decide to make it a family thing so everyone gets their eyes checked. I needed glasses, my brother and my dad no longer did.
This all was 13 years ago, and my dad and brother still don’t need glasses, but I’m legally blind without them. At least my mom still needs them, so I’m not totally alone.
WOW, that's an oof
karma got back at you lol, everyone in my family needs glasses except my older sister and me but my eye sight is detriotating too
i once had a severe allergic reaction to a vaccine about 4 years ago, i went numb down the whole left side of my body and had most symptoms of a stroke (my mums had 5 and had flatlined from one once) so i was rushed to hospital from school. the doctors said i was faking it, forced me to try and walk (i crumpled over since i couldn’t feel ANYTHING) and then proceeded to give me the same injection to ‘prove i was fine’. the reaction was so bad they had to put me under a medically induced coma for two days. we sued and won :)
I hope you are ok now :)
Waffles the cat yeah all good thank you! used some of the money to help others with a similar allergy, so better mentally too
@Alyssa I'm curious too.
Alyssa it was one for a cancer, i can’t remember the specific one though. i can probably ask the school when i go back next week? :)
@@cartiaking3377 I'm like 99.9% sure there's no vaccine to stop cells from evolving...
Oh god the one about the diva cup... now IM puking
What's the opposite of hypochondria? Whatever it is, my maternal Grandmother and my Mother have severe cases of it. While so many people fake being sick, hurt, etc, these to refuse to admit they are sick, hurt, etc. My grandmother recently had to have her gallbladder removed because it was full of gallstones. My Grandma's a badass.
Mike Vasquez well non-offense but badass isn’t the term I’d use to describe someone ignoring their health and paying life altering consequences as a result
My dad don't like hospitals either. Had problems with his heart, didn't want to go.
His dad died in a hospital bed. He doesn't want to die like that himself, as he is afraid of it taking a long time, him turning weaker in a hospital bed, becoming a shell of the man he is.
Nobody wants to get old or sick for real. It is in many cases a bigger fear than death itself.
Not admitting that you are sick is a disease in itself, as it allows small, often treatable problems to grow bigger.
@@GreenMetalicDevil Very true. It is all too common that people die of initially minor treatable conditions that were allowed to progress beyond the treatment threshold.
@@UncleMikeDrop Yeah, like people letting their limbs rot off because it's nothing. Just as stupid as antiwaxxing!
You should never go for extremes, even if it's easy. If you think something is wrong, not imaginary, go to a proffesional. Not going when you know something is wrong is not cool, tough or fair to yourself or your loved ones.
@@GreenMetalicDevil Very well said. It was best summed up to me by a General Practicioner single serving friend I met on a flight to San Diego. "You do NOT know your body".
I've never faked anything to the doctor that I can remember, but I remember being at the eye doctor and seeing everything absolutely wrong and still getting a 20/20.
I'm a EMT and responded once to a DUI crash and the drunk was acting unconcious to avoid being questioned. So we have a thing called a OPA a tube down the throat to open the airway told the guy multiple times we know through other tests you're not out cold but if u refuse to comply and let us help u we attempted to apply the OPA guy threw up and started talking right away.
If true, you're lucky not to have been charged with assault and lost your license.
@@waynecaffey4992 It's not abuse because if he was truly unconscious, he would have that tube down his throat anyway because it's their duty to do so to save his life and protect him from dying.
The asshole just decided to fake it, so no, not abuse.
@@nerdtasticzelda1737they knew he was faking and even threatened him. If they thought he was out, no issues. As they knew he wasn't out it becomes assault.
David Caffey yeah, too bad I say.
@@waynecaffey4992 It was done in the best interest of the patient. If a patient presents as unconscious and unable to protect their airway, an OPA tube may be used. If that patient is a stupid asshole who is faking it, then that's their issue. It's not any medical professional's fault if someone fakes symptoms.
Also, fuck you for defending a piece of shit like a DUI suspect faking symptoms.
Nobody:
The computer voice: MEGRAINS
*m e e g r a i n e s*
*WHERE ARE ME GRAINS?*
Hospital pharmacist here. We had a youngish guy not long ago fake double incontinence. He repeatedly soiled his own bed but there was actually nothing wrong with him physically. Makes me shudder to think about it.
Clearly had mental health issues that needed treating then. Perhaps if society treated mental illnesses as seriously as physical ones, and provided proper mental health care to everyone who needs it, we'd see a lot less crime and time-wasting in hospitals, among other issues.
@@JustAnotherBuckyLover Yeah, he did have mental health problems. I work with a mental health team so that's how I knew about him.
@@mooretimeinthekitchen7635 Ah makes sense. I can't honestly say I can't' imagine what goes on inside the mind of someone who deliberately fakes illness or disability for attention - but then I have no choice of either option, as I suffer from severe chronic illness and disability. I've also spend my life living with a sibling with BPD faking illness and parents who for some reason always believed her attention-seeking but accused me of faking everything including broken limbs, severe asthma attacks, strep throat that was bordering on sepsis, a dental abscess, rubella and the illness that has now led to my chronic health problems. So honestly, from a personal level, I find it really, really hard to find much sympathy for those people, because their maladaptive coping mechanisms hurt people around them as well as themselves even as I understand that they often have little insight into their issues or thoughts and feel they have no other real options to cope - but I 100% believe the way to go is effective MH treatment rather than shaming them. They do need to understand that their behaviour is not okay too, though... but it should be down to health professionals to point this out and for family and friends to not enable them.
@@JustAnotherBuckyLover sounds like you've really been through the ringer! Sorry you've had to go through all that. I can definitely understand why someone would fake an illness. It's an easy way to receive love and compassion from others. Of course, you'll always get found out eventually by a healthcare professional. Some just get used to being cared for and don't feel they can handle looking after themselves again. I totally agree with you. Patient's like that need a bit of tough love
@@mooretimeinthekitchen7635 Thanks... I guess because I've not really had that "love" or been treated that compassionately by the people around me, because I feel like nothing but a burden and a nuisance, and I'm frustrated etc, that all vastly outweighs any perceived "positives" for me. But I guess it's different if you're not actually physically sick.
oh i've got one.
Not a doctor but I was at the hospital for something, in the ER.
Lady is CRYING, WAILING, SCREAMING saying her chest hurts and she's in so much pain.
After an hour of this, the doctors let her know they're unable to give her any other medication.
She STOPS in the middle of crying. Straight faced, gets up, says "this is bullshit" and walks out like it was nothing.
People ALWAYS trying to get some free percocet/opiods where I'm from
when i was younger i had a cramp in my hip so bad i couldn’t walk without crying, this lasted for about a week. since my parents were so worried i got an x-ray, which obviously showed nothing, so the next step was an mri. the pain had already stopped and i was too embarrassed to say that so i continued limping or riding in a wheelchair everywhere i went, including the many doctors appointments. no one ever found out what it was 💀
(this lasted for months)
While I'm aware that plenty of addicts DO use the allergic excuse to get Dilaudid (and it makes me furiously angry even while I understand and sympathise, and wish that every addict had access to proper therapy, drug maintenance and tapering) that's not *strictly* true - you "can" be allergic to certain opioids and not others. I have a friend who has twice had witnessed and medicated anaphylaxis (to morphine and codeine) but can tolerate fentanyl, for example. Plenty of doctors have told me that if aspirin triggers my asthma, I shouldn't be able to tolerate NSAIDS (I can) and that if I'm allergic to penicillin then I must be allergic to cephalosporins too (I'm not, and in fact, people can be allergic to just basic benzyl-penicillin but fully capable of tolerating amoxicillin etc).
Similarly, if you're taking strong opioids like morphine daily for pain and it's exacerbated to the point of needing emergency hospital treatment? Being offered paracetamol, ibuprofen or paracetamol and codeine is probably not going to be the answer (especially as most pain patients I know would already be taking another NSAID as an alternative to ibuprofen and has probably taken paracetamol too - and the vast majority of people I know avoid the ER like the plague because of bad experiences simply for being in pain).
As a chronic pain patient who has never taken my meds except as directed, only had one dose increase in fifteen years, and never had an early repeat prescription except when they fell over the Christmas holidays, it infuriates me that I get treated like an addict and that I, and others, are being denied treatment with no regard for quality of life in significant part because of addicts using pain meds as their high of choice. Stopping pain patients from having opioids isn't actually doing anything to stop deaths because the vast majority are in addicts, not pain patients, who take opioids with other drugs including alcohol - which is responsible for far more deaths, and much greater ill-health, crime and societal costs than opioids... yet its the sick who are being punished, and I don't see anyone banning alcohol.
They tried banning alcohol once, which I believe is what the Prohibition was about... It didn't work out very well, from what I remember from my history class.
@@ravelterthetraveler My point was more the hypocrisy of targetting sick and disabled people with minimal effect when alcohol causes way more problems than ALL opioid misuse and legitimate medical use combined, not in any way suggesting alcohol SHOULD be banned (which I thought was pretty clear from my post but I guess it wasn't). Banning any substance has never worked. Also - not everyone here is from the US and Prohibition was not a worldwide thing. While I am aware of the subject at a fairly general level, I wouldn't dare call myself an expert on it. The so-called "War On Drugs" is just as doomed to failure as Prohibition was, however.
I appreciate the hell out of this message as a pain patient myself and the loved one of pain patients as well. Thank You for an aware, easily understood, and thoughtful comment that said and means a whole lot! I also appreciate that you know what you are talking about (As I have found many of us often times actually do) and have supplied information here that many (apparently including some medical professionals) don't know to be true, it is important that people understand these things if only so that they can advocate for their own health for themselves and for loved ones.
Also I have read that the "guidlines" that proposed the drastic changes in the treatment of pain patients and the administering of pain medications and controlled substances in general have finally been admitted to be only guidelines and not in any way law. Doctors will no longer be threatened of being fired or losing their license for prescribing correctly, and as that fear fades hopefully some things will get more back to normal. It's just sadly too late for all the suicides and suffering what basically amounts to a "mistake in wording" or people taking suggested practices as new law without being advised otherwise by higher ups has caused and hopefully doctors don't take this opportunity to keep their suffering patients on unnecessarily low doeses because they have been "dealing with it" thus far...So many people are living half lives right now because of this, which also halves the lives of their caretakers and those around them that care. Fingers crossed this development changes things for the better and soon! Stay strong💪 you.are.awesome!
@@JustAnotherBuckyLover you have a helluva point there!
@@bookapillar Thank you for your support. It's true that you often have to be a very strong advocate for your own healthcare (as I discovered when it took fourteen years of being told I was basically a hysterical girl who was too young to have anything wrong with me and I needed a psych instead, only to discover that when one doctor finally agreed to do exploratory surgery to "prove once and for all there was nothing wrong with me" that my insides looked like a war zone, and I am now living with not only the continuing, recurring disease, but severe scarring, adhesions and nerve damage, as well as damage to variety of abdominal and pelvic organs that have twice played a significant role in me ending up septic (aka septicaemia or "blood poisoning") from rampant infections and a dozen surgeries that have failed to cure me, despite being told every time (apart from the last two when I finally found a decent surgeon) that they were SURE they could cure me THIS time... Sadly, when you're in that position, being chronically ill, in a lot of pain and exhausted, it's very hard to stand up for yourself and not believe when they keep telling you it's all in your head.
I hope that you and yours are as well as possible, at least, and fingers crossed for some changes. Despite what some believe, I don't suggest that opioids are the answer for everyone, but they ARE a tool and people - especially women - are notoriously undermedicated, even outside of the US, even when they're terminally ill. It's a long-standing problem and linked to the fact that many people put the quantity of life over quality, when patients may have a very different perspective.
My maternal grandma was a nurse and my mom would frequently get migraines. My grandma didn’t believe her that her pain was that bad until she threw up one day
I can tell by how classmates treat their migraines if their parents believe them or not
For example:
When I get a migraine, my mom tells me to take her migraine meds (but now I have a prescription for it) and drink water and lie down in a dark quiet room. I usually just take some meds and shut my eyes until the pain goes away
Classmate with a migraine: takes a pill and sluggishly goes on with their day
That or my mom is very sensitive lol
I have migraines, also a rare form of migraines that mimic a stroke as well called hemiplegic migraines the paralysis can last up to 3 days where I can't do a single thing for myself during an attack, I was rushed in to hospital couple of years ago as the dr's thought I was having a stroke, my pupils were unequal, when I have a really bad migraine I have to go lie down in a dark room, something over my head even if it is pitch black and I usually take meds before hand and then I try to sleep for a bit sometimes I can sleep and it will get better, other times I will sleep and it will still be there so need to take more meds but wouldn't go to a hospital and fake having a migraine
I used to have migraines from constant stress and felt like throwing up all the time. My mom had migraine meds and I would take those. She told me to lie down and not play or do anything. I felt better after a good 2 hour nap.
My sister has chronic migraines. She’s tried everything under the sun to treat them but nothing has helped. She usually ends up having to lay down in a dark room and try to sleep it off or just wait it out and hope the meds work that time. She’s very sensitive to light when she has a migraine. She’s also sensitive to smells to the point that strong smells (usually perfumes) can trigger a migraine. She’s had to have an ambulance called multiple times and ended up in the hospital multiple times because she’s in so much pain. It was during one of those trips to the hospital that she found out she was allergic to morphine tho. They put it in her iv and she started getting itchy and you could see where the morphine traveled up her veins, her skin turned red and broke out in hives.
Depending on what set off the migraine will result in how bad it is. For example, those who are allergic to chocolate without knowledge, their only symptom may be headaches, which can be easily tossed aside as nothing more. Sometimes they react so violently they have crippling migraines, nausea and vomiting. But allergic to chocolate with only a migraine as a symptom? Inconcievable. It's also a come and go allergy, sometimes you can eat a block in one sitting and sometimes only a single piece till a migraine hits. My nana and my husbands father suffered from this. Took them years to figure it out.
Tension headaches are horrid for setting off migraines. It can be tension from the jaw muscles, tension from the eyes, tension from the cheekbones, teneion from the ears or tension from the neck. A single muscle on the head can easily cascade into a migraine instead of the average joe tension headache and they are awful for the fact of, until the muscle that started it all calms down, the migraine or headache remains. The classmates migraines sound like tension headache migraines. Painkillers take the edge and only the edge.
I get migraines from my stomach problems, instead of stomach pain I get back pain. Whenever I have a GERD or IBS flareup, it upsets a single spot on my spine. Mid back for IBS and between the shoulder blades for GERD. This affects the muscles running along the spine and inevitably spreads up and down through the neck and hips and right into the head as a migraine and through the buttocks as sciatica. I could be comatosed for 3 days to a week. A day or two of delerium, a single day or three for dying, attempting to deprove every sense possible followed by another day or two of delerium as it dissipates. Fortunately I have become quite cunning at recognizing the lead up to a migraine and can gauge how severe it is going to be no matter its cause
There are endless causes for a migraine and it is hard to figure any of them out for most people due to the many causes. Some could be from hormone imbalances, sinus or respiratory infection, some neurological, some caused by simple things like uti's to well... eating a piece of chocolate. Whatever the cause, they all have their own varying degrees of comatosing.
For a nurse to dismiss the possiblity for the migranes to be real is quite sad as nobody in a right state of mind fakes a migraine. Only headaches. I have a friend who has suffered from migraines since she turned 18. Sudden onset, no known cause. it has been 8 years of constand consults and tests. Hopefully some day she will finally find out why.
i’ve had them before and depending on the severity, they can be really bad. i’ve had ones where i could survive by taking painkillers and/or nausea stuff throughout the day, and ones where i lie in bed wanting to scream for hours because it feels like i’m dying. so there’s like a scale ig
When my mom has migraines she needs lights on. But high volume on a tv is someone definitely faking.
I have tinnitus and when have even a mild headache sound relaxes and can almost half the pain. Lights are for the fakers you maniac. Your mum is an attention seeker.
I have never heard of someone needing lights or music when they have a migraine. I've heard caffeine and alcohol is good for migraines though, one of them makes the blood vessels tighten and gets rid of throbbing and the other one loosens them so blood can flow easier. I forgot which one does which though lol
@@johannasweet1120 I don't need sound, I don't think the sound helps my migraine as much as it stops my tinnitus making my migraine worse. I think that makes sense.
@@johannasweet1120 Correct when I have migraines all I need is ice and very intense pain killers, any source of light or noise louder than a whisper will make my head and eyes explode
I guess everyone’s different. Light for me doesn’t matter. But there are certains songs that I listen to with earbuds in so it won’t hurt as much so I can fall asleep. I listen to “Somewhere over the rainbow” by Judy Garland and “Candy Eyes” by Jack Stauber a lot.
Tore my Acl, coach told me I was fine just got a bruise. I played and dislocated my knee cap.
Hahaha!! Oh the ocular needle one was great. Especially the dude playing along with it.
Ex Friend. Would constantly 'contract' illnesses from our circle of friends, even if she hadn't been around that person. Would also gain same 'conditions' as someone. Believed she had Bipolar when I was diagnosed, thought she had gallstones when our male friend had them removed, and faked a pregnancy when I became pregnant.
As far as I know her SO is still with her despite lying about being pregnant, gaining weight to try and appear pregnant, having a shower to receive gifts, and then conveniently losing the pregnancy. Her best friend since childhood was there when all the tests came back negative at the hospital. She had bought them a $200 stroller, taken days off work to help her or take her to appointments, and stood beside her through everything.
That was the final straw for her, for me, and pretty much everyone else. Girl needs help but she'll only get it when she finally admits there is a problem.
Yeah but why doesn't anyone offer said drug seekers forms of help? Like "if you feel like you need help you call/do/go to this this or this" Alot of these people just call them out and kick them out back onto the streets where they're likely to die or at least keep seeking drugs. Wtf.
I love how everyone assumes seizures means you are shaking. Seizures can be done from a perfectly still position. Mine make me look like I'm possessed... as in my eyes roll to the back of my head, then I start shaking. I know this cause I traumatized my friend, who was my roommate when I had one in front of her. My mom had never told me that was what my seizures were like.
But yeah, if you wanna fake one, just stare in front of you a while... not moving... then come to and act like ur suddenly sleepy. xD No need for theatrics.
"That was the first time I laughed at a patient." And I doubt the last.
maybe the first time... but certainly not the last time
8:53 oh boy bad time to be drinking a strawberry milkshake
MOOMIN
My dad had a stroke so when we went into the hospital my dad told them he thought he might have just had a stroke so instead of trying to give him the medication to help him recover sooner and more easily he had to sit and wait to be treated and till this day he still doesn't have the same dexterity as he did before since he used to be a percussionist. He never could play as good as he could before the stroke all because the doctors didn't help him
i normally don't go along with this but i sorely need it
load fast, pupper
Load fast, pupper indeed
Load far, pupper at all costs
I live in Australia and no amount of "load fast pupper" will save me.
Load fast, pupper.
Also, why do people do this sort of stuff and think they'll get away with it?
Various reasons... perhaps they stand to benifit in some way or there may be underlying mental health problems, and some people are just stupid.
They either want attention, or as repeatedly mentioned, drugs.
They think they're clever enough to dupe a doctor who has seen enough shit
But they get away with it often enough for it be worthwhile doing so. With Munchausen Syndrome and Munchausen Syndrome by proxy, it's about attention. They are writing their story in life and that story is very definitely a drama.
With drug-seeking there are people whose record shows that they are an addict and people whose doesn't, yet. Being addicted, it's all about getting on and just part of the many-splendored tapestry of things which an addict does in order to avoid having to feel any discomfort.
In my experience they want sympathy (besides drugs anyway). Plenty of people WANT something to be wrong with them so others feel sorry for them or they want attention.
The downside is they take that attention away from the people that actually need it. They’re usually the first ones to complain about wait times too. General advice to anyone tired of waiting, be glad you’re not the one that all the ER drops everything to attend to, means your day is going better than you think it is.
as an australian i definitely want that pupper to load fast.
load fast, pupper
load fast, pupper
listen i have frickin optimum wifi what do y’all want from me
One time I faked I lost my voice and my mom believed it, stayed home from school. Next day, actually lost voice and throat started hurting
*_MEEGRAIN_*
_Load fast, pupper_
Me, walking up to my father who has a TBI and is currently suffering from a headache and just really doesn't want to think about anything at all rn: "So, Dad. How's the meegrain?"
That's almost as silly as saying eether and neether.
@@rosiefay7283 As an American, I say "Go away, please."
I remember "faking it" when I was a kid (about 9 at the time) and I went into the ER for severe stomach pain with no fever(I don't get fevers easily.) Incompetent nurses stabbed me in the right arm 7 times and the left arm 5 times to put in an IV. I still remember the nurse telling me I'd hear a pop when it went in. I heard a pop, said thank god, and then heard the nurse say "how do I tell him?" She had let go of the IV and it popped out. Thought I was faking because I wanted to just go home after they used me to practice placing IVs. Heard them actually say that I was faking. Well I had surgery an hour later to remove my appendix at another hospital, thank you mom for forcing me to stay.
Of course, I can't handle needles in my cubital fossa (had to look that up, usually just call them elbow pits) anymore. Just someone checking the vein causes me to have panic attacks and imagined pain. Some people do fake medical emergencies, but it really sucks when you aren't and they think you are.
Similar thing happened to my mom wrt the IVs, and the nurse was blaming my mom for having small veins
Some nurses really struggle with placing IVs I guess
Load fast, pupper, for I shall be forever grateful for your gift, and will always be willing to help you.
If they’re faking unconscious,
*give them a **_bleeding_** nurple*
Man, so many people fake seizures. My sister's friend is prone to seizures and even had some at work to which her boss ignored and told people to ignore her without calling an ambulance or anything. I hope she left that place.
Jake Dragonfire That’s a lawsuit waiting to happen.
You better load fast pupper, or I'll come to you house and cuddle you.
So adorable.
ahaha. i work with my wife travelling doing electrical work here in Australia. I fell on my knee and was complaining for two days that climbing a ladder was really hurting my knee. now i have other medical issues and joint diesease and flare up, so she jokes and tells me to suck it up... only that afternoon i goto my doctor who orders an MRI asap, Subcortical Medial Femoral Condylar Fracture... yep i broke the hardest bone in the body! spent 3 months in an ROM brace and she had to work with another electrician.... she no longer questions me when i say im hurting..... :p
I remember when I was 14 and I faked pneumonia to get out of school by constantly coughing. It then became real the next day... I wanted to go back to school after that one day, but nope.
I have tried to fake pneumonia... Didn't work. Lost my voice from coughing.
I remember one time this guy was screaming in the ER waiting room. I got called up first and he yelled louder 'oh come on, she's not even sick!' when I was legit about to pass out lol
My cousin has cerebral palsy and has seizures all the time, she can't do a lot of things because of her CP. people who fake this kind of stuff really piss me off because there is people out there who actually have real seizures and are limited because of them.
Don't fake guys, its not cool.
I actually do have an odd reaction to morphine, my dad has the same issue, where it doesn't work at all. But dilaudid does work. Idk why.
I faked needing glasses cause i thought they were cool when i was younger, turns out i needed them anyway lol
Load fast, pupper.
I have nothing to lose and fast internet to gain.
How'd that work out for you?
I wasn’t outright accused of faking but a nurse either quietly asked/gave my mother a look to suggest I was faking it. I was in A&E with stomach pain/vomiting that had been recurring for 6 months. I’ve always been physically fit, so my bpm has always been low. My bpm was 70 and the nurse said my heart was beating too slowly to be in as much pain as I was claiming to be. I had rumbling appendicitis and I had my appendix removed the following day.
I heard some story about how a prisoner was saying that he had no feelings below his neck. The doctor was worrying it was a attempt to escape so right before the guy had to be transported to another hospital, he started talking to him and without any notice he quickly grabbed this mans junk and twisted causing the prisoner to scream.
So one of my friends faked sickness ( claiming that she had a sore throat)
Idk why but she was taken to hospital and turns out she had tonsillitis
🤷♀️
Weird
I know
LucyTheEvilFox I was tired of doing piano as a kid so told Mum I couldn’t see. Ended up actually needing glasses 😂😂
A friend of mine didn't want to take a math test when we were in seventh grade and started hopping around on one foot claiming her leg hurt. She caused herself tendinitis in the other leg, the one she was hopping on. She did manage to postpone taking the math test, at least
Carla Hallabrin lol
Opioids are helpful for migraines, but only as a last resort. Oxygen is great for migraines and cluster headaches
There really is no room for opioids in treatment of migraine anymore. Oxygen is supportive at best in acute situations and early intervention in an acute migraine is way better for the patient. If non-steroidal analgetics don't help, you can try Ergotamine or you'd switch to Triptans (you can also try caffeine) and even as last resort, opioids are a bad choice, since they target a completely different kind of pain than that of a migraine and comes with its own set of problems.
I’ve found rapid ibuprofen (ibuprofen lysine) at a the hint of a migraine prevents them from coming on.
I take Fioricet (Butalb-acetamin-caffine) have no idea what it is called in other parts of the world. This med does help my migraines (not as much my optic migraines which are totally different) but there is a similar med with the same ingredients just with the addition of codiene and that helped me even better, so I always wondered about that cause opioids are not supposed to help migraines and I fully understand why too so I don't get how that one works. I will say that I am a pain management patient already on opioids (that is actually why I no longer take the med with codiene) so maybe that had something to do with why that worked for me...🤔
Made a little tiny baby drink from her diva cup????🤢 wtfrick is wrong with some people😣😣
i remember faking an eye test in third grade because I wanted glasses... the school nurse would show me the letter A and i would deadass be like "uh... a giraffe? no! the number three!" it fooled her, but needless to say when i pulled out that card at the eye doctor's office, he could smell bs from a mile away.
When I was pregnant, I had major problems and felt sick literally all the time. I had hard times walking around stores or just doing things in general because I felt like I was going to pass out and had insane bursts of pain and cramps. My husband always thought I was over exaggerating and his family pretty much thought I was faking it. When I talked to my doctor about it she told me there was nothing wrong with me. So, for other non related reasons, I switched doctors for a better doctor and when I went in for my first appointment they did a jug pee test thing on me and discovered that I had preclampsia and I spent a week in the hospital to be watched over and then went into emergency C-section and then spent another week in recovery while my baby had to stay in NICU for two weeks because of being born prematurely.
"mee grains", "mee grains", mee grains
stop it. stop it, stopit.
Seriously though, some people.
Load fast pupper. Load fast
I’m desperate okay i get 1.4kb/s
Load fast pupper may the load fast pupper God be with you
Load fast pupper
As someone with epilepsy, I found the ones about seizures very entertaining. So many people thinking they know how seizures work. They couldn't be more wrong 😂
person: *to bot* "say *migraine* "
Bot: "me-grain"
person: *face palms* "no, migraine, like, 'my-grain' "
Bot: "me-grain"
Person: " OH MY- you know what? Nevermind." *Leaves*
People like the ones in this video who seek drugs are the reason people with drug records but actually need drugs for very REAL pain are refused prescriptions.
Migraine pronounced as Me-grain and Albuquerque being pronounced Albekurk.
load fast, pupper
P.s: I love these outros
My mum works at a mental health facility. This is very common, people fake anaphylactic shock, seizures and more. It's a daily event for most of the patients. Some of them even purposefully hurt themselves for the sake of going to hospital, like swallowing batteries and pens. It's quite sad though, most of them have experienced horrible trauma so it's hard to be angry at them.
I was in 3rd grade, during school had severe abdominal pain and fever. School nurse "poo-pooed"me, thought i waa exaggerating. Finally agreed to call my mom, who took me to the ER. turns out i had appendicitis. Docs did emergency surgery and told my mom my appendix was dangerously close to bursting. We got there in the nick of time. Things could've been so much worse. As it is, i spent 6 weeks out of school recovering( in the 1970s).
Little girl definitely keeping up with the cardashians.
"load fast, pupper"🐶👍😂
Load fast, pupper.. and lemme give you a hug, you good boi ❤
In nursing school, I had a clinical professor who had the best stories, one of them being a fellow nurse reporting that a patient’s seizures were suspicious (she was a RN manager or something). So she walked into the patient’s room without her noticing and waited in the corner and literally watched her as she pretended to seize. The patient would hit the call button before starting her act. The RN assigned to the patient wasn’t quick to come because they knew my professor was literally watching her. And the SECOND she was done her act she lifted her head and looked around and finally noticed my professor.
i hate how so many people fake seizures, my sister has them sometime and that is the most traumatizing thing to witness