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OooSorryDoctor · 2024-06-04T19:55:27+00:00

Lighthearted….. I went for a 4 mile walk the other week (5 weeks postpartum and not 100% my idea) and could barely walk the next day. Cue painkillers and a day in bed, until a mysterious rash appeared in the exact spot my knee was throbbing. Husband was concerned and said he’d never seen a rash like it, so better submit a picture to our local GP practice. Long story short they called me in for an urgent appointment and within seconds I was diagnosed with a heat rash from using a hot water bottle 😆 cue a very embarrassed me apologizing for wasting her time 🙈🙈 Make me feel less embarrassed, what’s your best facepalm doctor story?

Deathraystare · 05/06/2024 08:02

Not half as bad as some of these! Anyway.......

I was at the GP. Forget what for - normally high BP/Diabetes or something. Anyway she was asking about what medication I was on (dunno why, just look at the screen!). I blurted out something in my head. She moved her chair back from me so fast it screeched across the floor ! "So you have schizophrenia? " "Er no" "That drug is used in Schizophrenia!". I then told her I worked in Psychiatry and would often photocopy stuff for junior doctors and it always seemed to mention this drug and for some reason it was in my head!!!

She took some convincing and I suggested she look on the screen for details of what drugs I do take..... High BP/Diabetes/ High Cholesterol/Heart failure.. nothing for mental health!

MyrtlethePurpleTurtle · 05/06/2024 07:53

Cathbrownlow · 05/06/2024 07:34

Coming round in the recovery room after surgery, I became aware of a large poster on the wall with a picture and 'Nurse of the week' headline. A nurse came and checked on me, to see if I was feeling ok. Pointing to the poster I asked 'Is that you?' and he replied 'er, no'.

A bit later, I sat up and put my glasses on, to see that nurse of the week on the poster had blonde curly hair and was a rather glam woman, the nurse that had checked on me was a man! @😱

🤭

SeeingRainbowsInTheGloom · 05/06/2024 07:52

I was having bladder issues and went to have them investigated. They got a tube and stuck it up into my bladder/urethra and started pumping water to see how much volume my bladder could hold. Unfortunately the tube popped out. It acted like a hosepipe and started spraying around the room getting me, the consultant and the nurse. I couldn't stop laughing, but the consultant definitely didn't see the funny side.

LightSpeeds · 05/06/2024 07:51

Curlygirl06 · 04/06/2024 22:47

After I had my twins via cs, I was bed bound for a day or so and when I had my first shower the midwife told me to keep an eye out for blood clots, as I'd not been upright for a while. I was having a shower and to be fair I didn't have my glasses on. I looked down and there was a massive big red lump in the shower tray. I called the midwife, she got her gloves and carefully picked the lump up, only to discover it was my strawberry soap that I'd dropped and hasn't realised.

😂 Brill 🫣

Picoloangel · 05/06/2024 07:50

Many years ago I was in hospital and asked to provide a wee specimen. They gave me a bed pan made out of cardboard. I took it to the loo and came out again and said, “Um, is this actually waterproof.”

They assured me it was. Mortifying. As if they’d have given me a leaking bedpan!

Another was an appointment with what turned out to be a v good looking Consultant. I was about to go on holiday. Lots of stuff already packed or in the wash and could only find a really va va voom bra. Hadn’t occurred to me that I would have to get undressed and was excruciatingly embarrassed when I had to.

inthedoctorswaitingroom · 05/06/2024 07:49

Ohhh thanks for these. I'm sat in the doctors waiting room waiting to get my bits out for what's probably a bartolins cyst and needed a good giggle!

FangsForTheMemory · 05/06/2024 07:48

Dogstar78 · 05/06/2024 07:36

It is a long time ago now so I can't remember why I was going to the doctor, but it was shortly after having my son. I started explaining what was wrong while starting to take my clothes off. The doctor said, can I stop you there you don't need to take your clothes off for me to diagnose. I think I'd got so used to those pregnancy, birth post-birth appointments that required a level of derobing I had just got in the habit! Very embarrassing.

I was having a hospital appointment to investigate post menopausal bleeding and went into about the fourth consultation room in one morning. I was stopped in the process of taking my knickers off by a doctor who kindly explained that she just needed to speak to me this time.

FeralNun · 05/06/2024 07:45

Goldengirl123 · 05/06/2024 07:19

I went for a colonoscopy. The doctor looked like George Clooney. Before he inserted the camera, he said “I’m just going to stick my finger up your bottom” to which I replied “ooh, you could have bought me a drink first”. 🤦‍♀️. He had no sense of humour!!!

😂😂😂

ItsNotInMyMind · 05/06/2024 07:43

LongSinceGotUpAndGone · 05/06/2024 06:03

I know this is about doctors but I did exactly the same thing with a vet in my early days as a cat owner. Took my kitten in for his vaccinations and mentioned I'd 'noticed a small ridge on his head' ... vet said somewhat witheringly 'that's his skull' 😊

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Took my dog to the vet because I found a lump and it was his microchip 😬

Ghost92 · 05/06/2024 07:41

HollyKnight · 05/06/2024 02:08

When I was a young teen, I found a lump behind my ear. I freaked out. Showed my mum, she felt it too. She freaked out. She took me to the GP right away, both of us convinced it was a tumour. The doctor felt the lump. Looked at me. Then took my hand, raised it to touch behind the other ear, and said, "That's your skull."

I did the same thing! When my son was four I felt this lump and really freaked out about it, took him to the GP and she said, ‘That’s a normal part of his anatomy. Feel the same spot on your head? It’s normal.’
I was so embarrassed and felt awful I had wasted her time but she was really nice about it! I cringe every time I think about it!

Dogstar78 · 05/06/2024 07:39

Howbizarre22 · 05/06/2024 06:31

I’d have yelled “No parking! permit holders only!” 🤣

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Stop loitering on my dropped curb!

MyrtlethePurpleTurtle · 05/06/2024 07:37

Thepossibility · 05/06/2024 04:23

My cousin was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance. Turns out she was just constipated.

To be fair, constipation can be absolutely excruciating

Dogstar78 · 05/06/2024 07:36

It is a long time ago now so I can't remember why I was going to the doctor, but it was shortly after having my son. I started explaining what was wrong while starting to take my clothes off. The doctor said, can I stop you there you don't need to take your clothes off for me to diagnose. I think I'd got so used to those pregnancy, birth post-birth appointments that required a level of derobing I had just got in the habit! Very embarrassing.

Cathbrownlow · 05/06/2024 07:34

Coming round in the recovery room after surgery, I became aware of a large poster on the wall with a picture and 'Nurse of the week' headline. A nurse came and checked on me, to see if I was feeling ok. Pointing to the poster I asked 'Is that you?' and he replied 'er, no'.

A bit later, I sat up and put my glasses on, to see that nurse of the week on the poster had blonde curly hair and was a rather glam woman, the nurse that had checked on me was a man! @😱

Nannyfannybanny · 05/06/2024 07:33

Mine is quite short and sweet really..I was working nursing in a big general hospital..I had to have a colonoscopy, consultant looks at my face, says "I know you".

MyrtlethePurpleTurtle · 05/06/2024 07:32

PurpleChrayn · 04/06/2024 22:23

I once mispronounced the name of the drug "pimecrolimus" as "pimmer-CROLL-imus" about a hundred times in a GP appointment, trying to sound knowledgeable. When it was his turn to talk he pronounced it "pim-EH-cruh-LIE-mus." Mortifying.

Not a snarky question - but why is that mortifying? Most 'civilians' mispronounce medication names

MyrtlethePurpleTurtle · 05/06/2024 07:31

orangeleopard · 04/06/2024 22:31

I had just had a C-section and was having my catheter put in or removed (I cannot remember). I was having it under gas and air and because I’d just had a section, I was all over the place and I couldn’t control myself and I couldn’t stop farting. It was loud too. If you can imagine the position the drs and nurses were in, and imagine recurring loud and smelly farts😭. I was so embarrassed and kept apologising and in the end the nurse shouted ‘stop farting’ so loud, I’m sure the entire ward heard. I was humiliated that I was doing it and these poor people were just doing their jobs but I couldn’t help what my body was doing.

Rubbish nurse

Cmonthetampons · 05/06/2024 07:21

SteveMcqueensJeans · 04/06/2024 22:25

in my experience you can always tell how long a tampon has been in situ. anything more than 3 days and they tend to smell like the bottom of a wheelie bin in high summer. i hope the practice nurse was the consummate professional and never let on 😉

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Oh god 🙈

Goldengirl123 · 05/06/2024 07:19

I went for a colonoscopy. The doctor looked like George Clooney. Before he inserted the camera, he said “I’m just going to stick my finger up your bottom” to which I replied “ooh, you could have bought me a drink first”. 🤦‍♀️. He had no sense of humour!!!

duchessofsilk · 05/06/2024 07:19

Before I met my husband, I had done a lot of online dating. I went out with this guy who was training to be a doctor. The date was fine, and he was keen but there was no chemistry on my side so I told him it was nice to meet him but I couldn't see it going any further. He was very gracious about it.

Fast forward 5 years and I had met my now DH and was about to give birth to our first child. It was a difficult birth and they had to use forceps and I tore quite badly and they had to call in a doctor to sew up my vag. Guess who came in?- the guy I had turned down on that date 5 years ago. It was so awkward that I just blurted out "so, how have you been?" whilst he was sewing up my nether regions and we just made awkward stilted conversation until he had finished.

MudandParsnips · 05/06/2024 07:19

About 10 years ago I started getting a red, dry rash all over my face. I started taking photos of it in different lights to show the doc for when I booked an appointment, but to save having horrible rash selfies, I saved into into a different folder on my camera phone. It was about this time that phones started to self make little montages with tacky music and weird colour filters. Lo and behold, when I opened the folder to show the doctor, my phone started playing a pre-reocrded video of my rashy face spinning into focus with some gentle pan-pipe music playing. I immediately tried to stop it it, but the lovely doctor didn't even laugh, he probably thought i had deliberately done it and just said 'aww, that looks really sore!'. Mortifying 🤦

KarenOH · 05/06/2024 07:18

GenderBlender · 05/06/2024 06:42

Anus ole! I haven't laughed out loud at anything on Mumsnet for ages.

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My sisters FIL pronounces it “A Nu Sol” as he refuses to say the words!

hereforthistoday · 05/06/2024 07:17

"No one in particular, just whoever is available." @pbdr

This had me laughing my head off! 😂

lemons44 · 05/06/2024 07:10

pbdr · 05/06/2024 05:11

When I was 20 I attended an appointment with the practice nurse at my GP surgery for my first ever smear test. At the time I was a medical student, who ultimately planned to become a GP.
The nurse started the appointment by asking the usual sexual health questions, and one of them was "Do you have a regular partner?".

Now, in retrospect it could not be more obvious that she was asking about a sexual partner, but at the time I think just because we were in a GP surgery, and I was an aspiring GP, when she said the word "partner" I immediately thought GP partner. I thought she was asking if I saw the same GP whenever I would come to the practice. So I replied "No one in particular, just whoever is available." She was wonderfully non-judgemental and just noted a little something on my record.
It was about 5 minutes later that, mid procedure and legs akimbo, I realised. I explained what had happened to the nurse and she had to pause the procedure, she was laughing so much.

Not my finest moment.

This made me laugh so much!

raspberryberet7 · 05/06/2024 07:10

I discovered what looked like a small brown lump on my nipple when undressing for shower. I threw my clothes back on and raced to go and demanded an emergency appointment. The gp pointed out the lump was in fact a coco pop 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️