Embarrasing illnesses

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generally speaking, i work in environment that caters mostly to male patients at least 96% of our patients are men. having said that, last summer one of my regular patients, you know the type i'm referring to, came in with a trench-coat in the middle of summer!. needless to say, after he closed the door behind him, he open his trench-coat to reveal a condition known as priapism! that he has sustained for over 6 hours!!! however, he was so embarrassed about it, he was praying that it would go away own it's own. therefore, my question to all of you is, have you encountered any embarrassing illnesses that you had to addressed knowing; that the patient was totally ashamed having to discuss this with you? :no:

Specializes in Ambulatory Surgery, Ophthalmology, Tele.

My friend was an ER tech when we were in nursing school. A guy came into the ER with a VERY LARGE, pink, vibrating... um.....foreign body. After it was removed, it was cleaned, then gift wrapped and left on the counter for my friend. They pulled this on a few people that morning at work. Gotta love you ER folks.:cool:

My friend was an ER tech when we were in nursing school. A guy came into the ER with a VERY LARGE, pink, vibrating... um.....foreign body. After it was removed, it was cleaned, then gift wrapped and left on the counter for my friend. They pulled this on a few people that morning at work. Gotta love you ER folks.:cool:

oh that's just WRONG!!! ROFL!

Dear father. Saw a 5 hour priapism once. This poor guy was in torture. And then, OMG, the doctor took this HUGE, and I mean HUGE,( must have been an 18 gauge) needle, and a humongous syringe, put it right into the side of the member and drew out blood. I expected some instant relief, but it was still there.

Poor guy was in terrible pain.

I'm not even a guy but...ouchie. :(

I once saw a butt implant infection, probably 2 weeks post surgery and it wasnt pretty, had to be removed (one side at least, not sure if the patient had the implant replaced or had the other side removed)

Heh heh gives new meaning to the phrase "half assed". For the rest of their lives, or until they have it repaired, that pt better do evrything to the best of their ability.

Specializes in Rural Health.

Saw an ER patient, female, approx. 35 y/o. Was having intercourse using protection and the condom slipped off inside her and her and boyfriend couldn't get it out!

Specializes in Med-Surg, Emergency, CEN.
Man and dog. Man got stuck. 'nuff said.

Ok seriously... Ew.

Specializes in none.
generally speaking, i work in environment that caters mostly to male patients at least 96% of our patients are men. having said that, last summer one of my regular patients, you know the type i'm referring to, came in with a trench-coat in the middle of summer!. needless to say, after he closed the door behind him, he open his trench-coat to reveal a condition known as priapism! that he has sustained for over 6 hours!!! however, he was so embarrassed about it, he was praying that it would go away own it's own. therefore, my question to all of you is, have you encountered any embarrassing illnesses that you had to addressed knowing; that the patient was totally ashamed having to discuss this with you? :no:

i was working in emergency rm one night, when emt's brought in a stretcher with two people on it. we recognized the person on the bottom as one of the female doctor in this hospital the one on top was her husband. it seems they were enjoying the fruits of marriage when the doc got a spasm locking her husband in position. we had to give the doc a shot to relax her muscle. it took 45 minutes for the shot to work. a female rn and myself had to stay with the loving couple until the med work. we had to keep up a conversation. what did we talk about? baseball. the doc and her husband were big mets fans. so there we were talking to two naked people join together by the tree of life talking about the mets. after the med work we had to give them scrubs to put on so they could go home. oy!

I was working in Emergency Rm one night, when EMT's brought in a stretcher with two people on it. We recognized the person on the bottom as one of the female doctor in this hospital the one on top was her husband. It seems they were enjoying the fruits of marriage when the doc got a spasm locking her husband in position. We had to give the Doc a shot to relax her muscle. It took 45 minutes for the shot to work. A female RN and myself had to stay with the loving couple until the med work. We had to keep up a conversation. What did we talk about? Baseball. The Doc and her husband were big Mets fans. So there we were talking to two naked people join together by the tree of life talking about the Mets. After the med work we had to give them scrubs to put on so they could go home. OY!

wow....my heartfelt sympathies to the dr....how embarrassing for her.

it's too bad they didn't have any muscle relaxers at home...

i think i would have tried just about anything to 'disengage', before getting hauled off to the hospital.

leslie

Specializes in Trauma, ER, ICU, CCU, PACU, GI, Cardiology, OR.
i was working in emergency rm one night, when emt's brought in a stretcher with two people on it. we recognized the person on the bottom as one of the female doctor in this hospital the one on top was her husband. it seems they were enjoying the fruits of marriage when the doc got a spasm locking her husband in position. we had to give the doc a shot to relax her muscle. it took 45 minutes for the shot to work. a female rn and myself had to stay with the loving couple until the med work. we had to keep up a conversation. what did we talk about? baseball. the doc and her husband were big mets fans. so there we were talking to two naked people join together by the tree of life talking about the mets. after the med work we had to give them scrubs to put on so they could go home. oy!

first of all, i felt so sorry for this couple and i don't even know them, then i wanted to lol however, i have one more comment....

awkward!!! :uhoh21:

My two favorites are the 16 hour priapism and the vibrator in the butt of the old man. The vibrator story is funny/embarassing because he's a relative of a FF and walks with a cane normally. So, seeing him duck waddle with a cane was.. hard to keep a straight face with.

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first of all, i felt so sorry for this couple and i don't even know them, then i wanted to lol however, i have one more comment....

awkward!!! :uhoh21:

the thing was this happen in a very small town in state were the wild west was still alive and kicking. no one except easterners, like myself, were shocked. in that community, farming was the big thing. that the doc and here husband had sex was accepted. the whole process of life went on every day with farm animals. nudity was more accepted out there.

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