24 hilarious tweets about the times people thought 'OMG, this is it. I'm dying'
We've all had instances where an abnormal new spot on our arm coupled with a few minutes scrolling through WebMD had us convinced we're dying. Here are some such hilarious tales that'll have you saying "So relatable!"
Despite the brave faces many of us put on when the conversation turns to the topic of mortality, we're all familiar with that scared little voice in our heads that freaks out every time we notice a mysterious new bump or freckle somewhere on our bodies. Especially now, when the coronavirus epidemic has the entire world on its toes, our survival instincts have kicked into high gear and even the slightest abnormality has us racing to the nearest hospital armed with all the medical knowledge WebMD has to offer. Twitter user MShrayber recently had an "OMG, this is it" scare when he noticed that his legs had turned blue.
Taking to Twitter to share the hilarious series of events that followed, Mark wrote: Went to the ER because "my legs have turned blue and Web MD says I have deep vein thrombosis." Was this it? The big one? No! I have the "dumbass who doesnβt wash his new jeans before wearing them" disease and I would like to be executed immediately. As some of us know all too well, Mark isn't the first one to have made a fool of himself in an ER, and netizens with similar medical embarrassment stories soon came to his aid with their "Bruh, same!" tales.
Shoutout to everyone this resonated with and esp. people who have gone to the ER because they had panic attacks and were down on themselves
β Mark (@MShrayber) January 27, 2020
Anxiety is real and thereβs nothing shameful about getting it treated!
Also: healthcare is a human right and should be accessible to all
Here are 24 of our absolute favorite responses to Mark's viral tweet:
1.
If it makes you feel better, I had abdominal surgery and ended up back in the ER the next day because my stool was red.
β Trace the Mighty π³οΈβπ (@thetidebreaks) January 25, 2020
They tested a sample, of course, then one nurse asked: what have you been eating?
And that's how I found out living on jello for a while can stain things. π
2.
Went through a phase where I was seriously concerned I had a brain tumor or something because everything I ate - including things like pasta with marinara sauce- tasted like peppermint. Finally realized a bottle of peppermint extract had spilled all over my pots and pans
β Stephanie H. Damassa (@SLHDC) January 25, 2020
3.
Had a dr apt two days ago bc my 2yr old had jet black poop. Turns out my 6yr old has been training him to play nice with Black licorice and Oreos.... like a lot of Oreos.. learned a lot about my kids π€£π only cost me $80 bucks and some embarrassment.
β A.Jay (@imhiding_goaway) January 26, 2020
4.
When I was in middle school I sat my parents down to tell them I have cancer bc I had mysterious bruises all over my body. When they finally stopped laughing at me they explained that I sleep walk into a table every night.
β Karadelphia π΅π΄π»ββοΈπΎ (@KaraNextWeek) January 25, 2020
5.
A day after my husband got his appendix out he was in agony. He was so sore that he was crying. He said it was worse than the appendicitis. A nurse moved him on to his side and moved up his knee. He then gave out the longest, biggest fart and was absolutely fine after it.
β Jackie B (@itsnottuesday) January 26, 2020
6.
Suddenly started seeing double when outside the house talking to my wife. Quite disoriented I came inside to check the internet for a diagnosis. I was closely followed by my wife who was holding a lens from one side of my glasses which she picked up where I had been standing.
β ππ’π₯π‘π€πππ ππππ¬ β£ β’ (@ImplodedView) January 26, 2020
7.
Donβt feel bad: I went to the ER thinking I was having a heart attack and it was sore muscles from overdoing my weekend activities. Literally a muscle spasm. Should have seen the additional spasm I experienced when the bill came!
β Amy Spungen (@aspungen) January 26, 2020
8.
About a year ago I thought a vein had burst in my hand bc I had a large blue spot right over my vein. Turned out I just forgot I swatched blue eyeshadow about 20 minutes before π
β Anna Freiberg (@freiberg3) January 26, 2020
9.
for future reference, if you ever eat beets, you may want to put an alert bracelet on to remind yourself of that fact later before you freak out while googling colon issues.
β Jen Prouty (@JenProuty) January 25, 2020
youβre welcome.
- a considerate tweeter
10.
Lol. I was convinced I had a brain tumour. Was driving. Terrible headache. Blurred vision. Turns out my clip on visor was too tight and my sunglasses were dirty π
β Lezleemac ππππ (@lezleemac) January 27, 2020
11.
Reminds me of the time I was about to take my 6 month old to the ER because his foot was purple. Turned out SOMEBODY forgot to add on his daycare sheet that they were doing foot print painting that day ππ
β Black Girl Reviews (@moviebuffchick2) January 26, 2020
12.
When I was a kid my mom took me to school for pre-K testing. Dressed me up in new pants, saddle shoes, cardigan, the works. She cried all day when they told her Iβd be in special ed because of no motor skills. Dad had me retested in clothes that fit and I did much better.
β Followers in the Attic (@JCC_72) January 26, 2020
13.
Oh yeah yeah. I went to a gyno visit once & was sitting there in my little paper gown and the staff would NOT stop asking me about domestic abuse/my safety. Brought in a social worker. I was deeply baffled. Till I glanced down and noticed the denim dye βbruisesβ all over my legs
β Lee Blauersouth (@AmmoniteInk) January 25, 2020
14.
When I was an infant, there was apparently a medium sized brown birthmark on my head. My mom thought it was new so she didn't wash that area before she took me to the docs.
β Kelly Gail (@KGSchn) January 26, 2020
It was chocolate.
15.
The first time I ever got drunk enough to puke it was on red wine when I was 20 or so. I thought my stomach was hemorrhaging blood and called a friend in terror. She very kindly came over and held my hair and explained. Sheβs extremely successful and wealthy now and deserves it.
β AnnaMaria Stephens (@annamaria1word) January 26, 2020
16.
I went to Mexico and floated around a lazy river for a week enjoying some margaritas. When I got home I had large brown spots on my abdomen. That was it. I over did it. I had skin cancer. Turns out lemons and sun and water stain your skin. My dr called it βmargaritavitisβ.
β Kate (@kateraider) January 26, 2020
17.
This is my hand compared to my daughter's. My fingers were like beef sausages. Turns out when i'm anxious I rub my legs a lot. Also, new black jeans π€¦ββοΈ pic.twitter.com/Jt50m0G4qU
β Jackie B (@itsnottuesday) January 26, 2020
18.
I once went to an Urgent Care for what I swore was Strep Throat, because it looked like my tonsils were covered in white mucous.
β Ajde (@AjdeSuti) January 26, 2020
After swabbing my tonsils, the Doctor told me it was bread. F'ing bread from a sandwich I ate earlier that day.
19.
I thought I had diabetes one time. Every time I peed it would smell sweet. Excess sugar in the urine! Turns out my wife put an air freshener in our toilet...
β Joe Martin (@HsvBootCamp) January 26, 2020
20.
If it makes you feel any better I once had a full freak out because my tongue was black and webMD told me I was dyingβuntil my husband reminded me Iβd taken pepto-bismol. The internet is the worst (also the best)
β Ryan (@thewalkaways) January 26, 2020
21.
My brother was once convinced he had MS because his legs were βtinglingβ but it turned out he was wearing his roommateβs pants, which were several sizes too small.
β Chechen Parenting (@hughjassdevice) January 26, 2020
22.
Was changing my daughter and saw a small wormlike thing coming out of her butt. My husband and I FREAKED OUT. We put a sample in a bag, brought her in, and learned a little lesson about what celery looks like on the other side of the digestive system.
β Minerva (@MinervaAthena81) January 26, 2020
23.
... reveal a chipboard style stuff inside (weird hey?). Anyway I 'fixed' it by spraying it with plasti-kote enamel. During the night I must have forgotten & sat on it (I don't remember feeling it tho) & got enamel stuck to my buttocks. It had dried on during the night!
β Herre MΓΆrker (@HerreMorker) January 27, 2020
24.
I had a complete panic on the newborn maternity ward in hospital, frantically pressing the emergency button to summon nurses, bc my baby had turned blue. Turned out it was just my blue dressing gown reflecting on her face. She has survived my appalling mothering and is now 26.
β Kim Frinton (@drowsyfire) January 26, 2020
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