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By MalariaFree - 14/06/2009 11:08 - Uganda

Today, I went to a hospital in Uganda, where I'm working with an NGO for the summer. I had a high fever and other symptoms of malaria. They gave me a test, and I don't have malaria. I'm now however sick from the water they gave me to wash down a medication to reduce fever. FML

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By Océane Léana K - 01/09/2017 01:29

Today, after coming back from a trip to Africa where I got malaria, I went to the hospital for some blood tests. The doctor said, "Good news! You never had malaria! But they put you through a lot of dangerous treatments and now your liver has an anomaly." FML

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By unlucky - 20/04/2013 21:17 - United States - Wheeling

Today, I came home from a four month stay in Africa, where I managed to avoid suffering any serious illness. Some hours after my first meal back at home, I got food poisoning. FML

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By Anonymous - 10/08/2009 06:27 - Ghana

Today, I learned that because of my new medication, I can either avoid getting malaria, or have a male yeast infection. I'm stuck in Africa for the next two months, and have to sit down to pee because I don't want to irritate my penis by touching it. FML

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By Anonymous - 20/06/2019 12:41

Today, just a day prior to my vacation starting, I learned that my five-day "seasonal fever" is actually due to a blood infection from a bacteria. FML

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By Anonymous - 23/09/2022 21:30

Today, I've been suffering from unbearable headache, fever, agonizing body pain for more than ten days. I took a COVID test, an antibiotic tablets course, even a dengue test. Finally after spending my entire bank balance on tests and MRI, it was diagnosed as a migraine - which went away with a single tablet. FML

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By Alexis - 18/08/2021 00:00

Today, I went to the doctor's office to get my yearly check up. Soon after I got home, I threw up and somehow had a fever. FML

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By dacara6415 - 26/08/2020 14:01 - United States

Today, I was diagnosed with a kidney infection; the symptoms include nausea and having to pee every five minutes. I had to walk six miles in the pouring rain to pick up the medication, peed in the woods twice, got honked at while throwing up on the road, and my boyfriend told me not to complain. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/10/2009 18:09 - United States

Today, I have a UTI. After taking some sample medicine my doctor gave to me, I had a lot of back pain and nausea. I also spent 6 hours in the ER with no health insurance because I thought I was urinating blood. Nope, "peeing red" is just a little side-effect my doctor forgot to inform me of. FML

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Broken healthcare

By ittybittyannie - 08/01/2022 02:59 - Australia - Spring Hill

Today, I have a severe infection. The last doctor I saw was in the ER and he gave me antibiotics ineffective against what I have, and sent me home. The doctor before that gave me a dose of antibiotics you’d give a toddler, so they didn’t work either. It has spread to my kidneys and I should’ve been admitted to hospital. FML

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By strayy - 30/09/2015 06:47 - New Zealand - Auckland

Today, my mother told me I should volunteer in Africa, because I might "get lucky, catch malaria and come back skinny". FML

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readytofall69 0

Sunday 14 June 2009 16:13

That sucks but is at least your helping ugandians I commend you for that.

wikifoo 0

Sunday 14 June 2009 17:06

Sorry about that ;however , THANK YOU for your humanatarian efforts

Comments

aquarius6 0

Monday 15 June 2009 4:26

Omg..

medfly 2

Monday 15 June 2009 5:10

oh wow... I actually had a friend that fled Africa say that public hospitals where he was were really, really bad, and I imagine that kind of result can happen again. hope you feel better soon.

serchi 0

Monday 15 June 2009 5:28

Yo dawg, I just want to thank you for what you do. You are making this world a better place. Really sucks you got sick, hope you get better.

darn_it 0

Monday 15 June 2009 6:11

uganda's a really cool place. that stinks though.

tornado4327 0

Monday 15 June 2009 6:31

That's too bad, hope you're having an amazing time. I'm going to Uganda in a week.

DeadMansCrack 4

Monday 15 June 2009 6:39

no fair, the OP got first

wbrycem 0

Monday 15 June 2009 6:53

20 - before making yourself seem like an idiot, Google image something. I assume you're on the internet, seeing as you're posting on fmylife.com. Or, if you're not on the internet, find a map. It's not hard.

N1ck1 0

Monday 15 June 2009 7:21

Haha, i cant believe you drank the hospitals water, dont they give you any training? Next you will go swimming in lake victoria

escapethefate13 0

Monday 15 June 2009 15:54

what are you doing in uganda? thats soo awesome! i've always wanted to go there or do something for the child soldiers/ invisible children. but i mean, it sucks you got sick.