Category: LOL Moments

One day we received a gallon jug of what smelled like cherry kool-aid in a biohazard bag for a 24 urine test. Maybe they shouldn't keep specimens with the food.😏 Submitted by:Emily SayleMedical Laboratory TechnicianUSA

My coworker that I call my work husband was dancing around acting like magic Mike or a bad pole dancer not knowing a doctor was behind him. I'm at my computer looking at him and was so shocked that I couldn't even tell him the doctor was there. Omg. It was great. 🕺 Submitted by:Cindy… Continue reading Pole Dancer

I was preparing a fake poo specimen (peanut butter & pepper) for an In-Service on specimen collection. While I was mixing this concoction with a tongue depressor in a specimen cup, our brand new phlebotomy intern wandered past the office door. I quickly plopped a glob into my mouth. Her expression was so worth it!… Continue reading Let’s Have Some Snacks!

This story happened with a 30-something guy who needs to provide us with a clean catch urine sample. I briefly pointed out cleaning instructions for the clean catch collection. Then, I told him to leave his specimen in the metal bin. He went into the lab restroom, did his business, and left when he got… Continue reading The Other Bin

Here I am, a fresh graduate working in the lab. The lab I was working in back then was a small hospital laboratory where the MLTs are also the phlebotomists. One day I went out to our town's nursing home to draw an elderly lady in the memory care wing. She did have severe dementia.… Continue reading Dream On

I called the nurse station to inquire about a blood sample we got without any lab order. Talked to a male nurse, explained what happened; and when I was about to hang up, for some unknown and weird freakin' reason, I said “Bye! Love you!”. OMG!! I was so mortified! I had to call him… Continue reading Embarrassing Phone Call

I had to call an outpatient critical result after hours at a big practice. "I have critical lab results for Dr. X." "Which doctor?" "Dr. X, but he's a regular doctor he's not a witch doctor" All I heard was laughter on the other line. 🤣 Submitted by:Paul AckermanMedical Technologist/ScientistOhio, USA

I went to the lab waiting area to get the next patient on our list. He’s an elderly gentleman who needs his blood drawn. I called out, “John!” He heard me as he was talking to his friend. He stood up and made a remark,”I guess I'm going to have to let her suck me… Continue reading Suck Him Off

At a clinic that I worked at we got a call asking how long it took to get the results of a STD. Since we did a lot of premarital and prenatal testing for syphilis we started to give him that info - he interrupted and said he was talking about the one that created… Continue reading STD Inquiry

Had one lady bring in 3 consecutive stool samples (luckily she placed them in a bag) and said that her doc had told her to bring them while they were still warm - the oldest two she had placed in her oven on the lowest temp. Soon after she left, and before we were able… Continue reading The Big Bang