Category: LOL Moments

About 6 years ago, I was working in the molecular department at my lab when a coworker and I were talking. He was telling me about wanting a new TV, wanted to get a 50 inch. I told my coworker, "I wonder how big Bob's is (male coworker whose real name I withheld)". So, he… Continue reading Size Matters

When I was fresh out of school and had just started my new job as biomedical lab. scientist, one of my tasks was to manually count leukocytes in spinal fluid. We used a blue powder which was located in a small brown bottle on a shelf above the work bench. This bottle had a screw… Continue reading Blue Monday

I started out a phlebotomist before I got my MT degree. I love phlebotomy and direct patient care. And of course, I can’t forget some of my patient encounters back then. I was doing my fair share of morning draws. Nothing unusual happened during my shift ,until I came to this patient room where I… Continue reading Pillow Sex

Back in my internship days in the Philippines, I had to do my clinicals at this mid-sized hospital in my home town. We were short staffed one day,and I was assigned to work at the records release section. That was back in the days when patients have to pick up their results so they can… Continue reading Never Been Touched

I was getting ready to draw blood from a patient when he asked me if I was a nurse. I explained that I was a phlebotomist when he started to say the word a few times. It occurred to him that if he said a funny way it would mean something entirely different so he asked… Continue reading Feel My Bottom-ist

I had my ex call as a patient and prank our lead tech. He told him that he needed to do a post vas. The tech sat on the phone for a second then asked him if he had a question. My ex said yea my wife is out of town and I have no… Continue reading Hands Free Collection

I don’t remember exactly the details of what I was doing, nor why I was doing the procedure the way I did it. It happened when I was still a lab tech intern—about 17 years ago. For some reason, I wasn’t wearing any gloves. I was holding a test tube with a sputum at the… Continue reading Gross Encounter

One of my biggest pet peeve in lab is mislabeling specimens. It is basic, elementary and requires a drop of common sense. I'm sure anyone who has worked in lab can relate. It does happens every now and then because of the cliche reason of being "human". At times, it is a case of the… Continue reading Worst Mislabeling Ever

After being persuaded (against my better judgment), a doctor asked me to contact a patient who needed to produce a semen sample and had some questions. The patient asked if I would stay on the line while they produced the sample, just in case they had a problem!!! A firm NO is what I gave… Continue reading Remote Assistance

The other day, I saw this meme on the internet that says: “When you’re over 40 years old, it’s not called masturbation anymore; it’s called SYSTEM CHECK!”.? Since then, every time I hear the word SYSTEM CHECK in the lab, I just giggle.? From now on, I’m sure I won’t be the only one.? Submitted… Continue reading Analyzer System Check