Category: LOL Moments

You know that absorbent pad that comes inside biohazard specimen bags? We know they're meant to absorb spilled specimens in the bag. Guess this patient had a different idea. One day a patient dropped off his stool specimen for a fecal lactoferrin. Instead of finding a stool specimen inside the cup inside the biohazard bag,… Continue reading Just A Wipe Away

A tech brings me all of our vaginal swabs and asks me which one of these is for the "Pocahontas" test. I said, did you say Pocahontas test? She doubles down and says, yeah. I'm racking my last 2 brain cells to figure what in the holy Disney movie is this chick talking about. Then… Continue reading Pocahontas and the Vaginal Swab

Working in the medical field opens the door to some of the weirdest stories and encounters with our patients. Some, a little over the top. Yet, shit happens! Some stories embarrassing as heck but to us, it's a good way to destress and have a few laughs. It was a typical day working in the… Continue reading Unusual Play Thing

I was drawing blood on a lady a few years back. When I finished and was wrapping her arm up, I asked her what color coban she wanted. She told me, "Red, because it matches my panties." I almost died laughing !! 🤣🤣🤣 Submitted by:Jules SpadoforaPhlebotomistUSA

I went to the employee restroom to pee, because someone was already using the lab restroom. When I went in, it was pretty obvious that someone had pooped in there, and the smell was just lingering. I actually had to hold my breath while peeing; and had to hurry and washed my hands as fast… Continue reading Wrongfully Accused

Another funny and memorable story from one of my many nursing home draws. I have to draw a patient in the memory wing of the nursing home next door. For those who are unfamiliar, the memory wing houses patients in need of specialized attention because of late stage dementia. I walked in, introduced myself, and… Continue reading Would You Want This?

My first year as a tech back in 1981 we had a lady bring in her stool specimen. The container was an 8 oz jelly jar filled to the top, level to the lip. On the outside she had included a pretty, decorative label that says, “From the Kitchen of (Jane Doe), Made With Love”.… Continue reading Jelly Anyone???

My patient was an old lady, maybe around 70. She came in for blood work with her 2 other lady friends, who were in the same age range.  While I was trying to find a vein, I’ve positioned the patient’s arm to where her hand was close to my crotch—of course, unintentionally. Without any hint,… Continue reading Old Habits Die Hard

As a young Medical Technologist, my job was to do the morning draws, then go back to the lab and do startup and QC on the instruments. One morning, "Harry" refused to let me draw his glucose. I thanked him and said, "No problem. Less work for me". I told the secretary he had refused… Continue reading I AM That Bitch!

I was drawing this old lady, maybe around 70ish.  As I was drawing her blood, she started asking me questions.She said, “are you single?”. And I said yes. She then said, “you are so cute! I have a grandson that would want to date you!” I wasn’t sure how to respond. I just smiled, and… Continue reading Grandma is Pimpin’