National Embarrassing Medical Moments Month
The Great Inflatable Tampon Incident of 2011
There’s humor everywhere…even in bloody medical emergencies.
In honor of “National Embarrassing Medical Moments Month,” at Doctor Funny, I’ve decided to share the tale of the night I thought I was going to die.
Warning: Not for the particularly squeamish. There’s going to be lots of blood imagery here.
I have a history of bad nosebleeds. But one night, I lost more blood than I knew a human body could carry.
Seriously, I made Carrie look anemic.
I had been sick for a few days before this harrowing event. Finals were the next week, so my blood pressure was a bit high. I was feverish and extremely congested, so I was taking both Sudafed and Advil — a horrible combination. The Sudafed dried me out to the point that my nose started bleeding and the Advil made it damn near impossible for clots to form. The result:
I created a red sea that not even Moses could split.
Thankfully, I came home from college to see my parents that weekend. My second nosebleed of the week began, so I went to the bathroom and got some tissues. It started out pretty standard…
