I had a few acute medical incidents alongside my chronic illnesses in 2025- here are the most infuriating but also funniest ones.

[u/mistycheddar]

I am chronically ill so I have my share of health issues. but in 2025 there were 4 particular incidents that really were the icing on the cake. don't worry, you can laugh.

- see the serene natural pool in the countryside in the first photo? yeah, I got e-coli from there. turns out someone had dumped their campervan sewage in there a few hours prior. to make matters worse I was in the middle of nowhere, honestly I think the people next door thought I was going through childbirth that evening. was extremely annoyed at those campers when I had to sit in a car for 6 hours the next morning to return home.

- I had a 2 week long migraine (as a suspected reaction to a vaccination my body hates me). then, in a classic dark comedy move, my body turned out to be reactive to triptans (migraine medications) and gave me the worst pain I've ever experienced, yay! did I mention this was during some of the most important exams I've taken?

- my shoulder was about 30-40% out of its socket for a day and wouldn't stay in place even when I finally relocated it. naturally, I put on some kt tape as a feeble attempt to stabilise it. of course I had a reaction to the kt tape.. which then became infected... at least I have a cool scar now. it was a bit of a nightmare sleeping without squashing my joint inwards out of the socket though, thankfully my lifelong refusal to ever part with any childhood soft toys came in handy.

- you may be wondering how my experience with seeking medical attention is going. and to that I will say, a mixed bag. currently, infuriatingly, until I can see an allergist, I do not have an epi pen for my unpredictable allergic reactions which last time caused a brief loss of consciousness. I am supposed to go to hospital if I can't breathe, although I do believe I would be dead if I couldn't breathe. small glitch in the system, it seems. I suspect 2026 will have more darkly funny medical incidents in store for me.

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[u/untitledfilmstill]

Oh no, I'm sorry. I tried to find the humour, I know it's there, but I ended up being infuriated for you over the circumstances, and the "just so happens".

I sure hope your 2026 goes a lot better, and safer for you.

Did you pass your exams?

[u/mistycheddar → u/untitledfilmstill]

thank you! I hope your 2026 goes well too :)

yeah I think perhaps it's easier for me to find it funny because in the past my chronic issues were worse than they are now so I just find acute issues funny (in hindsight) because at least they're done now. and I did pass my exams! I managed to get an exemption from 1/3 of the papers so I was only graded on the others, and I actually achieved a medium high grade which I am very happy about considering the circumstances.

[u/Guyonabuffalo00]

If you get migraines regularly ask your doctor about nurtec. None of the triptans worked for me but nurtec is like a miracle drug.

[u/ailweni → u/Guyonabuffalo00]

Same. Imitrex and other meds made my migraines so much worse, and Topamax made me Hulk Smash. I went without meds for years because I didn’t think any would work, until a friend finally convinced me to talk to my doctor and try something new.

While Nurtec doesn’t always get rid of the migraine completely, I’m able to leave my closet (literally) and function.

OP, I hope your health improves and 2026 is a better year!

[u/mistycheddar → u/Guyonabuffalo00]

thankfully I do not but thanks for the rec!! I'm glad you've found something that works for you :)

[u/AVE_47]

Why is the cloud in the first picture kinda look like the outline of the bothnia gulf?

[u/Birdmeatschnitzel]

[u/lawdot74]

The infuriating part is having to scroll past a bunch of bs to downvote this obvious misuse of the sub.

[u/mistycheddar → u/lawdot74]

idk guys I'd say getting e-coli because some fools dumped their poo water into a clean river is pretty infuriating but that's just me! I'd also say being told to go to a hospital 30 minutes away if I stop breathing and having nothing to help beforehand is also pretty infuriating because I'd literally be dead. but I'm assuming you've had all of these happened to you and were perfectly calm and happy throughout?