Whether you are repulsed or fascinated, these urban legends regarding medicine and the human body will shock you and make you wonder if they could be true or not! For years and years people have been flocking to movie theatres to watch horror films that contain nothing but blood, gore, and guts.  For what reason?  Simple: it is thrilling to be scared when you know there is no real threat at all…and it can get your adrenaline pumping.  Urban legends can be strange, creepy, and even comical.  No one wants to fathom the possibility of the legend being true, but in the back of your mind it is always a possibility.  Even if the legend sounds completely absurd, at least you can get a good laugh out of it.

I have chosen to do my storybook over medical urban legends because my future aspirations are to be a member of the healthcare system. Hopefully in my career I won’t have to deal with any of these crazy stories I’m going to share, but they are still fun to read!  Even if your major isn’t in the health field I think you will find these stories are hard to resist!  Everyone should be able to relate since I am sure at one time or another you have been to the hospital or to the doctor’s office.

The human body can surprise you and I find it to be extremely interesting.  I took Cadaver Anatomy last fall and learned so many fascinating things. But, previous science classes are not required to enjoy these urban legends.  In fact, you really don’t need any background information at all. Most of the stories I have heard and will retell are about basic body parts that everyone knows (and has!).  They don’t include difficult medical jargon that can be confusing to understand.

Urban legends have been fascinating for centuries.  It is not a mystery why.  People are curious to read about the unexplainable. Like fables and many of the myths we read in class, urban legends can teach lessons about what you should and shouldn't do.  Although everyone may not enjoy this topic as much as I do, how can you resist the shock value?

And so it begins...
The narrator of this story is an OU medical student completing her residency at a hospital on the outskirts of town (aka: the middle of nowhere).  Working her third graveyard shift in a row and functioning on very little sleep, weird things are bound to happen...

The First Story
The Second Story
The Third Story