This isn’t your average trip to the doctor’s office! Medical sciences and knowledge is constantly evolving, but even so: some of the following stories have thrown the most trained medical professionals for a loop.

Below are 18 cringe-inducing examples of unique medical mysteries, conditions, and malpractice that will seem more fabricated fiction than truth, but rest assured: everything you’re about to read is totally true!

GLENN CARREAU | 22 Words