Irreplaceable

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Lie down with your

head here, please.

Don't worry, it won't hurt.

Jean-Pierre...

Understand what I just told you?

Left temporal tumor.

Inoperable.

Sorry, I wanted to make sure

you understood.

Best-case scenario,

can I make it with chemo?

Yes.

You'll need a replacement.

Stop work

to stand a chance of beating it.

You have a spot.

Of ink or coffee, here...

'tug

mg!

Let's get undressed.

We'll take a look at you.

I told you, Mr Gaucher.

You should dress more simply

when I come.

- Hello, doctor.

- Hello.

What happened?

I got stuck

in the cattle locking yoke.

I can't bend my hand.

Turn the TV down.

Whose are the blue

and red trainers?

Enzo's.

Is he here?

I can get him.

Now the other.

All right.

Something wrong?

No, nothing serious.

I'd just like him to have

a lumbar x-ray.

There may be a slight imbalance.

My trousers too?

Don't piss me off!

Get lost!

300 liters.

Let me see...

- They billed you for 500.

- I know!

Does your gauge work?

I've no idea.

Your dad always checked

by putting

a stick in the tank.

Where's the stick?

Your tank's full

to the brim, Mum.

It's the gauge

that's not working.

I know, I'm late.

Santana...

You need to realize you'll be

living on 720 euros a month.

- How much is your rent?

- 455 euros.

- How'll you manage?

- No idea.

You won't have much left over.

Your employer may

be able to help.

You're entitled to wage benefit.

I'm making no promises...

I'll write a letter

for the local social worker.

All right.

The lady's name is...

Mrs...

Le...

bre...

ton.

Mrs Lebreton.

You'll recognize the letters?

No drawer sign...

That doesn't hurt.

That's it, right there.

The interior meniscus.

That's good.

Two more centimetres.

You're straightening up,

gaining confidence.

Good!

Stop or I'll start blubbing

like last week.

Don't worry, I have

plenty of tissues.

Undress so I can examine you.

We're going to make it.

When you're in the

midst of a depression

and you think you're worthless,

it's tough.

You're doing well.

You have projects,

your driving test...

You're looking to the future.

The pills won't cure you.

I know who'll pull you through.

You will.

Thank you, doctor.

Good bye.

Excuse me...

I'm Nathalie Delezia.

Come in.

Have a seat.

Good evening.

Let's hurry. It's 8:30 and

I just refused someone.

So, what's the problem?

Dr Nors didn't let you know?

He said you need someone

to work with you.

- You're a doctor?

- Yes.

Ever worked in a

country practice?

No.

- In town?

- At a hospital.

You've never done a replacement?

I just graduated.

Medicine is long, but you

must have redone a few years.

I started late.

I was a nurse for ten years.

Really?

After my thesis,

I worked at the Mantes ER

in the meantime.

In the meantime?

Before moving to the country.

Hospital's not my thing.

Nores told you I needed someone?

Did he say anything else?

No...

I know the area. I spent holidays

at my father's place in Thorigny.

Working here and spending

holidays isn't the same thing.

It's not?

You're an idealist, hmm?

If you say so.

Country doctor

isn't a trade you can learn.

I'm here because of a headache.

The pain began two weeks ago.

I can't remember how.

Fairly suddenly, I think.

But in the evening, I'd...

Is the pain there all day?

- The morning mostly.

- On waking.

My head aches when

I get up but...

So mostly on waking.

Is the pain on one side?

Front or back?

It depends.

It's usually at the front but...

At the front then.

Mostly at the front.

All right.

I'll examine you.

You're doing both

the questions and answers.

Wasn't she leading you, Nicolas?

What were you about to say when

she interrupted the first time?

You said,

"The pain began two weeks ago,

I don't know how,

but in the evening

I'd..."

I'd started the new treatment

for my diabetes.

I'll examine you.

A doctor interrupts a patient

every 22 seconds on average.

The secret is to let them talk.

90% of the diagnosis

is provided by the patient.

- Can I put some music on?

- No.

Go on your own.

What is it?

Mr Jallet, I'm Dr Delezia.

Where's Werner?

In consultations.

I'm doing his calls today.

Can he come tomorrow?

He trusts me, you know.

He sent me here.

I'd rather see the doctor.

Quite frankly...

I'm surprised. Jallet is

usually a nice fellow. Really.

Some people can be moody,

but him...

I don't understand.

Try it alone again.

I'll make a call and join you.

What are those ducks?

Yes, all right.

What ducks?

There!

Didn't you see them attack me?

They're not ducks,

they're ganders, male geese.

I got attacked once too.

22 stitches.

You have to humiliate them.

How do you mean?

You stuff their

beak up their ass.

It humiliates them

and they back off.

The beak up the ass.

- It's risky, but worth it.

- I get it.

What?

Why are you giving

me a hard time?

Get lost, stop pissing me off!

Get lost or I'll

have you for dinner!

That's my son's.

He's studying architecture.

He's on Von Leron's team.

He did the Madrid opera.

Know him?

No.

Medicine wasn't his thing?

Being a doctor here is 24/7.

That soon put him off.

He followed his mother to Paris.

Tomorrow,

I can do house calls

and you consultations.

But I start at 7 tomorrow.

If you want to come, you can.

All right.

See you tomorrow.

Fanny, can you move the dog

to let us in?

I'm a nurse, not a vet.

How is he today?

He hasn't eaten much.

I did the LMWH

and took a blood sample for you.

His temperature's up to 38C.

Gently.

Turn.

Sit down.

Give me that...

Do you feel all right?

- Jean-Pierre?

- Yes. How do you feel?

This is Dr Delezia.

She works with me.

Hello, sir.

He's not too hard on you?

He is, but I'm tough.

That's good.

Never give up.

That's not bad.

It's not bad.

Open wide,

show me your tongue

and that'll be all.

Very good.

Open your pretty eyes,

I still feel that

weight in my chest.

Relax.

Stay calm.

Come on...

Everything is fine.

Hi, Guy.

- How's it going?

- Okay.

He's the gloomiest

man I've ever met.

Never a smile.

Each time they need someone

to host a village event,

he volunteers.

- What do you think?

- He's a bit...

I meant the patient.

What do you say?

A nightmare. I see ten

reasons to hospitalize him.

He has peripheral

arterial disease,

untreated diabetes,

a lung infection,

an INR at 3.2...

His CBEU shows a

urinary infection...

A new antibiogram

would be a good idea.

That's good. You know a lot.

A few days in internal medicine

would help us see more clearly.

In theory, but not in this case.

Why not?

Because each time

he comes back weaker.

Worse after than before.

So I've kept him here.

It's what he wants,

to stay in his home.

So we believe and deal with it.

If he gets septicemia,

embolism or arrhythmia...

Hospitalizing him would

be much simpler.

What do you think?

- About?

- Hospitalizing him.

Why? We're doing a bad job?

No. What do you think?

- You want to hospitalize him?

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