The Doctor Page #3

- "We"?

- Mm-hmm.

'We" don't have it, Anne!

"We" don't have it!

It's not a team game.

OK.

Why don't you come to bed?

I have a biopsy tomorrow.

It's a laryngeal tumor.

Oh, God.

A doctor tells this man,

"You have a growth."

Man says, "I demand a second opinion."

Doctor says, "OK... and... you're ugly."

Oh, sweetheart.

Oh, baby...

What am I doing sitting here

like one of the herd?

- Name?

- Dr. MacKee.

- First name?

- Jack.

I've been an attending surgeon

on the staff of this hospital for 11 years.

Then you should know

all about filling in forms.

We've been sitting here for 30 minutes.

Why didn't she give us these

when we first arrived?

She should have.

MacKee!

- MacKee!

- Yeah.

- Go home, Anne.

- No, I'll wait.

- Really, it's no big deal.

- But I want to...

I'll call when I can manage a croak.

OK.

MacKee.

- I don't need a wheelchair.

- You have to sit in the chair.

Listen. I know you. I'm Dr. MacKee.

I don't need a chair.

I'm perfectly capable of walking.

Please sit in the chair, Doctor.

If you fall over, the hospital is liable.

I don't fall over in hospitals.

I know that Dr. Abbott

has been a little delayed.

But we'd like you to undress, please.

Put on the gown you'll find on the bed.

They'll be down for you shortly.

There's been a mistake.

This isn't a private room.

Yes, I'm afraid we don't have

any private rooms just at the moment.

- I'm not about to share a room.

- We don't have any private rooms.

I understand Dr. Abbott felt

this biopsy was urgent.

Hey!

- Hey.

- Don't let her rattle you.

They want your bare butt hanging out

just so you don't get up

and bother them.

I'm Ralph. My bowels are all

screwed up. What are you in for?

Jack MacKee. Throat.

What, your tongue,

your voice box, your tonsils?

There's a lot of software in there.

- Voice box.

- Oh, you poor bastard.

Your first time under the knife?

I bet you feel like you don't know

what's going on? Am I right?

Well, don't worry.

They don't know, either.

My doctor, the son of a b*tch,

half the time he's lying to me.

And I can tell. I'm a cop.

What's your line?

I'm a doctor.

They're gonna cut you, doc?

Yeah.

Hey, Jack. How's it hanging?

Don't tell me, I can see for myself.

Hi. What's going on here?

The Ritz was full.

- What time are they doing you?

- When Madame shows up.

I spoke to her lawyer. He's very bullish.

He says you're the expert, so we need

you on the witness stand, OK?

- Don't go shuffling off to Buffalo just yet.

- But after that...

Sure, after that, do what you like.

I couldn't care less.

You OK?

You want me to go in with you?

I want you to go in instead of me.

- I did your bypass. Very clean.

- Great.

- I even played your closing music.

- Did Nancy sing?

- No, Nancy did not sing.

- That's good.

Yeah, it's this one.

She's never

gonna come back 100%.

I know.

Do you suppose you could get me

a thinner sheet?

I'm not sure everyone

can see through this one.

It must be some sort of a shunt.

What do you think

of those blood gasses?

- She's hypoxic.

- I know.

But I saw the chest today

and the atelectasis is almost gone.

There's something else going on.

Does she have a murmur? You could be

dealing with an Eisenmenger Syndrome.

Yes, it talks! Amazing!

I have the radiographic video.

You wanna take a look at it?

- Yeah.

- Who's the internist?

Oh, hey, hey, Barry,

I've been looking for you.

- So?

- I was late. It was very late.

Good morning.

Everything all right there?

- Now you're gonna feel a little prick.

- Please, Doctor, we've only just met.

Looks like a sweet dream.

Huh? Now, just keep dreaming.

Don't wake up.

There's no need for you

to wake up, OK? Keep dreaming.

We're just gonna roll you over

on your side. Come on.

Help me out. Help me out. Help me out.

Nice. You just stay there for me.

Hey! Mr. Brown, relax.

Mr. Brown, relax, man.

Hey, hey! Just relax, don't strain.

Keep dreaming.

Mr. Brown, you know you're scheduled

for a barium enema.

Relax. It's just an enema! Now breathe.

Just tell Mr. Jaconelli

Dr. MacKee's wife called

and that I expect him to get back

to me personally about this, OK?

Right. Thank you.

I'm Leslie Abbott.

Jack? Jack, honey. Dr. Abbott's here.

Hi.

I'm sorry. I understand

there was some confusion

regarding beds and procedures.

Yeah.

I hope you biopsied my throat

and not my colon.

I'm sorry.

So, did Path throw the I Ching?

The tumor is malignant.

The tumor is malignant.

It's a T-2 lesion.

You're welcome to a second opinion.

No. One enema's enough for any tumor.

- How will you treat it?

- I'm recommending radiation therapy.

I want it cut out.

Radiation will reduce the mass

for this kind of tumor,

and we got a high cure rate.

80% or better.

And if I have to cut,

I risk losing the voice.

- Do you know a good radiation man?

- Clark Kent.

Charlie Reed is terrific.

You could meet with him, get an MR

and they could start fitting you

for treatment as of tomorrow.

What time tomorrow?

I have open heart scheduled

for tomorrow.

Dr. MacKee... you've got cancer.

Tomorrow's great. Thanks.

I've signed you out. I think you're gonna

be more comfortable in your own bed.

And you shouldn't be talking.

OK, we'll see you later.

- I can do it.

- OK.

Honey, listen, just...

bring the car around, OK?

OK.

Dr. MacKee?

I just heard. Did they get

the biopsy results back yet?

Yeah. It's positive.

How'd you hear?

Did they post it in the men's room?

No.

Come on, I'll walk down with you.

I'm fine, thank you. I'll be just fine.

I feel like having a cigarette.

I have a tumor, my throat feels

like sh*t, and I want a cigarette.

Yeah.

We should have come

in the red lobster.

This car always makes you depressed.

We're laughing. They cut my throat

and we're laughing. Can you believe it?

I couldn't bear it if...

Better.

Not better.

We'll strip it down

on the weekend. Nicky?

- Max is waiting.

- Yeah.

Your mother told you

I had a test yesterday?

Yeah.

Well, it turns out I've got a growth,

a lesion in my throat which is...

not great.

But it's the kind of tumor

which responds well to radiation,

which is great. Which is...

It... it's pretty great.

- Dad, I gotta go.

- OK.

This MRI examination

takes about 40 minutes.

And it's very important that you don't

move at all during that time.

- Are you claustrophobic?

- Only in cramped spaces.

I just filled in all these forms.

I don't get this.

Why don't you get this stuff from

Radiology? It's 50 feet down the hall.

I know. I'm sorry.

It's the same for everybody.

- We have to have our own records.

- Yeah, but...

- Hi.

- Great hat.

- Thanks.

- Hello. Radiation Therapy,

Laurie speaking. No. Yes.

Yes.

Wait till you see the disclaimer

forms. They deliver them in a truck.

- Uh-huh. Let me have a look.

- Um...

I'll be right with you.

Let me call you back once I've located it.

Well, you know, busy. Yeah.

What seems to be the problem?

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