The interns are reviewing Patient X's test results and come to the conclusion that she is fine. Izzie gets super pissed and yells at the interns to look again because they obviously missed something. She tells the interns that Patient X has massive hallucinations about her ex-fiancee who died! She also tells them that Patient X has short blond hair and is dating Karev.
Karev updates the Major and Arizona on what he saw in the band nerd before she seized. Basically what he saw on her heart monitor, would mean that she has a heart problem, not epilepsy. To treat this, they need to shock her heart. However if Karev is wrong, shocking the heart would kill the girl. Arizona is 100% against doing this because she thinks Karev saw wrong, but the Major lets Karev make the call. But no pressure!
Izzie finds George randomly sitting on a hospital bed either doing a crossword puzzle or reading the want ads, it's hard to say. They laugh about how Yang thinks Izzie is the new George, but Izzie assures George that being like him, isn't all that bad. This act of kindness gets George's attention, and he asks Izzie about Patient X. Visibly uncomfortably, Izzie is saved by Little Grey, who has an update on Patient X. Izzie bolts leaving George to contemplate selling gold or donating plasma.
Little Grey excitedly tells Izzie that based on the results, she thinks whatever they missed, they missed because it's already in her brain. Izzie sadly says, she thinks Little Grey is right.

In stomach surgery-the sequel, The Chief and Bailey have the same argument as before, only The Chief get's all "THIS IS MY HOSPITAL, AND AS LONG AS YOU ARE UNDER MY ROOF YOU WILL DO AS I SAY" on the entire room. Bailey, who loves being reprimanded will obviously take this well. But for the time being, she avoids the landmine and does as she's told.
Before Beth the band nerd's surgery, Karev assures her she's in great hands. Arizona approaches to check one more time that Karev is sure about what he's doing. (Right in front of the patient? Nice.) Karev stands by his decision strongly. In Beth's surgery, after shocking her, there is a 30 second time frame where it looks like Karev was wrong. He is about to shock her to fix his mistake, when she comes out of it. Arizona and the Major are shocked to see that Karev was right, and now they'll be able to properly diagnose her. Karev saved he life and is completely freaked out by the thought that he was almost wrong and killed her. The Major congratulates Karev on saving her life.
In the gatric trio, the younger sister gets the update that her surgery went well and that she never had surgery. The older sister continues to encourgage the brother to go through with the surgery. I'm kind of agreeing with her dude. You were already told that you have a 3 out of 4 chance of getting the cancer...one sister had it, one sister didn't...it doesn't take a mathematician to figure out your odds. But he still declines the anal leakage operation.
Now the moment we've all been waiting for, the interns have a prognosis for Patient X. Little Grey speaks through a lot of medical mumbo jumbo, finally gets to the point. Patient X has malignant cancer that has already spread to the skin, lungs and brain. The interns all agree that she is pretty much screwed and should go ahead and enjoy her remaining days. Izzie confirms their findings and congratulates them on completing their assignment...finally. The interns, like the whiny brats they are, ask for what their prize is. I hate them. Izzie agrees with me, and says their prize is finally not screwing up and damaging their already tarnished reputation any further.
After Beth's surgery, Karev gives her the good news that she has a pace maker inside of her, but nobody has to know. And she won't continue seizing. The band mean nerds come in, not to see how she is, but to tell her that they didn't win a trophy, and think it'd be best if next year she try out for chorus. I agree, Beth's way too cute for these trolls anyways. Karev yells at the band nerds and tells them Beth is better and that none of them will ever be normal because their all band freaks. The trolls stalk off and Karev gives Beth a little wink. Pretty much guaranteeing that for the rest of Beth's life she'll continue to form crushes on Doctors and not know why.
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Comments (6)
I don't understand the Chief's looking at pediatric SURGERY as being a "soft" choice. It's still all the same surgeries, just on smaller people. And it often hurts more if they die. It just seems like a bad attempt to make the Chief seem like a jerk.
And I'm still not buying Torres as a lesbian. Yang I could believe....but not Callie, especially after the scenes with Sloane.
1 of 6 | Posted by cattyfan | Posted on March 19, 2009 12:24 PM
Not to be a brat, TWSS, but you left out the part where Yang & Izzie are in the Tornado Room and supposedly Izzie tells Yang she's Patient X.
I wish I had that vent in my house - it just looks fun!
Great recap!
2 of 6 | Posted by lexxi1129 | Posted on March 19, 2009 2:02 PM
I haven't read the recap yet...but did you skip an episode?
3 of 6 | Posted by winks523 | Posted on March 20, 2009 10:01 AM
great recap as alway TWSS
4 of 6 | Posted by jamz | Posted on March 20, 2009 10:21 AM
Fabulous recap, TWSS!
I am really starting to appreciate and love Yang. She is fierce.
I don't why Derek just suddenly realized that he loses more patients than he saves. That is always true of neurosurgeons. They are more than aware of this when they decide to specialize in the field.
I guess he just thought that his godlike skills would make him different. He sure has been an asshole this season. First he is obnoxious and condescending to Meredith (who I don't even like) and now he's a whiny baby.
5 of 6 | Posted by pixielated | Posted on March 21, 2009 6:20 PM
Great recap TWSS! I sort of stopped watching the show after Iz started having fantastic phantasmal sex.
Poor Izzie! If I were her, I'd head over to House's hospital, STAT, and have him take a gander. Over there, they are less concerned with breaking penises during illict sex in the breakroom, and more concerned with solving whatever trauma the Victim Of The Week has.
Sure, they will misdiagnose you at least five times, but in the end, House will wake up from his Vicodin stupor and discover it wasn't melanoma spread to every conceivable part of the body, merely the Mystery Meat that you ate in the hospital cafeteria that Wednesday a few weeks back when you forgot to brown bag it because you were too busy trying to decide whether to sleep with your dead boyfriend or live boyfriend. The MM took root in your stomach lining. Easily removed, bada bing, bada bang, all healed. :)
P.S.: Seriously, hospital food sucks. I swear it is made to make you worse so you spend another couple hundred on having them bring you Tums (with one Tums equaling about $75 a pop).
6 of 6 | Posted by jennaboa | Posted on March 22, 2009 11:36 AM