Spoiler & speculation for House next week

[deelaundry]

Speculation for ep 5-10 and after: I think Wilson is going to undergo Living Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT) to save the POTW. "The donor's liver will regenerate approaching 100% function within 4–6 weeks and will almost reach full volumetric size with recapitulation of the normal structure soon thereafter," says Wikipedia, so the House team will use the six-week hiatus to be able to totally skip the "Wilson recovering" stage and the first ep in January will have him back to normal (or almost normal).

And for those concerned that RSL might use this to seek a permanent path back to full-time Broadway: "Death after LDLT has been reported at 0% (Japan), 0.3% (USA) and <1% (Europe), with risks likely to improve further as surgeons gain more experience in this procedure."

Your thoughts?

In unrelated news, who's going to buy Wilson the Mangroomer for Xmas?

Comments

[magie-05.livejournal.com]

I thought maybe House would come up with a last-minute alternative diagnosis/treatment for the patient like RIGHT before they cut into Wilson or something, cue big dramatic surgery-interrupting scene :) Maybe even figure out that Wilson's old friend is terminal with some other disease, idk. I sort of hope that doesn't happen, 'cause...<3 Wilson <3

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

House does love to interrupt surgeries! Heh.

Actually, the first thing I thought when I saw the promo was of course the POTW has a loving and devoted woman plastered to his side, because otherwise there'd be too much speculation about what kind of "friends" Wilson was with him.

And of course I'm going to speculate anyway.

<3 Wilson <3

<3 you <3

How you doing?

[nightdog-barks.livejournal.com]

I agree on the LDLT, and that House will stay away from the surgery until the very last moment, when he will rap on the OR window from the balcony as Wilson is about to be put under, and Wilson will look up and see him. And that will be the fade-to-black shot, of House standing and watching.

Or ... not. *g*

I hope they address Wilson's recovery, but you may be right about the six-week break thing. Bleh.

ETA that oh my God I am so sorry I looked at the Mangroomer. Yikes.

[blackmare.livejournal.com]

They skipped House's recovery after he was shot, so skipping Wilson's recovery would be par for the course for this show.

It would be wonderful if the last thing Wilson saw going under, and the first thing he saw when he woke again, was House. Be interesting to see what House really does, because I can imagine it going either way. He could be scared enough to be compelled to run away (see: Euphoria), or he could be scared enough to be compelled to be there, to keep an eye on Wilson in the belief that if anything does begin to go south, he'll catch it before the surgeons will.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

They do love to use hiatuses to avoid us getting to see men caring for each other. Heh.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for this being a good episode. RSL said we get to see him do work that isn't paperwork or dealing with House! EEEEEEEEEE.

[perspi.livejournal.com]

OH GOD IF ONLY WE COULD BE THE CREATIVE TEAM IN CHARGE.

...oh, wait.

[blackmare.livejournal.com]

Until yesterday, I had no idea that the liver would regrow itself after half of it was removed. That's just astounding.

Having learned that, I felt better about what Wilson intends to do, and I hope it works and he can save his old friend. Even if I'm somewhat annoyed at the *POOF* sudden appearance of someone Wilson's known long enough and cares for enough to do such a thing. Wilson's already a wreck; he needs not to lose anyone else just now.

As for the Mangroomer, Wilson doesn't need it; no back hair. Maybe poor Taub ...?

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Wilson's sideburns weren't really uneven in yesterday's episode either. ;D

I knew liver would re-grow, but I didn't realize how much of the donor organ could be taken. Up to 70%! Wow.

I would have been astounded by the *poof* friend if in "Wilson's Heart" there hadn't been the miraculously appearing friends with dogs that could've given Amber a tick. Those were more shocking to me -- I don't know why.

[hannahrorlove.livejournal.com]

Livers are pretty crazy organs. The polar bear's liver has so much vitamin A it's actually toxic for humans, so it's not eaten by the Inuit.

Do you think if they go the surgery route we'll see RSL's naked chest? Is that too much to hope for?

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

RSL has very clearly avoided showing us his chest in other episodes, so I'm betting he'll avoid it again here. Unfortunately.

[aileb42.livejournal.com]

I started to think that House would magically come up with another diagnosises, and Wilson won't have the surgery, but now I don't think that will be the case, I think Wilson will have the surgery.

I guess his friend will live, if he dies despite the operation that might be too much ansgst even for House. Although 11 is supposed to be an incredible H/W episode, so maybe.

And yeah, House will definitely show up before the surgery for an awesome, close to "I luv you" scene. :)

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

I hope, hope, hope his friend lives. If not... eek, that's a lot of loss for Wilson in the past three years.

[srsly-yes.livejournal.com]

Love the idea of Wilson doing something as impulsive and generous as donating part of his liver. I'm also hoping House reneges and hovers a little at Wilson’s side without ever once suggesting Wilson apologize for suggesting DBS.

Did wonder if House comes up with a last minute diagnosis that halts the surgery, but the 6x11 spoiler about → ←seems to refute this. Possibly, the six week hiatus will not be real time. *prays to the sick!Wilson god*

My only other question: does this mean House loses the bet and the patient doesn’t have cancer? That’s why he is a suitable candidate for a liver donation?

[blackmare.livejournal.com]

The stuff I read last night indicated that one of the situations in which live donor transplants are most useful is in patients who do have cancer -- in their livers. Because that way the cancer can be removed very quickly, before it spreads to the rest of the body. Whereas being on the waiting list for a cadaver transplant, well, by the time they get one the cancer's likely to have killed the patient anyway.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

I'm also hoping House reneges and hovers a little at Wilson’s side without ever once suggesting Wilson apologize for suggesting DBS.

From your lips to their ears!

I actually thought of a way that they could bring DBS up and have Wilson apologize -- if Wilson didn't realize House was doing it for Wilson. If Wilson thought it was another example of House going all out, being reckless, for a patient's sake, instead of for a best friend's sake. ♥ But I'm betting DBS will never come up.

[bery26.livejournal.com]

I have no idea how risky the transplant you're talking about is (numbers don't tell me much if I don't have others to compare), but it sounds like it's gonna be a pretty risky transplant for Wilson, otherwise House wouldn't react like he does on the promo (or at least what I heard from it, FUCKING SHIT IS STILL NOT ONLINE >:[ ).

But I have not the tiniest doubt that Wilson will live, otherwise the spoilers for episode 12 about House and Wilson going after the same woman sound VERY weird xD

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Is the "going after the same woman" in Episode 12, or 11? I'm hoping she mistakes their flirting for being nice, because after all, they're the cute couple who moved into her neighborhood. :D

[blackmare.livejournal.com]

I think that, on this show, everything is either way riskier or way safer than it is in reality.

How risky it actually is, is one thing; how House will react to that risk is quite another. We know how paranoid he gets.

[nightdog-barks.livejournal.com]

From the sites I was looking at last night (in the U.S., this procedure seems to be mostly performed at teaching hospitals, go figure), it is definitely a major operation. The donor is on the table for about six hours, then in the ICU for twenty-four. The total hospital stay is about a week, and total recovery takes about a month.

So it's not a walk in the park. But we'll see how the show treats it. *g*

[blackmare.livejournal.com]

Wow. I googled "liver transplant scar" and ... wow.

It basically looks like the patient (both donor and recipient) got field-dressed.

[perspi.livejournal.com]

OH HOLY COW MARE WHY DID YOU MAKE ME WHYYYYY.

[photoash.livejournal.com]

wow I didn't even think of that but I bet you are right! I finally got the watch last nights episode tonight and see some previews -- I haven't seen the global one do you have a link?

heh he doesn't need a mangroommer :D of course house helps him shave all over XD!

[daisylily.livejournal.com]

I think you're right :D

Also, because I couldn't see the E!Online version at work, I found it on YouTube first and was all confused by it being backwards, but now I've seen it properly.

I can't wait for the angsting XD

[taiga13.livejournal.com]

Are we going to see anything from House's perspective, I wonder? Because it occurs to me that it would be IC for House to confront this PotW about making Wilson undergo this dangerous surgery...

[hibernia1.livejournal.com]

House will buy him the Mangroomer for Xmas yay!!