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

[taiga13.livejournal.com]

(blinks) I am a better person because you told me that. And I'm not even joking. There have only been about three human societies that practices polyandry, I'm told, all from mountainous areas with extremely high elevations which lowers sperm count.
Liver transplant does seem like the most likely reason Wilson would be having surgery. Maybe the transplant committee wouldn't approve it the regular way because the guy has cancer, so his only option is a live volunteer, and Wilson matches. With all the hype about Wilson RISKING! HIS! LIFE!, though, I still think it's possible it's something else. Maybe some radical procedure we've never even heard of before.
I expect House to accuse Wilson of doing it from guilt because he can't save his friend from cancer. I also expect certain fans to claim Wilson is a bad friend to House by risking his life because House would be all alone if Wilson died (bleh!).
I'm so looking forward to an episode about Wilson's life, I'm more interested in that than the death-defying drama. I hope Wilson comes across as a competent doctor.

[hannahrorlove.livejournal.com]

Mountainous areas, yes, although I read it was to keep the small amounts of cultivated land within single families and not split it up further.