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48. Yes, three years ago in Cancun. It was lovely.
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54. Pain shot right down through my legs.
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72. your butt lift, tummy tuck, lipo, and breast augmentation
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74. But I need to remove this one and clean the area
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118. You just trying to screw with my head,
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125. True, although you're not high on my list of threats.
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126. This would be a much bigger benefit for you.
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127. Look, I fought to stay here.
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136. The mass is compressing the healthy cord,
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140. but I am fairly confident
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141. that if we removed it that could change.
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142. You may be able to walk again.
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143. We were able to clean out the infection
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144. and swap in a new implant. I am very pleased.
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146. I love it, and you are going to look great at the beach.
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147. Wailea?
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148. We went there on our honeymoon.
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149. Thank you.
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150. Ooh.
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152. Oh, I'm so relieved.
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153. Satisfied customers.
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154. This is why cosmetics is the most fun specialty.
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155. Now, we're gonna monitor you closely.
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156. There is a risk the infection could have seeded to other implants.
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157. Keep me posted.
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158. Yes, Chief.
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161. I'm gonna take Cora dancing.
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162. She's a great dancer.
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163. Oh, no.
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165. No offense. It's my rule.
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172. you will likely be very bad.
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173. You know what the worst part is?
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174. It isn't being in the chair.
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175. It's that people see the chair first.
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176. They don't see me.
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178. Why would I know what you're talking about?
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182. no one believed in you. They didn't know me.
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183. They didn't know that I was going to make a good surgeon.
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188. It's implied they're competent.
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189. We waste our time and energy trying to prove that we belong.
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190. I'm fine.
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191. She's just being thorough, honey.
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192. You've been over my body three times.
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200. Dr. Andrews needs to have a look at this.
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201. This varicocele is raising testicular temperature
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202. and causing your sperm count to be low.
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203. Surgically, I go in, ligate the varicocele
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204. and re-check your numbers in a few weeks.
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205. It's done under a local,
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207. There's a risk of low testosterone and impotence,
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208. but recovery time's usually a week at most.
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209. So, I could have kids, I just might not be able to make them?
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210. As I said, it's low risk.
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212. Well, you're obligated to inform me because it's a risk.
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213. It's an unlikely complication, but, yes, it happens.
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214. It's outpatient.
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216. What I see here is a chance to fix a problem.
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220. Sure, they come in because they want kids,
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226. DR. Much smaller.
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228. because the pain and weakness brings the patient into the E.R. fast.
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231. And it's wrapped around the spinal cord tightly and fused with the dura.
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232. Can we get a fiber-optic laser and take it out in segments?
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233. No, I don't think so.
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235. But I do think that we can dissect along the subarachnoid plane
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238. That's an extension of the mass.
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239. Mmm, no. It's the medullary pyramids.
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240. No. It's an extension of the mass.
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242. Murphy's right.
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246. DR. Nice work.
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247. Most first-year residents would have missed this.
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254. No, no, no, you... You can't do that.
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286. It'll work.
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290. So, then, you would just leave the cyst in him?
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291. Other than the pain, it's not harming Hunter.
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292. It's stabilized now and done growing.
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343. You'd be under anesthesia for nine hours,
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353. Well, this way you won't have to do those things anymore.
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462. But you do it anyway,
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463. you know, to make yourself better,
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464. to make the world better,
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465. sometimes just to have fun.
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466. Sometimes to go to a carnival.
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467. Kenny's not your friend.
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468. He's using you.
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469. I... don't think so.
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470. We have fun.
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471. He's got a rap sheet.
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472. Mostly misdemeanors,
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473. but there's a couple felony theft cases
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474. that were bargained down.
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475. Wait, you ran a background check on Kenny?
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476. Well, you start by talking, I start by gathering evidence.
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477. I'll forward it to you.
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478. In my experience, there are only two reasons
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479. why a married person has this kind of cosmetic surgery.
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480. Either you're halfway out the door or she is.
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481. Emma loves me.
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482. That's what I figured.
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483. The antibiotics aren't working,
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484. so your wife is going to die
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485. unless you get in there and you convince her
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486. that she doesn't need any of this cosmetic surgery
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487. because you are a faithful, loving husband.
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488. How's the pain?
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489. You know, I think the adrenaline
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490. of actually doing this is helping.
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491. It's the oxycodone.
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492. That's good.
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493. I'm glad you came back.
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494. I never left.
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495. I don't want to do this without you.
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496. I don't want to do anything without you.
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497. If you can walk,
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498. you'll be different.
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499. You won't need me anymore.
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500. You think I married you 'cause I was having trouble hanging clothes in my closet?
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501. You're my girl.
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502. I will always need you.
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503. Even if I could fly,
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504. who's gonna remind me to call my mom on her birthday?
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505. Or to floss? God, I hate flossing.
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506. Who's gonna remind me to be a better person?
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507. Who's gonna hold my hand when I'm scared?
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508. That was nice.
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509. You have to have the surgery.
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510. You were distant before.
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511. Since the surgery, you can't get enough of me.
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512. It worked. You're happy, I'm happy.
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513. I love you. I always have loved you.
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514. I always will. You stopped loving me.
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515. No. Never.
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516. If you were in love with me, you never would've cheated on me.
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517. Barry,
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518. please, no more lies.
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519. You were never home. We never talked.
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520. You were never there.
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521. There was never another woman.
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522. I was gambling... A lot.
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523. I did it because I was ashamed of the man that I'd become.
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524. When we got married, I promised you the world,
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525. and instead I gave you a mediocre life.
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526. When I was up, it made me feel like a winner.
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527. And I was too embarrassed to let you see me like that, so I hid it from you.
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528. She's gonna do the surgery.
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529. Thank you.
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530. Andrews needs an O.R. for Emma Newton.
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531. Claire, you're beautiful, smart, and very good at your job.
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532. Thank you, Shaun. That's a very sweet thing to say.
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533. Would you ever date someone with a disability?
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534. Yeah, sure.
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535. You could choose the ideal mate, Claire.
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536. Why would you want the unnecessary burden?
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537. Everyone is dealing with something.
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538. We just have to love other people for who they are
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539. and hope they love us, too.
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540. O.R. 1's prepped for Hunter.
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541. I'll join you in a minute.
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542. So, what changed her mind?
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543. Jared did.
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544. Morgan, you're my first assist.
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545. Make the call.
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546. Thanks.
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547. This is as far as you can go.
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548. Nurse Matthews will take you to the waiting room.
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549. Okay.
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550. Can I, uh... Can I give him a kiss?
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551. Of course.
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552. I can't do this.
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553. Yes, you can.
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554. This is what you do in a relationship, right?
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555. You take chances, together.
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556. Okay.
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557. That's a large tissue defect in the left breast.
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558. DR. If we'd been in here six hours ago,
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559. I could have salvaged more underlying muscle tissue.
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560. I'm noticing her heart rate jump.
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561. You seeing that, JL?
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562. I am now.
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563. DR.How's her surgical sites?
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564. I'm not seeing any bleeding.
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565. Morgan, what about your side?
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566. Everything looks good here.
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567. Maybe the anesthesia's light?
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568. Nope. No, something's definitely happening.
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569. DR. Jared's right.
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570. DR. Suction, Claire.
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571. Give me a 25 on a 130.
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572. All right, Murphy, I want you to cut right under my forceps
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573. very carefully.
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574. Section's cut.
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575. DR.How are the motor evoked potentials?
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576. Signal's coming through, spinal cord's functioning normally.
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577. DR. The mass has fully encased the medullary cord.
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578. Give me the ferromagnetic wand.
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579. I can't get the caudal end clear of the underlying cord.
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580. Got a big drop in potentials.
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581. We are compressing his brainstem.
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582. DR. What's his pressure?
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583. Mean arterial pressure's 70.
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584. I got nothing now.
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585. DR. Push IV fluids. Keep that MAP above 90.
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586. Hunter's going into neurogenic shock.
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587. We need to stop the surgery.
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588. DR.I'm almost there. 20 seconds.
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589. Pressure's 60. Push vasopressors.
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590. DR. The last piece is right there.
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591. It's probably edema. Push 100 of dexamethasone.
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592. Still nothing.
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593. He's dying.
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594. DR.It's one damn centimeter of tissue.
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595. All clear.
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596. That's her second dose of amiodarone. She's not responding.
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597. DR. She's thrown her septic embolism.
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598. I'm cracking her chest.
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599. Ten joules. Clear.
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600. DR. Again.
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601. Clear.
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602. DR. Starting cardiac massage.
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603. It's time to call it.
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604. - Time of death,- 23.
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605. DR. Welcome back, Hunter.
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606. The mass was tightly adhered in some spots,
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607. so we're not exactly sure what to expect moving forward. But the cord looked healthy.
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608. We're gonna be bringing in several specialists to work with you.
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609. The first will be a neurophysiatrist...
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610. Thank you. Thank you.
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611. Thank you. I'm grateful to all of you.
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612. Would you mind if we talked about the rest of this later?
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613. I just want to sit with my wife.
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614. Thank you.
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615. Hey. Hey. Hey.
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616. I met a couple today that lost their way.
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617. They loved each other,
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618. but by the time they remembered what really mattered,
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619. it was too late.
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620. I don't want us to be like them.
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621. I want to be fully committed to you.
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622. I love you, too.
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623. There's a surgery I could have that should make me fertile,
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624. but there's a risk of impotency.
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625. What do you want to do?
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626. I want to give you what you want,
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627. what we want, a family.
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628. We are a family.
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629. Yes, I want children,
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630. and there are many ways to do that,
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631. which we'll explore together.
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632. But I draw the line at anything that risks our sex life.
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633. It's just one night a week,
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634. but I think this could be my big break, you know?
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635. Well, you always had a beautiful voice.
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636. Well, everyone's got one thing, right?
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637. But enough about me. I want to hear about you.
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638. Do you have a man?
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639. I did.
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640. Pretty young thing should have plenty of choices.
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641. Hmm, I'm not looking to complicate my life right now.
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642. Hmm.
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643. Still looking after everyone else but yourself,
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644. like you did for me.
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645. You know, I know brag to everyone.
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646. "My baby. She's a surgeon."
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647. Surgical resident.
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648. Right, sorry.
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649. You like it?
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650. I love it.
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651. Where are you staying? You're... Are you in town for a while?
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652. Yeah.
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653. I'd like to be closer to you.
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654. I found a place.
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655. You'd like it,
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656. but I just need to put up first and last.
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657. I'll pay you back.
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658. How much do you need?
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659. $2,500.
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660. Plus I have to get furniture and, you know, all of that.
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661. I thought maybe you could help me pick that stuff out.
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662. You've always been so good at that.
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663. I really appreciate it. I'm good for it.
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664. Uh, Celeste isn't coming. She broke up with me.
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665. I hate her.
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666. But I'm not gonna let that ruin our night.
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667. That's what friends are for.
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668. They got each other's backs, rain or shine.
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669. By the by, I found a $20 in your battery drawer,
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670. so I got us Chinese food.
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671. Don't thank me. I don't like Chinese food.
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672. Aw, come on now.
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673. Trust me, everybody likes Ma Jong's Kung Pao.
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674. There you go.
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675. I'm pretty torn up about that Celeste thing. She was a real keeper.
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676. You said you hated Celeste.
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677. I do. I... I hate her 'cause...
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678. I don't know... I kind of love her.
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679. This tastes terrible.
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680. Okay, then he hates Chinese food.
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681. More for me.
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682. Plain white rice?
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683. Oh, uh, I got a gaming console,
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684. and I hooked it up to your bad boy over there.
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685. We can play some Mortal Kombat.
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686. Come on.
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687. We doing this or what?
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688. It sounds fun.
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689. Yeah, there you go.
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690. This one's you.
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691. That's you on the left right there.
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692. Okay. Yeah.
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693. You got four arms, but you're naked, so here we go.
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694. I gave you a pneumothorax.
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695. Ah, I didn't realize how bloody this game was.
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696. Ooh, a fireball. I got you there.
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697. Have you played this before?
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698. That looks like a spinal fracture.
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699. Yeah, I'd say... I'd say there's a huge fracture there.
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