THREE STORIES | Doctor Reacts to House, MD | Season 1 Episode 21

What happened to House? Watch his captivating lecture with me!

Explore the captivating world of 'House, MD' alongside me as we unravel the complexities of one of its most iconic episodes, 'Three Stories.' With my background as a doctor, I'll offer a fresh perspective, delving into the clinical cases, diagnostic challenges, and ethical dilemmas that drive this intense narrative. Get ready for a thought-provoking journey through the heart of medical drama.

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[tims]

One of my favourite details about this episode, is how the lecture room went from being just the compulsory students, to slowly filling up through out the episode, until it finished and it was overflowing with people hanging out in the aisles/doorways.

[EricBarkman]

An interesting thing that we get hints of in later episodes that deal with House's past is the fact that prior to this he was a fairly athletic person, and specifically he was big into running. So after his brain (for puzzle solving), his legs were the next most important parts of him to himself, which adds even more reason to why he was so insistent on not having one of them amputated, even at major risk to his life. The irony of course being that he could have then got a prosthetic and still been able to run, but instead he's now in a situation where he still has both legs, but one is in too much pain for him to be able to run.

[tyrant-den]

The reveal that it's House's story is one of my favorite reveals in TV history.

[djremedy]

"But we also know that House has gone on to live a pretty happy life..."

True or false, this have me a chuckle

[granadosvm]

The drama of this episode becomes more interesting when the patient is revealed to be House, but I find the way House decides to teach about diagnostics very smart.
Three real case patients, each one of them with leg pain, in one case doctors try to do too much (because Cameron always wants to fix everyone's heart), other one is receiving the wrong treatment, because he is not upfront with the cause, and one more that is not receiving proper treatment on time because the cause is not evident right away.
I think the way House presents this lecture is brilliant and if students are smart, they will keep several lessons in their head.

I saw another MD reacting to this episode, and he was very critical of the scene where House says "eeeh! the patient's dead" and when the students say they didn't have enough time to run any tests, House responds "you had time to examine his leg". That other reactor said something about protocols and sequences, and how doctors in real life are told to examine the patient first... But last time I had to take my son to the ER with an injured knee, the doctor was in the room for less than 15 seconds, talked to me, asked my son where it hurts (he is autistic and could not describe in detail, just signaled the genera area of the knee) indicated the staff to take x-ray and to give him ibuprofen. Didn't inspect the knee, didn't look for signs of damaged ligaments like loose mobility of the joint, after the x-rays showed nothing broken or dislocated, he said "it's just a sprain, take him home, give him some ibuprofen for the pain and use ice. Maybe follow-up with an orthopedist."
After about a month of dealing with the insurance, we got the appointment with the orthopedist, and MRI, and a diagnostic of torn ligament, torn tendon and fractured meniscus. My son had to wait about six weeks to start treatment (physical therapy) not knowing at that point if he was even going to require surgery, so yes, there are doctors who will not even look at the leg.

[ironyage]

My dad was a surgeon, and he used to say, “I don’t have a crystal ball!” I understood what he meant after this episode.

[cosmicgoblin]

my brother just recently pointed out that House is suppose to be Sherlock Holmes but if he went into medicine instead, Wilson is also his Watson, and now I can't un-see it and it makes everything make way more sense once you figure out who everybody is suppose to be

[NdranC]

I like how you know how to play ball with the premise of some of these shows. We know that house is filled with inaccuracies but you are able to not let those bother you and still engage with the "what if" scenario and explore it in a fun way. Thank you.

[danterengiil]

No one ever talks about how the three variations of leg pain endings: saved the leg, amputation and house 😢

[hiccuphufflepuff]

Imagine being that other doctor who can't figure out why he keeps getting sick all the time, and you get the message:
"House covered your lecture today and by the way he diagnosed you with lead poisoning, you should stop using that mug."😆

[PaperbackWizard]

I've watched this episode a number of times, but I still get teary-eyed listening to House and Stacy argue about cutting off his leg. It's such a powerful scene.

[jstraight]

9:44 I know I'm a rare exception, but this is how I'd need to be told I'm dying. I overthink everything and every second you delay those words is false hope. I need a fast and direct statement with no wiggle room or ambiguity.

[OtakuJuanma]

I love that at first he has five to ten students, but on each panning shot the number seems to double.
Every doctor in that hospiral is like "ok it'sy break, time to go hom-... House is goving a lecture!??!?! Count me in!" Because they know he's an amazing doctor, but they'd never want to actually deal with him.

[UpLateGeek]

I remember the first time I watched this episode. Being someone who lives with chronic pain, the revelation that this was House's story hit me unexpectedly hard.

[houdinjeff]

The snake venom volume thing seems to catch a lot of medical professionals off guard. House knows this because he is the medical Sherlock Holmes, not because we expect doctors to know about snake venom production.

Probably the best episode of the first season of the show and in the running for best overall. We finally get his backstory, it ties in to why he and Stacy have a complicated relationship, and it gives a subtle passage of time to show how long Cameron, Foreman, and Chase have been working with House since they have not one, but two different leg issues they’ve been a part of in the past for House to draw on along with his own case.

[benrast]

I was seeing an occ doc for an occupational physical. She asked me an odd question: did you used to have more leg hair? Well, yes, I did. I assumed my jeans rubbed a bunch off. After the physical was over, she recommended I have my primary care doc order thyroid test. I asked why. She said, “your weight, dry skin, and loss of hair on your legs could indicate hypothyroidism”. My PCP ordered labs and I am now on synthroid for hypothyroidism. Good catch by an attentive occ doc.

[kaisokusekkendou]

I think this episode was my most favorite from the tv series. It had great setting and pacing, it escalates well, and delivers a great climax that brings it back to the show and reveals more about the main character. It also really showcases how a "head of diagnostics department" (a thing that wouldn't normally exist) would operate differently than most.. more like a wordly knowledgeable Sherlock Holmes but with a focus on medicine instead of criminology.
The lecture itself, while it kind of flexes House and his department, does at least drive home a point to not get complacent in the diagnosis. "Actually look at the problem", or "don't judge a book by its cover", or "the patient isn't going to easy to deal with", etc. While not everyone needs to know the amount of venom a snake might retain after biting, keeping an eye out and investigating the things that don't quite fit can mean catching problems sooner and saving more lives.

I liked the insight you've given in this episode, and surprisingly there was little medical gaffs other than maybe they were jumping assumptions a bit quick on some thing (something their team does a lot, honestly, so par for the course), or the mannerisms... which actually make sense, given the characters in question. Another reason I liked this episode a lot... the verisimilitude was good enough to really get swept away by the show.

[Kirisame__Marisa]

"House has gone on to live a pretty happy life"
Wot? xdd

[cheebees]

I was under the impression that House meant it would be easier to break the bad news to the wife and kid because they weren't there and are made up and not about breaking it to the patient.

[Allerka]

Two things I'll mention: 1. I like that as the lecture/episode goes on, the lecture hall gets more and more filled up. It's kind of a nice touch. And 2. Jennifer Morrison (Cameron) is going to be at a local convention next month, and if I can go, I'll probably get her to sign my House box set.