TelevisionWithoutPity recap - Three Stories - p11:
There's also the question of how long House has actually worked for the hospital, since this is supposed to take place five years ago and, in the first episode, Cuddy said that House had been avoiding Clinic duty for six years. Yet here, she doesn't appear to have a pre-established relationship with House. right I was wondering this. at the time he is not a Dr on staff at the hospital where he is being treated, or is he? dsn't seem like it.
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He wants the blockage removed from his leg, even though it will cause all the dead tissue waste the built up behind to clot to be released into his blood system and possibly kill him. The advantage to this is that, providing he survives, his chances of recovering the full use of his leg are good. ? I don't remember that the chances were good. oh ok maybe the chances he will survive are not good but if he does he will probably have use of his leg.
Cuddy says that the post-operative pain will be incredible. House says he's aware of that, and that this is his choice.