B Positive, Season 1

[First lines of the series]

Nurse:
The doctor will be right in.

Drew:
Thanks.

Doctor:
Drew.

Drew:
Hey. Hey. Wow!

Doctor:
That's not your chart.

Drew:
No, I know. I know. I was just concerned for Mrs. Yang.

Doctor:
So, how's it going? Any more luck with the peeing?

Drew:
No. No luck. I stand. I sit. I can't even do it in the shower.

Doctor:
All right. Let's take a look at your blood work. Oh.

Drew:
Oh. What is "oh"?

Doctor:
Your creatinine level is through the roof.

Drew:
And that's not good?

Doctor:
Rule of thumb, nothing in your body should ever be through the roof. Drew, I'm afraid you're in renal failure.

Drew:
"Renal" as in "kidney"?

Doctor:
Yes.

Drew:
Okay. Well, any chance there could be a mistake? I mean, that girl who took my blood, you know, with the piercings and the tattoos.

Doctor:
My daughter.

Drew:
Very pretty. Cool style. So, what are we talking here? Medication? Diet? All fat? No fat? Should I be catching my own fish?

Doctor:
It's a little more serious than that. Uh, I'm gonna give you the name of an excellent nephrologist.

Drew:
Good. Good. Good. Good. Yeah, I don't want a strip mall nephrologist. Excuse me, I'm a little dry.

[Drew drinks water with a bottle.]

Drew:
You know, when I did pee, it made that sound.

Doctor:
Look, I know it's a lot to process, but you really need to start thinking about potential kidney donors.

Drew:
Whoa. Uh, hang on. You're saying, uh... You're saying I need a new kidney?

Doctor:
I'd start with family. They're usually the best match.

Drew:
Oh, great, a Republican kidney.

Doctor:
It'll just help you pee. It won't tell you which bathroom to pee in. Well, how about friends?

Drew:
I don't really have kidney friends. I mean, I have friends, don't get me wrong. Just not the kind that, you know, care about me.

Doctor:
Well, meanwhile, you just gotta try to stay positive.

Drew:
Yeah. How do I do that?

Doctor:
I drink, but you have to make your own choices.