The Good Doctor episode 14 recap: Dr. Shaun Murphy and the new neighbor

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A new doctor is joining the team. How will the residents cope with this new arrival and who is the mysterious neighbor that has moved in next door to Shaun? All the answers are revealed in The Good Doctor, “She.”

Shaun got a new neighbor last week and the two are already doing the neighborly thing. Doing what any good neighbor should do, Shaun is allowing number 34 to hook up his cable to Shaun’s TV, as the cable guy can’t come around for another week.

It’s a new day, which means a whole new round of patients at St. Bonaventure hospital for all of our residents and there is a new one joining the team. Dr. Morgan Reznick. Once all the introductions where out of the way, Dr. Lim makes the suggestion to Melendez that they should pick their own residents and have a little wager over who gives the best patient care.

The Cases

Shaun and Dr. Kalu end up with Lim, Dr. Browne and the new resident are with Melendez. Shaun and Kalu have a young girl called Quinn who has been brought to the hospital by her grandmother. She is presenting with a possible appendicitis and they quickly learn that their patient is actually a boy who identifies themselves as a girl, something which Shaun struggles to get his head around and accept.

Browne and Reznick have a father, also presenting with similar symptoms, who has been taking lots of different medication in an attempt to fix himself. That way he would not have to leave his kids for too long. His appendix has unfortunately ruptured and he requires immediate surgery.

During that surgery, the Reznick makes it clear to Claire that she is not here to make friends. She is here to be the best and ultimately stays. That when Claire wins, she loses and she will not let that happen.

Tests are back

Dr. Andrews and his wife have sought out professional help with becoming parents. Worried they have waited too long to try they are hoping for some good news from this specialist.

Tests results return for Quinn and she doesn’t have an appendicitis, she has testicular cancer. Catching it so early means that treatment is possible and she is unlikely to die. A condition of her bone density has also been detected, however. Further investigation reveals that this likely connected to the puberty medication that she has been taking.

Treatment options are drawn up and now with both Mom and Dad now present they discuss her options. Surgery will be required on the cancerous testicle and medication will need to be stopped. This raises concerns with Quinn, will she go back to being a boy?

She doesn’t want this to happen but there are no other possible options. That is when Shaun makes the suggestion of removing both testicles. With both removed it would prevent the build of testosterone and ultimately turn back into a boy.

By this point, the Grandmother is not happy at all. She has had enough and files a case of child abuse against the parents in an attempt to put a stop to everything. Struggling to accept that she is indeed trans.

Mediation

Claire and Reznick patient is out of surgery and needs to rest up, but he is not keen on staying. He desperately wants to get home with his kids. After his wife passed away he has never left them alone. Unfortunately, his symptoms get rapidly worse before they can even discuss options.

He has contracted a superbug. His body has become resistant to all anti-biotics due to the excessive amounts of medication that he has been taking. Meaning he can no longer fight infection. Due to this he will need further surgery and will ultimately need to be fitted with a colostomy bag, most likely for life.

The results for Andrews and his wife are back. It’s not good news. All that waiting and putting off having children has possibly made it impossible for them to have kids now. Other options and treatment may need to be considered.

In an attempt to stop any potential lawsuits and come to an agreement for what is best for the patient, Dr. Glassman holds a mediating session for the parents and grandmother of Quinn. To allow them to speak openly and hopefully come to a decision on her treatment.

Her Grandmother is struggling to come to terms with the fact she identifies as a girl rather than a boy. She believes it is just a phase. But her parents reveal that it is not. That she became so depressed trying to be something she is not that she almost committed suicide.

Plan B

Claire comes up with a plan B for her patient. A faecal transplant, delivering healthy bacteria to the body in replacement for the bad could be the difference between having and not having a colostomy bag for life, but it is still experimental. Her and Reznick manage to convince Melendez to at least try though.

As the mediation continues, Quinn’s condition worsens. She gets so bad that the time for discussion is over. She needs emergency surgery. The parents make the decision to only remove the one testicle, just in case.

The surgery gets underway and it’s all good at first but she begins to decline rapidly. Jared makes the connection that internal bleeding is the likely cause. Something Shaun gives his backing on. Andrews and Lim don’t really have any other ideas but no others were needed as Jared was spot on with his.

When Quinn wakes she learns that her parents did not do what she wanted and only removed the one testicle. Andrews tries to take the blame but the parents jump in and tell her that it was them that ultimately decided. That they really need more time to talk and to ensure that this is what she wants.

Quinn is adamant that she will be back when she is 18 to have the other removed. Making the point that all this baby talk is a silly because if she really wants kids she can just adopt, that all this nonsense over having your own biological baby is just stupid.

With both sets of patients treated and in good hands, the winner of who gave the best service is in. And it is Claire and Reznick won. Both are pleased with themselves but none so more than Melendez who gets the wager from Lim.

Next: The Good Doctor episode 13 recap: Dr. Shaun Murphy thinks he has found a terrorist

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The Good Doctor returns, Monday, February 26, at 10/9c on ABC.