Dr. Gregory House is the protagonist of the American TV series "House MD" performed by British actor Hugh Laurie. He is considered a brilliant diagnostician, able to figure out the most complicated cases. However, he himself has serious health problems - is limping on his right leg, experiencing severe pain and taking drugs.
Shadows of the past
Throughout the series, viewers can see Gregory House, easily running through the park. These shots from the past illustrate how much House lost, being against the will of being on the operating table.
In addition to running, House was involved in rock climbing, playing golf, and met his friend Stacy during a game of paintball, where Gregory played for a team of doctors, and Stacy for a team of lawyers. This happened ten years before the events described in the series.
After five years of living together, House noticed pains in his right leg during a golf match. He ignored the symptoms until it was too late - a thigh muscle infarction damaged muscle tissue. However, House was categorically against the operation - being a high-class diagnostician, he calculated that he could be cured without the intervention of surgeons, albeit with a high risk of death.
But Stacy decided otherwise. While House was in a coma, she, as a proxy, signed the consent to the operation. House removed the quadriceps muscle of the thigh: this avoided the amputation of the leg and death. However, having regained consciousness, House did not forgive Stacy for such an interference in his life.
The consequences of someone else's choice
Since then, House was forced to walk with a cane and experience lifelong pains in his excised leg, which drove him crazy. House blamed Stacy on this, but Stacy was sure that she had the right to save the life of her loved one. In the end, they broke up.
According to director David Shore, Dr. House's personality has become a tribute to Sherlock Holmes. In the series there are many references to the brilliant detective, up to the address of House: Princeton, Baker Street, house No. 221, apartment B.
The doctor sought relief from pain in the investigation of interesting diagnostic cases and drugs. He used methadone, LSD, and heroin, but Vicodin tablets (opiate hydrocodone and paracetamol) were the main pain reliever for House.
Starting to use Vicodin as an anesthetic, House got used to it and could no longer do without it. He even had to fake recipes for Vicodin, as the pains got stronger, and he had to increase the dose.
House’s leg became an excuse for everything - the lack of a beloved woman, an abominable character, a bad mood, and, of course, an addiction to vicodin. However, Dr. Wilson, wanting to make his friend's life easier, found that pains are often psychosomatic in nature.
When House’s life begins to improve or an interesting diagnosis distracts, the leg does not bother him.
