Carter wakes up, with a functioning kidney (7/7)

Carter is in recovery. He wakes up in pain, and sees Benton is still there. Carter is happy to see "liquid gold" coming out of him. And he calls Kem to tell her the good news.

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[ommi02]

on the left i meant...

[bemyguest80]

He has a tattoo indeed. An "O" for his son Owen, and something else under that's still unknown, probably for his daughter.

[Jenny123xoxo]

i think he was addicted to vicodin not fentanyl so that might explain it, not 100% sure tho!

[bemyguest80]

He was busted when injecting Fentanyl, before being sent to rehab, but later on he explained that he was injecting fentanyl, morphin, and 'whatever he could get his hands on...'

So he was addicted to any narcotics... nothing specific.

[hibob418]

I know this is just a TV show, but did they forget that Carter went to Atlanta to kick a prescription drug habit (for Fentanyl, I believe) after he recovered from his stabbing. And here they are giving him Fentanyl after surgery. Thanks very much for the post!!

[bemyguest80]

I don't think they forgot, but they didn't explain a thing about it indeed, which shocked me at first, like you!

I think now that they specifically used Fentanyl to show that Carter is a fully recovered addict, and he doesn't hesitate to get proper pain medication when it's needed, like here after major surgery.

I still wish they had mentioned something explicitly though...

[kathy1977]

Carter/Benton rule. Best relationship of ER. Of all the people in John's life NOBODY has been there for him the way Benton has. All his life John has had to play second fiddle to other people's problems. Notice how it's been years since these 2 have seen each other. Yet, at the WORST time in Carter's life Benton is there. No hesitation, no questions. He dropped everything to be there for Carter. That's what you call True Friendship.

[alucard1931]

With all the hype over the Clooney/Marguilies reunion, this was the best of the episode. The student becomes the master. Compare this to the Pilot when Carter was a nervous intern who couldn't even start an IV line, to a man saving refugees' lives in Africa. Benton made who the man that Carter became.

[bubbleblossom101]

aw he's about to cry

[Alimagify]

@bemyguest80 Even a drug addict would be given an opioid pain relief after major surgery because addict or not they still need pain relief. In fact the history of drug addiction/abuse means they would possibly need a higher dose due to having a tolerance for opioids. Receiving fentanyl when in pain would not set off a relapse or start an addiction - only having it when not in pain would.

[futuremrsrupertgrint]

@kathy1977 great post, i agree 100%

[BumblebeeDoesFly]

I'd kill to have the relationship these two have! I guess Carter can finally start a new life after what happened in season 6 and after all those life traumas that followed...best character ever on TV...congrats to the writers for letting him develop lik that and letting us watch!!!!

[m3erw]

That is ALOT of pee

[slosh29]

I know its a tv show too but..Just to chime in..I had 2 minor kidney surgeries last month and they do give you proper pain medication even if you had a previous problem with pain killers. As long as they are monitored and tapered they can be given.Let me tell you they are needed in real life. I have had 5 surgeries and the kidney was the MOST painful so far.Plus the PCA device is only for recovery so after he would not have access to narcotics like before and post op the rest IS controlled.

[eaglehelang]

Btw, why the did actor playing Dr Benton leave the show? Or did the writers write him out? I like the Benton-Carter relationship

[olorensl11]

@bemyguest80 who has an tattoo?

[boci122]

Is it me, or is it weird to heae Benton call Carter "John?" , love them...they're like brothers.

[notverycreative]

in addition to everything everybody else has said -they both have very beautiful hands!:)