I Love You: House/Wilson

Sorry if I'm being dense here, but why is so extraordinary that House knows Wilson's blood type? They are doctors, they work in a hospital. I can't believe that there's no indication of blood type in their medical records, it's a very simple exam. In Brazil, where health system sucks, by the way, every person with a driver's license has the blood type printed on it. I know my blood type since I was a little kid, I was -*test*-('")ed at school. So, is it strange that House knows or that he remembers it? I don't think it's as common to get blood typed in the US. I know I'd never been blood typed until I was 25, and that was to see if I could be a marrow donor. So I don't think it would necessarily be in Wilson's file, since it's not done as part of a routine blood panel and Wilson might not have had any procedures done that required him to be typed. I could be wrong, though: I'm not too up on how things like that work.

Well certainly the point is that Wilson thinks its strange that House knows. Enough to make an issue out of it. So it can't be some sort of common knowledge or a discussion they had, House sort of tried to explain it away like that and Wilson didn't go for it. Plus the records House stole in Histories was Wilson's personnel file (where next of kin or emergency contacts would be noted) not his medical records. If one needs to take a basic physical for work it doesn't ususally include Blood type or medical history. There's no reason why House should know either of these things about Wilson. Also, House didn't deny with the doping that he didn't know Wilson's history. The key question, after why, is how did House get the blood to -*test*-('")...perhaps after getting away with the "making Wilson wet the couch" prank House went in for seconds. Although its one thing to not wake someone up putting their hand in warm water, but to not wake them up giving them a little prick... uh it could happen. People sleep thru alot of things. :wink:

Well, different countries, different cultures. Blood type -*test*-('")s are one of the most common things around here. Some labs even give them as a bonus when you do a routine blood panel. how did House get the blood to -*test*-('") Someone suggested that House kissed him and then... well, you get my point... :lol:

Maybe House -*test*-('")ed Wilson's blood after he found out Grace got herpes from Boyd in HvG? I don't know why he wouldn't just ask Wilson if he could -*test*-('") him, but it's still possible. Especially if, as is in my fanon, Wilson sleeps like the dead. Or maybe Wilson's donated blood and, for one reason or another, House looked him up in the registry. I like the 'House is a little whorish theory', though, but it's unlikely, unfortunately. *grumble*

Someone suggested that House kissed him and then... well, you get my point... :lol: I think Wilson would have recalled that, if only for the kiss, plus being awake at the time :) Maybe House -*test*-('")ed Wilson's blood after he found out Grace got herpes from Boyd in HvG? I don't know why he wouldn't just ask Wilson if he could -*test*-('") him, but it's still possible. Especially if, as is in my fanon, Wilson sleeps like the dead.I would have thought that if Wilson contracting Herpes from Grace had been a concern that Wilson would have dealt with that himself. Of course that doesn't mean he told House. Plus I think the idea was that they slept together before she was exposed not after (either I read that at Doris's blog or it's a bit of wank, can't remember). Totally agree that Wilson seems to be a sound enough sleeper that House could have made a late night withdrawal w/o Wilson's knowing.

Sure he'd recall the kiss, but maybe not the needle? So many sensations at the time... :wink: The donation idea is a good one, since Wilson is an "O" type - my father, also an "O", used to be a frequent donor when he was younger. But I'm with LMC, why House seemed so embarrassed about to know it?

Yet if it is the donation thing why didn't House just say that and explain it away w/ his usual need to know? Also agree w/ LMC, There's a definite reason out there for why House went to the trouble to find out and why he didn’t mean to let Wilson know about it so he wasn't able to effortlessly cover up the slip. I have no clue.

I supposed House didn't want Wilson knowing that he pays attention to this little things about him (Wilson). But, then, why Wilson was so surprised? It's not as if House never read personal files, anyway. It could have been just a very simple scene, but their behaviour was so peculiar, that make us wonder. Yeah, I'm pretty much like you, I have no clue...

The key question, after why, is how did House get the blood to -*test*-('")...perhaps after getting away with the "making Wilson wet the couch" prank House went in for seconds. Although its one thing to not wake someone up putting their hand in warm water, but to not wake them up giving them a little prick... uh it could happen. People sleep thru alot of things. :wink: Well, we do know that House has access to narcotics and he has dosed Wilson before (with uppers). It certainly isn't questionable to assume House had done that before for other reasons, and the couch at his apartment certainly seems like an ideal place to get away with it. As for blood typing, it was done when I was born, but something happened with the records (and it was routine at that time with a few other -*test*-('")s). I didn't officially find out mine (O+, I need needy like Wilson) until I gave blood a few years back in college. I found out after I got my donor card from the Red Cross and every so often, I still get letters to donate due to need for a type here or there.

Wilson said "you -*test*-('")ed my blood". Does that mean House was present one time when Wilson was bleeding? I suppose the other question is why would Wilson be disturbed by House knowing his blood type?

House could find out my blood type by looking in my purse, where my blood donor card says I'm A RH Positive. (Alas not to share a blood type with either House or Wilson). And House could be looking in my purse any time to steal lunch money, so big deal; so the blood type conversation left me rather perplexed. It felt to me like rather clumsy scene setting by TPTB for some ep where we will need to know either House or Wilson's blood type (presumably Wilson's, as other scenes in the ep told us House's). I was relieved it was Wilson who came in with House's -*test*-('") results etc, I was a bit worried we weren't going to get any Wilson reaction at all to House's la-*test*-('") brush with death (brain cancer, anyone?) We got a bit of frustrated concern from Wilson and some gruff reassurance from House, which I liked.

I haven't seen the ep yet, so I don't know if House was 'embarrassed' to admit he knew Wilson's bloodtype. I can easily imagine he would be though. Usually the info he gets on Wilson, Cuddy, ducklings is used against them, to mock or at the very least to expose secrets. Knowing someone's bloodtype might actually help when they get hurt...Right? So basically it means that House cares, that he'd want to help if Wilson got hurt. It might not mean that for any sane person, but you can't accuse House of being sane, can you?

I was a bit worried we weren't going to get any Wilson reaction at all to House's la-*test*-('") brush with death (brain cancer, anyone?) We got a bit of frustrated concern from Wilson and some gruff reassurance from House, which I liked. ITA, I can't believe we actually got reactions from Wilson for both of House's near death experiences this season. We got nothing from Three Stories (which I except because it wasn't really relevant to House's story) we got nothing from the shooting (I'll never get over that) and hardly anything from fake brain cancer (I really hate H-W). So two in one year makes me feel a little spoiled and I like it. I love how subtle Wilson's anguish was in both 97 Seconds and YDWTK, I could just feel it from the moment he entered a scene but it was nowhere near over the top, YMMV. And House's little moment of reassuring him was adorable.

Chiming in on this thread because I do have some knowledge, I think. I work as a CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) in the U.S. and it would be a big deal for House to know Wilson's blood type because of HIPPA regulations. Basically, HIPPA is a federal mandate restricting people from knowing medical information about others. Wilson might have a legal right to access medical information about House since he prescribes meds to House, but unless House is an authorized party - part of Wilson's medical care team or next of kin, for example - House would really have no legal justification for knowing identifying medical information about Wilson. Since they both work as doctors in the same hospital, I don't know if the same legal restrictions apply, but it isn't surprising to me that Wilson was stunned to learn House knew his blood type.

Tanathir, House broke into a psychiatrist's office, jimmied open a file cabinet and photocopied Stacy's entire therapy file. I doubt HIPPA would matter to him if he wanted to check Wilson's file. Besides, this is the world of PPtH where a police detective can waltz into a hospital and take over an empty room where he spends his days reading patient files without warrants.

View Full Version: I Love You: House/Wilson