在慾望師奶影集中，Susan有一次在社區抗議活動中，跌倒被被人踩踏，造成腹腔內出血，緊急送醫，醫生摘除她一個腎臟，另外發現她僅存的另一個腎臟也有問題，Susan面臨可能要血液透析的命運，以下是Susan與醫師的對話。

S代表Susan，D代表Doctor

S：You took out my kidney？

D：It had ruptured, you were bleeding internally. We had no choice.

S：Oh, my God. But you can get by on one kidney, right？

D：Usually, but in your case, it’s a little more complicated. The other one is deformed.

S：Well, fine. I won’t enter it in any kidney beauty contests.

D：The point is, its only operating at about 5%. If that number drops any lower, you’re at serious risk of renal failure.

S：How do I not know this？ I’ve never had any serious health problems.

D：That’s because the other kidney was doing such at great job of taking up the slack.

S：You mean the one you took.

D：Yes.

S：So what are you saying？ Do I need a transplant？

D：Eventually. But we need to get you on dialysis. That requires a minor surgical procedure to in stall an AV shunt. Going.-----

S：Whoa Whoa-----slow down. You said if it goes any lower. Maybe it won’t. Maybe, it will go up.

D：Anything is possible. But you need to come to terms with reality of what’s happened to you. Your life has changed. I have some information here on dialysis. I suggest you read it today.