"A Tummy Ache and a Whale of a Metaphor" is an episode of Young Sheldon that first aired January 10, 2019.
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- Annoying Patient: As per The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon quickly drives the hospital staff crazy with his constant demands and complaints. Even when he was being prepped for his cholecystectomy, he was relentless in questioning the surgeon on his credentials all the way until they put him under.
- Cassandra Truth: Sheldon complains to everyone about abdominal pain, but no one takes him seriously, due to him being a massive hypochondriac. However, his illness was actually serious this time.
- Pet the Dog: Ms. Ingram, like all his other teachers, finds Sheldon intensely annoying but she quickly grows concerned when she notices he seems genuinely unwell during math class and has him sent home to rest.
- Sick Episode: Sheldon goes to the hospital to get his gallbladder removed.
