I came up with a funny dialogue.
Doctor: Yep, that's the bullet. It's lodged in your ventricular apex.
Patient: Oh, shoot! Well, I'll take a shot in the dark and guess that I'll be having heart surgery. I suppose I'll have another round of testing? If so, I'd like to have some magazines available while I wait. Just know that I'd like to rifle through any other options available and fire them off first. Shoot straight with me, doc.
Doctor: Well, before you recoil in horror, allow me to explain that we're not so trigger happy with surgery. Don't shoot from the hip with assumptions, because you were off the mark. There's no magic bullet with surgery; they all present risks. Considering your age, you wouldn't be able to handle it. Since there are no significant problems with you, we'll just have you discharged for now.
