A belch

I had a patient today who came in with classic symptoms of a bleeding stomach ulcer. He had a scoping procedure done, and they found a large ulcer that is concerning for cancer. The biopsy results aren't back yet, but when I told him what were worried about, he replied, "well, I always wanted to go out with a bang, but I guess going out with a belch isn't so bad either."

I was glad he had a sense of humor about it, but I think I'll be even more glad if we find out that his ulcer is not malignant.