"Good, otherwise I'd feel bad for the doctors. You must be a good girl and behave for them, as they only want to make you better. And your tummy to not hurt. Plus you get jell-o! Everybody loves that stuff. And probably ice cream. Right? I've never had my appendix out so I don't know."
He would have to find someone to ask, definitely. Surely a nurse could direct him to the right person. "Then ask I shall!"