FAYETTEVILLE -- Jim Counce, a heart surgeon in Northwest Arkansas, hears plenty of questions from patients before and after they undergo operations.
The often-asked questions include:
• What are my risks associated with the surgery?
• How many days am I going to be in the hospital?
• When will I return to normal activities?
But there's one question practically every patient asks him that has nothing to do with heart surgery.
"They all want to know, 'Who is our new basketball coach going to be?' " Counce said. "That's the No. 1 question I get asked.