Doctor Says So. Let's Do It.

In late September 1961, 29 year old Mickey is playing for the New York Yankees. When he comes down with a bad case of the flu and an eye infection, he's introduced to Dr. Jacobson who administers his treatment. But when he injects Mickey in the hip, the needle accidentally hits bone. The baseball star's condition deteriorates so badly. He's admitted to the hospital where there's a septic infection and serious abscess at the injection site. Even after his discharge from the hospital, Mickey Manell keeps seeing Doctor Jacobson. That's how good his miracle cure is.