Zhang Jianjun nodded: "I think so too, but..."
Boss Tang Yunxuan laughed: "If you have any difficulties, just tell me and I will help you in any way I can!"
Zhang Jianjun said with great embarrassment: "The surgery fee is still 70,000 to 80,000 yuan."
"Hey, I thought it was a big deal. Let's do this. I'll give you an advance of one year's salary. What do you think?"
"Thank you very much."
"Don't be so polite to me. We are relatives after all."
Although they are distant relatives, Zhang Jianjun has been working for Tang Yunxuan since he came here. The two families do have more contact than at home.
Zhang Jianjun thanked him and left.
In the dead of night, Zhang Jianjun thought that his wife should get up, so he made an international long-distance call back and told her that his daughter had been diagnosed with a serious illness.
Zhang Jianjun’s wife was shocked. Wasn’t it because her face hurt? How come there is a tumor?
Can't help but confirm again and again.
Zhang Jianjun said that it was definitely true, because the head CT and magnetic resonance reports were very clear, and experts from the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center also helped confirm it!
Zhang Jianjun's wife couldn't help but jump up and scold the doctors she had seen before, saying that such a serious disease was not diagnosed by those doctors. Some of them are doctors from tertiary hospitals in provincial capitals.
"Then do the surgery quickly." Zhang Jianjun's wife said.
Zhang Jianjun said: "The fees here are a bit expensive. There are two. One is the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center. The quoted price is 1.8 million, and the self-pay is about 300,000. The other one is the Dr. Zhou I just told you about. Dr. Zhou is very good. Gao, he knew something was wrong at the first glance, and then he went to the doctor. The price he quoted was 1.1 million U.S. dollars, and he paid about 180,000 out of pocket. The surgery was also performed at the University of California Medical Center!"
Zhang Jianjun's wife was confused and asked: "Why is Dr. Zhou also performing surgery at the University of California Medical Center? Is he a doctor at the University of California Medical Center?"
"No." Zhang Jianjun thought for a while and explained, "Many hospitals and doctors here are separate. Doctors almost have private clinics outside. Dr. Zhou also runs his own clinic. He and the University of California Medical Center should be Let’s have a cooperative relationship.”
"Is that level okay?" Zhang Jianjun's wife asked.
"What do you think? If the level is not good, our daughter's disease cannot be diagnosed." Zhang Jianjun pondered for a moment and said, "What I am struggling with now is whether to take my daughter back to China for surgery? It should be cheaper in China."
"Then where can I do it in China? BJ? Shanghai?"
"I don't know either." Zhang Jianjun's eyes darkened and he asked, "If you have an operation in China, you should give the doctor a red envelope, right?"
"That's true. I heard Sister Liu from a neighboring village say that someone in their village had an operation. It wasn't a major operation, so she gave the doctor tens of thousands of dollars in red envelopes. For a disease like our daughter's, the red envelope must not be too small. , I guess it’s at least two to three hundred thousand?”
"...I'll think about it again, or I'd better do it in the United States. I'm familiar with the place here and know a lot of people." Zhang Jianjun tugged at his hair. He was from a rural area in China and has been out for so many years. In comparison, In other words, I am really more familiar with San Francisco.
If I go back to China, I don’t know which doctor is good at performing this surgery. If the doctor is wrong, the red envelope and medical expenses will be a trivial matter. The key is that it will delay my daughter’s condition and end up with facial paralysis, deafness, inability to swallow... ..., there is really no point in reasoning!
When it comes to medical troubles, he is used to living abroad, and he doesn't have many friends at home, so he is basically alone.
Even if the dispute is won and partial compensation is obtained, the daughter will be affected for the rest of her life. On the contrary, Dr. Zhou is more cautious here.
He greatly admired Zhou Qiao's medical skills.
Last month, he went back to pick up his daughter. He stayed for less than two weeks and experienced a lot of hardships.
When taking a taxi, when he arrived at the destination, the driver asked him to scan the QR code, either Alipay or WeChat.
Zhang Jianjun: "..." took out a hundred-dollar bill!
The driver was very speechless and muttered: "I don't have any money to change here. Why don't you go to the small supermarket on the roadside and change some change!"
He kept complaining that he didn’t even have mobile payment!
Zhang Jianjun had no choice but to explain that he had just returned from abroad and had not been home for many years. Can’t keep up with the times!
Fortunately, there was a small alley in that place, and the driver drove the car into it. Otherwise, if he stayed on the roadside for too long, he would be photographed and fined.
Zhang Jianjun went to buy a pack of cigarettes, exchanged some change, and left sheepishly amid the driver's nagging.
Then he didn't have much RMB with him, so he wanted to go to the bank to change some, because after finally coming back, he had to bring some gifts for his relatives and friends.
As a result, I went to the bank counter and the staff asked many questions. Zhang Jianjun said, I will just change it for a few hundred dollars, not hundreds of thousands or millions!
But people just have to ask, where did this money come from? What are you going to use it for? What is your profession? ... Questions like these confused Zhang Jianjun.
After more than half an hour of "interrogation", Zhang Jianjun was finally exchanged for more than 4,000 yuan, which made Zhang Jianjun tired.
Then he took a short rest in the bank lobby and wanted to observe secretly. Was the staff deliberately targeting him? If so, he will file a complaint!
Because when he was in China before, he had to queue up to deposit and withdraw money, but he had never encountered this.
As a result, it wasn't.
Almost everyone who came to do business at the counter was "difficult" for a long time.
There was a young man who said he wanted to open an account and apply for a bank card, but the bank counter staff asked questions and refused to apply for it.
Sometimes they say the other party doesn’t have a work certificate, sometimes they say they don’t need it, and sometimes they give other excuses...
The young man couldn't help but get angry. He slapped the table and shouted loudly: "Why is it so difficult for me to open an account?! How do you know that I don't need it if you are not me? What does it have to do with whether I open an account or not? I am a small business owner." Business people and street vendors are not qualified to use your bank cards?"
Counter staff: "Didn't you have a bank card before? Haven't you ever had to deposit or withdraw money? Why do you need to open a new account?"
Young man: “I don’t want to use the previous one, okay?”
"Why don't you want to use it if it works?"
The two almost quarreled, but in the end the young man couldn't do it and left angrily!
Zhang Jianjun was dumbfounded.
There was another person, a middle-aged woman, who said she had a bank card she had applied for before but had not used it for a long time. Now she could put money in but could not withdraw it.
The counter staff also asked a lot of questions, asking for various information to activate.
The woman repeatedly explained that she was a teacher because she had changed her salary card a few days ago. She had tried changing the card before and it still worked because the money could be transferred there.
She used her mobile phone to transfer a dollar and was able to check the balance.
Who would have imagined that the salary paid by the school has arrived, but I can't withdraw it or transfer it, so I thought about coming over to activate it, and I brought my ID card with me.
When she tried it with one yuan, the APP did not prompt her that she could not transfer it out, and she did not expect this.
"Are you a teacher?" The counter staff was stunned for a moment, and then his attitude became slightly better. Then he checked and found that, sure enough, the teacher's salary had arrived, and there were notes in the details. But he still said: "Please go back and bring your work permit. I will help you complete the details and then handle it for you!"
Middle-aged female teacher: "..." She had a good temper and did not argue with the other party, but she had no choice but to go back and get her certificate.
Zhang Jianjun: "..." Very confused.
Then, the anger dissipated.
Teachers with such a high social status are "made difficult". It is not surprising that he has no status. Fortunately, the bank staff treated him better than the young man setting up the stall.
It just felt very inconvenient because he ran out of money quickly and had to go to the bank to exchange it.
It was still only a few hundred dollars, and the privacy of the person being questioned was lost, and a lot of saliva was wasted.
He also wanted to change a few more at a time, but they wouldn't let him do it, saying that he had to provide this kind of information and proof.
Zhang Jianjun also tried to say: "This is not what I found on the Internet. The Internet just said that each person should not exceed 10,000 per day!"
Counter staff: "Our branch now has new regulations. If you want to change a few hundred dollars, I can do it for you, but not more."
Zhang Jianjun was too lazy to argue.
Looking back now, he is still "scared". He also heard from his wife that he had to give the doctor a red envelope in private during the operation. He didn't know how much he would give based on the domestic market situation.
However, he knew about giving red envelopes before in China, and he absolutely had to give them. How could he rest assured if he didn't give them?
But, I don’t know who to give it to. I don’t know which hospital and which expert is more powerful.
After a lot of tangles, I thought about it and decided to do it here in San Francisco.
Dr. Zhou’s skills have also been recognized by experts from the University of California Medical Center!
The price is acceptable to him.
Tang Yunxuan's boss advanced his salary for a year, which not only made up for the shortfall in surgical and medical expenses, but also left him with twenty to thirty thousand dollars, which was enough for him and his daughter's daily life.
Another thing is that now the restaurant is in charge of the food, so basically you don’t have to spend money on three meals a day.
The next day, Zhang Jianjun asked his daughter's opinion again and asked her if she would like to have surgery with Dr. Zhou.
Zhang Mengjing nodded repeatedly and said yes.
Because in her eyes, Dr. Zhou is not only high-level, but also handsome. If she could choose a doctor, with the same medical skills, she would also want to choose a handsome one to perform the surgery on her.
Zhang Mengjing was in pain all night, and the painkillers were not very effective. She stayed up almost all night, had severe dark circles under her eyes, and was listless.
Seeing his daughter's pain, Zhang Jianjun didn't want to spend time returning to China anymore.
When I returned home, my eyes were darkened, and I was tossing and turning over and over again. I didn’t know how long it would take. Moreover, it is not convenient to go to big cities, imperial capitals, and magical capitals for food, clothing, housing, and transportation.
Here, the place is familiar and close to hospitals and clinics, so it is more convenient to take care of my daughter.
My wife also couldn't sleep all night, so she called her and talked to her daughter for a long time, crying like a tearful person on the other end of the phone.
Zhang Jianjun said that he asked his wife to apply for a visa quickly and come over to take care of her daughter first. There is also a place to live.
After the family discussed it, Zhang Jianjun took his daughter to Iris Clinic again.
Zhou Qiao warmly received them. Zhang Mengjing was admitted to the hospital. Oh, no, admitted to the clinic.
"Brother Jianjun, you can definitely rest assured here. The nurses here are very professional and very attentive. They can definitely take good care of your daughter. You can even go back to work and come and see her after get off work. Just watch.”
Zhou Qiao also knew that not working would have a greater impact on Zhang Jianjun. After all, the surgery cost so much.
Zhang Jianjun took one look at the beautiful twin nurses and felt relieved. I thought that with such a gentle and sweet girl taking care of my daughter, and the boss Zhou Qiao being an acquaintance, he could really go back to work with peace of mind.
Of course, he would still have to come and accompany her during the days of surgery.
Zhou Qiao asked Elena to prepare the surgical consent form and other documents, while he took out the surgical plan prepared in advance and explained it carefully to Zhang Jianjun and Zhang Mengjing.
Although the father and daughter could not understand, they still listened carefully. I just felt that Zhou Qiao was really professional in what he said.
After listening to it, I couldn't help but feel more confident.
After Zhang Jianjun and Zhang Mengjing signed the surgery consent form, Zhou Qiao opened the order, prepared the letter, and asked Elena to take the father and daughter to the commercial testing center 800 meters away for further preoperative examination and complete the data. and information.
He took Ava and drove to the University of California Medical Center to negotiate a rental agreement for the operating room. Rachel and Murphy stayed at the clinic.
It's only a few kilometers away, and it takes about ten minutes to get there.
Since Zhou Qiao's aunt had previously made an agreement with the University of California Medical Center, the process went smoothly this time, which was equivalent to changing a legal person and applying for affiliation again.
At the same time, a reservation was made for the operating room dedicated to neurosurgery.
Zhou Qiao and Ava went to see this operating room in person. The equipment was very advanced, all supporting facilities were complete, and the price was within an acceptable range.
But, Ava doesn’t know how to debug. Because there were some equipment inside that she had never touched.
But Zhou Qiao knew it, so in the operating room, Zhou Qiao took Ava with him, teaching him step by step and debugging the equipment. Zhou Qiao is still very satisfied with the condition of the equipment.
In addition, he also wanted to get familiar with the feel.
Although the skills redeemed by the system are instantaneous, if you familiarize yourself with them before the operation, you will be more confident and will not appear hasty during the operation.
Ava feels so happy. First, many of the equipment here are novel and fresh, and she can learn new knowledge. Second, Zhou Qiao teaches her knowledge and skills step by step, which makes her very happy. Third, even the sound system is better than It's high-end in a community hospital and the sound quality is excellent. She began to think about what song to listen to when the time came.
The two of them are naturally very ambiguous. If there weren't surveillance cameras everywhere in the operating room, something might have happened during the debugging.
After Zhou Qiao returned, he naturally did not hide his secrets and taught Murphy this minimally invasive nerve tumor removal technique.
Under Zhou Qiao's guidance, Murphy quickly reached the entry-level level of expertise.
However, the professional level is simply not enough for such a difficult surgery.
The risk coefficient is as high as 99.99%, and without practice, no matter how talented Murphy is, he will not be able to advance to the master level.
Even if he is promoted to master level, the risk factor is still extremely high. Therefore, Zhou Qiao can only perform this surgery himself!
Murphy also knew it well, and he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that Zhou Qiao was not asking her to be the surgeon, but asking her to be an assistant.
At the same time, she felt a little embarrassed inside. At first, she thought Zhou Qiao wanted her to be the surgeon!
She even thought about how to refuse and show that she was not qualified!
She secretly vowed to study hard this time to observe Zhou Qiao's surgery live. Such an opportunity is really rare.
At the same time, the neurosurgery doctors at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center had previously known that Iris Clinic had treated a case of trigeminal neuralgia caused by cholesteatoma, because boss Tang Yunxuan asked someone to deliver the report and asked them to read it.
At that time, there was a heated discussion in the department about how difficult the operation was, how to do it, and what the sequelae would be if you were not careful. Even many doctors with less qualifications here felt that it was as difficult as the Alps! I feel that if it were me, I really wouldn’t have the courage to take on such a patient!
And experts with high qualifications also feel that it is difficult.
Of course, they can also pick up patients if they come over. At most, if a few experts join forces, it shouldn't be a problem. It depends on the patient's own choice.
And now, things have made new progress!
News came that Zhou Qiao from the Iris Clinic actually brought a nurse to the medical center to discuss the rental of an operating room. He also personally went to the most advanced dedicated operating room in the neurosurgery department to visit and debug the equipment.
One stone stirs up a thousand waves.
The medical staff in the neurosurgery department were all talking about it, and it even spread to other departments.
For example, Dr. Claudeford of the Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, his eyes lit up after hearing this, and he told his colleagues: "I want to visit Zhou Qiao this time for surgery!"
Colleagues were shocked: "We from the Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery are going to see neurosurgery for surgery?"
Dr. Crawford raised his eyebrows and shrugged: "You think I can't understand? Let me tell you, when I was an intern, I almost chose neurosurgery!"
"That's not what I meant. Who doesn't know that Dr. Crawford is very knowledgeable and proficient in many specialized diseases!"
In particular, Dr. Crawford is also very knowledgeable about tumors and has high attainments. He has published many high-level academic articles.
There will definitely be more updates on weekends...
(End of chapter)
