Blue Sun Clinic.

Dr. Rachel Dion called Akon's mother, "Mrs. Mondz, how is Akon?" Why haven't you come to me for a review in a long time? Remember to come for a follow-up. ”

Mother Akon pursed her lips, still a little angry in her heart, saying that she should have listened to Mrs. O'Connor's advice and went to the Iris Clinic early, which is really unreliable with you.

Almost delayed my son's condition.

However, he said politely on the phone: "I'm sorry, we have been referred to the Iris Clinic." Well, I probably won't be going anywhere else in the future. ”

"Huh?" Dr. Rachel Dion was a little confused, why is it a Iris Clinic again?

Since the rise of the Iris Clinic, the business of the surrounding clinics has been greatly reduced, not to mention the red-headed gull clinic that closed down before.

"Madame Mondez, is there something I haven't done well enough?" Dr. Rachel Dion said aggrieved.

When will a doctor have to be so quiet?

That wasn't the case before. In the United States, doctors have a high status.

But it can't be helped, the customer churn is too great. Compared to its peak, the number of patients at Blue Sun Clinic has decreased by five or six percent.

Fewer patients means less revenue.

No matter how arrogant the doctor is, he still has to bow his head in front of money.

Akon's mother thought about it, briefly mentioned the diagnosis of the iris clinic, and then hung up the phone.

Hmph, I don't want to trouble you, it's already my Mondz family who are kind enough.

Dr. Rachel Dion: "......"

Holding the phone, I couldn't calm down for a long time. What's going on?

Previously, the little prince of the O'Connor family, he was a minor illness and became a serious illness, but when he arrived at Mrs. Mondez's family, this is good, a major illness is a minor illness, it is really a wrong step!

Needless to say, Mrs. Mondez's family will surely become loyal customers of the Iris Clinic in the future.

In fact, not only the Blue Sun Clinic, but also some other clinics around the Iris Clinic are considering whether to relocate.

Because the iris clinic is a monster, if you get too close to them, the business will be siphoned away, and you can't stop it.

Nothing can compete with others.

Moreover, the iris clinic does not pay attention to the rules, and it can be done with both major and minor diseases. In other clinics, you can often only see minor diseases, how can this compare?

The San Francisco area is so big that some clinic owners consider simply relocating to a slightly more remote part of the Bay Area, and the number of patients may not be less than that of San Francisco.

Because, the Bay Area is a super metropolis, with millions of people, there is still a lot to do.

……

"Is it an iris clinic, please?"

At the nurse's station, Kim Hee-jin hurriedly said to the patient on the other end of the phone, "Yes, who are you?" Do I need to make an appointment? ”

"My name is Georgie Beasley, and I've heard that Dr. Zhou is very good at treating rare diseases." The man on the other end of the phone, his voice was very weak and weak, and although he was young, he still revealed a heavy twilight.

Jin Jizhen said: "Yes, Dr. Zhou's medical skills are profound, if you have any complicated diseases, you can come to see a doctor." ”

"Is Dr. Zhou available tomorrow afternoon?"

"I'll look it up, wait a minute."

Jin Jizhen hurriedly looked at Zhou Qiao's schedule, and then said to Georgie Beasley very apologetically: "It's a pity, Dr. Zhou has surgery scheduled these days, and he is free from 9 to 10 o'clock in the morning on Friday, can you see it?" ”

"Friday......" Georgi Beasley said after a moment of silence, "well, I'll be there on time for 9 a.m. on Friday, thank you." ”

"Okay, I'll help you register first. Hope you're doing well. Kim Ji really sensed that the other party was depressed, so she sent her sincere wishes.

"Thank you."

Georgie Beasley hung up the phone, lay on the couch, let out a long breath, and muttered, "I hope good luck this time!" I don't know if that Dr. Zhou is as god as the legend says. ”

"So many years have passed, and there is no rush for two or three days."

"I'm such an unlucky man."

Georgi Beasley was depressed and stared out the window in a daze.

He is only 27 years old, but he has been battling the disease for more than 20 years.

It seems that for as long as he can remember, he has been devastated by illness.

Over the years, I have had suicidal thoughts many times, and several times I was discovered by my family and attempted suicide.

It's not that he wants to commit suicide, but he really feels that this life is not worth it!

What do you do in the world? Do you endure the pain? It's better to leave early!

However, the ants are still stealing life, and many times, he still wants to survive.

Fighting against illness requires endless courage and resistance, and when he wants to commit suicide, it is the time when his courage is exhausted and his mind collapses, but every time he dies, the fighting spirit breeds from a desperate place, and the idea of survival ignites in his heart.

His illness is rare, and his mother said that when he was born, he was found to be covered in coffee-milked patches, and at the age of nine he was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis type I because of a large number of lumps all over his body.

This is a rare disease caused by NF1 gene mutation, and the prevalence is only 1/4000~1/2000.

It is characterized by café au lait spots and multiple neurofibromas and usually develops in early childhood.

In the years that followed, he underwent many chemotherapy and surgeries, and underwent fibroid resection on the left calf, the left and right retroperitoneum, and the lower back, and endured unimaginable pain for ordinary people.

The only thing worth mentioning and thankful for is that each postoperative pathological examination revealed benign fibroids.

If it was malignant, it would have been a long time ago.

But what is very strange is that the patient with this disease has not been cured or the disease has been controlled, but his condition has been repeated and difficult to contain.

Because of this disease, the already not wealthy family is even worse.

Not long ago, he suddenly developed symptoms such as blurred vision in both eyes, vision loss, fatigue, numbness in both lower limbs, and abnormal urine and bowel movements.

I went to a number of well-known hospitals, including the University of California, San Francisco Hospital, and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, but the treatment effect was not obvious.

A friend recommended him to come to the iris clinic, so he called to make an appointment with the mentality of giving it a try.

"Well, I hope this time there will be a reward. Otherwise, I really can't bear it! Georgi Beasley sighed.

He is twenty-seven years old, and because of this illness, he has not achieved anything, he cannot go out to work, and he is still dependent on his parents, and he has become a joke in the eyes of relatives, friends and neighbors.

In fact, this is his inferiority complex. No one laughed at him at all. There is only sympathy and pity for him.

It's understandable that you have a serious illness and don't be independent and don't go out to work.

In the evening, when his parents came back from work, he told them about it.

His father: "OK, I'll drive you there on Friday morning." ”

The mother also said, "I have also heard of this iris clinic, and we will go together as a family when the time comes!" ”

Georgi Beasley pursed his lips, nodded, and went back to his room.

Lying on the bed, tears welling up. He felt that his parents were really good to him, and they had been very supportive of him for so many years, but he himself could not repay him.

In the drawing-room, Mrs. Beasley glanced at her husband, "Henry, do you think there is any hope for this iris clinic?" ”

Henry Beasley shrugged, "Where do I know." I've heard that they are all young doctors, and I don't know if it's going to work. ”

"Yes, I've heard about it too, and it seems to be a Chinese clinic. Can Chinese doctors really surpass our American doctors? ”

"Just try it, for the sake of my son's condition!"

"Well, for my son's condition." Mrs. Beasley thought for a moment and drew a cross on her chest, "If this can be cured this time, I'm going to buy a case of good red wine and celebrate." ”

Not only Georgie Beasley, but also their parents, were also suffering from this disease.

If it weren't for the disease, the son might have been married, or even several children. What a life that would be.

They live in the countryside of the United States, and the other families in the village are all prosperous, only their family, with three big cats and kittens, every Christmas and New Year's Day, they are all deserted.

At nine o'clock on Friday morning, Georgi Beasley's family drove to the Iris Clinic.

"Good morning." At the nurses' station, Kim Hee Jin greeted with a smile.

"Hello Miss Nurse."

After a while, Kim Ji-jin took them to fill out the medical information, and then came to Murphy's office.

Zhou Qiao and Murphy were inside.

"This is Dr. Zhou, this is Dr. Murphy." Kim Hee-jin introduced.

"This is Mr. and Mrs. Beasley, and their son Georgie."

"Good morning, please be seated, please be seated."

"Thank you. Here are some reports from my son's previous visits, as well as the medications used. "Mr. Beasley was prepared.

Zhou Qiao took it and flipped through it with Murphy.

While watching, he asked about his previous medical history, and then Zhou Qiao stepped forward to give Georgie a physical examination.

Half an hour later, Zhou Qiao said to the patient's family: "Georgi's condition is very complex and special, and we need to have a meeting to discuss it. Why don't you go to the rest area for a cup of coffee and wait patiently for a while? ”

"No problem."

The Beasleys walked out, and Joo asked Kim Hee to help them make a drink, and then asked Elena to call Stephanie and Nanako Chiba.

The reason why there is such a big battle is because the patient's condition is really complicated, and second, Zhou Qiao feels that the patient's condition is very interesting and is a very rare opportunity, so he let Stephanie and Nanako Chiba also participate.

Let's learn together and make progress together.

Regarding Georgi's disease, in fact, Zhou Qiao already has directions and ideas, and now the "consultation" is mainly to let everyone experience and improve together.

In the lounge area, the Beasley family sits and drinks coffee and eats small snacks.

Although Georgi has been suffering from illness, the Americans have not been taboo. And coffee is a common drink in the United States, and Georgie often drinks it.

"Henry, I don't always feel reliable. Just now Dr. Zhou said that he wanted a consultation, and I thought he was inviting an expert, so he called two little girls in. ”

Mr. Beasley said: "This clinic is like this, I have checked the information on the Internet, don't underestimate these young people, it seems that they are all famous doctors in California." ”

Georgie added: "They won the top three places in the National Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Competition the year before. Although there was also a surgery competition last fall, some media commented that last year's event was not very interesting, and the top three were far less amazing than the top three in the first session! ”

Because, in last year's surgery competition, the top three were all defeated by Zhou Qiao and their subordinates the year before last.

After Zhou Qiao and they won the championship, they naturally had no interest in the next event, and then, they were cheaper than others.

They can't win every time they compete, right? That's too bullying, isn't it? Always give some of the opportunity to others.

Then, suddenly, the Beasleys fell silent.

Because, hell, what's that event about? Heart surgery!

It can't be compared to Georgi's illness.

Now, even Georgi is a little out of confidence.

Not long after, Elena came to call them and said, "Doctor Zhou, their consultation is over, and a series of tests will be arranged for Georgi, if it goes well, the real truth will be revealed." ”

The Beasley family was stunned, what is the truth? It's like solving a crime.

Could it be that Georgi's condition is still uncertain? Isn't it the same NFI type I before?

They guessed right!

When they passed, Zhou Qiao told them that Georgi was likely suffering from another rare disease, and that the two rare diseases were superimposed, so this was "hidden" or "ignored".

However, a series of tests are needed to confirm the diagnosis, and it is hoped that they will cooperate.

The Beasley family was shocked and delighted, and they were shocked that there was still a rare disease.

Oh my God, a rare disease has tormented their whole family for so many years, and the family is about to collapse.

The good news is that if it's true, the truth has been discovered. Perhaps, it has not been cured well before, because the two diseases affect each other, resulting in the disease not healing.

Doesn't that mean that it is possible to get rid of the disease?

Anyway, the whole family was shocked and very cooperative to go for the check-up.

Zhou Qiao's service here was very considerate and asked Ava to take it.

Because Ava is familiar with the testing center, all kinds of processes are clear, and with her leadership, the efficiency is doubled.

Of course, the nurse accompanies you, and that is also charged.

This is the right thing to do, and the Beasley family happily accepts it after discussing it. They hadn't been to that testing center before.

MRI of the head, ocular, spinal cord, cerebrospinal fluid examination, serum NMO-IgG, neuroophthalmologic examination......

The tedious inspection is hard, but it is also worth it, Zhou Qiao did not arrange redundant inspections, these are very necessary.

When the report came out, Zhou Qiao took the iris flower group again and conducted a detailed analysis of the test data, and finally, the diagnosis was confirmed.

The disease they targeted was: "neuromyelitis optica spectrum disease".

It's a rare disease, not just a rare disease, but, even rarer among Westerners.

In other words, the proportion of this disease in Europe and the United States, especially among Caucasians, is much lower than that of other races.

And Georgi used to go to the doctor, fill in the information, and fill in the white people. The family was typically white.

This is one of the reasons why so many hospitals did not have a keen sense of discovery before.

Therefore, filling in the ethnic category is a double-edged sword, which may help doctors diagnose and use drugs most of the time, but in special circumstances, it will cause missed diagnosis.

And Zhou Qiao is Chinese, and Nanako Chiba is a Japanese girl, so when looking at diseases, she may think more and be more inclusive.

(End of chapter)