I run a clinic in the United States

Chapter 417 "Peel the Banana"

"Hemipelvic amputation?"

At the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, after a multidisciplinary consultation with a large group of doctors, the doctor in charge came to inform Sylvie Thurman of the results of the surgical plan discussed by everyone.

Although Sylvie Thurman was lying on the hospital bed and had just come out of the operating room not long ago, she still couldn't help but feel frightened when she heard the news. She struggled and shouted, "No! No! You can't amputate my leg!"

She is young, only thirty-one years old, not yet married, and still has more than half of her life to go. How can she accept such a surgical plan?

Beside her, her parents, the grey-haired Thurman couple, also looked shocked, especially Mrs. Thurman, whose body was trembling a little, and she shouted excitedly: "You have been discussing for so long, and you have just come up with such a perverted idea." Cruel surgery plan? We cannot accept it!”

Mr. Thurman also said categorically: "My daughter cannot undergo such an operation. Aren't you a top-ranked hospital in California and even the world? Why can't you solve such a minor illness?"

The doctor in charge spread his hands and said very helplessly: "She has neurofibroma, and it is a rare and huge tumor in this category. It involves multiple organs, especially bones. It is not a simple ailment."

"But we can't just amputate it easily." Mr. Thurman said sadly.

The doctor in charge frowned and said, "Aren't I here to discuss it with you? I need your signature before we can start the operation. If you don't agree, we definitely won't do it."

Grace looked at Zhou Qiao who was talking eloquently, and became even more obsessed. She thought to herself, this is okay?

The same goes for Chiba Nanako.

Grace was even more excited to be exposed to areas she had never touched before.

Moreover, she is not from the medical field, so she really doesn't know what specialties Zhou Qiao is proficient in.

The bad news is that Sylvie's tumor grew relatively large and occupied her entire pelvic cavity, causing severe displacement of the uterus, bladder, colorectum and other organs.

In addition to genetic mutations, there are many triggers that can accelerate the onset of the disease, such as long-term exposure to harmful chemicals, radiation, excessive smoking and drinking, etc.

How to cut?

Zhou Qiao naturally did not come alone. He brought two beauties, Chiba Nanako and Grace.

"Doctor, I really can't accept hemipelvic amputation to control bleeding. Don't you have a more reliable method?" Sylvie said while sobbing.

Zhou Qiao can break through the circle and let Sylvie know that he is a famous doctor and is good at several aspects, which is already quite remarkable.

The doctor who performed the surgery on her at that time just "opened" it and was daunted by the sight of such dense blood vessels.

A condition that can shock professionals and make so many experts at the University of California Medical Center feel embarrassed. Can a condition that requires a big move like "hemipelvic amputation" be simple?

The doctor in charge nodded and said, "It's that Dr. Zhou."

Resection of this tumor directly from outside the capsule?

Later, after an examination, I discovered that there was a huge pelvic tumor in my stomach, nearly 20 centimeters in diameter, occupying the entire pelvic cavity.

Although she had never had this kind of surgery before, she was shocked just by looking at the photos taken during previous surgeries.

The operation was not completed, but the doctor very carefully took some tissue for biopsy. Pathological results showed that it was neurofibroma.

The doctor in charge of Sylvie Thurman's condition also participated in the consultation. He looked at the surgical plan formulated by Zhou Qiao and looked at each other with surrounding colleagues. Xin said, this must be Dr. Zhou.

After the doctor completed the examination items, he also arranged surgery.

In fact, Iris Clinic has treated neurofibromatosis before. Although the condition is different, it has accumulated a certain amount of experience.

Although she and Zhou Qiao broke through the barrier, because Chiba Nanako was also there, Grace did not show how close she was to Zhou Qiao.

However, Zhou Qiao is a man who can talk easily and talk eloquently, saying that he is sure and formulating detailed steps.

Of course, he didn't want to amputate the young female patient's limbs, but the patient's condition was really complicated. Isn't this a hopeless solution?
Sylvie Thurman is actually also a student at the University of California, San Francisco. However, she just graduated with a doctorate last year and was already working in a large factory in Silicon Valley with a generous salary. However, who knew that not long ago, her body... Something strange happened, and I often felt weak in my left foot and unsteady when walking.

However, halfway through the operation, because the condition was too complicated and the operation faced a huge risk of bleeding, the doctor had no choice but to suspend the operation, push Sylvie out of the operating room, and transfer her to the ward again.

Who dares to do this?

A Japanese girl with long, straight black hair who is as gentle as jade, and a "tomboy" with smart short hair, delicate facial features, and a loose suit. Their demeanor is completely different.

Moreover, there is a capsule on the surface of the tumor, and there are many blood vessels like earthworms distributed outside the capsule. The blood supply is very rich and complex.

Therefore, Zhou Qiao was invited to participate in the discussion of the disease.

The doctor pondered for a while and then said hesitantly: "How about asking Dr. Zhou from Iris Clinic to take a look?"

That means a huge risk of bleeding. Once a blood vessel accidentally ruptures, the patient is always in danger of dying from massive bleeding.

The good news is that neurofibromas are benign tumors.

Chiba Nanako participated, but Grace had not come yet at that time and did not participate.

"Dr. Zhou? Is that the young and handsome Dr. Zhou who specializes in aesthetics, weight loss and heart disease?" Sylvie, as a student at the University of California, San Francisco, has also heard of Zhou Qiao's name.

Because during the physical examination last year, there were no such symptoms at all.

Since she needed surgery, she naturally trusted the hospital affiliated to her alma mater, so she came to the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center.

Zhou Qiao often gives academic lectures at the University of California, San Francisco. Although Sylvie is not a medical student, she has attended a few times. However, she does not go there many times, so there are only a few lectures on medical beauty, weight loss, and heart disease. A few impressions.

Moreover, the examination found that her tumor had destroyed her sacrum, and the nerve roots on one side of her sacrum had also been severely damaged. This caused her left leg to become weak and her walking unsteady. Surgery to remove the tumor was a top priority.

This resulted in Zhou Qiao traveling with two beautiful girls, and their relationship was almost like that of "ordinary colleagues".

Sylvie thought about it carefully and found that it was probably in the past year that she smoked and drank too much because of graduation from her PhD and too much stress after work.

This disease is actually an autosomal dominant genetic disease. It is a neurogenic tumor disease that causes multi-system damage caused by gene mutations. It can affect nerves, muscles, bones, internal organs, skin, etc. It is a multi-system disease. However, tumors of the nervous system are a characteristic manifestation of the disease.

Zhou Qiao took Chiba Nanako and Grace to discuss with multidisciplinary experts from the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, including neurosurgery, orthopedics, radiology, gynecology, anesthesia and surgery, etc. for two hours. Finally, A surgical plan was developed.

And this surgical plan sounds quite reliable.

The entire surgical plan is divided into two major steps and needs to be carried out in two phases.

In the first stage of surgery, the nerve tissue in the sacrococcygeal area is first separated and the tumor is "uprooted"; in the second stage of surgery, the tumor in the pelvic cavity is removed entirely.

A person as powerful as Zhou Qiao has to be divided into two stages, so it's no wonder that the experts at the University of California Medical Center are not sure.

The patient was subsequently referred to the Iris Clinic.

Zhou Qiao took Chiba Nanako and Grace to meet the patient and his family and communicate with them.

When Sylvie's family heard that surgery could be done without amputation, they felt as if they had seen the light of day and were quite excited and hopeful. After easily handling the patient and family members and obtaining their consent, preparations for surgery began, including more detailed preoperative examinations.

Elena, Ava, Park Xiuzhu and Zhang Mengjing were transferred to support.

For Park Xiuzhu and Zhang Mengjing, this is also an opportunity to learn more sophisticated and professional nursing skills from Elena and Ava.

As for the settlement of medical expenses, don't worry. Zhou Qiao already has an in-depth cooperative relationship with the University of California Medical Center. Those who have signed an affiliation agreement can use the commonly used account sharing model before.

After careful preparation, Iris Clinic started another extremely difficult operation.

Ava has recently become obsessed with red songs, so after anesthesia and multiple checks, she fiddled with the sound equipment in the operating room and played "Hymn to Heroes" as the opening song.

"The wind and smoke are billowing singing heroes, the green mountains all around are listening, listening, the thunder is beating on the sunny day and the golden drum is beating, and the waves of the sea are making harmony..."

The song is tragic and soul-stirring, making people never tire of listening to it. Zhou Qiao seems to be more motivated during surgery.

Park Xiuzhu glanced at Ava, then at Zhou Qiao's intoxicated expression, and sighed in her heart, thinking that Jin Ji was really careless.

Every time Jin Heizhen plays Korean songs, although Dr. Zhou also likes to listen to them, it is obvious that the songs chosen by Jin Heizhen are not as exciting as the songs selected by Ava.

Korean songs may be unique in terms of love and affection, but compared with the impassioned classic popular songs from China, their aura seems to be much weaker.

When Grace saw the friends around her, not only Chiba Nanako, a Japanese girl, Park Soo-joo, a Korean lady, but even several other surgical assistants and anesthesia teams from the University of California Medical Center in the operating room, they could all hum along. sentence, I thought it was time for me to learn Chinese.

San Francisco has always been one of the strongholds of Chinese people. It is quite normal for foreigners here to know a few words of Chinese. But Grace is from the eastern United States and has really had very little contact with her.

Not to mention race and language, even the time zones in the east and west of the United States are different.

The time zones in the United States are quite complicated. The mainland spans from the West 5th District to the West 8th District. There are four time zones, and each time zone corresponds to a standard time.

From east to west, they are Eastern Time (EST) (Western Zone 5 time), Central Time (CST) (Western Zone 6 time), Mountain Time (MST) (Western Zone 7 time), Pacific Time (Western Zone Time) ( PST) (West 8th District Time).

In addition, Alaska Time (AKST) (Western District Time) and Hawaii Time (HST) (Western District Time)] follow the rule of "early in the east and late in the west", each decreasing by one hour.

The United States observes daylight saving time from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November each year, and daylight saving time is one hour ahead of normal time.

Unlike China, which only uses Beijing time.

Grace came to live in California from Massachusetts and was jet-lagged. It was a new experience just in terms of time zone.

Now, she found that everyone actually knew a little Chinese, and she had dedicated herself to Zhou Qiao a long time ago. If she didn't learn a little Chinese, it would be unreasonable.

After all, she was still looking forward to when Zhou Qiao would take her to China.

When you arrive in China, it will definitely be much easier if you can speak the local language.

If Chiba Nanako knew her thoughts, she would probably curl her lips and think, I have never been there. Not just me, Murphy, Stephanie, and Thalia have not been there. Even if you have to be brought along, you, a newcomer, will at least be at the back of the queue, right?
When Zhou Qiao returns to China to visit relatives, he usually brings women back around the Chinese New Year, which has a different meaning.

This surgery was naturally performed by Zhou Qiao himself, assisted by Chiba Nanako and Grace.

At the same time, several doctors at the University of California Medical Center also gained valuable opportunities to serve as assistants in the operating room.

During the operation, Zhou Qiao demonstrated exquisite and unparalleled surgical skills.

He first separated the tissue around the tumor, and then opened the capsule around the tumor. The whole process seemed to be smooth and smooth. If I wanted to describe it, it would be like peeling a banana.

In this way, not only can intraoperative bleeding be reduced, but damage to surrounding organs can also be avoided. It can be said that the safety of the entire operation has been greatly improved.

Peeling a banana is peeling a banana, but "this banana" is not that easy to peel, and the technique is extremely difficult.

In the end, Zhou Qiao relied on his ceiling-level skills to successfully peel off the capsule. The amount of bleeding was very small, less than 30 milliliters. Then, he separated and removed the tumor within the capsule, cleanly and without leaving any residue.

Several doctors from the University of California Medical Center who came to assist and observe marveled inwardly: "How come Dr. Zhou solved such a difficult situation as smoothly and easily as if he were playing a game?"

Grace's beautiful eyes were gleaming, and she lightly tightened her legs.

Three days later, Zhou Qiao led the original team to perform the second stage of surgery to remove the anterior tumor, which was also very successful.

The operation is over, Sylvie Thurman is recovering well and is expected to be discharged from the hospital soon.

"Thank you, Dr. Zhou!"

Lying in the hospital bed, Sylvie Thurman was filled with emotions. It seems that for surgery, you still have to find a good doctor like Zhou Qiao. Otherwise, she would not know how she would face her future life if her pelvis was amputated. Maybe even getting pregnant has become a luxury.

It is worth mentioning that when Zhou Qiao and the others were preparing to go back after the operation, their old classmate Yu Rongbin was waiting for him outside the surgery center.

Yu Rongbin was Zhou Qiao's college classmate. Because of his "family's financial difficulties", he had to enter the workplace early and found no way to apply for a job. Then he shamelessly came to join Zhou Qiao.

Zhou Qiao wrote him a letter of recommendation and introduced him to the University of California Medical Center.

After entering such a good hospital, Yu Rongbin was grateful but also worked very hard. Later, when the economic crisis eased, he decided to continue studying, because in the medical field, a master's degree really has limited prospects.

Because this is the affiliated hospital of the University of California School of Medicine, many professors from the medical school also work in the medical center. As an internal employee, Yu Rongbin has the opportunity to come into contact with these professors. With his excellent communication skills, Yu Rongbin pulled Zhou Qiao's "tiger flag" again. I "hooked up" with a senior professor at the medical school and settled the matter of studying for a Ph.D. on the job.

He always wanted to treat Zhou Qiao to dinner, but he never had time. Either Zhou Qiao didn't have time, or he was busy with work and studies.

He happened to be on vacation this time, and heard that Zhou Qiao was coming to the University of California Medical Center for surgery, so he paid close attention. He didn't want to disturb Zhou Qiao before the surgery, so he stopped Zhou Qiao and his group at the exit after the surgery.

Zhou Qiao was naturally not polite when an old classmate invited him to dinner. He immediately took Elena, Ava, Chiba Nanako, Grace, Park Xiuzhu, Zhang Mengjing and so many beauties to follow.

The location was chosen at a Western restaurant next to the University of California.

Since it wasn’t far, everyone chatted while walking. Along the way, I made Yu Rongbin envious. It's not that Zhou Qiao comes for surgery again, but that there are so many beauties around Zhou Qiao!
Too many to envy beyond description.

I envy you every time I see you.

The beauties around Zhou Qiao now, even the oldest Park Xiuzhu, still have charm and beauty, the kind that can make people desire. Not to mention those young girls.

What shocked Yu Rongbin was that there was a new face here that he had never seen before, and that was Grace.

"Isn't this this year's heart surgery champion? Why are you here at Iris Clinic?"

"Zhou Qiao is really... really good at collecting beauties!"

Yu Rongbin was surprised, naturally he admired her greatly, and at the same time he was secretly ashamed. He was the same age as Zhou Qiao, so he couldn't catch up with her professionally. Even in terms of picking up women, he was far inferior.

Because he is still single.

I had a relationship with an average-looking young nurse at the University of California Medical Center, but we broke up not long after.

(End of this chapter)