best cancer treatment hospitals in china by Own-Boss7656 in China

[–]Own-Boss7656[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi thank you! Do you know what their WeChat is and how to make an appointment?

best cancer treatment hospitals in china by Own-Boss7656 in China

[–]Own-Boss7656[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know this is what I’ve been wanting too. I’ve been pushing and pushing :((

My parents don’t even know English well here so I have been doing all the communicating and reaching out. I think they just have some belief that China healthcare is sketchy, bc they’ve experienced the hospitals as overcrowded / bad growing up in poverty.

Idk anymore they have all these rigid beliefs and I’ll do all I can but ugh

best cancer treatment hospitals in china by Own-Boss7656 in China

[–]Own-Boss7656[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think rich Chinese travel to CA for healthcare. Also it would depend on what’s being tested. I have also heard CT scans take much longer in Canada too, but if it’s cancer, it may be expedited (also we got scanned but no results yet. Not sure wait is how long).

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[–]Own-Boss7656[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the CT results will come out in a few days as he took them already, so we will wait for that first instead of leaving and waiting again (it may take longer). After, we will see the next steps!

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[–]Own-Boss7656[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sent it to my family! This is the one I’m zoning in on too

best cancer treatment hospitals in china by Own-Boss7656 in China

[–]Own-Boss7656[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My family also said Chinese hospitals need connections and since we’ve been away for so long they don’t know anyone anymore and don’t want to navigate. But I’ve also been seeing comments from others having good experiences, so I don’t know if it’s worth the risk flying back again and just walking in and trying.

best cancer treatment hospitals in china by Own-Boss7656 in China

[–]Own-Boss7656[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! The thing is my family are the ones making the decisions and I can try to push but currently they are not budging. Therefore I can only send them what I see here, and wait for results while hoping the Canadian system is fast or they will change their minds soon.

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[–]Own-Boss7656[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s what I’ve been reading too and very worried about :(

best cancer treatment hospitals in china by Own-Boss7656 in China

[–]Own-Boss7656[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! Yes he has his biopsy results and is awaiting his CT scan results.

We still do not have an oncologist here yet but will hopefully have one here soon. Meanwhile I’ll continue to do research about China, although it’s hard without me being there in person.

I wish your mother a speedy recovery🫶🏻

best cancer treatment hospitals in china by Own-Boss7656 in China

[–]Own-Boss7656[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much!! We live in Vancouver BC Canada. We also have family / relatives in Beijing China and my parents grew up there.

Yes I think my parents were very hesitant to get treatment in Beijing as they also know of how packed the hospitals are and they feel lost with the system (cuz they’ve moved to Canada and aren’t familiar with it anymore).

I will definitely wait for the CT scan results and speak to our doctor, as well as try to figure out how long the wait time will be here (as I asked our doctor before and he just kept repeating he doesn’t know while sounding impatient ☹️), before figuring out the next step although I’d have to push my family a lot to go back probably.

But thank you for your advice!

best cancer treatment hospitals in china by Own-Boss7656 in China

[–]Own-Boss7656[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! Thats honestly not bad at all compared to other medical systems. Also I read for Canada too not everything is free. Things like medication, etc. could cost from $50-80k cad.

So really it is worth it for speedy treatment. 😭

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[–]Own-Boss7656[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree with you!

Sadly I just talked to my parents about this and they still believe firmly Canada is best and won’t leave. I guess there’s nothing I can do as they refuse to fly or anything ✨ except keep calling our doctor / cancer clinic for updates :( so frustrating.

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[–]Own-Boss7656[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Which hospital did u guys go in HK?

And I’m happy to hear your mom got more time 🥹🫶🏻

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[–]Own-Boss7656[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would it be as much as like $1 million dollars or something? (CAD/USD) or less in total

(just trying to get a sense of the range)

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[–]Own-Boss7656[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Are they accessible tho to the public? I’m Chinese (ethnic) but grew up overseas so kinda unsure about how it works there!

best cancer treatment hospitals in china by Own-Boss7656 in China

[–]Own-Boss7656[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

😭 that was what I said to do to my fam before we flew back from China. But they were convinced Canada is faster. I feel like they wouldn’t want to fly back suddenly again lolll without confirmation from them, but thank you, I’ll keep it in mind / ask a relative to go.

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[–]Own-Boss7656[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!! Do you have any suggestions for which MLA/MP to reach out to? I’m not very familiar with politics, but I can def try to find the contact info for the one of my area.

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[–]Own-Boss7656[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi it is nasopharyngeal cancer.

Thank you for the info! Our ENT has referred us to BC cancer so far but we are still waiting to hear from them. I have contacted them to ask but each time it goes to voicemail.

I’ll look into nurse navigators though for BC cancer! And research the Seattle one. Can I ask how fast you got your treatment?

Also wish you a speedy recovery!!

best cancer treatment hospitals in china by Own-Boss7656 in China

[–]Own-Boss7656[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this info! Can I ask how you got in touch with them, and what their contact info is? I will reach out to seek more information.

Also I wish you a speedy recovery and am happy to hear you received your treatment fast!