I don't think speaking Mandarin would influence the price at all. I speak it with high proficiency but people in China still tried to sell me things at highly inflated prices. The only thing I think would influence it were if you had proof that you were a resident of China and were employed there. That's something that would be interesting to see.
When I paid last year it was at the rate of $EUR25000/$USD33000, and I'm not aware of a raise subsequent to that. There are presently 4 foreign patients undergoing lengthening here. The fifth we had went home before spring break and he was in just for the removal of a rod. Rumour is that we should be getting two more now that Spring Festival has passed. I think I am the only person here with an entire room for myself to that puts things very close to capacity. Before SF they let go of the cook delivering the foreign menu here, so now there is just one menu and one cook for all patients here.
If you have a foreign passport I think there is nil chance you will qualify for a local patient price, no matter how well you speak Chinese.
The website has been updated. They're back to offering 10cm again.
Quote from: Thegosis on December 08, 2013, 02:07:33 PMI am a current overseas patient in Beijing. My operation to put on the fixators was 27 September this year. That was day one. On day nine I commenced lengthening at .667mm per day and I have missed one day due to illness. Today I was sent to the parent hospital for investigations due to my persistent diahorrhea, and I had vomiting a couple of nights before. I have a strong persistent cough and voice hoarseness.
Dr Peng Aimin was my operating surgeon. I have not seen Dr Xia or Dr Li except where there are pictured and listed on the staff directory.
There is another foreign patient here who has finished lengthening: a female who goes home to Europe later this month. I'm not sure there is a male, but two males are coming soon: an American, an Australian. Other patients come from at times far parts of China and they are correcting abnormalities of leg length and range of motion. Small kids, middle aged and between.
I am perturbed by this: there's not a pet cat or dog or bird around here.
Start me a diary, can you?
My operation was on 27 November, not September. I've stated that wrong above.
Thanks to advice from you folks I have discarded India for my LL. Recent diary on Harbin, China looks interesting (fewer patients) however Bejing seems best for me now in terms of price/reputation. Only concern is that I want femur as mine are short and not many diaries of Femur external LON ?
I have sent three emails to the 'info' address for Beijing over the past two weeks but no reply. Can anyone suggest another email address ?
Regards
Liam
Has anyone heard of the price change and them moving to a new hospital?? I have heard they moved to a new hospital in the last month.
It's the same hospital, but they built a new building where one of the courtyards used to be.
I don't think so. I have been in contact with Ronne and she has sent me pictures of a new hospital they have moved to. It looks much nicer than the one they are currently in.
Okay I found out what's been going on. They still have Guang Ji Hospital, which has a new building, and they're also sending some patients to a different hospital.
Hi Time4LL
Can you give me contact details for Ronnie please?
Cheers
LittleLiam
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