THE WELCH COMPANY
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S U M M A R Y
DIARY: February 14, 2008 09:43 AM Thursday;
Rod Welch
UCSF schedules emergency meeting on changing Millie's treatment.
1...Summary/Objective
2...Dental Care Teeth Cleaning Scheduled Tomorrow
........CT Test Results Requested from UCSF for Test at Kaiser
3...CA 15-3 63 Dramatic Rise May be Caused by Traumatic Fall
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CONTACTS
SUBJECTS
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0404 - Summary/Objective
0405 -
040501 - Follow up ref SDS 15 0000. ref SDS 13 0000.
040502 -
040503 -
040504 -
040505 -
040506 -
040508 - ..
0406 -
0407 -
0408 - Progress
0409 -
040901 - On 080208 requested diagnostics developed by Kaiser and UCSF that help
040902 - assess Millie's progress, and prognosis for continuing treatment or
040903 - changing treatment at UCSF on the clinical trial. ref SDS 13 6V5I
040904 - Neither UCSF nor Kaiser have responded. Yesterday on 080213 submitted
040905 - follow up letter confirming prior requests. ref SDS 15 6V5I
040906 -
040907 - 1. Subject: Evaluate Adding Carboplatin; Status Change
040908 - Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:25:56 -0800
040913 - ..
040914 - 2. Dear Rod and Millie,
040916 - ..
040917 - 3. Doctor Rugo is checking with the study to see we were able to
040918 - give you the pictures. They are considered part of the study,
040919 - but we are asking.
040920 -
040921 - [...below, letter notifies UCSF that Millie agrees the
040922 - clinical trial study can get copies of patient history
040923 - including photographs needed to assess response to
040924 - treatment. ref SDS 0 VX8V
040926 - ..
040927 - [...below, Millie letter thanks UCSF for working on sending
040928 - patient history photographs from the medical chart to the
040929 - patient. ref SDS 0 4R5O
040931 - ..
040932 - Jackie responds to the letter on 080208, ref SDS 13 OO8Y, requesting
040933 - copies of photographs taken at UCSF the day before on 080207, showing
040934 - status of IBC disease. ref SDS 11 GH57 This was requested again in a
040935 - follow up letter yesterday on 080213. ref SDS 15 7G9P
040936 -
040937 - [...below, letter to UCSF patient agrees to share patient
040938 - history and diagnostics with clinical trial management.
040939 - ref SDS 0 VX8V
040941 - ..
040942 - Jackie's letter for UCSF continues...
040943 -
040944 - 4. Also, Brigid or Doctor Rugo should be the ones to give you the
040945 - CA15.3 results.
040947 - ..
040948 - Jackie responds to the letter yesterday on 080213 requesting results
040949 - of blood tests on 080207. ref SDS 15 7G9S
040951 - ..
040952 - This morning during treatment the Infusion Clinic submitted results of
040953 - the prior blood tests showing CA 15-3 63 increased dramatically 400%
040954 - compared to prior mild increases. ref SDS 16 VR8N
040956 - ..
040957 - Jackie's letter for UCSF continues...
040958 -
040959 - 5. Doctor Rugo is not here next Thursday, 2/21. We would like to
040960 - reschedule Millie's appt to Tuesday, 2/19 at 11am with Dr.
040961 - Rugo. Millie can receive her infusion that day as well.
040962 - Please confirm that you are available on 02/19.
040964 - ..
040965 - This is the first time we were notified that the doctor planned to
040966 - visit Millie in advance of the regularly scheduling meeting to start
040967 - a new cycle, which will be in 3 weeks on 080306.
040969 - ..
040970 - Scheduling a meeting ahead of schedule connotes an emergency review
040971 - that may relate to findings during the meeting last week on 080207,
040972 - ref SDS 11 GH5H, together with report today that cancer marker CA 15-3
040973 - 63 increased 12 points, 400% more than the increase for prior period,
040974 - per below. ref SDS 0 VX9T
040975 -
040976 - [...below, letter commends UCSF taking immediate action to
040977 - address possible progression of disease. ref SDS 0 VX9W
040979 - ..
040980 - Treatment on Tuesday after meeting with the doctor at 1100 would
040981 - result in returning home across the Bay Bridge during the height of
040982 - commute traffic, which delay arrival until 1900 - 2000 depending on
040983 - how many accidents are encountered.
040984 -
040985 - [...below propose having treatment in the morning at the
040986 - regular time, and then meeting with the doctor at 1100.
040987 - ref SDS 0 VX4P
040989 - ..
040990 - [On 080215 Millie asks about getting treatment on Thursday
040991 - as regularly scheduled; making two trips is preferable to
040992 - wasting time in traffic. ref SDS 18 RK6I
040994 - ..
040995 - Jackie's letter for UCSF continues...
040996 -
040997 - 6. Thank you
040998 -
040999 - Jackie
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0504 - 1012
050501 - ..
050502 - Submitted response to UCSF saying...
050503 -
050504 - 1. Subject: Evaluate Adding Carboplatin; Status Change
050505 - Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:15:43 -0800
050513 - ..
050514 - 2. Jackie,
050516 - ..
050517 - 3. Thanks very much for timely response in your letter today
050518 - addressing Mil's treatment and assessment. ref SDS 0 N94Q
050520 - ..
050521 - 4. As seen during the meeting on 080207, photographs comparing
050522 - current conditions with the baseline comprise a core diagnostic
050523 - to evaluate progression of disease, being treated on referral
050524 - from Kaiser. ref SDS 11 GH5H Millie is pleased to share
050525 - assessment data with study management. Patient history shows
050526 - evaluation of IBC can be problematic. Everyone working
050527 - together will continue to yield good results, as Doctor Rugo
050528 - has demonstrated at UCSF in Millie's case this past year.
050530 - ..
050531 - 5. Distribution of patient data to the study, the patient, and to
050532 - the referral authority, here Kaiser, will increase chances that
050533 - snafus resulting in loss of data, as reported last week on
050534 - 080207, ref SDS 11 GH57, will be minimized.
050535 -
050536 - [...below, Millie letter thanks UCSF for working on sending
050537 - patient history photographs from the medical chart to the
050538 - patient. ref SDS 0 4R5O
050540 - ..
050541 - 6. CA 15-3 63 for the test on 080207 (correlates to over 80 on
050542 - Kaiser's scale, based on patient history). This 12 point rise
050543 - from 51 on the test last month justifies increased scrutiny.
050545 - ..
050546 - Jackie's letter received earlier this morning referred Millie to
050547 - Brigid and Doctor Rugo for results of CA 15-3 from labs last week on
050548 - 080207. ref SDS 0 N94U While getting treatment in the Infusion Clinic
050549 - this morning, Millie received a copy of the labs on 080207 that
050550 - reported CA 15-3 63. ref SDS 16 VR8N
050552 - ..
050553 - Accelerated rise of CA 15-3 from 51 to 63 for the labs on 080207, may
050554 - be due in part to trauma the body suffered from the severe fall on
050555 - 080125, ref SDS 10 N65K, reported in Millie's letter to UCSF later
050556 - today, per below. ref SDS 0 WH7H
050558 - ..
050559 - Letter to UCSF continues...
050560 -
050561 - 7. Millie greatly appreciates Doctor Rugo scheduling a meeting on
050562 - 080219 for expedited review. ref SDS 0 N94Y We prefer to meet
050563 - earlier between 0700 and 0900, since we arrive at UCSF OA 0630.
050564 - If 1100 works better for the Doctor we will work to her
050565 - schedule.
050567 - ..
050568 - 8. Can Mil get treatment on Tuesday, 080219, at 0830, her regular
050569 - time, and then see Doctor Rugo after that? Typically, she
050570 - completes treatment by 1030. The 1 hour rest sometimes extends
050571 - toward 1130. The rest period was actually reduced by Brigid to
050572 - 30 minutes, so there is flexibility on this point.
050574 - ..
050575 - 9. Assume, the following week, Millie will return to treatment on
050576 - Thursdays??
050578 - ..
050579 - 10. By copy will alert Doctor Johnson of evolving circumstances,
050580 - and request consultation prior to meeting with Doctor Rugo.
050581 - This can be accomplished by telecon, at his convenience.
050583 - ..
050584 - The letter yesterday on 080213 asked about progress getting the CT
050585 - test results from Kaiser, so there is time to prepare for meeting with
050586 - the doctor, and this includes consulting with the primary care
050587 - physician. ref SDS 15 7G4R
050588 -
050589 - [...below Millie thanks Clinical Trial Coordinator for
050590 - coordinating to get photographs sent to Kaiser for
050591 - collaboratio between primary care physician, who has the
050592 - most experience working the problem, and the UCSF medical
050593 - team headed by Doctor Rugo. ref SDS 0 4R5O
050595 - ..
050596 - Letter to UCSF continues...
050597 -
050598 - 11. Did you get the data from Kaiser for the biopsy on 040419,
050599 - which Doctor Rugo requested on 080207 to assess status change?
050600 - ref SDS 11 6S6G
050602 - ..
050603 - The letter to UCSF with copy to UCSF on 080213 asked about the biopsy
050604 - report. ref SDS 15 7G9V
050605 -
050606 - [On 080215 Millie asks again if UCSF has received the
050607 - report from Kaiser. ref SDS 18 ID6Q
050608 -
050609 - [On 080219 UCSF receives report for biopsy on 040419 and
050610 - determines there is no change in Millie's triple negative
050611 - status, which would increase treatment options. ref SDS 21
050612 - VX6G
050614 - ..
050615 - [On 081016 letter to medical team confirms Doctor Rugo's
050616 - request for Kaiser to biopsy of lymph node in left
050617 - supraclavicular, and orders evaluation of triple negative
050618 - to investigate expanding options to treat Millie's 5th
050619 - relapse of IBC. ref SDS 23 J36R
050621 - ..
050622 - Letter to UCSF continues...
050623 -
050624 - 12. Thanks for excellent coordination.
050626 - ..
050627 - 13. Sincerely,
050629 - ..
050630 - 14. Rod
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0604 - 1610
060501 - ..
060502 - Dental Care Teeth Cleaning Scheduled Tomorrow
060503 -
060504 - Millie submitted a letter supplementing the letter this morning, and
060505 - following her treatment at UCSF, saying...
060506 -
060507 - 1. Subject: Dental Cleaning Tomorrow Conflict with Blood Counts?
060508 - Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:14:21 -0800
060513 - ..
060514 - 2. Jackie,
060516 - ..
060517 - 3. Just letting you know, I have an appointment tomorrow at 8
060518 - o'clock in the City for dental work. It's only for cleaning,
060519 - which is usually okay, but with low labs lately, thought I
060520 - should mention it.
060521 -
060522 - [...below, Brigid approves dental care for non-invasive
060523 - procedures. ref SDS 0 LS6F
060525 - ..
060526 - [On 080215 Millie dental treatment teeth cleaning.
060527 - ref SDS 17 J25G
060529 - ..
060530 - [On 080215 Millie notified UCSF that meeting on dental
060531 - issues was successful. ref SDS 18 ID5U
060533 - ..
060534 - 4. Thanks.
060536 - ..
060537 - 5. Millie
060539 - ..
060540 - CT Test Results Requested from UCSF for Test at Kaiser
060541 -
060542 - 6. PS. Have you gotten anything on my CT test from Kaiser?
060544 - ..
060545 - Millie asks for results of the CT test on 080212, ref SDS 14 FP5H,
060546 - that is part of the diagnostics that will be evaluated in the
060547 - emergency meeting the doctor scheduled today for next Tuesday, on
060548 - 080219, per Jackie's letter today, above. ref SDS 0 N94Y
060549 -
060550 - [...below Jackie has not received the report, but plans
060551 - to get the report from Kaiser in time for meeting with
060552 - the doctor next week. ref SDS 0 I56N
060554 - ..
060555 - [On 080215 Millie thanks Jackie for expediting getting
060556 - the record on the CT test on 080212; Millie sends copies
060557 - to Kaiser explaining requirements to receive data in time
060558 - to have enough time to be prepared for the meeting the
060559 - doctor scheduled on 080219. ref SDS 18 ID5X
060561 - ..
060562 - [On 080215 Millie received from Kaiser the report for CT
060563 - test on 080212. ref SDS 19 XV9J
060565 - ..
060566 - [On 080219 notify UCSF patient received report on CT test
060567 - performed 080212. ref SDS 20 1K7X
060568 -
060570 - ..
060571 - CA 15-3 63 Dramatic Rise May be Caused by Traumatic Fall
060572 -
060573 - Millie's letter to UCSF continues...
060574 -
060575 - With CA 15-3 getting active, everything else may be moot.
060576 - ref SDS 0 VX9T I know it's clutching at straws, but possibly
060577 - my bad fall a few weeks ago somehow or another caused a
060578 - compound rise in the marker?? ref SDS 10 N65K
060580 - ..
060581 - Millie's reference to CA 15-3 getting active refers to the report that
060582 - the cancer marker increased from 51 for the test on 080110 to 63 for
060583 - the blood test last week on 080207, which was received this morning
060584 - during treatment in the Infusion Clinic. ref SDS 16 VR8N
060585 -
060586 - [On 080219 Doctor decided to defer increasing treatment by
060587 - adding Carboplatin until starting the next cycle on 080306,
060588 - ref SDS 21 I35G; allows time to assess next blood test to
060589 - see if trauma of serious fall on 080125 could have caused
060590 - cancer marker to rise in test on 080207, rather than
060591 - signaling greater advance of IBC. ref SDS 21 CL4I
060593 - ..
060594 - [On 080306 CA 15-3 59 falls for first time in about 6
060595 - months, ref SDS 22 A16M; declining 4 points from a high of
060596 - 63 on 080207. ref SDS 12 A16M
060598 - ..
060599 - This big increase in CA 15-3 was cited in the letter to UCSF earlier
060600 - this morning, per above. ref SDS 0 VX9T
060602 - ..
060603 - Millie's letter to UCSF continues...
060604 -
060605 - Thanks for helping me get the pictures; I think you said Doctor
060606 - Rugo is checking with the study. ref SDS 0 N94Q I want Doctor
060607 - Johnson to take a look, if he has time to comment before next
060608 - Tuesday. I haven't heard from him so he may be out of town, or
060609 - just really busy. Thanks again.
060611 - ..
060612 - Millie confirms notice in the letter this morning, per above, that the
060613 - primary care physician at Kaiser should collaborate with UCSF
060614 - evaluating progression of disease. ref SDS 0 VX4V
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070501 - ..
070502 - Millie received letter from Brigid at UCSF saying...
070503 -
070504 - 1. Subject: Dental Cleaning Tomorrow Conflict with Blood Counts?
070505 - Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:20:54 -0800
070510 - ..
070511 - 2. OK to go to the dentist but no invasive procedures!!
070513 - ..
070514 - Brigid responds to Millie's letter earlier today notifying that she
070515 - has dental work scheduled for tomorrow. ref SDS 0 C36L
070516 -
070517 - [On 080215 Millie dental treatment teeth cleaning.
070518 - ref SDS 17 J25G
070520 - ..
070521 - [On 080215 Millie notified UCSF that meeting on dental
070522 - issues was successful. ref SDS 18 ID5U
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0709 -
070901 - Millie also received a response from Jackie to Mil's letter with PS
070902 - asking about getting the CT test from Kaiser.
070903 -
070904 - 1. Subject: Dental Cleaning Tomorrow Conflict with Blood Counts?
070905 - Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:43:38 -0800
070910 - ..
070911 - 2. Hi Millie,
070913 - ..
070914 - 3. I have not recieved the CT scan results yet. I will try
070915 - tomorrow but we will definitely have it in time for you appt
070916 - with Dr. Rugo next week.
070918 - ..
070919 - Jackie responds to Millie's letter this morning, per above.
070920 - ref SDS 0 C45U Getting reports "in time for meeting with the doctor
070921 - next week is not sufficient time to be prepared for an effective
070922 - meeting. Research on 960205 reported people waste 70% of the day in
070923 - unproductive meetings because people are not prepared. ref SDS 1 5902
070924 -
070925 - [On 080215 Millie notifies UCSF with copy to Kaiser that
070926 - the report from Kaiser is needed in time to prepare for
070927 - meeting with the doctor, rather, than during the meeting.
070928 - ref SDS 18 ID5X
070930 - ..
070931 - [On 080215 Millie received from Kaiser the report for CT
070932 - test on 080212. ref SDS 19 XV9J
070934 - ..
070935 - Jackie's letter to Millie continues...
070936 -
070937 - 4. The only available time next Tuesday is at 11am. I can check
070938 - with Dr. Rugo to see if you can be treated before your appt.
070940 - ..
070941 - 5. Thanks
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070943 - Jackie
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