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S U M M A R Y


DIARY: June 10, 2009 04:40 PM Wednesday; Rod Welch

Millie signed documents at Kaiser to get CD for UCSF of CT test at Kaiser.

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0403 -    ..
0404 - Summary/Objective
0405 -
040501 - Follow up ref SDS 14 0000. ref SDS 13 0000.
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040506 -  ..
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0408 - Progress
0409 -
040901 - Millie notified the medical team on Sunday night that side effects of
040902 - radiation treatment which ended on 090317 continued to be serious
040903 - problem.  On Monday, Doctor Hsu scheduled a meeting for yesterday
040904 - morning on 090609 0900 at UCSF Radiology Oncology.
040906 -  ..
040907 - Yesterday, on 090609 0900 Millie met with Doctor Hsu, as requested.
040909 -  ..
040910 - The doctor made preliminary findings that IBC in the breastbone area
040911 - was not treated with radiation and hyperthermia, contrary to treatment
040912 - ordered by Doctor Rugo and authorized on referral by Kaiser.
040914 -  ..
040915 - This appears to be a medical mistake.
040917 -  ..
040918 - The doctor is concerned that Millie's recent symptoms of cough and
040919 - heavy chest may be caused by fluid on the lungs resulting from rapid
040920 - progression of IBC that was not treated during the Feb-Mar radiation
040921 - and hyperthermia program.  He feels Millie's best course of treatment
040922 - is the MPA protocol proposed by Doctor Rugo to Kaiser on 090514.
040924 -  ..
040925 - Doctor Hsu requested a CT test to determine if Millie has fluid on
040926 - the lungs and whether if so, it is mild enough to still permit
040927 - treatment with MPA.
040929 -  ..
040930 - In the afternoon, after returning home from UCSF in San Francisco,
040931 - Millie called Arlette at Kaiser in Walnut Creek, and asked Arlette to
040932 - facilitate a telecon with Doctor Johson in order to report Doctor
040933 - Hsu's findings, and request the CT test. ref SDS 7 MW5H
040935 -  ..
040936 - A few hours later on 090609 1430 Doctor Johnson called. ref SDS 8 MW5H
040938 -  ..
040939 - Doctor Johnson ordered the CT test requested by Doctor Hsu.
040940 - ref SDS 8 PPVY
040942 -  ..
040943 - Early this morning 090610 0043, Millie sent a letter to the medical
040944 - team confirming understandings, ref SDS 10 N630, from meeting with
040945 - Doctor Hus at UCSF the day before on 090609 0900. ref SDS 6 TP9L
040947 -  ..
040948 - Millie's letter explained Doctor Hsu requested a CT test to plan the
040949 - next treatment for Millie with MPA, ref SDS 10 W66W, and further
040950 - reported that Kaiser scheduled the test on 09612 1120. ref SDS 10 W67P
040952 -  ..
040953 - This afternoon, Doctor Rugo's assistant, Mike, called and advised that
040954 - Doctor Rugo wants the computer files for the CT test, ref SDS 11 S537,
040955 - to directly review evaluating Millie getting treatment with MPA, and
040956 - Mike also requested a report on the blood test on 090602. ref SDS 3
040957 - OT8J
040959 -  ..
040960 - After Mike's call, Millie received a letter from Doctor Hsu responding
040961 - to Millie's letter earlier this morning on 090610 0043. ref SDS 10
040962 - W66T  Doctor Hsu confirmed request in the meeting yesterday at UCSF on
040963 - 090609 0900, for a CT test, and to treat Millie initially with
040964 - systemic cancer care using the MPA protocol, ref SDS 12 G63H, to
040965 - recover from the medical mistake failing to treat IBC with radiation
040966 - on the vertical line in the breastbone area, ref SDS 6 TP9L, as
040967 - explained in Millie's letter to the medical team on 090510.
040969 -  ..
040970 - Millie sent a letter to the medical team confirming planning and
040971 - progress on starting MPA treatment; she submitted the report for the
040972 - blood test at Kaiser on 090602, ref SDS 13 9F4J, and requested
040973 - assistance on getting the CD for the CT test scheduled on 090612 1120
040974 - at Kaiser for submission to Doctor Rugo at Kaiser. ref SDS 13 TG8U
040976 -  ..
040977 - Millie received a letter from Doctor Davidson, Director of Radiology
040978 - for the Kaiser Diablo Service Region, responding to Millie's letter an
040979 - hour ago on 090610 1503 requesting assistance getting the CD for the
040980 - CT test scheduled on 090612 1120 at Kaiser for submission to Doctor
040981 - Rugo at UCSF to evaluate Millie's treatment with MPA protocol to
040982 - recover from medical mistake UCSF made providing radiation services on
040983 - referral from Kaiser during February and March, and which caused
040984 - severe progression of Millie's cancer, ref SDS 13 TG8U, as reported in
040985 - Doctor Davidson's letter received 30 minutes ago on 090610 1610.
040986 - ref SDS 14 TH5G
040988 -  ..
040989 - Drove to Kaiser in Walnut Creek.
040991 -  ..
040992 - Millie went to the Radilogy customer check in lobby located in the
040993 - basement of Kaiser in Walnut Creek, and to implement Doctor Davidson's
040994 - guidance in his letter received this afternoon 090610 1610.
040995 - ref SDS 14 TH5G  She explained Doctor Davidson's letter saying to
040996 - request a form to sign for Millie to get a CD of the CT test on
040997 - Friday, 090612 1120, and which was requested in Mike's call this
040998 - afternoon from UCSF on 090610 1438, ref SDS 11 S537, and confirmed in
040999 - Millie's letter to the medical team a little later on 090610 1509.
041000 - ref SDS 13 TG7R
041002 -  ..
041003 - The attendant provided the form.  Millie filled out the form, signed
041004 - and returned the form to the attendant.
041006 -  ..
041007 - The CD will cost $20.
041009 -  ..
041010 - Millie was concerned that the form said Kaiser requries 3 business
041011 - days to provide the CD after the CT test.  Since the test is scheduled
041012 - for Friday, 090612, 3 business days will be next Wednesday or
041013 - Thursday.
041015 -  ..
041016 - Millie asked what Kaiser can do to expedite production of the CD.
041017 - She asked if there is additional cost?
041019 -  ..
041020 - The attendant said there is nothing customers can to expedite getting
041021 - a CD of a CT test at Kaiser.
041023 -  ..
041024 - Millie submitted the signed form, and thanked the attendant.
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