THE WELCH COMPANY
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S U M M A R Y


DIARY: November 5, 1997 04:39 PM Wednesday; Rod Welch

Called Lilly on Steve's progress in hospital.

1...Summary/Objective


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SUBJECTS
Steve & Lilly
Medical Mistakes, Steve Buck

0504 -    ..
0505 - Summary/Objective
0506 -
050601 - Follow up ref SDS 4 0000, ref SDS 3 0000.
050602 -
050603 - Called Lilly at Penninsula Hospital   415 696 5400 Room 7428b
050604 -
050605 - Lilly said Steve is doing better.  He is more alert.
050606 -
050607 - The family doctor is back from vacation today.  Lilly said he feels
050608 - there may be an infection in Steve's thigh that is causing him pain.
050609 - Lilly seemed to indicate that the Doctor commented the amount of pain
050610 - Steve has in his thigh would not normally be expected from a clot in
050611 - the calf muscle.
050612 -
050613 - The Family Doctor talked to "Smokey," who is an insurance agent for
050614 - Steve's Workmen's Compensation carrier.  Lilly feels the Doctor is now
050615 - adequately involved.
050616 -
050617 - She said the Doctor who did the original surgery has still not seen
050618 - Steve, nor talked to him, nor as far as she knows, he has not
050619 - contacted the Family Doctor who is now treating Steve.
050620 -
050621 -     [On 971107 doctor who did original surgery claimed his work did
050622 -     not cause Steve's problem. ref SDS 5 7920]
050623 - ..
050624 - Lilly explained a point that has not been previously understood.
050625 - She said that the day after Steve's surgery, they went to see the knee
050626 - surgery doctor for an examination.  The doctor changed the bandage and
050627 - examined the knee.  Lilly recalls the doctor poking and feeling the
050628 - knee and commenting that it seemed to be somewhat swelled with excess
050629 - "fluid."  He then inserted a needle into the swelled area in an
050630 - attempt to remove the fluid, but none was extracted.  He then put a
050631 - new bandage on the knee.
050632 -
050633 - Lilly seemed to indicate today, that her Family Doctor may have
050634 - indicated that the swelling may have indicated the beginning of a
050635 - problem, and/or the needle may have caused or contributed to the
050636 - subsequent difficulties Steve has experienced.
050637 -
050638 -     [On 971107 Steve thinks excessive bleeding occurred. ref SDS 5
050639 -     1334]
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050646 -
0507 -