THE WELCH COMPANY
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S U M M A R Y
DIARY: July 21, 2006 05:30 AM Friday;
Rod Welch
Planning 2nd opinion on chemotherapy treatment for IBC relapse.
1...Summary/Objective
2...Organizations and Doctors Who May Provide 2nd Opinion
3...Reason for 2nd Opinion Support Kaiser Develop Treatment Strategy
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2nd Opinion #3 Background Planning Strategy Treatment IBC Relapse Af
2nd Opinion #3 Planning Strategy Treatment IBC Relapse After Mastect
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0505 - Summary/Objective
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050601 - Follow up ref SDS 19 0000. ref SDS 17 0000.
050602 -
050603 - Develop request for input on options for treating IBC 3rd relapse.
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050609 - ..
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0509 - Background
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051001 - Planning for 1st support opinion was developed on 041002. ref SDS 3
051002 - RI5I
051004 - ..
051005 - Entitlement to a 2nd opinion is also listed on 041002, ref SDS 3 FA8O,
051006 - and Kaiser reported on 050727 that IBC is a rare disease; most
051007 - practitioners have limited experience. ref SDS 15 QJ3Q
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051009 - This first support opinion cited case studies....
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051011 - 1. Lump left arm.................... 040517, ref SDS 1 OW3I
051013 - ..
051014 - 2. IBC discovery treatment.......... 040517, ref SDS 1 2F4G
051016 - ..
051017 - Letter prepared requesting 2nd opinion on 041002. ref SDS 3 K138
051019 - ..
051020 - There is patient history communicating with Stanford Medical Center on
051021 - arranging 2nd opinions, reported on 041008, ref SDS 5 0001, and
051022 - followed up on with the Medical Center requesting medical records,
051023 - telecon on 041011. ref SDS 6 U186
051025 - ..
051026 - Requested medical records from Kaiser business office, on 041007.
051027 - ref SDS 4 GI9F
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051030 - Received medical records for 2nd opinion, reported on 041014.
051031 - ref SDS 7 0001
051032 -
051033 - [On 060810 head nurse in Oncology ordered and assembled packed
051034 - of documents for 2nd opinion #3. ref SDS 34 U76O
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051036 - [On 061011 commend Kaiser and Arlette for extra work providing
051037 - a packet of documents to facilitate 2nd opinion review by UCSF,
051038 - reducing the cost by 30%. ref SDS 36 QY4I
051040 - ..
051041 - Medical records organized for submission to obtain 2nd opinions.
051042 - ref SDS 7 PF7I
051044 - ..
051045 - Errors omissions in medical records. ref SDS 7 T49J
051047 - ..
051048 - Commended work on 2nd opinion at Stanford, 051108. ref SDS 26 FR5J,
051050 - ..
051051 - Commended work on 2nd opinion at UCSF, 051108. ref SDS 26 SJ5H
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051055 - Planning for 2nd support opinion, 050811. ref SDS 19 0001
051057 - ..
051058 - Case study for 2nd support opinion reported 050812. ref SDS 20
051059 - 0001
051061 - ..
051062 - On 050819 letter to UCSF requesting 2nd opinion to backup Kaiser's
051063 - analysis. ref SDS 21 0001 On 050823 UCSF responded with referral to
051064 - surgeons in Berkeley. ref SDS 22 AI8N
051066 - ..
051067 - On 050823 scheduled meetings with three (3) surgeons. ref SDS 22 0001
051069 - ..
051070 - On 050907 problems with Business Office getting medical records again.
051071 - ref SDS 23 11D8
051073 - ..
051074 - Objective is to prepare a letter requesting 2nd opinions, similar to
051075 - the letter on 041002. ref SDS 3 K138
051077 - ..
051078 - Referral opportunitues are listed in the record meeting with the
051079 - surgeon on 050727. ref SDS 15 LA3I
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SUBJECTS
2nd Opinion #3 Planning Organizations Doctors Solicit Support for Pl
0703 -
0704 - Planning
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070502 - Organizations and Doctors Who May Provide 2nd Opinion
070503 -
070504 - This current project need not address issues of payment at this time,
070505 - since UCSF and Stanford have both offered follow up consultation.....
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070507 - UCSF........................... 041117, ref SDS 9 OV3T
070508 - Stanford....................... 041209, ref SDS 10 HS6L
070510 - ..
070511 - Doctors who submitted 2nd opinions in 2005, might be able comment
070512 - constructively at this time.
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070514 - Grissom........................ 050920. ref SDS 24 XL4V
070515 - Bailey......................... 050923. ref SDS 25 2Y6W
070517 - ..
070518 - There is a source for 2nd opinion listed in research from the meeting
070519 - with the surgeon on 050324. ref SDS 13 F36O This, however, was not
070520 - responsive.
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SUBJECTS
2nd Opinion #3 Scope to Assist Kaiser Develop Strategy Planning Trea
0903 -
0904 - Requirements
090501 - ..
090502 - Reason for 2nd Opinion Support Kaiser Develop Treatment Strategy
090503 -
090504 - Follow up ref SDS 19 IS6F.
090505 -
090506 - Need letters to doctors requesting 2nd opinions, ref SDS 0 6C4S, for
090507 - following reason...
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090509 - 1. On 060711 Millie officially diagonsed relapsed. ref SDS 27 025H
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090511 - At that time, on 060711 a number of treatment scenarios and the
090512 - need for a strategy was discussed. ref SDS 27 K36G
090514 - ..
090515 - Specific issues are...
090516 -
090517 - a. Drugs available, including combinations.
090518 -
090519 - There has been an expanding list of drugs to try, but no
090520 - comprehensive listing, and coherent strategy. ref SDS 27
090521 - QO8V
090523 - ..
090524 - b. Order of trying drugs and combinations. ref SDS 27 E13L
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090526 - What effect does cancer mutation have on choosing
090527 - treatment, including starting with prior successful drugs
090528 - (Taxotere and capecitabine), in light of prospect that
090529 - current cancer survived prior treatment and so may be
090530 - resistant. ref SDS 27 R04K
090531 -
090532 - [On 090106 2nd opinion research with Doctor Stritter
090533 - considers mutation problem again. ref SDS 38 UL7G
090535 - ..
090536 - c. High dose chemotherapy (HDC) strategy and determining dose
090537 - in relation to tolerance for side effects. ref SDS 27 KY4G
090539 - ..
090540 - d. Surgery - perform previously postponed bread reconstruction
090541 - to avoid wound from further more expansive surgery to
090542 - remove infected skin. ref SDS 27 X54L
090544 - ..
090545 - e. Radiation treatment of supraclavicular, and of left breast
090546 - relapse area. ref SDS 27 Z26K
090548 - ..
090549 - 2. On 060720 Millie asked the doctor for a strategy. ref SDS 29
090550 - 21A6
090552 - ..
090553 - The doctor submitted a response today on 060721 that says in
090554 - part...
090555 -
090556 - "What has or has not been done, what has or has not been
090557 - effective, what we can or cannot do again in the future,"
090558 - ref SDS 30 YU46; and said "Currently our options [are]
090559 - limited to a decreasing pool of chemotherapeutic agents."
090560 - ref SDS 30 H45G
090562 - ..
090563 - This response "begs the question" and is unsatisfying for a
090564 - strategy to guide work plans, indicating that limited time
090565 - prevents sufficient analysis and communication with the
090566 - patient.
090567 -
090568 - [On 060725 UCSF request 2nd opinion. ref SDS 32 QR6P
090570 - ..
090571 - [On 060809 schedule meeting with Doctor Benz at UCSF on
090572 - 060821. ref SDS 33 YK6N
090574 - ..
090575 - [On 061006 Millie dissatisfied with poor quality of
090576 - correspondence from primary care physician, failing to
090577 - answer patient questions, and failing to explain reasoning
090578 - and background in patient history that supports diagnosis
090579 - and treatment decisions. ref SDS 35 GW3J
090581 - ..
090582 - [On 061218 doctor repeats generalization about using
090583 - single agent treatments to avoid exhausing drugs to
090584 - treat Millie, without listing available drugs for IBC,
090585 - and conflicting with patient history prescribing
090586 - double-agent treatments. ref SDS 37 JU7J
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