Welch Company
San Francisco, CA
S U M M A R Y
DIARY: May 1, 2010 10:37 AM Saturday;
Rod Welch
Letter to medical team on work plan for Millie's 11th relapse.
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0403 - ..
0404 - Summary/Objective
0405 -
040501 - Follow up ref SDS 17 QX4O.
040502 -
040503 -
040504 -
040505 -
040507 - ..
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0407 -
0408 - Progress
0409 -
040901 - Millie is concerned about difficulty tolerating Abraxane chemotherapy,
040902 - and that her cancer seems to be progressing, reported in examination
040903 - by Doctor Johnson at Kaiser on 100427. The blood test on 100426,
040904 - showd the cancer marker CA 14-3 424 has increased significantly again
040905 - to the highest level in patient history, reported on 100428 0800.
040906 - ref SDS 17 QX4O ref SDS 17 QX4O
040908 - ..
040909 - On 100427, Doctor Johnson approved Millie to continue with the 3rd
040910 - cycle of Abraxane, and for her trip on 100515, but at that time he was
040911 - not aware of a significant increase in the cancer marker to CA 15-3
040912 - 424.
040914 - ..
040915 - Millie was encouraged during the meeting on 100427 from the doctor
040916 - indicating Millie needs treatment "targeted" to her cancer, since this
040917 - strategy of therapy does not cause debilitating side effects, and does
040918 - not lower blood counts, so Millie will not need Neupogen, which will
040919 - further reduce pain and suffering from treating her cancer. The work
040920 - plan on 100427 was to implement the new strategy after the 3rd cycle
040921 - of Abraxane, and when Millie returns from her trip, ref SDS 16 SJ6N,
040922 - with the new treatment beginning on 100602.
040924 - ..
040925 - Concern today is whether the team will be prepared in time to make
040926 - this change, since previous changes in treatment have taken many weeks
040927 - to accomplish after hugely complex array of tasks. Waiting until the
040928 - day new treatment is needed to begin the process therefore presents
040929 - significant risk fo Millie's patient profile to recover from the 11th
040930 - relapse of cancer, as related above. ref SDS 0 TK5I
040932 - ..
040933 - Since she does not feel well physically from pain and suffering due to
040934 - cancer, and intolerable side effects of both chemotherapy and Neupogen
040935 - needed to maintain blood counts in order to get chemotherapy treatment
040936 - and since cancer seems to be progressing, and since the medical team
040937 - has failed to provide a work plan comparing trade-offs for available
040938 - treatments targeted to her cancer, that will be effective and avoid
040939 - difficult side effects, like cetuximab, Millie is very discouraged
040940 - that the team will provide standard of care for her patient profile
040941 - in time to be effective.
040943 - ..
040944 - Severe physical durress causes emotional pain and suffering of
040945 - abandonment and hopelessness. Millie feels today that since the
040946 - medical team has failed to respond to numerous requests for comparing
040947 - trade-offs on available drugs to optimize her recovery that this there
040948 - are no treatments that can help her recover from the 11th relapse of
040949 - cancer.
040951 - ..
040952 - She is especially worried about going on her trip scheduled for 100515
040953 - and suffering pain with cancer cascading out of control because
040954 - treatment is paused for 3-weeks, since when treatment was paused for
040955 - 3-weeks in February, her cancer got much worse, so the doctor changed
040956 - treatements, reported on 100218 1000. ref SDS 10 PP5Y
040958 - ..
040959 - Millie sent a letter to the medical team asking for a work plan to
040960 - recover from the 11th relapse, caused by UCSF medical mistakes
040961 - providing radiation services on referral from Kaiser, which have
040962 - caused her cancer to spread...
040963 -
040964 - 1. Subject: Cancer 11th Relapse Requires Targeted Therapy Overcome Resistance to Chemotherapy
040965 - Date: Sat, 01 May 2010 11:49:06 -0700
040978 - ..
040979 - 2. I was very pleased to hear in the meeting at Kaiser on Tuesday,
040980 - 100427, that you have a new strategy to treat my 11th relapse
040981 - with agents "targeted" to cancer. You explained that after 10
040982 - relapses my cancer has mutated to resist chemotherapy,
040983 - therefore Kaiser's standard of care requires "targeting" the
040984 - genetic profile of my cancer in order for treatment to be
040985 - effective. ref SDS 16 VL6N
040987 - ..
040988 - 3. This is evident from experience with Gemzar, Navelbine, and now
040989 - Abraxane. Gemzar was effective for 5 cycles, Navelbine
040990 - recovery lasted 3 cycles. Abraxane [planned on 091112,
040991 - ref SDS 9 KB4F, and started on 100302, ref SDS 14 625I], has
040992 - been effective for only 2 cycles. Recent soaring cancer marker
040993 - for the lab this past Monday on 100426, shows CA 15-3 424 has
040994 - now increased to the highest level in patient history, see case
040995 - study on 090323. ref SDS 4 J13O
040997 - ..
040998 - 4. During the meeting at Kaiser on 100427, I reported concern
040999 - about new IBC bumps on my right side. ref SDS 16 SO8J Your
041000 - examination found an anomaly with cancer well controlled on the
041001 - left side, ref SDS 16 SO92, which was treated on referral from
041002 - Kaiser with radiation and hyperthermia by Doctor Hsu at UCSF,
041003 - during February and March last year. ref SDS 2 0001 On 090423
041004 - Doctor Hsu reported that "nothing can grow" in the areas he
041005 - treated [confirmed in Millie's letter to the medical team on
041006 - 090423 2337. ref SDS 6 ZL9V ref SDS 6 ZL9V, and citing the
041007 - meeting at UCSF earlier that day. 090423 0830, ref SDS 5 V46K].
041009 - ..
041010 - 5. Doctor Hsu later reported on 090609 that UCSF made a mistake
041011 - and did not treat cancer in my breastbone area. ref SDS 7 W65W
041013 - ..
041014 - 6. Since my right side did not have cancer, UCSF did not treat the
041015 - right side with radiation and hyperthermia. Therefore cancer
041016 - has spread [from the breastbone area that was not treated] into
041017 - the right side where it can grow, under Doctor Hsu's analysis.
041019 - ..
041020 - 7. Thus, during examination this past Tuesday on 100427, you
041021 - observed numerous new IBC bumps signaling progression of cancer
041022 - on the right side, while the left side is stable to improved.
041023 - ref SDS 16 SO92 My left arm shows reduced swelling, while the
041024 - right arm shows significant swelling from IBC infecting
041025 - lymphatics on the right side.
041027 - ..
041028 - 8. Since Tuesday, I am concerned progression has increased, and so
041029 - fear losing control unless appropriate treatment is provided in
041030 - time to be effective.
041031 -
041032 - [On 100503 1522 Millie notifies medical team that time of
041033 - the essence to get the next treatment going. ref SDS 19
041034 - TD5W
041036 - ..
041037 - 9. Initially, on 090609, Doctor Hsu prescribed "targeted"
041038 - treatment with MPA at UCSF to correct the mistake that caused
041039 - progression of cancer. ref SDS 7 W66W [...A week later...]
041040 - Doctor Rugo reported on 090616 that you approved UCSF providing
041041 - care to correct the problem, and that everybody at Kaiser and
041042 - UCSF is "on board," ref SDS 8 D647, for using [...first MPA,
041043 - then PARP...] agents targeted to treat my cancer as a chronic
041044 - disease, ref SDS 8 KD6L, which you had prescribed for many
041045 - months. [...see case study on 090213. ref SDS 3 PT3N...]
041047 - ..
041048 - 10. At that time on 090616, my care was transferred to UCSF, also,
041049 - reported on 090616, so that UCSF could perform the work for me
041050 - to recover from medical mistakes providing radiation and
041051 - hyperthermia during February and March on referral from Kaiser.
041052 - ref SDS 8 EE70
041053 -
041054 - [On 100501 2017 Doctor Rugo reports plans to collaborate
041055 - with Doctor Johnson at Kaiser on work plan for Millie to
041056 - recover from 11th relapse of cancer caused by UCSF medical
041057 - mistakes. ref SDS 18 HH4I
041059 - ..
041060 - [On 100505 0411 letter to medical team confirms UCSF work
041061 - plan for Doctor Rugo to call and collaborate with Doctor
041062 - Johnson on prescribing Millie's next treatment. ref SDS 23
041063 - 8J5W
041065 - ..
041066 - 11. After the first cycle with MPA at UCSF, Doctor Rugo was
041067 - concerned that MPA may have caused breathing problems, since
041068 - pulmonary embolism is a low risk for MPA. She proposed
041069 - changing treatment to Gemzar that avoids risk of PE. Doctor
041070 - Rugo asked me to get this treatment at Kaiser, because she
041071 - believed the cost of care would be less, and so this would save
041072 - UCSF money on correcting medical mistakes from radiation
041073 - treatments that cause my cancer to progress. I agreed to get
041074 - treatment at Kaiser with Gemzar on medical advice that this was
041075 - the best course of care, and would mitigate damages for UCSF.
041077 - ..
041078 - 12. It turned out that radiation at UCSF, and not MPA, caused lung
041079 - injuries, which Doctor Mates at Kaiser said might eventually
041080 - recover. The most recent CT test at Kaiser reported reduced
041081 - ground glass nodules, ref SDS 12 ON6Y, and your examination on
041082 - Tuesday found that Doctor Mates was correct: my lungs have
041083 - recovered and I am now breathing fine [reported on 100427 0830.
041084 - ref SDS 16 TT6K
041086 - ..
041087 - 13. The only problem to solve is cancer progressing in my skin on
041088 - the right side caused by medical mistakes at UCSF, reported on
041089 - 100301, ref SDS 12 OO5U [...reflecting Doctor Johnson's letter
041090 - dated 100225, received on 100228, ref SDS 11 4Q54], and
041091 - presented during examination the next day at Kaiser on 100302.
041092 - ref SDS 13 FB90...]
041093 -
041094 - [On 100606 1638 Millie thanks Doctor Johnson for submitting
041095 - results of lab on 100529, showing less increase in cancer
041096 - marker than exptected, even after 3 weeks without
041097 - treatment, ref SDS 27 036C, and indicating there is still
041098 - no internal involvement. ref SDS 27 PQ6V
041100 - ..
041101 - 14. Thanks very much for the complement on Tuesday saying in the
041102 - meeting that "You look extremely well!" [reported on 100427
041103 - 0830. ref SDS 16 OJ6I
041105 - ..
041106 - 15. "Looking well" on Tuesday the day before chemotherapy on
041107 - Wednesday aligns with metrics in your medical chart reporting
041108 - ECOG performance score 0, indicating I am perfectly healthy
041109 - with appropriate treatment, and reflecting the recent CT test
041110 - finding no evidence of internal cancer [reported on 100301
041111 - 0005. ref SDS 12 ER95]. Your letter transmitting the CT report
041112 - concluded our only problem to solve is cancer in my skin (the
041113 - primary symptom of IBC - [also reported on 100301 0005.
041114 - ref SDS 12 OO5U])
041116 - ..
041117 - 16. Targeted treatments which you prescribed beginning in 2007,
041118 - like cetuximab, sunitinib, MPA, PARP, etc., do not degrade
041119 - blood counts nor cause pain and suffering that occur with
041120 - chemotherapy agents, like Taxol, AC, Gemzar, and the current
041121 - treatment with Abraxane. Targeted agents therefore save time
041122 - and money and further reduce pain and suffering from Neupogen
041123 - treatments which are needed with chemotherapy to maintain blood
041124 - counts.
041126 - ..
041127 - 17. Targeted treatment for the 11th relapse will enable me to both
041128 - "look well" and "feel well" 7-days a week, rather than the
041129 - 1-day you when you see me each month after the bye-week, when I
041130 - have no chemotherapy, under the current protocol with Abraxane.
041131 -
041132 - [On 100501 2017 Doctor Rugo reports plans to collaborate
041133 - with Doctor Johnson at Kaiser on work plan for Millie to
041134 - recover from 11th relapse of cancer caused by UCSF medical
041135 - mistakes. ref SDS 18 HH4I
041137 - ..
041138 - 18. With Abraxane [...chemotherapy...], as previously reported, I
041139 - am largely [...a zombie...] bed-ridden 4 - 6 days a week,
041140 - drugged on morphine and Percocet to control pain from cancer,
041141 - from chemotherapy, and from Neupogen. That is why I missed
041142 - taking Coumadin twice, causing INR to fall below the target
041143 - range for treating pulmonary embolism. By copy to Gloria, I am
041144 - confirming her guidance not to change prescribed dosage, since
041145 - I self-adjusted. The test next Tuesday will assess
041146 - requirements for further adjustments.
041148 - ..
041149 - 19. The only concern today is how soon to switch treatments and
041150 - what protocol will be prescribed to align with Kaiser's
041151 - strategy to use agents targeted to my patient profile? [...on
041152 - 100427, Doctor Johnson said PARP was the best "targeted"
041153 - treatment for Millie, ref SDS 16 LO9O...] My feeling is that
041154 - the cancer marker rising to CA 15-3 424 and new IBC bumps with
041155 - rising intensity appearing on the right side signal the 11th
041156 - relapse. If you feel we can complete the current cycle without
041157 - risking losing control, I am prepared to continue with the next
041158 - 2 treatments of Abraxane. My concern is that the 2-week trip
041159 - planned for 100515 means another 2 weeks without treatment.
041161 - ..
041162 - [On 100501 2017 Doctor Rugo reports plans to collaborate
041163 - with Doctor Johnson at Kaiser on work plan for Millie to
041164 - recover from 11th relapse of cancer caused by UCSF medical
041165 - mistakes. ref SDS 18 456L
041167 - ..
041168 - [On 100503 1522 Millie notifies medical team that time of
041169 - the essence to get the next treatment going. ref SDS 19
041170 - TD5W
041172 - ..
041173 - [On 100503 1945 Kaiser notifies Millie to get remaining 2
041174 - treatments with Abraxane chemotherapy that seems to be
041175 - failing, and then after 3 more weeks without treatment,
041176 - following a trip abroad, the doctor will discuss "next
041177 - steps." ref SDS 20 YL5N
041179 - ..
041180 - [On 100503 2338 Millie reports to medical team that she
041181 - will implement the Kaiser's guidance to delay changing
041182 - treatments, and takes Kaiser's letter on 010503, as
041183 - assurance that recovery will be equal to changing treatment
041184 - immediately on 100505. ref SDS 21 6X7S
041186 - ..
041187 - [On 100503 2338 Millie asks medical team why changing
041188 - treatment is less urgent now to recover from cancer
041189 - progressing faster for the 11th relapse, than when
041190 - treatment was switched immediately for the 7th relapse on
041191 - 090202, and again for the 10th relapse on 100218.
041192 - ref SDS 21 6X7V
041194 - ..
041195 - [On 100504 1609 Sara, Practice Manager for the UCSF
041196 - Oncology Breast Care Clinic, called and notified Millie
041197 - that Doctor Rugo will soon communicate with Doctor Johnson,
041198 - or had already done so, to coordinate with Kaiser on
041199 - planning Millie's next treatment to recover from the 11th
041200 - relapse of cancer. ref SDS 22 NT5N
041202 - ..
041203 - [On 010505 0730 Millie received the 2nd treatment at
041204 - Kaiser for the 3rd cycle of Abraxane chemotherapy, as
041205 - ordered by Doctor Johnson. ref SDS 24 KE4K
041207 - ..
041208 - [On 100511 0900 cancer marker CA 15-3 520 increased another
041209 - 100 points, seemingly on an accelerating rise, which
041210 - threatens to cascade out of control. ref SDS 25 L54I
041212 - ..
041213 - [On 100512 0730 Millie received 3rd treatment for 3rd cycle
041214 - of Abraxane. ref SDS 26 KE4K
041216 - ..
041217 - 20. Some targeted treatments can be taken in pill form, e.g.,
041218 - sunitinib, MPA. Would it be possible to switch immediately so
041219 - I can take pills to treat rising cancer during travel beginning
041220 - on 100515?
041222 - ..
041223 - 21. Another strategy would be to do radiation and hyperthermia on
041224 - the right side that was effective on the left side. I do not
041225 - want to get radiation treatment, but I didn't want to get
041226 - Gemzar and Navelbine either. I need advice from the medical
041227 - team on the best course of care [... to treat 11th relapse
041228 - cancer marker soars highest in patietn history CA 15-3 424, per
041229 - above, ref SDS 0 U44U, and...] comparing trade-offs on
041230 - effectiveness, side effects, and cost [... requested previously
041231 - on 100329 2322. ref SDS 15 WA9U...]. Has Doctor Hsu been asked
041232 - about his advice on 090423 that I can have more radiation on
041233 - areas that have not been radiated, such as the right side?
041234 - ref SDS 5 UG6L
041235 -
041236 - [On 100503 2338 Millie asks medical team again for written
041237 - explanation of work plan for review to compare trade-offs
041238 - on treatment options, including ending treatment, in order
041239 - to be prepared for discussions meeting with the doctor in 4
041240 - weeks. ref SDS 21 6X9P
041242 - ..
041243 - 22. Naturally, this would require avoiding further lung damage, and
041244 - so professional opinion should address risks and benefits.
041246 - ..
041247 - 23. Doctor Rugo reported in a letter to Kaiser on 090129 that
041248 - hyperthermia with an appropriate drug agent has been effective
041249 - recovering from cancer by getting more of the agent into the
041250 - skin (see my letter to the medical team on 090130, citing
041251 - Doctor Rugo's letter on 090129. ref SDS 1 HK3V
041253 - ..
041254 - 24. Since your examination found my only problem is cancer in the
041255 - skin [... reported during meeting at Kaiser on 100302 0830.
041256 - ref SDS 13 FB90, citing Doctor Johnson's letter on 100228,
041257 - ref SDS 11 4Q54 ...] how would getting hyperthermia with a drug
041258 - compare with getting only a drug? Hyperthermia was easier to
041259 - tolerate than radiation, so that might be a factor to consider
041260 - prescribing treatment to recover from the 11th relapse.
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