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SUBJECTS
Knee Pain Worse Complications Surgery 120322 Evidence MRI Radiology
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1004 - Summary/Objective
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100501 - Follow up ref SDS 7 0000, ref SDS 6 0000.
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1008 - Progress
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100901 - Robin called and was crying during some of this discussion because of
100902 - continuing knee pain, and now worries about needing another surgery
100903 - for knee replacement.
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100906 - Robin reported getting an MRI yesterday on her knee that was treated
100907 - with arthroscopic surgery on 120322 0600. ref SDS 2 699F This
100908 - implements part of recommendations to get additional testing, in the
100909 - letter to Robin on 120623 0238. ref SDS 4 Q23N
100911 - ..
100912 - Robin works in a radiology firm in San Luis Obispo. A colleage in the
100913 - office, who Robin understands is an MD, read the MRI scan and wrote
100914 - the official medical analysis report. He told Robin that the
100915 - radiology scan shows 2 new tears in her knee that were not present
100916 - prior to surgery on 120322. ref SDS 2 699F
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100919 - Robin has suffered continuing pain in her knee since surgery on
100920 - 120322. Most recently the letter to Robin presented a work plan on
100921 - obtaining 2nd opinions for recovering from complications caused by
100922 - surgery, shown on 120623 0238. ref SDS 4 Q45H
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100925 - On 120601, Robin reported meeting with Doctor Lawler, who prescribed
100926 - cortisone injection to speed recovery from knee surgery on 120322, and
100927 - failed to order testing to diagnose complications from knee surgery
100928 - causing continuing and severe pain. ref SDS 3 YQ8Y
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100930 - [On 120723 2305 Robin letter reports meeting with Doctor
100931 - Lawler on 120719, who performed knee surgery on 120322,
100932 - ref SDS 2 699F; Doctor Lawler advised that recent MRI scan
100933 - shows "frayed" and not "tears" in knee cartiledge,
100934 - ref SDS 8 978S; Robin does not report Doctor Lawler
100935 - explaining severe pain Robin reported on 120718.
100936 - ref SDS 0 UN6O
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100939 - On 120701, Robin decided to try physical therapy recommended by a
100940 - chiropractor, noted in letter to her at that time. 120701 1250,
100941 - ref SDS 5 KR9Y
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100944 - Robin is very concerned her knee may be innately fragile, resulting in
100945 - needing knee replacement surgery, like Bob had on 111031 0800.
100946 - ref SDS 1 PQ5S
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100949 - Robin feels strongly she wants to avoid knee replacement treatment.
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100951 - [On 120723 2305 Robin letter reports meeting with Doctor
100952 - Lawler on 120719, who performed knee surgery on 120322,
100953 - ref SDS 2 699F; Doctor Lawler advised Robin may need knee
100954 - replacement in the distant future, ref SDS 8 978S; Robin
100955 - indicated feeling relieved. ref SDS 8 U745
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100958 - Today, Robin indicated...
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100960 - 1. Doctor Lawler's office called and scheduled a meeting on
100961 - 120730, with Robin to review MIR scans and report.
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100963 - Tomorrow Robin will try to advance that meeting.
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100965 - [On 120723 2305 Robin letter reports meeting with Doctor
100966 - Lawler on 120719, who performed knee surgery on 120322,
100967 - ref SDS 2 699F; Doctor Lawler advised that recent MRI scan
100968 - shows "frayed" and not "tears" in knee cartiledge,
100969 - ref SDS 8 978S; Robin does not report Doctor Lawler
100970 - explaining cause nor offering treatment to relieve severe
100971 - pain Robin reported on 120718. ref SDS 0 UN6O
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100974 - 2. Robin's car pool friend works for another orthopedic surgeon,
100975 - and will ask about scheduling a meeting to see Robin for a 2nd
100976 - opinion on the best course to recover.
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100978 - [On 120723 2305 Robin letter does not report scheduling 2nd
100979 - opinion with the car pool friend's doctor contact.
100980 - ref SDS 8 978S
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100983 - 3. Tomorrow, Robin will call Doctor Fow's office and request a
100984 - meeting to get a 2nd opinion.
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100986 - [On 120723 2305 Robin letter reports scheduling 2nd opinion
100987 - meeting with Doctor Fow on 120830. ref SDS 8 U799
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100990 - 4. Robin understands that her insurance will pay for 2nd opinions
100991 - to recover from complications after her knee surgery on 120322.
100993 - ..
100994 - Told Robin I will pay for Fow's 2nd opinion; Robin will get a
100995 - price when she calls tomorrow.
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100998 - 5. Robin wants to schedule going to Ensenada for treatment on her
100999 - neck, back, and her knee. She feels this treatment may work
101000 - better for her knee than conventional surgery, which she had on
101001 - 120322, and for which she is now suffering complications; and,
101002 - better than knee replacement.
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101005 - Today, we considered meeting with accredited medical doctors
101006 - for opinion on recovering from complications caused by knee
101007 - surgery on 120322. Robin said she wants to ask her doctors
101008 - about viability of alternative treatment by the doctor in
101009 - Ensenada.
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101011 - [On 120723 2305 Robin's letter reports meeting with Doctor
101012 - Lawler, who performed knee surgery on 120322, and she did
101013 - not report asking Doctor Lawler aobut getting treatment by
101014 - the doctor in Ensenada. ref SDS 8 978S
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