THE WELCH COMPANY
440 Davis Court #1602
San Francisco, CA 94111-2496
415 781 5700
rod@welchco.com
S U M M A R Y
DIARY: April 18, 2022 12:30 PM Monday;
Rod Welch
VA disability claim medical examinations at Medivals on Diamond in Concord.
1...Summary/Objective
2...Met with Doctor Tracy Eidson, FNP, who did examination.
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040901 - Talked to Lizette verified identification.
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040903 - She has current medical records.
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040906 - QTC - Lizette
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040908 - 800 682 9701 ext 61195
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040913 - General exam and xrays
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040915 - 220418 1230
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040917 - Medevals of Calif
040918 - 2280 Diamond Boulevard Suite 520
040919 - Concord, CA
040920 - 925 682 1951
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040930 - Met initially with an assistant, also named Lizette.
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040933 - She asked about patient history listed in the record on 200101 0701.
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040937 - Blood pressure: 162 90 67
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040940 - Liz measured the CABG scar on the chest.
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040943 - Liz did an EKG.
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040948 - Met with Doctor Tracy Eidson, FNP, who did examination.
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040950 - The doctor noted swelling of left ankle.
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040953 - She asked about continuing chest pain?
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040956 - Chest pain occurred in December 2019. Was treated for PAF, which
040957 - caused ARDS. This was treated initially with metoprolol. An IVUS
040958 - angiogram was performed and identified blocked arteries. Stent was
040959 - placed on 200128 0730. ref SDS 4 MZ5J This reduced chest pain.
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040962 - During 2020, Doctor Pellegrini performed 3 ablations to resolve AF
040963 - symptoms.
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040966 - On 211115, 4th ablation was performed. Since then 5 or so episodes
040967 - of AFL have recurred, most recently on 220402.
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040970 - There is continuing periodic pain in abdomen diagnosed as ischemic
040971 - colitis due to vasodilation that draws blood from intestine, which is
040972 - not being replaced by the heart, reported while being treated in
040973 - hospital on 200612 0700. ref SDS 5 2U4O
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040976 - Doctor Eidson asked about elevated blood pressure reported today: 162 90 67
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040979 - BP has trended higher in recent months, after Doctor Grunfeld ended
040980 - statin treatments due to rising side effects, reported on 220127 1100.
040981 - ref SDS 7 TQ3O
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040984 - Side effects from statins treating CVD include peripheral neuropathy
040985 - in feet, myopathy left shoulder and left side neck. These have
040986 - lessened since ending statins on 220116.
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040989 - LDL 268 increased 170 points in lab last week on 220415 1853,
040990 - ref SDS 9 VF7L, after ending Atorvastatin on 220116, reported in case
040991 - study on 220101 0635. ref SDS 6 5Y5H
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040994 - Doctor Eidson asked about energy.
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040997 - Energy improved after heart surgery on 091022. At that time had HDL
040998 - 30. In 2002, Was hiking with Millie to maintain her blood counts
040999 - needed to get cancer treatments. Gradually increased distance from 1
041000 - - 2 miles up to 3 - 6 miles 3 - 5 days a week, over several years.
041001 - This enabled Millie to survive stage 4 cancer for nearly 10 years. By
041002 - 2009, HDL was only 30, causing severe CVD. EKG during treadmill test
041003 - in September 2009, lit up 11 nodes. After CABG x4 surgery in October,
041004 - research found hiking increases HDL. Millie died the following year
041005 - in 2010. Gradually increased hiking to 11 miles per day. In 2014,
041006 - HDL increased > 60. Eventually, hiking increased to 15 miles per day
041007 - which yielded HDL 83 on 181112. ref SDS 2 U45J
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041010 - In 2019, HDL declined as hiking declined due to fatigue. Atrial
041011 - fibrillation and chest pain further curtailed hiking in December 2019.
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041014 - For past 3 years, HDL has ranged up and down between 50 - 60, while
041015 - trying to maintain hiking.
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041018 - Energy increased at the end of 2020, after 3 ablations, and into 2021.
041019 - Nearing end of 2021, energy declined with rising AF. Energy increased
041020 - again after 4th ablation on 21115, and into this year 2022.
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041023 - In recent weeks energy declined again.
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041026 - Atrial fibrillation increased last month with 3 episodes at the end of
041027 - March. Currently coordinating next steps with Doctor Pellegrini in
041028 - Cardiology.
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041031 - Doctor Eidson said a chest xray is needed, but the technician is not
041032 - working today. She scheduled xray procedure on...
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