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SUBJECTS
Steve & Lilly
Medical Mistakes, Steve Buck

0504 -    ..
0505 - Summary/Objective
0506 -
050601 - Followed up work at ref SDS 2 0000.
050602 -
050603 - Steve had a knee operation last week, similar to the operation I had
050604 - on 881011. ref SDS 1 6800
050605 -
050606 - He felt good the day after the operation.  Lilly said he was able to
050607 - get up with the aid of crutches and get around.  In the evening of the
050608 - 2nd day, he felt cramps in lower leg, then the calf muscle began to
050609 - spasm.  This was painful.  The cramping, spasms and pain moved up his
050610 - leg to his thigh muscle.  He tried pain medication, but it was
050611 - ineffective.
050612 - ..
050613 - Lilly called his doctor and requested immediate treatment to
050614 - relieve Steve's pain.  The doctor said it is normal for some pain to
050615 - occur following knee surgery.  He offered to see Steve the next day.
050616 -
050617 -     [On 971106 the doctor was not available to treat Steve because he
050618 -     was out of town. ref SDS 4 3099]
050619 -
050620 - Evidently Steve talked to the Doctor as well, but it is unclear at
050621 - this time what the Doctor said to Steve.
050622 -
050623 - The pain increased in Steve's leg through the evening.  Lilly's
050624 - mother, Peggy, provided morphine, which she had for her cancer
050625 - treatment.  Evidently the morphine did not relieve the pain,
050626 - indicating an extreme condition.
050627 - ..
050628 - Lilly took Steve to Peninsula Hospital Saturday on an emergency
050629 - basis.
050630 -
050631 -     [On 991106 Steve had surgery to relieve extreme blood clotting
050632 -     that nearly killed him. ref SDS 4 4980]
050633 -
050634 - Steve is being treated by an associate of the family doctor who is an
050635 - internist.  The Associate examined Steve, but did not have medical
050636 - history from the surgery performed earlier in the week.  He indicated
050637 - to Lilly that the cause of the cramps, spasms and pain Steve is
050638 - experiencing is blood clots, and is unrelated to the surgery Steve had
050639 - on his knee.
050640 - ..
050641 - Steve is receiving treatment for bloodclotting.
050642 -
050643 -     [On 971106 Steve nearly died. ref SDS 4 4980]
050644 -
050645 -     [On 971107 this treatment turned out to be a mistake. ref SDS 5
050646 -     7920]
050647 -
050648 -     [On 990912 high cost of medical mistakes reported. ref SDS 6 0001]
050649 -
050650 - The family doctor is on vacation and is due back on Wednesday.
050651 -
050652 - Lilly has called and left messages for the doctor at Stanford Medical
050653 - Center who performed the surgery, advising that Steve had to be
050654 - hospitalized for treatment of the cramps, spasms and pain reported in
050655 - their discussion the day following Steve's surgery last week.
050656 - ..
050657 - Lilly said that Amanda seems to have fractured her elbow in a
050658 - playgound accident at school today.  She had to take her to the
050659 - hospital to get a cast.
050660 -
050661 - I offered to contact the doctor who performed the surgery and ensure
050662 - that he understands Steve's condition and that Steve expects the
050663 - doctor to contribute to the treatment as a continuation of the
050664 - surgery performed on Steve's knee.
050665 -
050666 - Lilly said she will let me know whether to procede.
050667 -
050668 -     [On 991106 Steve has second operation to relieve excessive
050669 -     bleeding. ref SDS 4 4980]
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