Ellen Palmer Medicines and Procedures 1996 - 2000

Feb 4, 2000 Current list of all medicines for: Ellen Palmer
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Drug
For
Doctor
Quantity
Started
- BREAKFAST
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-
-
-
-
Docusate 250mg
stool soft.
Tomford
1
May 1999
-
Marinol 2.5 mg**
nausea
Harper
2
Jan. 13, 2000
stop
Norvasc 10 mg
blood pressure
Tomford
1.5
Jan. 1999
-
Prilosec**
acid reflux
Cooper
1
long time
stop
Prozac 10mg
tranquilizer
Cooper
1
long time
stop
Quinine Sulfate 325mg
leg cramps
Tomford
1
Jan. 2000
stop
Toprol 50mg**
blood pressure
Harper
1
Jan. 1999
DINNER
-
-
-
-
stop
Amitriptyline 10mg
nausea
Harper
6
Dec. 1999
-
Dialantin 100 mg
seizures
McDowell
4
May 1999
-
Docusate 250 mg
stool soft.
Tomford
1
May 1999
-
Marinol 2.5 mg**
nausea
Harper
2
Jan. 13, 2000
-
Prilosec 20 mg**
acid reflux
Cooper
1
long time
stop
Rocaltrol 0.5 mcg
calcium
Tomford
2
Jan. 11, 2000
stop
Thalidomide 50 mg
cancer IgA
Harper
16
Jan. 1999
BEDTIME
-
-
-
-
stop
** Toprol 50 mg
blood pressure
Harper
1
Jan. 1999
OTHER TIMES
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-
-
-
-
Aredia 90mg
cancer IgA
Harper
1/4wk
1996
stop
Ferrous Sulf. 7.5 ml
cell growth
Harper
daily
Jul 1999
-
Per. Dialysis 12 liters
kidney
Tomford
daily
May 1999
-
Procrit 40,000 units
cell growth
Harper
weekly
May 1999
WITH FOOD Not taken
while nauseated
-
-
-
stop
Calci-mix 1250 mg
kidney
staff
2/meal
Jul 1999
stop
Alu-cap 400 mg
kidney
Tomford
2/meal
Oct 1999
** indicates medicine taken more than once daily - either a.m. and p.m., or before meals (30min)

As needed: promethazine cough syrup, Dulcolax,

No longer taking: Reglan, Zofran, Famvir, Furosemide, Estrace, Progesterone, Lorazepam, Prinivil, Imitrex, Allopurinol, Atacand, K-Dur, Senokot-S, Compazine, Fibrecon

Recent hospitalizations

March 1996

 Initial cancer treatment, 5 days St. Peter, Olympia
December 26, 1998 Transfusion Providence, Centralia
January 23, 1999 Transfusion Providence
February 3, 1999 Transfusion St. Peter
April 22, 1999 Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Catheter surgery initial St. Peter
May 11, 1999 PD Catheter surgery, adjustment St. Peter
May 26, 1999 PD Catheter surgery adjustment and seizures, 6 days St. Peter
July 13, 1999 PD Catheter removal and replacement St. Peter
July 24, August 20 1999 Transfusion Providence
September 24, 1999 Transfusion St. Peter
October 30, 1999 PD Catheter surgery, adjustment, catheter sewn through St. Peter
October 31, 1999 ER, chest pain, dx esophagus spasms Providence
November 13, 1999 Transfusion St. Peter
January 1, 2000 Transfusion St. Peter
January 29, 2000 Transfusion St. Peter
February 3, 2000 Transfusion platelets (6 pack) and 2 liters saline St. Peter
February 4, 2000 Nuclear stomach emptying test Capital Mediical Center
February 7, 2000 2nd nuclear stomach emptying test Capital Medical Center

Other significant conditions

Nov. 21, 1999 Major Shingles episode - treated by 20 days of famvir and pain pills. Severe symptoms lasted until mid-December. At the same time developed persistent nausea which is being treated by amitriptyline and marinol.

Feb. 4, 2000 Nausea does not respond to conventional therapy. Additional tests are started. Ellen tries marijuana to no avail. 5mg of Reglan seems to help.

Cook - Groshong PICC Line History

March 1996 Original PICC line, removed at end of treatments

July 1998 Another PICC line installed, used for VAD and weekly blood tests, accidently pulled after 10 months

May 1999 Groshong PICC installed, later became infected

Sept 8,1999 New Groshong PICC installed

Adverse Reactions:

Renagel causes diiarrhea within hours.

Lorazepan at 1mg caused decreased blood pressure and periods of unconscioucness

Reglan at 20mg dose contributed to extreme difficulty in walking