			Action Taken Conditions/Reactions		Diagnosis

March, 2005		Like a mild stomach flu, had diarreah	Rested, seemed to be better	Under stress of job
April, 2005		Severe Cramps lasting 24hrs approx; but no diarreah	Rested; Thought I had food poisoning from some	Under less stress
			almonds I bought at a
			home show
8-May-05, Sun	5:30pm	Extreme Severe Cramps lasting		Under little stress from job
		36hrs approx; but no diarreah;
		Pain way over a 10
9-May-05, Mon	5:30pm		Went to local hospital ER	My wife drove me into ER, they had me wait. I asked for a gourney to lie on they declined. I laid on the floor. They
				brought me a blanket. After a few minutes they brought me
				inside, and sat me at a nurses desk to get my information. The nurse got up to do something, I laid on the floor next to
				her desk. They finally get me on a gourney.
May 9,2005	1:00am	Local hospital cannot take me because my insurance will only	Transferred to UC Davis hospital	Pain killers given, ultrasound, MRI, CT scan, X-rays performed.	ER doctor sees no reason for cramps, but notices certain pancreatic enzymes are
		cover University of California Davis Hospital in Downtown.			elevated; he believes I have an accute pancreatitis
		So they begin the transfer
		process via ambulance, to take me to downtown UC hospital.
10-May-05, Tue	3:30am	Admitted to UC Davis		On IV fluids, had not eaten since dinner, May 8, 2005
10-May-05, Tue		Mob of Doctors decend upon		Except for lower back pain (due to a degenerative disc
		me, MRI, CT Scan, Blood Tests		condition), I have no other abdominal cramps or pains.
		Run
11-May-05, Wed		Released		No Pains other than lower back pain	Accute Pancreatitis, UC Davis doctors agree
					with trauma doctors at other hospital; I should
					eat low fat, blander, softer foods. Condition
					should resolve, and appears to have already,
					because elevated pancreatic enzyme levels are back to normal
16-Jun-05, Thu			Went in for an upper GI	Asked technician if he saw anything, says he saw some
			test	blockage in my intestine, but I will have to speak with a
				specialist to get a diagnosis

			Action Taken Conditions/Reactions Diagnosis

June 20,2005	2:00am	Severe abdominal cramps; has been ocurring for at least 24hrs;	Ambulance checks me into local hospital; they	Pain is managed through administered pain killers, and IV is given	Transferring me to UC Davis facility downtown
		Had my wife call for an ambulance, rather than attempt	administer pain medication; perform
		to drive me to ER and go	Ultrasound, MRI and CT
		through their waiting formalities	scan, I tell them that I just had an upper GI
			performed where they did see some blockage in the
			lower intestine; This is the
			way to get into ER, no
			waiting, no filling out
			forms sitting up; I also tell
			them they will have to
			move me to UCD Davis
			downtown facility
June 20,2005	8:00am	Cramps have been negligible,	UC Davis doctors at least	Pain is managed through administered pain killers, and IV is
		managed pain through pain medication	12, decend upon me at different times, all asking	given
			the same questions, I tell
			them all the same things, I told the original ER
			doctors
23-Jun-05, Thu			Colonoscopy	Confirms, "Large cecal mass distal traverse colon a
				pedunculated polyp 7 to 8mm"
23-Jun-05, Thu			PIC Line installed	I have had nothing to eat, dinner, June 19, 2005; They	PIC line is not in the right place, instead of
				suggested a PIC line due to problems with IV, and to provide nutrition	being near the heart, it ends up in my neck. They suggest waiting a day to see if drops into
					place.
26-Jun-05, Sun		A strange sore throat develops, it does not feel like a normal	PIC Line Related	Nurses are told, but know one knows what the cause would be.
		strep throat, but it can be seen from the outside
27-Jun-05, Mon		A fever develops; I am scheduled for surgery	I mention to a student Dr. of my sore throat, and		They will cancel the operation if necessary, and check to see if the PIC line is the cause of
		tommorrow	she thinks it’s the PIC		the infection
			line causing the problem
28-Jun-05, Tue		Fever	PIC Line	Fever still going strong	They determine it is the PIC line, we ask the medical team to be removed of the case.
					Surgical team takes over case, and has PIC line removed, and has antibiotics administered

			Action Taken	Conditions/Reactions Diagnosis

29-Jun-05, Wed		Fever starts to come down	Antibiotics
1-Jul-05, Fri		Fever is down; Operation to	I am told this morning	Extreme pain after coming out of surgery
		happen	that my gall bladder will also have to be removed,
			in addition to the colon
			resection in the
			ascending colon, to
			remove the tumor
9-Jul-05, Sat			Discharged from hospital
19-Jul-05, Tue	1:45pm		Met with Oncologist	She would like to start chemo treatments by Aug 17, Weds,	She talks about FOLFOX for adjuvant chemo,
				but tell her I am getting a 2nd opinion that day. So we will	Flouroracil, Leucovorin, Oxaliplatin
				probably start the week after, Aug 24, Weds
17-Aug-05, Wed	2:00pm			Visit with Dr. Alan Venook, UCSF for a 2nd opinion.	He says the standardized treatment FOLFOX
				Although they had me send the pathology slides to UCSF, he does not re-exam pathology, and the pathology slides are	regimen is appropriate, he himself might lighten up on the Oxaliplatin, and discontinue it
				not re-examined by another pathologist. He says after seeing colon cancer tumors for so many years, he can tell	in the 9th treatment to avoid neuropathy condition. He says there is a unpublished
				its cancer, by looking at the x-rays, which I show him that day. Hmmm.....	study being done, that shows that cutting back on the Oxaliplatin in the 9th treatment, may not
					make difference on the outcome.
22-Aug-05, Mon	2:00pm		Met with Oncologist		Talk about treatment, 2nd opinion
23-Aug-05, Tue	10:30am		Central Port to be installed in my chest by	My lung is accidently punctured, during the procedure. They have to decompress my chess, by making an incision	They will watch, and consequently my chemo treatments which were scheduled for
			the Trauma Surgeon who performed my colon	in my chest cavity and inserting a tube to relieve chest pressure.	tommorrow 8/24 is now cancelled.
			resection
26-Aug-05, Fri	3:00pm		Released from Hospital		Dr. D'Andre would like to start chemo
					treatments Weds, Aug 31. but I have
					reservations about my recovery, and the chemo affecting it. Also I am starting to
					question the care at UC Davis Sacramento
30-Aug-05, Tue			We decide to start chemo
			Sept 6, 2005, Tues
Sept 6, 2005, Tues			Chemo Starts	Feeling a bit drugged, and a bit slowed up, but otherwise OK	FOLFOX 6 is the regimen; Pump pack is
					given to continue the Flouroricil administration
					at home
7-Sep-05, Wed			Chemo Home Day	Feeling more drugged, head is in a fog, and a little more tired
8-Sep-05, Thu			Chemo Pump Returned	Feeling much worse after pump is removed. Very	Very Nauseated, Tired, and mind is very
				nauseated, and extremely tired. I got on the couch when I	druggy; All you can do is try not to become
				got home and did not leave it for a couple of days	nauseated, and hope to feel normal again

My Colon Cancer Timeline Date Time			Symptoms		Action Taken	Conditions/Reactions	Diagnosis

	9-Sep-05, Fri						Recovering, diarreah starts, still very tired.
	10-Sep-05, Sat						Recovering, diarreah starts, still very tired.
	11-Sep-05, Sun						Recovering, diarreah starts, still very tired.
	12-Sep-05, Mon						Starting to feel better, but still tired; I can eat a little more
	13-Sep-05, Tue						Feeling much better, eating again, not as tired