Letter 0128

Patient Details

• Patient info
  Name: Captain L. Delafaye
  Gender:
  Age:About 53.
• Description
• Diagnosis
• Treatment
  Previous Treatment:

  His brother consulted a Dr. Cheyne who advised against bathing in the Bath waters. However, his brother defied him much to his benefit. Thomas noted that his brother had epileptic fits as a child.

  
  Ongoing Treatment:

  L. Delafaye bathed and drank the Bath waters to relieve constriction and pain in the joints of his hands, arms and legs. He also suffered from gout and took a "trimming diet." On f. 60v, there is a prescription in Sloane's hand for a decoction of milk.

  
  Response:

  The waters have lengthened his legs a bit so that his crutches were too short. However, the cure was not perfect. His brother had asked Thomas to convey his concerns that his condition would worsen and requested that he ask Sloane how to prevent it. Thomas also noted that his brother's knuckles were splitting and becoming flattened.

• More information
• Medical problem reference
  Venereal complaints, Waters, Gout, Pain, Rheumatism, Regimen, Waters, Regimen