Guest guest Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 Great idea! To: Sent: Sunday, April 5, 2009 7:36:34 PMSubject: Health Journal Hello,So I love reading all of the posts. I wanted to let you all in on something that I recently started for myself. I have a health journal that I write in whenever I don't feel well or something comes up. I got the idea when my grandmother was diagnosed with cancer and had several people taking her to the doc. I thought a journal would help as she wouldn't be able to remember everything: dates and labs and relaying the info via email and remembering it myself wouldn't work. So I took my own advice and decided to start a journal. I put in the old info I could remember, diagnosis dates, procedure dates and meds I have tried, allergies, doc names and numbers. Now whenever I have arthritis pain, liver pain or anything else I write it in there. It was so helpful when I took it to my doc and could give him exact info. I also wrote my questions in the book before the appt so I wouldn't forget them and then I wrote the answers on the next page. I was thinking this would also be helpful for if I ever go to the hospital via ambulance and I were unable to answer questions my husband could grab the journal and hand it over to the doctors for a history. Anyways, thought it may be a helpful suggestion. Have a great day!Tawny, 30PSC for 12 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 Tawny,Hi! What a great idea! I keep a little medical card with me at all times, but I love the idea of a journal so that the next time the doctor asks me something like when was the last time I had a good night's sleep or something, I could flip right on back and give him a real answer...you know, presuming there ever is/was/will be a time I can get a good night's sleep! :)Plus, if you expand the journal to include a few good things/funny things/hopefully-not-infuriating things that happen everyday, it can also serve as a little diary of sorts to cheer you up, calm you down, make you laugh out loud, etc. I know it's dorky, but sometimes something as simple as writing down three good things that happened to me or made me happy every single day really does lift my mood..now as to what the paramedics might think about the fact that my cat showered with me and made me laugh...well, perhaps they'd be more generous with the drugs! LOL :)Sandi in VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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