Years and years ago, my friend Suzanne gave me this awesome idea which I’ve used ever since I heard about it.
Write your medical issues in a separate little daily planner so that you know exactly what happened when.
Great for gynae appointments, regular monthly happenings, when you get a cold, stomach flu, etc.
The best is when you go to the doctor and they ask you questions you can just page through your little diary and all the answers are at your fingertips.
I have a similar one for the kids too. I can tell exactly when they’ve been sick, how long it’s all lasted, instead of having to rely on my memory.
Great idea, Marcia, makes a lot of sense, thanks for posting 🙂
This is a clever idea. I do something similar with medicines. I write up the name, what it was used for (i.e. diagnosis at the time) as well as the dosage. I don’t always remember exactly which medication goes for which ailment (some of them don’t have a proper write-up on the label) and so this has helped TREMENDOUSLY in that I don’t end up buying unnecessary medication.