A Journal

Im sorry if this is mentioned as there are many past topics.


I am starting a journal to document my randompains. This is going to help when I go to my next doctor visits.
Usually when I go in I babble on about all my developments. I dont think this helps the doctor at all he feels
overwhelmed as I do. The journal will allow be to site specific reoccurring pains he may be able to band-aid till
I can get a diagnosis.

btw anyone else have this: my knee is in bad shape but recently the hair on it hurts to brushed up against. Its a real problem
its not summer yet and my pants rub against it endlessly.

wow my journal looks pretty shabby now lol. I stopped acupuncture as it was only giving me one day of relief. Massage gives me temporary relief like a tens unit. I do like your idea imma see if my bro can give me a crash course in powerpoint.

I use an ap on my phone which is really meant for tracking my cycle. It allows me to email myself the information from a range of dates. You can use it for what ever you want, OK it might be kind of funny for a guy to have "My Days" on his smart phone, but it works really well for this purpose.

Something a friend told me too is to try and make sure that at least once in a while you're noting something positive in your life. It really does help because it forces you to find that positive light.

My headers on the rows are first the date, then I chose my 12 top symptoms and put them in the next twelve rows, then a row for the daily total, then a row for the average. Then I have a row for sleep, just saying wheather I had little, medium, good or a great sleep. I then have a row for notes (anything that I feel should be documented, like when I start, finish or change abx or suppliments & remedies. Anything that is note worthy.)

Each night before I go to bed, I enter in my 12 rows of symptoms on a scale from one to ten how I felt that day. I have a formula in my daily total column that adds that up for me, and also one in the average column to give me my average for the day. If my daily total is lower than 30, I leave it. If my total is between 30 and 40, I highlight that cell in green, and if it is higher than 40, I highlight it in pink.

It is really good to see at a glance the lengths of good days, tolerable and bad days. You can see the patterns that way and that helps to see what is working or not working in your notes column that shows what meds you are on. It also shows me that I am herxing, although I do know that, but down the road I can see when and how long they persisted. Sometimes I don't think I am getting better or a suppliment isn't working, but when I look at the whole picture, my color coding shows me that I really am improving, slowyly but surely.

I may not be explaining this very well, but it really is simple and it makes for a great tool for my ND appointments and for a personal reference. I can see my progress clearly.

I hope this helps and that I didn't confuse you too much.