What to write down about your days before an appointment

It’s easier to describe your weeks when you’ve written them down as they happened. This is a list of what to note. It works on paper, in a notes app, or in Pera.

For anything you notice

• The date. One line per day, even on days when nothing happened. A day with nothing to report is information too.
• What it was, in your own words.
• How many times it happened that day.
• How strong it was, on a scale you keep the same every day, such as mild, moderate, or strong.
• The time of day, if it seems to matter to you.
• What was going on before, if anything stands out.

Every day

• Sleep: about how many hours, and how you slept.
• How you felt overall that day.
• Anything that changed, with the date: a new routine, travel, or something you started or stopped taking.

Keep it the same way every day

The record is easiest to read when every day is written the same way, at about the same time. Short entries every day are more useful than long ones once a week.

If you’d rather not keep it on paper

Pera asks these questions in a daily check-in that takes under a minute, and puts your last 84 days on one printable page.

This page describes the Pera app and how to keep a record of your symptoms. It is general information, not medical advice. For questions about your health, talk to your doctor.