Re: Senior Moment

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In a message dated 8/1/04 11:54:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

hppy1kat@... writes:

I'm glad I'm not the only person who doesn't absorb

> stuff the first

> (or even second) time around. It makes me feel

> dumb, or like I am

> having " senior moments "

>

> I always bring my cell phone with me when I leave

> the house and I

> make sure it is charged up.

>

Trudy and Kat, I too feel the same at times and its hard to retain all the

hospital trips and what I had done and the results. What I do at least for that

part is I have a nice leather blank book I got at Costco and I have in it all

my information. I have the first diagnosed afib attach who the doctors were

at the ER and meds they gave me. All the tests etc. I highlight in yellow

every time I have an Afib attack and date it so I can keep track of exactly how

many I have had in each year. I put all medications and update it so I know

exactly what I was taking and when I switched and why. I keep track of all my

CT scans, Mri's, Echo's, etc., dates and results. It's actually nice to have

the information at my finger tips at all times as the book is small enough to

put in my purse. So when a new doctor says what meds and what conditions do

you have I open up the book and start rambling them all off. As for treatments

and different meds I rely on this site. I can try to take control of the afib

but I do have control of my book....lol

a in Massachusetts 49 NSR Sotalol 80 x 2 Warfarin 5mg alternate with 7 1/2

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In a message dated 8/1/04 4:07:41 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

hppy1kat@... writes:

<< I like your idea

of having a notebook. I started keeping a log in the

beginning and sort of lost track. If I just stay with

the facts then I don't think I will get to " nit picky "

about what is going in there. Good suggestion.

>>

Kat,

I have been keeping a record of my afib episodes for about ten years now,

even recently when I am not having many. I keep the record on a simple,

inexpensive, 8x10 appointment calendar with little blank squares for recording

events

of the day. I have tried keeping records on the computer and in a notebook,

but always forgot to keep it up and then reverted to my calendar which I keep

by my bed. I am now in the habit of recording ectopics, tachycardia, and afib

each night before I sleep so that when I see my E.P. as I will next week, I

have objective data and precise observations on hand.

in sinus in Seattle

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 8/1/04 4:07:41 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

hppy1kat@... writes:

<< I like your idea

of having a notebook. I started keeping a log in the

beginning and sort of lost track. If I just stay with

the facts then I don't think I will get to " nit picky "

about what is going in there. Good suggestion.

>>

Kat,

I have been keeping a record of my afib episodes for about ten years now,

even recently when I am not having many. I keep the record on a simple,

inexpensive, 8x10 appointment calendar with little blank squares for recording

events

of the day. I have tried keeping records on the computer and in a notebook,

but always forgot to keep it up and then reverted to my calendar which I keep

by my bed. I am now in the habit of recording ectopics, tachycardia, and afib

each night before I sleep so that when I see my E.P. as I will next week, I

have objective data and precise observations on hand.

in sinus in Seattle

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 8/1/04 4:07:41 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

hppy1kat@... writes:

<< I like your idea

of having a notebook. I started keeping a log in the

beginning and sort of lost track. If I just stay with

the facts then I don't think I will get to " nit picky "

about what is going in there. Good suggestion.

>>

Kat,

I have been keeping a record of my afib episodes for about ten years now,

even recently when I am not having many. I keep the record on a simple,

inexpensive, 8x10 appointment calendar with little blank squares for recording

events

of the day. I have tried keeping records on the computer and in a notebook,

but always forgot to keep it up and then reverted to my calendar which I keep

by my bed. I am now in the habit of recording ectopics, tachycardia, and afib

each night before I sleep so that when I see my E.P. as I will next week, I

have objective data and precise observations on hand.

in sinus in Seattle

[Guest guest]

> In a message dated 8/1/04 11:54:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

> hppy1kat@y... writes:

> I'm glad I'm not the only person who doesn't absorb

> > stuff the first

> > (or even second) time around. It makes me feel

> > dumb, or like I am

> > having " senior moments "

> >

> > I always bring my cell phone with me when I leave

> > the house and I

> > make sure it is charged up.

> >

>

> Trudy and Kat, I too feel the same at times and its hard to retain

all the

> hospital trips and what I had done and the results. What I do at

least for that

> part is I have a nice leather blank book I got at Costco and I have

in it all snip

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

I also keep a little " red " book, which my family calls my bible.

First section has meds (now & Past) Second section doctors (now &

past) third section hospital stays & major illnesses, fourth my

PT/INR log and fifth my A-Fib log. The Residents at hospital love it

and just copy every down and tell me they wish more people did it.

You know when you go to the hospital or a new doc they will ask all

those questions. My EP's nurse takes it and makes copies of PT/INR

and AFIB log each time I go for the doctor.

>

It goes on vacation with me, any traveling I do and always to the

hospital and I don't have to try to remember dates, doses etc.

Barb in PA