Most people wander through life taking notes from observing others, yet they fail to takenotes to save their health as they age. Medical records are kept by doctors for years, andthese men and women do this to keep track of your health. If the doctor cares enough totake care of your health, why shouldn’t you?

 

How to keep records:

You will need a journal. In the journal, you want to record dates, time, place, etc of yourhospital stay. If possible jot down the diagnostics and doctors who served you, write theirnames in the journal.

 

You want to record your family’s medical history. Jot down each person in your familytree and name the diagnose. For instance, if your family has a history of diabetes, jot itdown. On pen and paper, jot down any information that will help your doctor monitoryour health and make accurate diagnosis in the event illness occurs. Do not rely on yourmemory. In time, you may not have memory, since your family may have a history ofAlzheimer’s disease. When you use medical records, keeping them on paper, makecopies. Put the copies in safe hands, someone you can rely on, as you grow older to givethe copies to you in the event you lose your copies. Put all your copies in a safe area.