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Using the Symptom Tracker

Small symptoms add up to a story your doctor needs to hear. How to log one, one per entry, how to see patterns, and what SeniorThrive quotes from MedlinePlus when a symptom can be an emergency.

Written by Brian Fluhr

To use the Symptom Tracker, sign in first.

This page explains how it works. The tool itself is inside your SeniorThrive account.

By the time you are sitting in the doctor's office, you have forgotten half of what you wanted to tell them.

How I'm Feeling is the quiet place to jot something down the moment you notice it, so you still have the story when you need it.

To log a symptom

  1. Go to My Health, then How I'm Feeling.

  2. Tap Log How You Feel.

  3. Pick the symptom from the list, or choose Other and type it in a few words. One symptom per entry: if two things are bothering you, log the second one on its own, so each entry carries only what you actually said about it.

  4. Tell us how strong it was, on a simple scale. A small scratch versus something that stopped you cold.

  5. Add a short note if you want. "Started after lunch." "Happened when I stood up too fast." "Lasted about an hour."

  6. Tap Save.

The whole thing takes less than a minute. The more honest and simple your note, the more useful it is later.

Seeing your patterns

Tap Trends to see what has shown up and how often. A headache at three in the afternoon, twice a week for the last month, is the kind of pattern your doctor wants to hear about.

When a symptom is serious

SeniorThrive is not a medical service, and it does not diagnose. It does not decide that what you logged is serious. What it does is quote someone who can.

If you log a symptom that MedlinePlus, the US National Library of Medicine, lists among the signs of a medical emergency, chest pain or sudden breathing trouble for example, a note appears before the entry saves. It quotes MedlinePlus word for word on when to call 911, names the source, and links to it so you can read it yourself. Then it lets you carry on. The decision stays yours.

Bringing it to your doctor

Before your next appointment, tap Print for doctor. You get a short, clean report of the symptoms you have logged, ready to print or hand over on your phone.

No long paragraphs. No medical jargon. Just the pattern, in your words, at a glance.

Who sees your symptoms

Only you, and the people in your Circle you have chosen to share your health with. Symptoms are as personal as medications. We treat them that way.

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