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There are some good apps for pain/symptom journaling if you have devices for them. If not, it might be easier to set certain times of the day to stop and jot down a few notes. Waking, mid day, early evening, end of day, and bedtime are some examples.
You don't need to note every time for every day, twice a day would be fine. Location of pain, type of pain, trigger, and any remedy is all you need to write down to start. Mine get repetitive so it takes just a minute or two to make the note, then get back to my real life.
This also allows me to not pay attention to the aches, I will focus on them at note time and try to disregard at other times. (Mind games are one of my tools. La la la la, I can't feel you!). After a month you'll have a great record and you'll start using and developing it the way that suits you and your doctors.
That went on longer than I expected, but this journaling has been very helpful to me and my docs. It was the tool that convinced the neurologist of the severity of migraines, and then showed how the treatments were working.
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My physical therapist's site has a class they run periodically on improving balance and coordination, I'm planning to sign up the next time it's offered. Maybe there is something like that in your area.
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Please know that we are out here in a circle around you, praying for your strength and peace to return.View Thread

I need to keep lists or notes for everything. Can't tell you how often the computer gets turned on, and then I can't remember what I was going to do with it.View Thread

I'll spend the afternoon in the kitchen, which is one of my favorite things to do. Some of the garden herbs are dry and ready to put in jars, and I have everything for a soup that my husband likes.
Cory, that photo is beautiful. No wonder you go there ever year!
Hope everyone has a great day! LouiseView Thread


Good luck with your job hunt.View Thread
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