surviving sickness: medical binder

a medical binder is something i think everyone should have, weather perfectly healthy or in and out of the hospital.

for awile, i was managing my medical needs but in these past to months it has become overwhelming and mom has stepped in to help.  the only problem was with 2 of us making appointments and talking to doctors we only had halve the story each
so i have taken some time (or actually lots of time) to put together a binder that we can take to doctors and put up coming appointments in as well as keep track of my medical history

here is what you will need

1 3 ring binder

2 sets of 8 tab binder deviders 

4 packets of the round hole support things

1 3 hole puncher

printer

knowledge of medical history

put the dividers in

on the first tab put EMERGENCY INFORMATION

on the next put CALENDER

then ER/ HOSPITALIZATIONS 

NOTES

MEDICATION

SCANS/TESTS/SURGERIES/PROCEDURES

SCHOOL

HEALTH SUMMARY

the next set is for all your doctors that you see (1 tab per doctor)

behind those you will put the appointment summaries (i get them in the mail from some and i have to ask for others)  keep the most current in front

in the school tab i put my 504 plan (school accommodations)

in the notes section, write down any questions you have for your doctors, then put the answers on them and move them to that doctors tab

put any discharge summaries in the er/hospitalizations tab

in the health summary tab be sure to put a list of family health history as well (they always ask about that) 

and ask your mom about your birth and her pregnesy (they always want to know what meds your mom was on when she was pregnant as well as when you hit milestones) 

as for mine, i like the staple brand binder, it travels around lots and has held together nicely 

be sure to put the donut support things on all your health records, they are the most important papers you will ever have!!!

even if you are not sick now, make one.  you don't know when that status will change and its easier to make one now then when you are sick!!! and if you are sick and you don't have one, but don't have time to put one together message me and i may be able to help (I've been thinking of putting together a kit on etsy that comes pre made all you have to do is add your own history)

i spent a LONG time making charts and pages 

they are all saved and i want to share them!!! message me and i can get them to you!!! 

keep your binder updated!!! 

hope this helped!

<3 hannah