So before I started blogging, I was keeping a daily journal of my daily diet, activities, exercise, symptoms, and pain levels.  I must admit, I’ve been bad these past 2 weeks (more blogging than journaling!).  But I will get back into it : for ME!  I don’t do the whole “Dear Diary” thing I did when I was a kid, and the entries are only about a page long each, but it sure get’s the job done!

If you haven’t tried it, it’s fascinating!  You keep track of your daily meals, beverages, snacks, activities (if they’re beyond your normal day), exercise (if anyyy), symptoms, and pain levels (and locations), and if needed: what pain killers (and doses) you had to take that day.  Below is an example of a “Pain Diagram”, where you log the location and severity of pain.  I doodle in my journal, or just note something like: “Pain: 4/10; Location: lower back.”  My pain scale is 1 – 10, 1 being the lowest, 10 the most intense.

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