How To Bullet Journal Doctor’s Appointments

If you have a chronic illness, you’re probably used to having to go to a wide variety of doctors & specialists to manage your conditions. I’ve always found it easier to make notes to take to appointments. I struggle with my memory & don’t want to forget to discuss something important. I started a bullet journal in July & I’ve been loving it. So today, I thought I’d show you how I bullet journal doctor’s appointments. As with all thing bullet journal, there is more than one way to go about it, but I hope this gives you some useful ideas.

How To Bullet Journal Doctor's Appointments

In my bullet journal, I have a diary section at the front & my collections at the back. This way, they will eventually meet in the middle. It also helps me keep things flowing better for me rather than have collections breaking up the diary section. If you haven’t already & would like to, check out my Bullet Journal Setup.

So at the back of my bullet journal, I (generally) assign a page per appointment to bullet journal doctor’s appointments. Because I see my GP at least once a month & appointments are shorter, I usually have 2 appointments worth of notes per page. As I have a lot to discuss when I meet my gastro, I’ve devoted two pages to that appointment, one side for my dysphagia symptoms & the other for my stomach concerns. This is one of the things I love about bullet journalling, you can change it to suit you & your situation at the time.

How To Bullet Journal Doctor's Appointments

I keep my bullet journal next to me most of the time. This makes it easier to get all of the information I need for my appointments together. If I experience a symptom, I write it down then & there. Once I have the appointment date, this goes into the main diary part. Next to the appointment entry, I add the page number for that appointment’s notes. Each page has a title & I put the date of the appointment next to it, so I can refer back & know what I discussed at previous appointments.

How To Bullet Journal Doctor's Appointments

I write all my bullet journal doctor’s appointments notes in blue pen. When I’m in the appointment, I use a black pen to mark off points once I’ve discussed them. So my note mark of – becomes +. This helps me to keep a track of what I’ve mentioned & what I haven’t, so that I don’t miss anything. I mark particularly important things with an *. If there’s anything that doesn’t get mentioned in an appointment, the – becomes an → & moves to the next appointment’s notes. If there are any notes I need to make while in the appointment, I find it helpful to have them in a different coloured pen, so that I can tell the difference easily between what I planned & what happened in the appointment.

How To Bullet Journal Doctor's Appointments

As I bullet journal doctors appointments this way, it means that all my information is together. This is particularly useful if one of my consultants asks me something about another condition, or appointment with another consultant. All I have to do is flip to the relevant page & all the information is there for me. No need to rely on my memory, which we all know never ends well for me!

How To Bullet Journal Doctor's Appointments

Do you bullet journal doctor’s appointments? Do you use a similar system to me or something else?

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