Your Information Binder

Vital to helping you understand your condition and manage your care is keeping track of important phone numbers, treatment history, side effects, and laboratory results, such as your complete blood count (CBC). Use these tools to help organize this information so you can be an active participant in your cancer care. Keep them handy for use at home and bring them along to your doctor visits and other medical appointments.
 
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My Important Contacts
Store contact information for your doctor, caregivers, nutritionist, and other members of your healthcare team as well as the people who are supporting you in other ways during your chemotherapy, in My Important Contacts.
 
My Health and Treatment History
To get the most from your chemotherapy, you and your healthcare team must work together to determine the best medication, dose, and schedule for your specific condition. You may be taking multiple medications, and when combined with one or more other drugs, any medication can produce additional effects beyond those intended. 
Keep accurate records of your medications as well as your chemotherapy regimen, in My Health and Treatment History.
 
My Calendar
Keep track of medical and personal appointments, in My Calendar.
 
Progress Chart
It is very important to document your side effects, including the date, time and frequency, and whether they are minor or severe. You should also monitor your blood count changes.
 
Insurance Discussion Record
Medical insurance and bill management can be frustrating for you and your caregivers. Most hospitals and clinics provide a patient services representative to assist you with such issues. You can keep track of and record the results of these conversations in the Insurance Discussion Record.
 
My Questions to Ask
Your healthcare team is your best source of information. To make sure you get the answers you deserve about your disease, your treatment, possible risks, and the best protection, it’s important to find out as much as you can by reading, learning, and asking. When you have a question, write it down and save it for the next time you talk to you doctor.