Yesterday I drove east, through rain (pretty much the whole way) and snow -- yes, snow! -- in western Maryland. I'm in NJ/PA for the rest of the month, and have a lot planned.
First, we need to find a place to live. This Friday we're meeting with three or four real estate agents and hope to narrow it down to just one. Tied up in this process is getting our mortgage figured out -- after lots of leads for a doctors loan, we only have one good lender option, so we're in the pre-approval process right now. The doctors loan is absolutely awesome -- 100% financing, no PMI, and your student loans aren't counted against you in the debt-to-income ratio calculations. Of course, you need to be a doctor (!!).
This weekend we're heading down to DC for an engagement photo shoot we won last fall. I'm really excited to meet Carmen, our photographer, and to get a face-on, eyes-on-the-same-level photo to support our New York Times wedding announcement submission!
This month Eric is having his bachelor party (Phillies game and other debauchery), I'm having my bachelorette party (no idea what that entails), and we're running a 5K together. It will be my first race, and the first time I've ever run that far in my life (I was a swimmer!). Today is supposed to be my first workout on my training schedule, but right now there's a cat asleep on my lap and it's chilly outside, so I'm still trying to work up some motivation.
Also on the to-do list in the next few weeks: do my taxes, figure out what to do about my student loans next year (public health services deferment vs. forbearance vs. income-based repayment), and create my own personal electronic medical record (I'm going to scan in all my old lab, vaccination, and procedure reports and put everything on its own thumb drive).
I also have lots of small wedding projects to take care of, like programs and assorted other printing projects. Speaking of wedding projects, our invitations got out ahead of schedule and we've started receiving RSVPs back. The only flaw in my plan? The RSVPs are being sent to Louisville, with a due date of May 1, and I will be on the east coast through May 3. The post office is holding my mail, so at least I don't have to rely on my never-home roommate to pick it up for me. I won't be able to keep tabs on the RSVPs as they come back, but I'll make it my first project as soon as I get home!
On the school front, we are planning for Senior Week, and lots of fun activities, like a trip down the Bourbon Trail, a group outing to a baseball game, and, of course, Senior Skits. I'm supposed to be working on a couple skits/videos while I'm here. Graduation is May 9, and I have to give a speech, and I have no idea what to talk about, so that's causing some anxiety. I'll just put my speech writer on it -- that would be Eric, not Sam Seaborn.
OK, time to get this cat off my lap, go for a run/walk, and look through MLS listings!
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Eric and Sam - I always mix those two guys up!
How do you feel about using Google Health for a consolidated version of personal health records? I thought it was really cool so I filled in as much info as I could when I first found out about it, but I guess it's not very helpful if I can't give doctors and hospitals access to it...
I like Google Health. I signed up for it when it first went live, then forgot about it. I just took another look. It looks like it has all the necessary info, plus you have the ability to share it with anyone via their email address. Also, check out this link (https://www.google.com/health/directory?url=www.epocrates.com) that lets you link your Google record with Epocrates. Nearly all doctors use Epocrates, so that would be good, too.
The only thing I don't immediately like about Google is that you have to enter all your lab values, etc, individually. Tedious. But in the end, it will make for a better personal record.
For the information to be valuable to your physician, you need to include explanations of things -- so, not just that you had an upper GI scope in 2009, but what they found. this would be in the procedure report you get from the doctor who did it. So you'd have to be sure to enter that info into the details.
Also, this is a minor thing, but there is a tendency for doctors to not want to believe things unless they can prove them. So, for instance, the way you "prove" you had that lab test done is not by presenting a Google health profile that documents it, but by presenting the result printed on the lab letterhead. For a with-it kind of person like you, this isn't going to make a difference, but when you get into the realm of patients who can't keep their stuff straight or who you just don't trust, you're still going to want to get backup records.
My only actual gripe is that there's no way to just upload other types of files. For instance, I had an upper GI scope a few years ago and it has pictures -- I'd like to be able to upload that.
So overall, I'd give Google Health an A-. I'll probably put all my info in there, but I'm still going to scan my paper records (first of all so I can toss them) and keep those handy as well.
I'd also like to see a function where you can keep track of doctors' visits. Like, the date, the doctor, the purpose, what was discussed, etc.
You'll love Carmen. Can't wait to hear about how your photo shoot goes!
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