Before the visit
Keep your questions together
Text me each question as you think of it. I keep the list so you can ask for it before the appointment and choose what matters most to cover.
Follow your doctor's plan
Photo whatever they hand you and I'll tell you what it actually says. After that I'm the one keeping track of what it asked of you.
- Dr. LeeAug 21
- LabsSep 3
- Follow-upOct 14
Record the visit. Keep the plan with you.
There is a lot to remember when your doctor explains what comes next. Ask everyone for their okay, then record in the BodyBuddy app. I turn the recording into a summary and a plan you can review.
Text me when you want to check what they said. I keep the instructions, text you about the tasks and dates, and keep your questions ready for the next appointment.
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This is what we do to help clients follow their doctor's instructions. Yours will bend to you, but this is the shape.
At the appointment
Bring back the visit or the papers
Ask everyone for their okay before recording in the BodyBuddy app. You can also send a photo of the after-visit summary. I work from the visit once it has been processed or from the papers you share.
After the visit
Read through the instructions with me
I read the summary back in plain words and pull out the tasks and dates it gives you. Ask about any line you want to understand. I help you take unclear or conflicting instructions back to the office.
Same day
Put the next steps on the calendar
We keep the lab timing, referral, medication schedule, and follow-up window from your instructions together. I text you about the steps when they are due and ask which ones you completed.
Between visits
Tell me how the plan is going
I ask about the habits or tasks your clinician wanted you to follow. Text me the readings or symptoms they asked you to keep, and I save what you report with the dates. I read that record back when you ask.
When a result is due
Ask the office about missing results
Tell me when the office said to expect a result, and I keep that date. If you say it has not arrived, I can find the office's number and hours so you can ask. I keep the question open in our conversation until you tell me what happened.
Before the follow-up
Bring the record and the new questions
Ask me for the readings, completed tasks, and questions you've shared since the last visit. You can take that record to the appointment and discuss what needs to change. I work from the updated instructions you bring back.
Who is this for
You have an appointment next weekI keep your questions together so you can choose what to cover before you go.You have a drawer full of visit papersI help you read the instructions and keep the tasks and dates together.You have several doctors to follow up withI keep the instructions you share and the questions to take back to each office.You just received a diagnosisI help you work through the written plan and prepare questions for your clinician.You were referred to a specialistI keep the referral and follow-up tasks and ask whether you booked them.You have a dental or skin care routineI text you about the home-care steps and follow-ups your clinician set.
What you can do with BodyBuddy
I read the papers back in plain words
Photo the after-visit summary, the lab sheet, or the prescription printout. I keep it and tell you the few things to stay on top of. Ask about any line, any time.
page 3 is just your allergy list. the only thing needing you this week is the labs
I keep the readings and read them back
Text me the morning number and it goes on the record with the date. Before the follow-up, ask me for the run and I'll read it back, so you walk in with six weeks in hand.
you've sent 34 mornings. top number's been 128-134 all week, down from the 140s in early may
I hold the follow-up date
Send the follow-up instructions and I keep the date or window they specify. I text you when it is due and can pull up the office's number and hours so you can make the call.
6 weeks out is oct 14. want the office number now, or a text the week before?
Text like you're talking to a friend
Tap to start a conversation if this sounds like you.
hi. i just got out of my physical and have a page of things to do, labs, a referral, a follow up in 3 months. i will lose this paper by tonight. can you keep track of it
i have three doctors and none of them talk to each other and im the one holding all of it together. is this the kind of thing you help with
hi, i just got a specialist referral and a lab order. can you help me keep track of what i need to book before the next appointment
i take my blood pressure every morning and write it on whatever paper is closest. i want it somewhere that isnt a napkin
Record the next appointment
Ask everyone for their okay before recording the appointment in the BodyBuddy app. Once the visit has been processed, I can work from the summary and follow-up instructions. You can also send a photo of the papers you already have.
Common questions
How do I prepare for an annual wellness visit?
Text me the concerns and questions you want to cover, and I keep them together. The wellness visit checklist helps you prepare what to bring and what to ask.
Read the full answerWhat should I write down before an appointment?
Start with why you're going, what has changed, and the questions you want answered. The preparation checklist helps you organize that information before the visit.
Read the full answerCan you help me understand my after-visit summary?
Send a photo and I read back the instructions in plain words, including the tasks and dates. The summary checklist helps you work through the document and find questions for the office.
Read the full answerCan I record my doctor visit?
Ask everyone for their okay before recording in the BodyBuddy app. The full guide covers consent and how to bring the visit back into your plan.
Read the full answerCan you book referrals or call about my results?
You make those calls. I can pull up the office's number and hours, keep the dates you give me, and ask whether you reached them.
What if two sets of instructions disagree?
I help you identify the conflicting lines and prepare a question for the clinicians involved. They need to resolve the conflict before you change the plan.
Does this work for dental or dermatology visits?
Send the home-care instructions and follow-up dates from the visit. I help you keep track of those steps and your questions between appointments.
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Read the full answer
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