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Spreadsheet from hell preadsheet from hell What I learned in 18 months of tracking my health Katie McCurdy @katiemccurdy Ive got some autoimmune stuff Ive got some autoimmune stuff leading to symptom soup leading to

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Spreadsheet from hell preadsheet from hell

What I learned in 18 months of tracking my health

Katie McCurdy • @katiemccurdy

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I’ve got some autoimmune stuff I’ve got some autoimmune stuff

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…leading to ‘symptom soup’ …leading to ‘symptom soup’

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So many things impact how I feel So many things impact how I feel

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It’s a puzzle I’m always trying to solve It’s a puzzle I’m always trying to solve

But that But that ain’t ain’t enough to make me track enough to make me track

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I wanted to try to reduce a supplement I wanted to try to reduce a supplement

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Long-term effects unknown! Long-term effects unknown!

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Weird things happen when I reduce Weird things happen when I reduce

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So I decided to track again So I decided to track again

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Keeping track in my mind doesn’t work Keeping track in my mind doesn’t work

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I didn’t want to track in the moment, I didn’t want to track in the moment, and didn’t want to track food. and didn’t want to track food.

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I tracked it symptoms, aggravators, etc. I tracked it symptoms, aggravators, etc.

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I colored it with a hellish palette I colored it with a hellish palette

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I set a reminder & track nightly I set a reminder & track nightly

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Thus 18 months passed Thus 18 months passed

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I wasn’t able to reduce the supplement I wasn’t able to reduce the supplement

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But I prevented crises & learned lots But I prevented crises & learned lots

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I sleep poorly (I was in denial) I sleep poorly (I was in denial)

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Booze makes it worse Booze makes it worse

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Exercise, baths improve sleep Exercise, baths improve sleep

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My symptoms get BAD before my period My symptoms get BAD before my period

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We changed my meds based on this We changed my meds based on this

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Exercise seems to help everything Exercise seems to help everything

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Tracking laziness can mask changes Tracking laziness can mask changes

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Spreadsheet + vacation = no data Spreadsheet + vacation = no data

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On ‘eyeballing’ the data On ‘eyeballing’ the data

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On ‘eyeballing’ the data On ‘eyeballing’ the data

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Why I will continue Why I will continue

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Spreadsheet from hell preadsheet from hell What I learned in 18 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Spreadsheet from hell preadsheet from hell

What I learned in 18 months of tracking my health

I’ve got some autoimmune stuff I’ve got some autoimmune stuff

…leading to ‘symptom soup’ …leading to ‘symptom soup’

So many things impact how I feel So many things impact how I feel

It’s a puzzle I’m always trying to solve It’s a puzzle I’m always trying to solve

I wanted to try to reduce a supplement I wanted to try to reduce a supplement

Long-term effects unknown! Long-term effects unknown!

Weird things happen when I reduce Weird things happen when I reduce

So I decided to track again So I decided to track again

Keeping track in my mind doesn’t work Keeping track in my mind doesn’t work

I didn’t want to track in the moment, I didn’t want to track in the moment, and didn’t want to track food. and didn’t want to track food.

I tracked it symptoms, aggravators, etc. I tracked it symptoms, aggravators, etc.

I colored it with a hellish palette I colored it with a hellish palette

I set a reminder & track nightly I set a reminder & track nightly

Thus 18 months passed Thus 18 months passed

I wasn’t able to reduce the supplement I wasn’t able to reduce the supplement

But I prevented crises & learned lots But I prevented crises & learned lots

I sleep poorly (I was in denial) I sleep poorly (I was in denial)

Booze makes it worse Booze makes it worse

Exercise, baths improve sleep Exercise, baths improve sleep

My symptoms get BAD before my period My symptoms get BAD before my period

We changed my meds based on this We changed my meds based on this

Exercise seems to help everything Exercise seems to help everything

Tracking laziness can mask changes Tracking laziness can mask changes

Spreadsheet + vacation = no data Spreadsheet + vacation = no data

On ‘eyeballing’ the data On ‘eyeballing’ the data

On ‘eyeballing’ the data On ‘eyeballing’ the data

Why I will continue Why I will continue

Thanks Thanks

@katiemccurdy katiemccurdy