to the point of record keeping, i find it is particularly important, especially in light of the holes in my memory that keep developing. I use evernote, which is free electronic tool.. can get to it from any computer, ipod, cell phone, etc.. which maks it easy for me to jot notes. Also taking pictures of all dr test orders and uploading there, to track what is done when.
For less verbage, I have been experimenting with a symptom rating spreadsheet to track meds and levels of symptoms during the day. want to do some statistical analysis on it, eventually and look for correlations