This App Is A HUGE Game Changer For Appointments!

Find yourself leaving appointments and not being able to remember the conversation? Yeah, me too.

This post is brought to you through a paid partnership with Abridge.

How many times have you walked out of a doctor’s appointment and remembered little to nothing of what was discussed? You can’t see me but I have two hands WAY up in the air.

My oncology visits are always a little stressful and emotional, which compounds my issue of not always remembering the details of the visit. I’ve tried everything, from taking notes in giant binders, to sending myself email recaps or texts, but so far, none of these methods have been super convenient or helpful – until I found Abridge.

Abridge is a free app that allows you to securely record conversations in your visits and better revisit your healthcare provider’s advice. There are SO many great features to the app that simple handwritten notes just can’t capture! For example, the app will define medical terms for you, transcribe key details and can recognize + provide more info on medications that are mentioned. Check out some screenshots from a sample conversation I recorded below!

Another huge perk of the app? You can share the conversations directly with your loved ones and caregivers afterward, eliminating the extra stress and burden that us patients have on ourselves to remember every little detail and share it several times over. Especially now with social distancing and limitations on visitors at my cancer center, I find myself having to repeat the details of my visit to every single person in my family and it’s truthfully exhausting. I love that they want to support me and be in the room but now they can feel like they are with Abridge!

You can download Abridge HERE to give it a try. I’m excited to share this resource with you all and think it will be a huge game changer! Let me know what you think or if you have any questions in the comments below!