Tips and Tricks - Entering Health Information

The ability to enter your health information is what makes this site unique. This information is used to match you to other members. The more members who enter their health information - the better the site will be for everybody. Since you used an alias as a user name when you logged in, this information is anonymous. Feel free to enter as much detail as possible. The more detail you enter, the better the matches you will make.

To enter this information, click on the links under "My Profile" on your "Home". You can enter Allergies, Facilities, Health Plans, Symptoms, Medical Devices, Friends & Family, Conditions, Treatments, Medications, Interest, and other Web sites. Once you have entered information on any of these, a checkmark will appear next to the link. If you want to enter information for a parent or for a child, be sure to enter them under the "Friends & Family" link.

The other way to enter information is to write in your "Health Diary". From the "Home" page, click on the "MyName's Health Diary" link on the middle left side. Then "Write a Health Diary Entry" on the right-hand side. Or, click on the "Health Diaries" tab (in blue along the top beneath the site logo), then on the right-hand side, click on "Manage My Health Diary". Then "Write a Health Diary Entry" on the right-hand side.