Print out this table and use it to make notes to take to your doctor.
Put a check mark beside the symptoms you have. Note when you have them.

Symptom Checklist
Symptom checked Where? When did you first notice? How often? Recent dates?
Example: rash checked face and chest 2 years ago Once or twice a month 9/17, 10/8, 10/23, 11/15
Red rash or color change          
Painful or swollen joints          
Fever with no known cause          
Feeling very tired          
Trouble thinking, memory problems, confusion          
Chest pain with deep breathing          
Sensitivity to sun          
Unusual hair loss          
Pale or purple fingers or toes          
Sores in mouth or nose          
Other          

Adapted from National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS).