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I think the most frustrating thing about having a chronic illness is having your symptoms flare up or you're developing a new one. So you go to your doctors and then boom, you get overstim ulated, the brain fog kicks in, and then you're stuck trying to understand all this new information that they're firing at you. And quite frankly, you just get confused. And then through all of this, you're not actually sure what the next step is. For example, I literally have a phone call appointment with my IBD nurse and literally forget half of what's been said. And having crippling health anxiety, this makes the problem ten times worse. But, there's a but. I've actually been informed about this app called Advica. Here we are. And wow, it is a game changer. So it essentially records your whole conversation with your doctor or your nurse and summarises all the key points, making it easier for you to understand. And then also what the actual next steps are. And on the topic of next steps, it gives you the resources to learn. Great, right? So like in simple terms, it gives you a link to your problem or like problems that you may be facing. And in turn, how's best to tackle it? Or you may just want a little bit more information regarding your appointment just to put your mind at ease a little bit. So, if you're facing any of the challenges that I've mentioned so far, why not give it a go? It's on Apple, it's on Android. And the best part of it all, it's completely free. None of this, it's free for a month and then you've got to pay $12.99 afterwards. You don't lose anything. If anything, it's going to make your life easier, less stressful and just overall better. In my opinion. I'm going to be trying it out. And if you do, let me know how you find it. I'll catch you later. Bye.

Hey everyone, I just wanted to get you onto this little app that I've used today. So it's called Advocat, it's called the Advocat app and it 's by Dr Michael and he reached out and said would you just use it at one of your appointments and see what you think. I used it today and honestly I feel like it's what I've been missing. So I am sick to death of, because I go to three different hospitals across three different trusts and they don't speak to each other, they can't access each other. So one doctor will say one thing and then someone else will say something else and I'm stuck in the middle and I am trying to relay what they've said and I've forgotten and it's a lot. But this app records, so you just tell them, you know, I'm recording, is that okay? And then it literally is like a microphone recorder but then at the end it then uploads your recording and transcribes it for you and it gives you a breakdown of what you said, what they said, it then gives you a simple version or a detailed version, it gives you links at the bottom if you know you're not sure what someone's been like. For mine I was talking about biopsy and and it was like, it sent me a link to Macmillan and then the cancer patient. Honestly, it was actually unreal and I feel like it's something I really needed because of so many miscommunications and I think like last time I had my appointment they told me I was having a PET scan and then they booked me in for a biopsy and when I challenged this they said oh we've got no record of it. I've now got the record of what's being said so it can't be challenged and when I go to my next appointment in a different hospital in a different trust who can't access the letter from my surgeon today I've got that I've got the whole breakdown of it so there is no questioning but I just think if you're someone who likes to keep track but you forget if you're going on your own you don't always take it in or if you're someone who just likes to have the information that like me I think it's absolutely incredible so I'm going to put it on to you at the end and see what you think.

TikTok caption: The new chatbot feature on the Advoca app makes an amazing app even more informative and helpful. Make sure you update it now to take advantage of this new feature.