About

SymDay came about through my own experiences navigating chronic illness and struggling to track consistently. I know from experience that it can take years to get a diagnosis—a definite answer to, “why do I feel like this?” In the meantime you spend years trying to gain control of what you don’t understand.

One way is to track symptoms, trying to identify triggers and things that make you feel better. I’ve tried many times, but I found the infinite possibilities of factors to keep track of overwhelming and the need to be consistent a burden. Instead of focusing on managing symptoms, I was adding to my plate by having to remember what to track, when, and how. I created SymDay as a way to help those of us who struggle to know what to track and struggle to track consistently.

I thought SymDay could be the app that tracks the data for you, while separating you from the specifics of trying to fit your symptoms into a box. I learned from my own experience with chronic illness that no two people experience symptoms the same way. Not only can they present differently with the same diagnosis but even the perception of pain can vary from person to person. With that in mind, I made sure tracking in SymDay could also be customizable in a way that validates that experience.