It is my pleasure to announce that WellApps is now a part of Medivo. (see the full press release here) From day one, WellApps has been on a mission to improve quality-of-life and reduce periods of actives disease for patients with chronic illnesses. The healthcare/IT sector is at a critical inflection point in relation to this mission and many companies will be contributing. The ability to join forces with Medivo (learn more about them here) and integrate our disease management platform into their existing suite of tools for patients and doctors gets us all one step closer to our mission (which, by the way, is a never ending pursuit).
TO OUR GI MONITOR USERS: Please know that I will be leading Medivo’s product group and will continue to be devoted to an improved patient experience and a growing patient community. In terms of GI Monitor, the product will remain the same as it is now (with the exception of logos/branding) and will continue to improve over time.
Finally, it took a tremendous amount of work and a dedicated investment to get GI Monitor to where it is today. As we move on to our next phase of improved tools, I’d like for each of you to take a minute and say what GI Monitor has meant to you – as a big thank you to our generous investors, Paolo, Ed and the rest of the team (please comment below). Thanks - Brett
You've been a terrific inspiration for us as entrepreneurs, friends, Health 2.0 members and shining examples of versatility, creativity, perseverance and dedication to your community.
All best, Jeanne and the clearhealthcosts.com team
P.S. we have a relaunch coming soon. come on over and sign up to be a beta tester -- help us bring transparency to the health-care marketplace! http://clearhealthcosts.com/
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 03/10/2012 - 02:51.
Thank you so much Brett for this app. It is brilliant and has helped me hugely to nail down my extreme food intolerances and symptoms that I also experience whilst in remission from my CD. Thank you so much for being a genius and coming up with this app. I love the stress notes that can also be added.
I look forward to a vast improvement in my QOL which has occured and is partly thanks to myself being dedicated to wellness & QOL and to your app for helping me to keep track and log my symptoms in private. Thanks as this now replaces the old method I was using with pen and paper everywhere i went for the past year until I bought an iPhone. Thank God for technology and apps as I do not have to be embarrassed of logging my symptoms anymore on my iPhone and I feel I have my privacy back also which obviously adds to my QOL as it diminishes my stress levels and colleagues knowing what i am doing at work. With this app, no one knows unless I tell them. I feel I have my life back and privacy back also.
I am so greatful that this is on android also as i can use my samsung tablet too and it is great that it is automatically synced. Love it. So quick and easy.
I wish you every success with helping more and more people now that you have joined forces with Medivo. Well done. Now more and more people will be able to get help and manage their own symptoms and take responsibility for themselves where they can regarding their IBD status. You have done a billiant job and now i finally know my baseline symptoms when i do not have a flare up. Something i was unaware of previously so thank you so much Well done and keep on rising to the top
Submitted by Sharon Holliday on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 17:03.
This app is absolutely amazing.
As a developer myself I have found it to be very well thought out, robust and intruitively user friendly.
As a crohns patient I have found this app invaluable, the best on the market. It has changed my life from thinking I was alone in the world with this crazy disease to knowing there is support from all over the world no matter what time of day it is. There is certainly stuff I wouldn't discuss on facebook that I have felt free to discuss on gi monitor. There is only so much support you can get from the brilliant guys in the medical profession. With GI Monitor you can socialise with other users from all over the world in a growing community of people who need understanding, reasurrance, a laugh when you need it most, and to just talk about things you would never even talk to your own family about.... a simple 'sending you lots of hugs' message from someone who experiences the same bad times means a lot when you are in a lot of pain, extremely worried about something or feeling down.
The app allows you to log meal, bowel movements, custom symptoms, pain and stress levels. Looking at some of the generated reports and charts from data i have entered into it I have been able to identity some crohns triggers as well as identifying the signs before a flare.
It would be really cool if there was some kind of API used to connect to GI monitor data so you could download data to crate your own reports.
Submitted by Monicapsych on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 11:34.
GI Monitor has been amazing. I stumbled upon it when looking for info prior to my 1st colonoscopy. Since then the app has allowed me to track my symptoms which has, in turn, helped my doctor understand. When you have a condition that goes through flares and symptoms can vary wildly in a single person having a running record is amazing. Being able to communicate with others that are going through similar issues is what has saved my sanity. People don't like talking about "bathroom" issues. Having an honest place to go and vent, laugh or question is a great stress relief tool. Thank you!
Submitted by Fred Fulford on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 07:54.
Since my diagnosis of UC this app has been invaluable in terms of tracking my symptoms, medication and progress, and connecting me with a warm, caring and understanding support community (who also me giggle on the daily). Cheers guys, keep up the good work :)
Submitted by Sherri Macsemchuk (Momma Sherri) on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 21:23.
I had this app just before and after I was diagnosed with Crohns. I track BM, pain, stress, food and extras on here daily to help my doctor and myself. Then the social part popped up. I just read for a few days because I wasn't sure myself.I had a phone number for a support group in town but I had just had two surgeries and a new ilestomy bag on me so I wasn't going anywhere. What a wonderful idea. I found myself just reading at the beginning because I was unsure about my illness and thought I had nothing to share. I started posting and next thing I knew ,7 months went by and I have made some wonderful new close friends(Eric,John,Don,Jen,Joni,Gina,Sarah) and many more whom I've made a emotional connection with that nderstand what I'm going through and this app became the best support group ever. Thank you Brett ,Paolo, Ed and the rest of the team for making my transition into living with Crohns so much easier. (((HUGS)))
Submitted by Mike Shipton on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 17:16.
This app has been brilliant. Instantly saving information, which I would forget or not write down as I would be distracted. I sent the report over to my GP and GI professor and GI nurse and have been told they want to get other patients using it.
There are always a few things that could be tweaked, but what an app.
Thank you. And well done.
Mike
This app has helped me in keeping a journal of meals and other related events. Mostly though I have been able to connect with others in similar circumstances and relate to them in ways that those without these problems simply do not understand. The socialize feature is really the heart of this app. There are many individuals on this site that I feel a real kinship to. Thank very much for presenting us with this forum.
Submitted by chris ybarra on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 16:15.
This app has helped me more than can be said. I no longer feel alone and when I need someone to talk to, someone is always up. Its also been great for keeping track of the illness so I can better communicate to my doctors. Thank you for making a difference in my life and a numbers of peoples lives by making this app.
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 16:04.
I have UC for over 18 years. At long last I can connect to people who go through what I go through and offer their support in terms of medications , advice and just cheering me up.
Thank you!
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 15:04.
I will never be able to thank you all enought for this app. This app is like carrying a medical support community and a family in my pocket. We have laughed, cried and improved together. Without this app people with IBD would be left in silence and now we have a voice.
Thank you.
Submitted by lanierjoshua85 on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 15:01.
GI monitor has meant so much to me. It has become a sanctuary for me, and offered me a wealth of knowledge that i would not have been able to attain elsewhere. The people here have become family. Without this app I dare say that my quality of life would not be what it is. Being able to track my symptoms, and be around similar people has helped me in so many ways.
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 13:02.
Thank you so much for all the work you do to keep GI monitor running. It has become such a wonderful source of knowledge and support for me and I look forward to using it for a long time to come!
The acquisition sounds promising for sustaining the growth and livelihood of this wonderful tool, which has been a blessing indeed at a time when I felt hopelessly isolated and helpless. As a result of using GI Monitor and connecting with other users, I felt supported, hopeful, empowered, and smarter. Most importantly, I feel a sense of my own dignity restored. I cannot thank the wisdom of Brett and his team enough for this. I look forward to the benefits of this new alliance and extend my best wishes for its success.
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 12:42.
Congrats on the deal - from almost Day 1 of this app being launched I have been a user, from Blackberry to iPhone. It has been indispensable for me in managing my day to day progress. Thank you for creating such a wonderful and useful tool, I'm happy to see the hard work set out to help us has paid off.
Submitted by Sharnstar on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 14:04.
Very good app, easy to use. Two small additions I would include : medicine reminder, and the ability to not have a BM and for that to negatively impact QOL score.
This WSJ video presents a pretty good overview of what some patients are doing to take control of their health. In this rapidly evolving era of consumer health, its super important that neither the patient nor the doctor sees the "Health Hacker" model as trumping the guidance of an educated health care provider. The right model is a partnership between data collection and data analysis.
by Brett Shamosh
iSee my son and wife when I’m traveling for work
iListen to music from all walks of life
iWatch animated films that entertain my 3 year old and me
iTalk to people I will never meet in person
iStarted a company
iDiscover new places
iThink differently
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by Brett Shamosh
Entrepreneurship is hard. All those blog posts you read about the ups and downs are absolutely true. But so are the parts about affecting change and disrupting conventional workflows. And that’s what makes me smile every morning when I look at my Socialize feed in GI Monitor and see things like “My GI recommended it” and “my nurse suggested this app”.
As entrepreneurs in the interactive health space, Brett and Ed see a lot of interesting possibilities. Through their blog, Know Yourself Well, they’ll keep you up to speed.
Contributors: Brett Shamosh, Edward Shin, MD and other Interactive Health Enthusiasts
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congrats
Brett and Ed--
Congratulations. We are so happy for you!
You've been a terrific inspiration for us as entrepreneurs, friends, Health 2.0 members and shining examples of versatility, creativity, perseverance and dedication to your community.
All best, Jeanne and the clearhealthcosts.com team
P.S. we have a relaunch coming soon. come on over and sign up to be a beta tester -- help us bring transparency to the health-care marketplace! http://clearhealthcosts.com/
Congratulations Brett
Thank you so much Brett for this app. It is brilliant and has helped me hugely to nail down my extreme food intolerances and symptoms that I also experience whilst in remission from my CD. Thank you so much for being a genius and coming up with this app. I love the stress notes that can also be added.
I look forward to a vast improvement in my QOL which has occured and is partly thanks to myself being dedicated to wellness & QOL and to your app for helping me to keep track and log my symptoms in private. Thanks as this now replaces the old method I was using with pen and paper everywhere i went for the past year until I bought an iPhone. Thank God for technology and apps as I do not have to be embarrassed of logging my symptoms anymore on my iPhone and I feel I have my privacy back also which obviously adds to my QOL as it diminishes my stress levels and colleagues knowing what i am doing at work. With this app, no one knows unless I tell them. I feel I have my life back and privacy back also.
I am so greatful that this is on android also as i can use my samsung tablet too and it is great that it is automatically synced. Love it. So quick and easy.
I wish you every success with helping more and more people now that you have joined forces with Medivo. Well done. Now more and more people will be able to get help and manage their own symptoms and take responsibility for themselves where they can regarding their IBD status. You have done a billiant job and now i finally know my baseline symptoms when i do not have a flare up. Something i was unaware of previously so thank you so much Well done and keep on rising to the top
A million thank-you's for this Godsend
This app is absolutely amazing.
As a developer myself I have found it to be very well thought out, robust and intruitively user friendly.
As a crohns patient I have found this app invaluable, the best on the market. It has changed my life from thinking I was alone in the world with this crazy disease to knowing there is support from all over the world no matter what time of day it is. There is certainly stuff I wouldn't discuss on facebook that I have felt free to discuss on gi monitor. There is only so much support you can get from the brilliant guys in the medical profession. With GI Monitor you can socialise with other users from all over the world in a growing community of people who need understanding, reasurrance, a laugh when you need it most, and to just talk about things you would never even talk to your own family about.... a simple 'sending you lots of hugs' message from someone who experiences the same bad times means a lot when you are in a lot of pain, extremely worried about something or feeling down.
The app allows you to log meal, bowel movements, custom symptoms, pain and stress levels. Looking at some of the generated reports and charts from data i have entered into it I have been able to identity some crohns triggers as well as identifying the signs before a flare.
It would be really cool if there was some kind of API used to connect to GI monitor data so you could download data to crate your own reports.
Thanks again guys, a truly awesome app. x
Now I know I'm not crazy or alone.
GI Monitor has been amazing. I stumbled upon it when looking for info prior to my 1st colonoscopy. Since then the app has allowed me to track my symptoms which has, in turn, helped my doctor understand. When you have a condition that goes through flares and symptoms can vary wildly in a single person having a running record is amazing. Being able to communicate with others that are going through similar issues is what has saved my sanity. People don't like talking about "bathroom" issues. Having an honest place to go and vent, laugh or question is a great stress relief tool. Thank you!
Thanks
Since my diagnosis of UC this app has been invaluable in terms of tracking my symptoms, medication and progress, and connecting me with a warm, caring and understanding support community (who also me giggle on the daily). Cheers guys, keep up the good work :)
Thank You
I had this app just before and after I was diagnosed with Crohns. I track BM, pain, stress, food and extras on here daily to help my doctor and myself. Then the social part popped up. I just read for a few days because I wasn't sure myself.I had a phone number for a support group in town but I had just had two surgeries and a new ilestomy bag on me so I wasn't going anywhere. What a wonderful idea. I found myself just reading at the beginning because I was unsure about my illness and thought I had nothing to share. I started posting and next thing I knew ,7 months went by and I have made some wonderful new close friends(Eric,John,Don,Jen,Joni,Gina,Sarah) and many more whom I've made a emotional connection with that nderstand what I'm going through and this app became the best support group ever. Thank you Brett ,Paolo, Ed and the rest of the team for making my transition into living with Crohns so much easier. (((HUGS)))
GI monitor
This app has been brilliant. Instantly saving information, which I would forget or not write down as I would be distracted. I sent the report over to my GP and GI professor and GI nurse and have been told they want to get other patients using it.
There are always a few things that could be tweaked, but what an app.
Thank you. And well done.
Mike
gimonitor
This app has helped me in keeping a journal of meals and other related events. Mostly though I have been able to connect with others in similar circumstances and relate to them in ways that those without these problems simply do not understand. The socialize feature is really the heart of this app. There are many individuals on this site that I feel a real kinship to. Thank very much for presenting us with this forum.
thank you
This app has helped me more than can be said. I no longer feel alone and when I need someone to talk to, someone is always up. Its also been great for keeping track of the illness so I can better communicate to my doctors. Thank you for making a difference in my life and a numbers of peoples lives by making this app.
Thank you
I have UC for over 18 years. At long last I can connect to people who go through what I go through and offer their support in terms of medications , advice and just cheering me up.
Thank you!
GI Monitor and family
I will never be able to thank you all enought for this app. This app is like carrying a medical support community and a family in my pocket. We have laughed, cried and improved together. Without this app people with IBD would be left in silence and now we have a voice.
Thank you.
GI monitor has meant so much
GI monitor has meant so much to me. It has become a sanctuary for me, and offered me a wealth of knowledge that i would not have been able to attain elsewhere. The people here have become family. Without this app I dare say that my quality of life would not be what it is. Being able to track my symptoms, and be around similar people has helped me in so many ways.
Thank you so much for all the
Thank you so much for all the work you do to keep GI monitor running. It has become such a wonderful source of knowledge and support for me and I look forward to using it for a long time to come!
Extending thanks and best wishes!
The acquisition sounds promising for sustaining the growth and livelihood of this wonderful tool, which has been a blessing indeed at a time when I felt hopelessly isolated and helpless. As a result of using GI Monitor and connecting with other users, I felt supported, hopeful, empowered, and smarter. Most importantly, I feel a sense of my own dignity restored. I cannot thank the wisdom of Brett and his team enough for this. I look forward to the benefits of this new alliance and extend my best wishes for its success.
Congrats
Congrats on the deal - from almost Day 1 of this app being launched I have been a user, from Blackberry to iPhone. It has been indispensable for me in managing my day to day progress. Thank you for creating such a wonderful and useful tool, I'm happy to see the hard work set out to help us has paid off.
GI Monitor
Very good app, easy to use. Two small additions I would include : medicine reminder, and the ability to not have a BM and for that to negatively impact QOL score.