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# Your Daily Recovery Plan: Today's Tasks in AfterCare

> Today's Plan shows which medications are due, which recovery steps apply right now, and your check-in status — all drawn from your discharge paperwork.

Today's Plan is your single view of everything your discharge paperwork asks of you on the current day. It shows timed medications, as-needed medications, and any recovery timeline steps that are relevant right now. Every item on the screen comes from your document — AfterCare never adds tasks or instructions that weren't there.

## The day counter

At the top of Today's Plan you'll see a **Day X of your recovery** label, calculated from the date your document was processed. This counter acts as your anchor: timeline steps and medication schedules are tied to specific recovery days, so AfterCare can surface only what's relevant today rather than showing your entire guide at once.

## Medications due today

AfterCare groups your scheduled medications by whether they apply today, based on the frequency instructions in your document.

### Morning, afternoon, and evening slots

Each scheduled medication appears under the slot it belongs to — **Morning**, **Afternoon**, or **Evening** — with an active chip highlighting which slot is relevant. Tap any card to mark the dose taken. The counter beneath each card (for example, *1 of 2 today*) updates as you log doses throughout the day.

### As-needed medications

Medications without a fixed schedule appear under **Only if you need it**, separate from timed doses. These won't generate reminders and aren't tracked the same way — they're listed so you remember they exist and can find their instructions quickly.

## Recovery timeline steps

Below the medication list, Today's Plan surfaces any timeline steps from your document that fall near the current recovery day — for example, *"Week 1: Keep the wound dry"* or *"Day 7: Begin light walking"*. Each step shows the label from your paperwork and the instruction that goes with it.

<Info>
  Timeline steps are shown for a window around today, not just a single day.
  This accounts for steps that span several days and instructions you may have
  missed or not yet acted on.
</Info>

## Your check-in status

Today's Plan includes a summary card showing whether you've already completed today's symptom check-in. If you have, it displays your overall traffic-light level and the time you recorded it. If you haven't, it shows a prompt to start the check-in.

## Symptom check against your document's warning signs

Below the check-in summary, Today's Plan shows a list of warning signs extracted from your paperwork. Tick any symptoms you are currently experiencing and tap **Check my symptoms** — AfterCare will tell you what your own document recommends you do. See [Daily Check-In](/features/check-in) for full details.


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