...guides the reader through the process of preparing for and recovering from surgery...also includes tips for managing pain and adjusting to life after surgery.
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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
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AN ESSENTIAL FOR ANYONE ABOUT TO UNDERGO HEART SURGERY,
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This review is from: Coping with Heart Surgery and Bypassing Depression: A Family's Guide to the Medical, Emotional and Practical Issues (Paperback)
I found this book after my mother underwent valve replacement surgery and was experiencing deep depression. If we had had this book BEFORE the experience we both think things would have gone a great deal better. I cannot recommend it highly enough; the book is very clear on the actual process of heart surgery as well as the aftermath and road to recovery. A beautiful treatment of the psychological issues raised by this experience for both the patient and his or her family.
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
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How to avoid depression after heart surgery.,
By edward j cuhaci (ottawa canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Coping with Heart Surgery and Bypassing Depression: A Family's Guide to the Medical, Emotional and Practical Issues (Paperback)
I was fortunate to find a copy of this excellent book which prevented me from being depressed after my triple bypass surgery on August 5, 1999. Having read it, I was prepared for the outcome BEFORE the surgery. It was like having the shop manual for an automobile in your hand. I would recommend it to anyone who will have open heart surgery.
13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
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Misleadingly Titled,
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This review is from: Coping with Heart Surgery and Bypassing Depression: A Family's Guide to the Medical, Emotional and Practical Issues (Paperback)
A more accurate title for this book would be "The Spiritual Person's Guide to Coping With Heart Surgery and Bypassing Depression." Although it contains much good (but poorly organized) practical advice, it also contains many of the homilies held so dear by members of that group. Those who share similar beliefs will find it comforting, while others are likely to find it cloying. Readers of a more practical bent should consider buying instead Diagnosis: Heart Disease: Answers to Your Questions about Recovery and Lasting Health by John W. Farquhar, MD, and Gene A. Spiller, PdD, which contains excellent advice for people interested in obtaining accurate information on heart disease without the proselytizing contained in this book. It is also significantly better written. ICON Publications publishes some excellent books on specific diseases, including Heart Bypass Surgery: A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, And Annotated Research Guide To Internet References and Heart Valve Surgery: A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, And Annotated Research Guide To Internet References. Also, Dr. Vincent Gaudiani, a noted heart surgeoun, has put together some excellent tutorials on heart surgery that appear on youtube. Search under "Vincent Gaudiani" and "heart surgery".
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