Rick and Rose Froyd have written a book virtually unlike any of the books out there about heart surgery. Rick has chronicled his own process of recovery from open-chest heart surgery focusing on the psychological impact of the procedure on himself, as well as his family. His Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology and his training as a therapist has enabled him to articulate his experience in a unique fashion that will be helpful for other heart surgery survivors and their families to read and relate to. Rose has added the important aspects of what the surgery is like for the spouse of a survivor to round out the books informative appeal.
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"Guide" is very misleading",
This review is from: A Survivor's Guide to Open Heart Surgery (Paperback)
This book is not a Guide in the sense of offering objective guidelines for the process of getting through -- and recovering from -- open heart-surgery. As an open-heart surgery survivor and thriver (summer 2003), in my opinion the book is a dismal account of one man's unique experience exacerbated by depressive illness that he was battling at least a year before his surgery. My concern is that his account is so negative as to dissuade a heart patient from chosing bypass surgery when indicated. That would be regrettable. Having talked to numerous open-heart surgery patients, clearly the majority of us benefit enormously from the miracle of open-heart operations.
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Depressing,
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This review is from: A Survivor's Guide to Open Heart Surgery (Paperback)
I have to agree with the other's opinions that this is a totally misleading guide to OHS. The author continued suffering from an already diagnosed depression not necesarily exacerbated by his surgery. This should in no way be read by someone facing OHS. Just the author's account of his excruciating pain is enough to scare someone away from needed treatment. Don't know where he had his surgery, but this just is not the way it really is. Seemed like he had a grudge toward his former employer, and carried this theme throughout his book for not diagnosing him sooner.
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NOT FOR WOMEN!!!!!!,
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This review is from: A Survivor's Guide to Open Heart Surgery (Paperback)
I am a woman, and 1 year ago had triple By-Pass Open Heart Surgery....this book was definitely not targeted towards women....such a difference!!!!!! Your depression prior and after and the depressing book is awful...financially good for you but not very informative.
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