Coping with Endometriosis: A Practical Guide (Paperback)

~ Robert Phillips (Author), Glenda Motta (Author) "Anne, a 26-year-old mother of one, had not been feeling well..." (more)
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Product Description

Coping with Endometriosis: A practical guide to understanding, treating, and living with endometriosis offers sound, compassionale advice for alleviating the challenges of this chronic disorder.

About the Author

Glenda Motta, RN, MPH is a nurse who suffered with severe pain since age 10. She was not diagnosed with endometriosis until in her late 30s with the onset of laparascopy. After undergoing extensive surgery at age 47, she has been pain free for six years. Glenda understands endometriosis from the perspective of both a patient and a healthcare professional.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Avery; 1 edition (October 23, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1583330747
• ISBN-13: 978-1583330746
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #201,933 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Buy for your Dollar!, March 5, 2003

By	Lola Pantone (Plymouth, MI, USA) - See all my reviews

I was diagnosed with Endometriosis in 2001 & had my first surgery that year. Toward the latter part of 2002, I started to be in chronic pain for this disease. I'll make a long story short. (If you want to see the long story, go to my review about Jennifer Lewis' book that I think is medically inaccurate). This book is compelling, thorough and most of all, helpful. It was a book I *SHOULD* have had in 2001. Since dealing with my pain, this book has opened my eyes to therapies I can use, how I can deal with ALL the aspects of this disease, and how it affects my loved ones. This is a great book because it talks to you through a whole person concept--- not just dealing with the reproductive Endometriosis, but it deals with all of the areas surrounding it, too, like emotions, finances, and so on. It doesn't talk down to you, and won't make you feel like you're in a pity party, but gives you tools to try to cope and even recover. Check this book out. You'll be glad you did.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than "The Endometriosis Sourcebook"!, April 1, 2001

By	Sahara Townsend (Ada, OK USA) - See all my reviews

I highly recommend this book to anyone who's already done their basic endo research, and is ready to move on to how to cope with this awful disease. I have found this book to be better than "The Endometriosis Sourcebook", especially when it comes to teaching useful coping skills. The "Sourcebook" is fine for basic information, just get this when you need more specifics on endo topics, "current" endo information, and are ready to find ways to live with endo, and not suffer with it. Besides, the Endometriosis Association, whose founder Mary Lou Ballweg wrote the "Sourcebook", is funded by grants from TAP Pharmaceuticals, the makers of Lupron, which destroys women's lives daily in the endo fight!! Why support them in their hypocrisy by buying "The Endometriosis Sourcebook"?

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Educational, Encouraging and Empowering!, December 15, 2000

By	Heather "Heather" (USA) - See all my reviews

This is an outstanding book, containing all the latest (as of the date of publication) on research and treatment, coping tools, fertility, emotional aspects, diet/nutrition, medications, surgery, alternatives and too much more to list.