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Positive Options for Living with Your Ostomy: Self-Help and Treatment

Positive Options for Living with Your Ostomy: Self-Help and Treatment
By Ph.D. Craig A. White, M.D. Robert W. Beart Jr.

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An ostomy is an opening on the abdomen created by a surgeon to allow waste material to be expelled. The operation is performed as a lifesaving measure when the body’s normal system for expelling waste no longer functions. With practical guidelines and emotional support for ostomy patients and their families, this book addresses all aspects of postoperative care as well as such sensitive issues as social situations and sexual intimacy.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #1410855 in Books
  • Published on: 2002-01-09
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 134 pages

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Positive Options for Living with Your Ostomy: Self-Help and Treatment1
As someone who has struggled to adapt to a completely unexpected ileostomy for the past three and a half months, I found the information presented to be disappointingly simplistic and annoyingly naive. It is hard for me to believe that the author has ever worked closely with people trying to deal with the every day challenges presented by life with an ileostomy. He frequently comes across as patronizing and offers little real help to such persons. There is no way I could recommend this book to others who are trying to cope with the challenges I have experienced.

simplistic and patronizing1
This book is no help for most of the daunting challenges an ostomate must deal with. It covers little more than hospital handouts do. I did learn two things from the book's 134 pages that I didn't know before so it wasn't totally useless but I had hoped for more. On top of that, the book's tone is condesceding.

Helpful5
Craig A. White, a prominent Scottish Cognitive Therapist and researcher has written this exceptionally helpful book for cancer patients with an ostomy. Comprehensive and well written.
Tomer Levin MD
Section-Head Psycho-oncology, LIJ Medical Center