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

by Craig A. White and Robert W. Beart Jr.

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897933583
• ISBN13: 9780897933582
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Hunter House Publishers
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Helpful

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 MDSection-Head Psycho-oncology, LIJ Medical Center