After Mastectomy: Healing Physically and Emotionally

Author:   Rosalind Benedet ,  Bob Hogenmiller
Publisher:   Addicus Books
ISBN:  

9781886039612


Pages:   150
Publication Date:   01 May 2003
Format:   Paperback
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Who Is the Main Person on Your Medical Team Now? It is you. Prior to leaving the hospital, you were at the center of a flurry of activity, surrounded by a busy health care team physicians, surgeons, and nurses. The surgery is over now, and you're home. It is quiet. Now, you become the most important member on your health care team. Author Rosalind Benedet understands the concerns and questions you now have as you begin this phase of your recovery. An oncology nurse, she has worked with hundreds of women who have undergone mastectomies. In After Mastectomy, she gently guides you through recovery, both physically and emotionally. Among the many topics she covers: Adjusting emotionally and overcoming depression Choosing a breast form and undergarments Follow-up treatment chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, and radiation Reconstruction options Resuming sexual relations Preventing lymphedema swelling of the arm Exercises to regain arm mobility and increase energy Optimum nutrition for healing Your Guide to What Happens After Your Surgery

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Author:   Rosalind Benedet ,  Bob Hogenmiller
Publisher:   Addicus Books
Imprint:   Addicus Books
Dimensions:   Width: 13.90cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.299kg
ISBN:  

9781886039612


ISBN 10:   1886039615
Pages:   150
Publication Date:   01 May 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
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Rosalind Benedet, NP, is a clinical nurse specialist at the Breast Health Center of California Pacific Medical Center. She lives in San Francisco, California.

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