The Pain Code: A Pain Patient’s Instruction Book To Communicating With Healthcare Professionals - Softcover

Ingle, Ms Barby Allyn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1466210710 ISBN 13: 9781466210714

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2011

Synopsis

Chronic or life-threatening illnesses can have a devastating impact on your entire life. I have come to realize that I am the only one responsible for my health. Many doctors who are not connected with a research hospital or university do not have the time to keep up to the minute with the latest information. Sharing this information with you in an easy to understand language has come to be my purpose. If I had a resource like this when I started, I would have spent a lot less time, money and frustration. This book is intended for Neuropathy patients and their caretakers who have a need for tips on daily living. Another goal of The Pain Code project is to educate patients and their families about their treatment options so that they can better understand, communicate, and make informed decisions about medical treatments and the specific needs of the person with Neuropathy in their life. This journal can serve as a starting point for communication between you, your family and team of doctors.

About this title

About the Author:

I advocate for all of us challenged with a chronic care condition involving chronic pain as well as their family, caregivers, healthcare professionals and public. One in three people (116 million) in the United States are affected with a condition that causes pain, so it is bound to affect you or someone you know. But until you feel the pain it is difficult to understand all of the challenges it brings on. Whether physical or mental, pain can and will consume you if you allow it to and only the patient can begin the process of healing! My hope is that my speaking engagements and books will inspire your eventual transformation filled with HOPE and motivation. A transformation producing peace and harmony, putting negative emotions in the past. Healing starts from within. I have been battling a Neurological condition for almost 10 years now. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy is a progress Autoimmune Neurological condition that affects multiple system in the body and needs to be treated early so that disability does not take over. I know firsthand how hard it is to continue looking for relief, perfect answers, and then coming up against healthcare professionals who blow you off or do not believe what you are saying could actually be what you’re experiencing. As I search for a cure, I have become my own best advocate and work sharing the information so that you can be yours. Even after seeing over 100 healthcare professionals, having major surgeries I didn’t need, complications such as internal bleeding, medication interactions, kidney stones, tumors, and so much more – I did not give up or give in! I was tested to my limits and realized they are past the boundaries I placed on myself. I had to become the Chief of Staff of my Own Medical Team. If I can do it, anyone can.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1466210710
• ISBN 13: 9781466210714
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 122