Dialysis without Fear

A Guide to Living Well on Dialysis for Patients and Their Families

Daniel Offer, Marjorie Kaiz Offer, Susan Offer Szafir (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

304 Seiten

2007
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-530995-9 (ISBN)

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A survival guide for those facing kidney dialysis treatment due to end-stage renal disease. The author team offer practical advice and information on kidney dialysis so that readers can make informed decisions about their own care. Interviews with patients and renal care professionals inspire and educate readers about this complicated treatment.

In Dialysis Without Fear, psychiatrist and dialysis patient Dr. Daniel Offer joins with his wife, Marjorie Kaiz Offer, and daughter, Susan Offer Szafir, to reveal how life can be lived, and lived well, on dialysis. Drawing on his long medical career and more than seven years of personal experience with dialysis, Dr. Offer dispels many misconceptions surrounding this treatment, explaining how you can adapt to the new diet, travel, work and continue to partake in life's joys and celebrations. But the fears and hardships can be quite real, and Dr. Offer brings his years as a psychiatrist to bear as he provides practical advice on how patients can overcome them. Walking through each step of dialysis, he explains different types of treatment, examines the pros and cons of a transplant, and discusses side effects. Since dialysis affects the entire family, Dr. Offer and his co-authors also provide realistic insights into how relatives can cope and thrive together, sharing the humour, courage, and triumphs of real families who have successfully faced the challenges of dialysis. The result is an inspiring, practical guide that will help patients and their families learn to overcome the difficulties of dialysis, live without fear, and enjoy every day.

Daniel Offer, M.D., is a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavior Sciences at Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. The author of sixteen books and 200 scientific articles, he has been on dialysis since 1999. Marjorie Kaiz Offer is a Research Assistant in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavior Sciences at the Feinberg School of Medicine, and is married to Daniel Offer. Susan Offer Szafir is a freelance writer and marketer, and is the daughter of Daniel and Marjorie.

1. Dialysis Misperceptions versus Realities ; 2. A Visit to the Suds Factory: Demystifying the Machines and Tubes ; 3. Dialysis Options: Choosing What Works Best for You ; 4. The Decision to Pursue a Transplant ; 5. The "K-Team": Working with Dialysis Professionals ; 6. Dealing with Emotions: The Psychological Impact of Dialysis ; 7. The Impact of Dialysis on Interpersonal Relationships: Love, Sex, Family, and Friendship ; 8. Work and Financial Implications of Being on Dialysis ; 9. Adapting to the Dialysis Diet, Curbing Liquids, and Embracing Exercise ; 10. Traveling and Planning for Emergencies while on Dialysis: Taking a Leap of Faith

Erscheint lt. Verlag	12.7.2007
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	210 x 164 mm
Gewicht	308 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
Themenwelt	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Nephrologie
ISBN-10	0-19-530995-2 / 0195309952
ISBN-13	978-0-19-530995-9 / 9780195309959
Zustand	Neuware