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Dialysis without Fear: A Guide to Living Well on Dialysis for Patients and Their Families | 
 enlarge | Authors: Daniel Offer, Susan Offer Szafir, Marjorie Kaiz Offer
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 118308
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 304
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0195309952
Dewey Decimal Number: 617.461059
EAN: 9780195309959
ASIN: 0195309952
Publication Date: May 30, 2007
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More than 400,000 people in the United States undergo kidney dialysis. If you or a member of your family are one of them, then the prospect of a regular appointment with a dialysis machine may seem like the end of life itself. But that reaction couldn't be more wrong.
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 coauthors also provide realistic insights into how relatives can cope and thrive together, sharing the humor, courage, and triumphs of real families who have successfully faced the challenges of dialysis. The result is an inspiring, practical guide that will help you and your family learn to overcome the difficulties of dialysis, live without fear, and enjoy every day.
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Puts you at ease November 6, 2007
DuWayne (Lower Alabama)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this book based on a review I read on the internet. It was more assuring because it is written by a doctor who is on dialysis and his wife. It helped put me at ease about the whole process. It gives info on the various types of dialysis & tells why he chose the type he uses without making one feel that is the only way to go.
It's an excellent general-interest survey any medical and public lending library should have. September 7, 2007
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Author Dr. Daniel Offer has had over seven years on dialysis along with a career as a psychiatrist, so he's in the perfect position professionally and personally to discuss coping methods and hardships associated with dialysis. His wife and daughter co-author the book, bringing their own experiences as family members: the result is a collection of personal and medical revelations not only from the author and his family, but from other veteran patients, staff and doctors on how to understand and cope with dialysis. It's an excellent general-interest survey any medical and public lending library should have.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
a multi-level success! July 22, 2007
Ingeborg Oppenheimer
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
this book, which is essentially a family project, is based on, and speaks to, the experiences of the patient [a fairly prominent psychiatrist], his wife, and his daughter. it provides input from parties interviewed by the daughter - patients and professionals involved with patients - and moves right into the guts of the issue. without in any way whitewashing the traumatic effects of learning that your kidneys have failed, and what is required for you to stay alive, it feeds the reader hope that with proper education and control life does not have to come to a stop. it explains clearly and fully what the condition and the treatment are all about, what choices and resources are available, and what reactions - physical and psychological - a patient can expect to experience. language is everyday english, but content is comprehensive and in-depth. readers at the professional level gain a deeper understanding of what their patients and the patients' families are experiencing. patients and families can be helped to feel less frightened by the changes that occur from time to time after dialysis sessions. the book stresses the importance of asking questions and states repeatedly that the patient him/herself must become part of the treatment team.
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