| View Larger Image | Coping with Lyme Disease: A Practical Guide to Dealing with Diagnosis and Treatment | Paperbackby Denise Lang (Author), Kenneth Liegner (Contributor)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Holt Paperbacks | | Edition: | 3rdrd Edition | | Page Count: | 352 Pages | | Publication Date: | June 01, 2004 | | Sales Rank: | 148,620th |
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Lyme disease, transmitted through the bite of a tick, is one of our nation's fastest-growing epidemics. Since Coping with Lyme Disease was first published in 1993, the number of sufferers afflicted by this debilitating condition has grown alarmingly. Every chapter has been thoroughly revised and new information about the long-term neurological effects of Lyme disease and congential and chronic versions of the illness has been added. This comprehensive guide includes - basic prevention tips - a detailed catalog of the physical and psychological symptoms to look for - a complete look at the medical and home care options and insurance policies available to patients - a special discussion of Lyme's effects on women, children, and the elderly - an expanded resource guide, with listings of news publications, state-by-state support groups, and special family services This fully updated third edition informs readers of the latest medical findings in diagnosing and treating Lyme disease-providing crucial information about newly discovered Lyme-related illnesses, electromagnetic procedures, clinical and antibiotic therapies, and curative nutritional products now on the market. A longtime bestseller, this authoritative book is an essential tool for all Lyme disease sufferers. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 16 reviews)
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Keep this with you-It has turned my life around by Dee Fields (Birmingham,Al)  5 Stars
October 22, 2009
This book is my story. The chapters seem to come right out of my medical history. If you have ANY idea that you might have this disease, PLEASE get this book. Take it with you to the doctor.The chapters on health insurance and how to deal with doctors who are uninformed about Lymes are invaluable.It is written so anyone can understand it and the format is easy to use to find info fast.It has the best info of any book I have found and it is co-written by a Doctor which means your doctor will be more likely to accept the info in it. I have had Lymes for 14 years and the most help I have ever gotten has come from this book.
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If you are seeking REAL information, not rambling anecdotes, go elsewhere by C. O'Connor (NJ, USA)  1 Stars
August 20, 2009
This is the first book I picked up on Lyme, and I am extremely disappointed. The book may have been valuable nearly 20 years ago when it was first published, but now it's nothing short of ridiculous. Nearly the entire book is anecdotal horror stories about people dying from Lyme complications and doctors completely ignoring the possibility of Lyme being an illness. The author goes so far as to suggest non-diagnosis of Lyme is both a governmental and insurance-company conspiracy!
I bought the book for actual scientific information ABOUT LYME DISEASE. I wanted to know about the vectors, the illness itself, the science behind it all, and most importantly the tests and treatments. On these topics, you will find precious few chapters and certainly less than you will find in 10 minutes on a search engine. The entire rest of the book is moaning and complaining about how no one's going to be willing to diagnose or even test you in the first place and how no one will believe your symptoms and how your entire life will be ruined. I'm convinced the author made up most of the supposed case study stories she goes on about. If you're miserable and diagnosed with Lyme and want a book to commiserate with your suffering, this is the book for you. If you want actual INFORMATION, go elsewhere.
I have never been to any doctor with any complaint along the lines of Lyme symptoms without being given a Lyme test. Doctors seem to always jump to that possibility right from the start since the Lyme titer is such an easy test. But according to the author, getting a doctor to agree to give you a Lyme test is a Sisyphean feat!
Get a more recent book, and a scientific one if you actually want to learn anything. I am SO disappointed that I spent money on this piece of recycling.
Edited to add: The books Beating Lyme and Cause Unknown are excellent books!
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A Must Buy by GEM 5 Stars
June 23, 2009
Packed with useful information on Lyme disease in general but especially useful in helping the reader to recognize symptoms that one might not initially think of as being Lyme related (various physical, cognitive, behavioral and emotional symptoms). Denise Lang breaks those symptoms down by age (young children, adolescents, adults, elderly). Great book to keep as a reference. Easy to read - good for a lay person, general practitioner or mental health professional.
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A must have! by Salvatore J. Vetro (Lymes capital of U.S, Connecticut) 5 Stars
November 21, 2007
A must have for those suffering from Lymes! Everything you need to know about the disease and it allowed me to understand the symptoms and how to deal with them. Easy to understand and very useful for family members to understand what us "lymies" are going through. I have read and referred to it several times for help to explain to others about the disease.
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Informative and empathetic by bukhtan (Chicago, Illinois, USA) 5 Stars
May 12, 2007
This book gives the reader a rundown of what is currently known about Lyme and what is currently available in testing and treatment. This is, of course, as it should be, but all the more so in a medical culture where doctors know little and explain less. Lyme is one of the those diseases that is quite difficult to diagnose, and our American doctors are not exactly skilled diagnosticians. Worse, those of us who suffer from diseases that are not seen by the average medico every day may well have gotten blank stares or belligerent scoldings from Dr. Crock, and walked away with nothing more than another charge to the insurance company (if we have one). Denise Lang is herself afflicted with Lyme, and knows all the problems we can have with doctors, and deals with them head on. But fear not - her co-author, Kenneth Liegner, is an MD and has a full grip on the scientific facts and the ability to explain those to laypersons. So we get the medicine as well as the reality of dealing with it.
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