| View Larger Image | The Lung Transplantation Handbook: A Guide For Patients, Second Edition | Spiral-boundby Karen A. Couture (Author)
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| | Binding: | Spiral-bound | | Publisher: | Trafford Publishing | | Edition: | 2ndnd Edition | | Page Count: | 270 Pages | | Publication Date: | February 22, 2001 | | Sales Rank: | 437,866th |
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Product Description
'The Lung Transplantation Handbook (Second Edition)', originally published under the title 'Things You Should Know About Lung Transplantation: Before, During and After' has now been updated and expanded in this, the second edition. This comprehensive, 270-page book, written by lung transplant recipient Karen A. Couture, covers the entire transplantation process from beginning to end for both lung and heart-lung transplants. This book introduces the reader, in easy-to-understand language, to the complex process of getting on the transplant waiting list and how the list works; preparing for surgery and the surgery itself; financing the operation and the recovery afterward; and the complications of rejection and the medications. It also includes precautions a transplant recipient should take in order to live a long and healthy life; returning to work or school; future trends in transplantation; and writing to your donor family. Scattered throughout this book are excerpts from the stories of pre-transplant patients, recipients and caregivers, to offer the unique perspective only a person going through the process could furnish. This edition also provides a wealth of information in an extensive, up-to-date resource section; glossary; appendix of all lung transplant centers, including waiting time and the number of transplants performed; bibliography; and worksheets. This publication is a must-read for transplant candidates, recipients, family members, as well as social workers, and nurse transplant coordinators. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 6 reviews)
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Excellent, lots of information by Marie B. St Clair (Orlando, FL)  5 Stars
July 05, 2009
This book has sooooo much information. Excellent source for anything and everything you need to know if you are waiting on a lung transplant as I am. I will continue to use this book even after my transplant.
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Brilliant book - inspired other books by Bruce T. Batchelor (Victoria, BC Canada) 5 Stars
October 28, 2008
If your purpose is to help a particular group of people, that fact will
provide focus for your plans. Karen Couture did extensive research before
and after she underwent a double-lung transplantation
operation. She then wrote The Lung Transplantation
Handbook: A Guide for Patients [ISBN 1552125041]
to share her encyclopedic knowledge with others who
would be receiving transplants, their families and the
caregivers. Since sharing knowledge was her prime
purpose (not `making money' or `becoming famous
by being on Oprah'), Karen chose to link up with transplant recipients
groups, such as Second Wind [...], to publicize the book
to all hospitals and specialists who perform the operation. Proceeds from
sales go in part to the groups. The result? The Lung Transplantation
Handbook is the world's top selling book on that subject, and is widely
considered a `must-have' for all prospective lung transplant recipients
and their families.
Karen Couture's book has also encouraged the publishing of other
books for that niche audience, including Taking Flight: Inspirational
Stories of Lung Transplantation, complied by Joanne M. Schum [isbn
1553696840] and I Call My New Lung Tina: Inspiration from a Transplant
Survivor, by Shirley Jewett [isbn 1553952707].
Considering Karen's purpose of educating people, her marketing
has been a fantastic success. Her goal pointed directly to the optimal
marketing strategy: enlisting the active support of transplant recipient
groups and their networks around the world (a partnership). In effect,
she recruited a huge team working on personal sales to reach prospective
transplant recipients, family and caregivers (her targeted public).
-- the above story is an excerpt from Book Marketing DeMystified: Enjoy Discovering the Optimal Way to Sell Your Self-Published Book, Practical advice from the inventor of print-on-demand (POD) publishing
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The Lung Transplantation Handbook: A Guide For Patients, Second Edition by Robert P. Halpin (DeLand FL USA)  3 Stars
May 22, 2008
Once a person passes the denial stage and makes the decision to become a transplant candidate, they go through the work up process with their eyes wide open hoping the medical professionals will provide information in an understandable format that will reassure them that they made the correct decision. This is unfortunately not always what happens. What this book does is fill in a lot of information gaps that are created during the process of becoming a lung transplant candidate. There are lots of "feel good" books in print, but this is the first book I found that supplied straight talk. I would recommend this book to all caregivers and to any transplant candidate who can handle the realities of lung transplantation. Some statistical information is outdated but expected considering progress being made in this area of medicine.
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A MUST for every transplant patinet and their families! by Thomas E. Archer (St. Louis, MO) 5 Stars
September 02, 2007
This comprehensive guide leads the lung trasnplant patient through the transplant process and addresses every questions from pre transplant evaluation through post transplant recovery and pulmonary rehabilitaion. Included are quotes from transplant recipients in which they share their experience regarding a particular part of the transplant process which makes me feel like I am not in this alone. I referred to this guide every step of my transplant journey and have recommended it to hundreds of transplant patients. This book is the definative guide for all my transplant questions. I wouldn't be without it.
Tom Archer
President
Second Wind Lung Transplant Association, Inc
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Lung Transplant Handbook by J. J. Juliano 5 Stars
May 13, 2007
There is nothing easy about this process, but this handbook takes some of the fear out of it and offers valuable resources for assistance.
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SIMILAR PRODUCTS |
| Taking Flight: Inspirational Stories of Lung Transplantation
by Joanne M. Schum (Compiler)
Lung Transplantation is still relatively new compared to other transplantation surgery. The first successful heart/lung transplant took place in 1981, with the first successful single lung transplant taking place in 1983. It was not until 1986 the first successful double lung transplant takes place. Even more recent is the living lobar transplant which the first successful one being in 1990. The survival rate continues to rise with the introduction of new surgery techniques, drug therapies and...
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| Blow the House Down: The Story Of My Double Lung Transplant
by Charlie Tolchin (Author)
What is it like to receive a life-saving organ transplant? On April 13, 1997, I received new lungs. Blow the House Down details my story. It illustrates how Cystic Fibrosis affected my life and how I fought it. This book reflects the immense generosity of so many people, including my donor and her family; my family and friends; people who donate to Cystic Fibrosis research and drive major scientific breakthroughs; and doctors, nurses, and physical therapists who toil hard day in and day...
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| I Call My New Lung Tina: Inspiration from a Transplant Survivor
by Shirley Jewett (Author)
No one ever wants to hear that they have a disease, especially one as fatal as severe pulmonary hypertension. This book takes readers through Shirley Jewett's experience, providing insight into the ways patients can take responsibility for their health and medical treatments. It is far more than a feel good book about one woman's journey to the other side of a death sentence. It is an instructional manual of survival.
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| The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
by James N. Parker (Author)
This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (also alveolocapillary block; cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis; diffuse fibrosing alveolitis; fibrosing alveolitis; Hamman-Rich syndrome;...
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| Organ Transplants: Making the Most of Your Gift of Life
by Robert Finn (Author), Reg Green (Foreword)
Over 64,000 people in the US are living in limbo, awaiting an organ transplant. The good news is that transplants are becoming fairly routine surgical procedures and they do work miracles. People who have been ill for years often describe a feeling of being reborn after a transplant. However, those families who have been told that a loved one needs a transplant to live are thrust into a strange and worrying land. Organ Transplants: Making the Most of Your Gift of Life answers the ...
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