My book

As I have said before, I am thinking of writing a book.  I thought I would share with you my introduction (first draft) and see what you think. Did you like it?  Was it interesting?  Would you buy it?  Let me know.  Stay well:)

Introduction

Have you ever been sick?  Have you ever had no idea where to get help? It can be a huge puzzle and when you are sick finding the right answers and the right direction in which to head can be a huge and daunting task.

So, what is the right answer?  And how do you find it.  Well, the answer depends on what is wrong and also differs from person to person.  This book takes a holistic look at the health care system and what you can do as a patient to make sure you get the right answers and the care you deserve that matches your needs and requirements.

Whether you are young and healthy and never been sick a day in your life but worried about what to do if you ever did, or you are older with some minor ailments or you have a live threatening condition you can find what you need to learn.

The medical world can feel like a minefield.  The human body is extremely complicated and even the smartest of doctors cannot understand everything.  Far from it, in fact.  So how is someone with no experience in medicine supposed to figure it out?  Well, the answer is actually much more simple than you think.  A little bit of time, following the guidelines in this book and using a few techniques or tricks if you will you can make sure you get the right care and best possible outcome for you.

And why do I say for you?  Well everyone is different and what maybe the right treatment option for one person may not be right for you.  We are all different and there are many factors that may influence the healthcare option that is best for you.  And there is only one person who can make those decisions.  You.  You know you best and you are the best person to make the choices that are right for you.

The other part of this book will be how you can make sure that you treatment option is executed as well as possible.  We always hear on the news or current affairs shows about medical malpractice or where things have gone wrong and the onus is always on the healthcare system or hospitals to make sure that it does not happen again.  Well how is this for an idea?  As the patient can use techniques and put in measures to make sure it doesn’t happen to you.  After all, it is your body, your health and your life.  Don’t you owe it to yourself to make sure everything goes smoothly?

So why am I writing this?  I have friends that have needed to have medical treatment or surgery from time to time and they have asked me for advice.  I am happy to talk to anyone about what I have learnt and any advice I can share that will help can only be a good thing.  However, others seem to think that I may be a little offended by the line of questions.  Nothing could be further from the truth, but I figured that if I put what I have learnt in a book it would achieve two things.  First, people would be able to share in my knowledge without risking offending me and if I had a formal communication of what I have learnt, people would be more receptive to asking me directly.

I also found that nobody had written a book like this.  I thought about finding a book that I could recommend to friends and fellow patients to help them achieve the best possible outcome from any medical intervention.   And, I couldn’t find one, so I thought I’d write one.  This would definitely mean that I would be able to 100% back the book I would recommend.  Now there are plenty of books out there to help people that have suffered bad health, but they all seem to assume the diagnosis has been confirmed.  For example, ‘how to survive cancer’ or ‘the key to losing weight’.  Now these books can be great if you know your diagnosis, but one of the most worrying times is when you do not know your diagnosis.  How do you find the right answer and how do you know you have found the right answer.  This book will help you find those answers.