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.
