The Confident Patient is your roadmap and key to truly understanding and navigating your healthcare situation. This powerful guide provides you with real answers, specific questions to gain clarity, information you can use immediately, and gives you concrete ways to partner with your medical team. Healthcare is intensely personal and intimate and The Confident Patient honors you and your family's individual situation like a trusted friend, in a supportive, compassionate way. The Confident Patient is your must-read companion, and with it by your side, you and your loved ones can move forward together with the knowledge to make important decisions-with confidence.This powerful book will help you: -Discover what doctors and healthcare providers wished you knew or would ask.-End your feelings of being overwhelmed, ease your anxieties of the unknown, and provide you direction around your healthcare needs.-Discover key questions to ask during an appointment, pre- and post-surgery.-Have a go-to trusted list of resources to access for support, additional information, and to learn the latest information about your condition.-Be encouraged and empowered by stories shared by patients and medical care professionals to support you in navigating your healthcare journey.Here are what people are saying about The Confident Patient: "This is an engaging and practical guide for anyone who will ever visit a doctor. You don't have to go to medical school in order to be a Confident Patient. Just read this book!" - Dr. Liz Lyster"I consider The Confident Patient an owner's manual for life. . . your go-to cheat sheet for all your medical appointments."- Jeanne Alford, Owner, Alford Communications and Author"The Confident Patient walks you through the appropriate questions to ask, steps to take, and gives you resources to get help. As a Registered Nurse for 40 years, I highly recommend this book!"- Laurie Ratto, RN, HTCP/I, CCC"The Confident Patient is eye opening, informative, engaging and easy to understand. A must-read prior to any healthcare encounter." - Patricia J. Rullo, Patient Safety Author and Radio Host
