The Myeloma Survival Guide
About This Book
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine -- The Consensus -- Chapter 19: Pain Management -- The Complexity of Discomfort -- In the Beginning -- Pills and Shots -- Radiation as Pain Killer -- Surgery as Pain Killer -- Complementary Therapies -- Focused Attention Meditation -- Drug Addiction -- Pain Med Terms -- Drugs Used for Various Levels of Pain -- Adjuvants -- Chapter 20: Home Care: You'll Visit Hospitals but You'll Live at Home -- Consider the Possibilities -- Where Does a Person Go to be Sick? -- Major Factors -- Home Care at Home -- Help With Home Care -- Chapter 21: When Bad News Gets Worse: Don't Be Surprised -- Additional Co-Morbidities -- Co-Morbidities Pick on the Elderly -- Does Advancing Age Reduce Treatment Options? -- The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment -- Forecasting Medicare and Insurance Company Claim Conflicts -- An Economic Co-Morbidity: Don't Get Fired -- To Be, or Not to Be (Sick) -- That is a Question ... -- Patient-Centric Treatment -- Epilogue -- Glossary -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index -- About the Authors
