Your Medical Mind: How To Decide What Is Right For You (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
These two physicians discuss the ways patients, and doctors, too, make medical decisions. Some want the most aggressive, latest technology, hit it with everything you've got, approach. Others take a more "minimalist" approach--let the body heal itself, as much as possible, take the least amount of medication possible, do only those tests that are absolutely necessary. The authors discuss scenarios of various patients, how and why they made decisions, and the outcomes. This made for a very interesting, and informative, read. Dear Readers,I really liked this book because it explained to me, in a way I didn't know, but thought I did, exactly how a person's living will works out in the end.It also explained a ton of things to me about how my personal opinions about my own medical treatment have been formed all through my life, and, unbeknownst to me, through the way my own Mother, Grandparents, and even Great-Grandparents felt, and/or thought about doctors, medicines, well, everything to do with how I would end up choosing how to decide what to do in my very own medical emergencies. I have had six near death situations with my own life already, yet I really had absolutely no idea how or why I choose the physicians I chose, nor why I did or did not accept certain medical treatments.This book goes into many patient's (no names of course) histories and why they chose what, when, and how to take care of their own personal medical problems.To me it is a fascinating book because I do have very many various medical problems. I had always thought I knew exactly why I opted for this treatment, or that treatment; that is of course, the few times I had a choice at all.I'm not positive, but I do believe that this book will really resonate with people who are living with serious diseases, as I am, and/or have taken care of loved ones who have had serious diseases, which I have done also. But, that is of course simply my own opinion, I could be totally incorrect about my belief!Great reading to all, and to all a Ta Ta!!Susan a.k.a. Suky/Suda
What do You think about Your Medical Mind: How To Decide What Is Right For You (2011)?
This book could have been condensed into an journal essay or magazine article.
—hoangtheamazing505
Added to my list of to read from the Boston Globe cover story.
—bowen95
An interesting read, and gave me a lot to think about.
—Softball
