Multiple Sclerosis For Dummies (For Dummies (Health & Fitness)) | 
| Authors: Rosalind, Ph.d. Kalb, Nancy, Rn, Edd, Mscn Holland, Barbara, Md Giesser
Creator: David L. Lander
Publisher: For Dummies
Category: Book
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Pages: 362
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.4 x 1
ISBN: 0470055928
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.834
EAN: 9780470055922
ASIN: 0470055928
Publication Date: February 20, 2007
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Product Description
Being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) doesn’t have to mean your life is over. Everyone’s MS is different and no one can predict exactly what yours will be like. The fact is, lots of people live their lives with MS without making a full-time job of it. MS for Dummies gives you easy to access, easy to understand information about what happens with MS—what kinds of symptoms it can cause, how it can affect your life at home and at work, what you can do to feel and function up to snuff, and how you can protect yourself and your family against the long-term unpredictability of the disease. You'll learn: - Why some people get MS and others don’t
- How to make treatment and lifestyle choices that work for you
- What qualities to look for in a neurologist and in the rest of your healthcare team
- How to manage fatigue, walking problems, and visual changes
- Why the road to diagnosis can be full of twists and turns
- How to understand the pros and cons of alternative medicine
- Why and how to talk to your kids about MS
- How to find stress management strategies that work for you
- Your rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act
Complete with listings of valuable resources such as other books, Web sites, and community agencies and organizations that you can tap for information or assistance, MS for Dummies will tell you everything you need to know in order to make educated choices and comfortable decisions about life with MS.
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"For Dummies and Newcomers" June 18, 2008
A great text for those of us (spouses) new to the multifaceted problem of MS. I was looking for a general text that could answer my questions without putting us to sleep. This book fit that bill. I was pleased with the detail, not too much, and it was obviously written for the lay person. I appreciate the section on drugs and this has been a recent consideration. well worth the time and $$.
 The Best Book on MS June 8, 2008
I have reviewed all of the major lay books on MS. I think MS For Dummies is, by far, the best of all of the general books on MS. It is easy to read and contains information that should be helpful for everyone from lay readers who do not know anything about MS to MS-specialized health professionals. It contains a huge amount of information. It may be read cover-to-cover or be kept as a reference book. I highly recommend this book. I frequently recommend it to my patients and to other health professionals.
 decent resource for those who've never read anything on ms March 21, 2008
nearly all of the information provided in the book has been provided in other books on ms. it's a regurgitation of the ms web site. if you're familiar with the "dummies" format, it is used here and ought to provide some sense of familiarity to the reader. i found nothing new or startling that i hadn't read numerous times before. there were many times when i found myself wishing that the authors had provided a few more morsels of information, to bring it near to the quality provided by other books, but, it just never seems to measure up. i don't take bad reviews lightly. this, by far, has been the lowest review i've ever offered. sadly.
Real useable information for everyone November 18, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book covers everything (even questions I didn't think to ask) in such a manner as to be easy and interesting to follow. There are links and references throughout that help the reader research any given topic to what ever level they desire. I highly recommend this book to either the patient, friend, or family member of someone with MS.
Life changing October 21, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've been living with MS for 5 years. Mostly dennying it to myself. I always thought MS was just motor/sensory symptoms and blamed myself for the insomnia, the fatigue, the forgetfulness... I thought I was just being lazy and I needed to work harder. This book opened my mind to the real facts about MS and helped me to cope with my illness.
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