The Prostate Health Workbook

by Malerman, Newton; Cherner, Rachmel, M.D.

• ISBN13: 9780897933643
• ISBN10: 0897933648
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-09-01
• Publisher: Hunter House

Summary

Stating that men who take a proactive approach to treatment when diagnosed with prostate cancer have better recovery rates, a cancer survivor provides worksheets that enable readers to understand their illness, exercise all available treatment options, an

Table of Contents

List of Worksheets	viii
Foreword	ix
Preface	xi
How to Use This Book (and Other Good Advice)	1	(4)
The Discovery Process ``Is a Digital Exam Something You Do on Your Computer?``	5	(18)
Finding a Doctor	8	(1)
Record of Urologist Appointments	9	(3)
Record of PSA Tests	12	(4)
PSA Scores, Biopsies, and the Gleason Scale
``All Those Tests!''	13	(1)
``Can You Warn Me Before You Pop Me One?''	13	(2)
``How Much Do I Weigh on the Gleason Scale?''	15	(1)
Biopsy Results	16	(3)
Questions about Testing (3 copies)	19	(4)
Keeping Records ``When Did I Have My Tonsils Removed?''	23	(8)
General Medical History	25	(6)
X Rays, Bone Scans, and CT Scans ``Say `Cheese'''	31	(6)
Test Records	134
Preappointment Worksheet	35	(2)
Diagnosis and Treatment Protocols ``Now That I Have All the News, What Do I Do with It?''	37	(10)
Post Testing Questions	40	(1)
Test Records II	41	(4)
Treatment Option Evaluation	45	(2)
Second Opinions ``Says Who?''	47	(6)
Finding a Cancer-Treatment Facility	49	(1)
Second-Opinion Questions	50	(1)
Treatment Option Evaluation (Second Opinion)	51	(2)
Supplementary Therapies ``Quack, Quack?''	53	(6)
Family, Sex, and the Law ``What Do I Tell My Grandkids?''	59	(12)
Family-Issues Worksheet	61	(3)
Blood Issues	62	(2)
Blood-Donation Appointments	64	(4)
Your Teeth, Your Diet, and Other Issues of General Health	65	(1)
Legal Issues	66	(2)
Living-Will Worksheet	68	(3)
Sex Issues	70	(1)
Operation Preparations ``You Want to Know What?''	71	(10)
Preoperative Exam Checklist	74	(6)
Personal Preoperation Preparations	75	(1)
Depression	76	(4)
List of Support Groups	80	(1)
The Operation ``Do I Have to Shave?''	81	(4)
Post-Op Protocol	83	(2)
The Hospital Stay ``Who Are All These People?''	85	(10)
Patient Rights and Responsibilities	86	(5)
The Hospital Staff	88	(3)
List of Health-Care Providers	91	(4)
The Recovery Stage: Walking, Eating, and Getting Back to Normal	92	(1)
Leaving the Hospital	93	(2)
Maintenance ``What Is That Strange Thing Between My Legs?''	95	(4)
Incontinence and Impotence ``Am I Destined for Pads and Viagra?''	99	(8)
Incontinence	99	(3)
Impotence	102	(3)
Sex-Issues Worksheet	105	(2)
Follow-Up and Clinical Trials ``When Do We Celebrate?''	107	(6)
``But What If...?''	108	(1)
Considering a Clinical Trial?	108	(3)
Clinical-Trials Worksheet	111	(2)
A Final Word	113	(2)
APPENDIX Worksheets for Partners	115	(21)
Biopsy Results	117	(1)
Questions about Testing (3 copies)	118	(3)
Preappointment Worksheet	121	(1)
Test Records I	122	(1)
Post-Testing Questions	123	(1)
Test Records II	124	(1)
Treatment Option Evaluation	125	(2)
Finding a Cancer Treatment Facility	127	(1)
Second-Opinion Questions	128	(1)
Treatment Option Evaluation (Second Opinion)	129	(2)
Family-Issues Worksheet	131	(1)
Blood-Donation Appointments	132	(1)
Living Will Worksheet	133	(1)
Preoperative Exam Checklist	134	(1)
List of Health-Care Providers	135	(1)
Resources	136	(5)
Index	141