| Hurting Like Hell, Living with Gusto: My Battle with Chronic Pain Contributor(s): Stopp, Victoria (Author) |
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ISBN: 1476669902 ISBN-13: 9781476669908 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Pain Management - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2017038749 |
| Series: McFarland Health Topics |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.9" W x 8.7" (0.5 lbs) 171 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Health & Fitness |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Tuesday morning, I spent an hour with a neurologist trying to figure out why I kept tripping over my feet. He pushed and pulled on my legs, whacked me with a reflex hammer and shone a light so deep into my eyes I thought it might illuminate the wall behind my head. That afternoon, I drove home and ordered a new backpacking tent. Pain is an unforgiving equalizer--forget social status, race or gender. For people suffering from chronic pain, real life can get lost among endless appointments, diagnoses, prescriptions and medical bills. Living a life beyond mere survival becomes as big a battle as fighting the pain itself. Drawing on her experiences as both a patient and a health-care professional, the author candidly describes her sudden transition from a healthy, active lifestyle to years of learning to live with debilitating pain. |