Incision Decisions: A Guide to Getting Through Surgery, Recovery, and Your Hospital Stay

Having surgery? Is a loved a loved one having surgery? Incision Decisions shows you how to find the best doctors and hospitals, manage presurgery anxiety, avoid hospital-acquired infections, stay positive during a recovery, and much more. With warmth and humor, fellow surgery patient and hospital advocate Kaye Newton gives you the inside scoop on what to really expect during a hospital stay and how to make life easier for yourself while recuperating.

Kaye addresses the emotions patients experience as well as practicalities such as how to review your medical bills and make sure that you are not overcharged. Incision Decisions is chock-full of useful advice and planning tools and is an invaluable guide for patients and their loved ones.