You can get any of my books here – Barby’s Books! Below is a review of my book The Pain Code; Walking Through the Minefield of the Health System
The Pain Code Book Review Melissa Lucero, Pain Patient, Mother, and Advocate
Patients all over America have been struggling to get good healthcare for chronic conditions. These patients, including myself, are suffering the pitfalls of the healthcare system. The sufferers of poor healthcare range from the patient to their family, providers, and millions of taxpayers.
In most chronic care situations, we are not taught self-advocacy skills. So, we do not know our rights or responsibilities as a patient. For this terrible situation to stop it is going to take a combined effort on the part of many people but it starts with us becoming informed, proactive, and organized. Excellent, prevention programs, access to care, and learning the tools to take care of ourselves between appointments will go a long way towards ending this crisis in our society.
Barby teaches these advocacy skills to the reader, so you are better prepared as a patient. You must be prepared and organized for your situation to receive the best healthcare possible. The topics are covered in a straightforward, non-technical manner, which allows you to understand quickly the fundamental principles of walking through the minefield of the health system.
This book is good for anyone going through a chronic condition or a caregiver to a chronic patient in the United States
The Pain Code; Walking Through the Minefield of the Health System – When it comes to living, the best life you can when faced with a chronic care condition every person has choices. It is a matter of finding the right fit for you. The patient can either let the disease run them or sort through the system and take control of the disease. Coping with a chronic condition takes hope and self-awareness. Through the author’s struggles and finding her way through the health system for the past 10 years, she gained knowledge that she passes on to the readers of this book. Getting organized is very important. It will take work in the beginning but it gets easier as you go. You can also save yourself more pain and challenges down the road by being organized with your approach to treating your chronic medical issue. Topics covered include types of pain, depression, become an expert on your illness, organize your healthcare, treatment options, financial challenges, disability resources, challenges with insurance, finding community, create your oasis, and living well with chronic pain.
