Product Info

Coping with a Hernia
By Dr David Delvin - a Sheldon Press book

Hernia surgery is one of the commonest treatments done each year, but many people who have them feel embarrassed to talk about the problem, or find out all the information that could help them cope with the operation.

In this straightforward book, Dr Delvin renowned for his experience with men's health problems, explains the causes and the symptoms, with advice to help you when you're talking to your doctor about the problems. There have been enormous improvements in the last few years in the treatments available, and he explains the options, and how you can get out of hospital and recover faster and more fully.

With all the information you need in one simple package, this book is essential reading for anyone who needs treatment for a hernia.

Contents

Contents

• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• What is a hernia - and what can be done about it?
• Groin hernias - the causes
• Discovering a groin hernia - and what to do about it
• Seeing a surgeon about a groin hernia
• Types of surgery for groin hernias
• Going into hospital
• Coping at home after the operation
• Trusses and other non-surgical strategies
• Groin hernias and sex
• Hernias in children
• Non-groin hernias in adults
• Summing up
• Useful addresses
• Index

Extra InfoAbout the author
Dr David Delvin is director of the Medical Information Service, and one of Britain's best-known media doctors. He trained in medicine at King's College Hospital, London, and subsequently worked at hospitals in Sussex, Kent and West Indies. After becoming a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners, he established a successful career in writing and broad casting about medicine and surgery. He has now appeared in over 800 medical TV programmes. His work has received awards from the Medical Journalists' Association and the American Medical Writers' Association He has also been Consumer Columnist of the Year, and he was awarded the Médaille de la Ville de Paris by Jacques Chirac.