[.ca] Coping With Endometriosis (ISBN 1583330747)

Cool book jenn!Way to go!:
I think this is a great book friom what i have heard I haven't read it myself but i plan to order a copy soon I know Jenn from her support chat she is a wonderful friend she has been there for me so many times she knows alot about this disease, and she wants to help others cope with this dibilitating illness I know her book will be a help and great inspiration to many others,she deserves so much credit I sure hope she gets the credit she deserves!.

outstanding:
After being diagnosed and in denial for awhile about the disease, this was the 3rd book i began reading to help myself understand my body and what was happening to it. This book put a lot of things into perspective and began to shed some light on the disease and what I needed to do get control of it. This is the book that my friends need to read so that they can also understand what I am going thru.

Best Buy for your Dollar!:
I was diagnosed with Endometriosis in 2001 & had my first surgery that year. Toward the latter part of 2002, I started to be in chronic pain for this disease. I'll make a long story short. (If you want to see the long story, go to my review about Jennifer Lewis' book that I think is medically inaccurate). This book is compelling, thorough and most of all, helpful. It was a book I *SHOULD* have had in 2001. Since dealing with my pain, this book has opened my eyes to therapies I can use, how I can deal with ALL the aspects of this disease, and how it affects my loved ones. This is a great book because it talks to you through a whole person concept--- not just dealing with the reproductive Endometriosis, but it deals with all of the areas surrounding it, too, like emotions, finances, and so on. It doesn't talk down to you, and won't make you feel like you're in a pity party, but gives you tools to try to cope and even recover. Check this book out. You'll be glad you did.

Understanding My Disease:
I was diagnosed with endometriosis when I was 15. At this age I did not even come close to understanding what this disease was, or how it was going to effect my future. After reading this book, not only did I understand the health aspect of this disease, but I also learned how to cope with the emotional part of it as well. I would recommend this book to anyone who truly wants to understand this disease.

Too basic and broad.:
This book has a good explanation of what endometriosis for the person who is unfamiliar with the disease. However, I would not recommend this book to a woman who was trying to cope. I found Coping With Endometriosis to be too basic and broad in its suggestions for relief from endometriosis pain. The chapters about Anger, Fear, Depression, etc. are too brief to properly address the affects of living with this disease, and often the advice is a tad condescending in its repeated "change your attitude" mantra. The basic message is that you're stuck with endometriosis, and unless you're willing to subject yourself to hormone therapies that aren't 100% safe or effective, you're stuck with repeated surgeries, and unbearable pain.