02345cam a2200397u 4500 14064075 20190501180606.0 ta 041116b ||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2005022691 9780738210254 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0738210250 (hardcover : alk. paper) DLC DLC DLC pcc RC265.6.S34 A3 2005 362.196/994/0092 B 22 Schneider, Stephen Henry. The patient from hell : how I worked with my doctors to get the best of modern medicine, and how you can too / Stephen H. Schneider, with Janica Lane. 1st Da Capo Press ed. Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Books, 2005. 0511 xx; 298 p. w/index Includes bibliographical references and index. "But doctor, it takes three tests to find the bottom" -- This better not be serious-I’ve got a plane to catch -- Whew! the tests are negative, and I’ve got a plane to catch -- Taking my lumps: biopsy blues -- "Once per lethal disease": coping with chemo -- "How can you know I’m in remission?" -- What’s so special about fifty-five? -- Graduation to the bone marrow unit -- "Zap it to me": staring into a Hiroshima-dose of radiation -- Hospital arrest -- My re-birthday -- How much risk is too much? -- Can’t I stay another day? -- Darth Vader in pink -- A delicate balance -- Size matters -- In cancer, perfect is important -- "I think your kidneys did you a favor" -- A successful partnership -- You and your docs: allies, not adversaries. Schneider, Stephen Henry Health. Cancer Patients Biography. Cancer Patients Medical care. Patient advocacy. Lane, Janica. Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0517/2005022691.html 7 rix orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg acquire 2 shelf copies policy default 9 Erin Sprague; phone: 720-406-7274; fax: 720-406-7337; email: erin.sprague@perseusbooks.com; bc: joanne.fallert@harpercollins.com Library of Congress Holdings Information Not Available. 6660 6660 0 0 ABELJ abelj NF 2016-10-26 0 362.196 SCHN 23506 2016-10-26 25.00 2016-10-26 BOOK