TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schneider,Stephen Henry
AU  - Lane,Janica
TI  - The patient from hell: how I worked with my doctors to get the best of modern medicine, and how you can too 
SN  - 9780738210254 (hardcover : alk. paper)
AV  - RC265.6.S34 A3 2005
U1  - 362.196/994/0092B 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Cambridge, MA
PB  - Da Capo Books
KW  - Schneider, Stephen Henry
KW  - Cancer
KW  - Patients
KW  - Biography
KW  - Medical care
KW  - Patient advocacy
N1  - 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0517/2005022691.html
ER  -