Sjogrens Syndrome Survival Guide or The Weight Loss Surgery Connection

Sjogren's Syndrome Survival Guide

Author: Teri Rumpf

Finally, a complete resource for Sjogren's sufferers -- providing the newest medical information, research results, and treatment methods available, as well as the most effective and practical self-help strategies. Learn what you can do to take control of your symptoms and live well with Sjogren's.

Table of Contents:

	Foreword	v
	Preface	ix
	Acknowledgments	xiii
1	Sjogren's Syndrome: What Is That?	1
2	What Makes Up a Diagnosis?	19
3	How Do You Treat Sjogren's?	33
4	More about the Medical Aspects	47
5	Doctors and Patients	67
6	Reactions to Illness	89
7	Riding a Roller Coaster of Emotions	101
8	Family and Friends	127
9	Living with Sjogren's Syndrome	151
10	Healing	169
11	Work and Disability	183
12	Research: Hope for the Future	199
	Resources	213
	References	223
	Index	229

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The Weight-Loss Surgery Connection

Author: Melissa Debin Parish

For the first time, everything you need to achieve weight-loss surgery success, physically and emotionally

After undergoing gastric bypass surgery nearly four years ago, not only did Melissa deBin-Parish lose more than 100 pounds and regain her health, she also began a new life as a trusted source of support and information for other weight-loss surgery patients. In The Weight-Loss Surgery Connection, deBin-Parish explains what to expect and how to succeed before, during, and after surgery. She also provides the human connection so necessary to building a healthy relationship to food and health.

Melissa deBin-Parish is on the advisory board of the Obesity Action Coalition. Her support site, thewlsconnection.com, has been called a “comprehensive web destination” by BariMD.