Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster

The mind-body techniques in this book help you to feel calmer before surgery, use 23-50% less pain medication and heal faster. You will learn to use relaxation to calm preoperative jitters and create the biochemistry that enhances healing. Next you are gently guided to use visualisation to turn worries into healing imagery. Add to that the healing power of organising a support group of family and friends who surround you in love for the half-hour before surgery. Finally, Healing Statements, words spoken by the anaesthesiologist during surgery, are one of the five keys to the success of Huddleston's programme. Medical research documents that positive statements reduced the use of pain medication following surgery. The book includes sections on lessening the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation, vitamins that speed healing, preparing children for surgery, plus extensive resources and references.

Learn to use relaxation and visualization to reduce anxiety, use 23-50% less pain medication and speed healing. You also learn how to request the use of "Heal Statements", words spoken during surgery which reduce the use of pain medication. Documented by research, Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster is recommended at leading hospitals across the US, including Brigham and Women's Hospital which is a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital and NYU Langone Medical Center in New York.