The First Year: Cirrhosis: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed

Very informative book. Tons of useful information.

This book was recommended to me by my hepatologist three years ago. I read all of it. It prepared me for treatment and helped me plan the year of treatment. This book was written by a layman patient of Dr. Regenstein who used to run the Abdominal Transplant Clinic at Tulane University Hospital. The author explains in simple English the various forms of hepatitis that can cause cirrhosis, liver cancer and eventual death. Today with the new triple therapies, most patients can recover and experience a cure. This book teaches one how to tell the family and friends about one's illness and how to plan for treatment. It gives advice on support group options, the types of vitamin and mineral supplements to take and everyday living tips during treatment. It also helps one plan for the financial stress caused by long term treatment for this disease and suggests prescription medicine assistance programs to pay for costs that insurance may not cover. This is an excellent book for those planning to undergo treatment for this disease. I highly recommend it. It helped me tremendously!

very informative , he had a lot of suggestions, none of my Dr.'s so far has recommended, but more needed to be said WHAT types of foods you can have not just what you cant, I know thatts important too, but people who buy this book probably have cirrhosis or loved one has it , I have Diabetes and what you eat is alot different and more strict than diabetes I am finding out. I was diagnosed over a year ago and it still helped me and I would recommend it , and I have in my Liver support group. Someone just finding out , very good book, 4 stars is more is needed about food choices.

I was recently diagnosed with auto-immune hepatitis and cirrhosis. At first I was terrified. I left the Doctor's office in shock. But then I found Mr. Dickerson's book. He provided much needed information - based on his own struggles with the disease. The book is loaded with medical information as well. I read it through in just a few days. Then read through another time to make sure I had absorbed all I needed. This book put me so much at ease with my condition and all the various procedures they were putting me through. Now I understood the necessity of the procedures, what they hoped to find (or not find). When I returned for my next Doctor's visit, I was so much more knowledgeable about the disease and finally was able to ask questions of my doctor and understand a little better what he was telling me. Thanks to this book, I am now very relaxed about my disease and know with the right treatment I can continue to live a normal life. This is a great read for anyone diagnosed with cirrhosis and for family members as well.

This is the go to book for all the questions you remember AFTER, you have been diagnosed by your provider and forgot to ask. Vey informative and easily relatable guide to this disease. Also, very supportive to help realize that you are not alone in the fight to live with cirrhosis. I highly recommend for patients and families affected by this disease.

Finished the book in a day and learned a lot of things. My husband was recently diagnosed with cirrhosis from drinking. I wish that it was more for family going through things but it did give me questions to ask the doctors and for that I’m grateful.

Seems to be working Well.

Great book. Extremely informative, compassionate, well-written, and most importantly, medically accurate. No fad diets or supplement suggestions. I wish I had known about this book a few months sooner. Answered a lot of my questions and helped me know the right ones to ask my doctor.