Successful Surgery and Healing

A Practical Guide for Patients, Caregivers, and Advocates

This book is your trusted guide and companion for every stage of your surgical journey.

  • A book for all types of patients, caregivers, advocates, friends and family members.

  • Written by a patient who’s had multiple orthopedic and soft tissue surgeries, both planned and unplanned.

  • Contains worksheets, logs, and checklists to help organize your important healthcare information.

  • Designed to help you prepare for your own surgery and have a quicker, less painful recovery.

Why it’s perfect for you.

It covers the full journey. From pre-surgery preparation to post-surgery recovery, this guide covers it all.

It’s for everyone. This guide can help patients, caregivers, advocates, even supportive friends and family members. 

It’s written from personal experience. I’ve undergone open-heart surgery, back surgery, two knee surgeries, an emergency appendectomy, and more.

This info has helped me recover faster. Learn from my experiences and start your journey feeling prepared so your recovery is smoother, quicker, and less painful.

Equip yourself with real-world advice, checklists, and worksheets designed to support anyone preparing for or recovering from surgery.

These resources are also meant for those in a supportive, caregiving, or advocacy role like a spouse, partner, family member, or friend.

It contains practical resources for every step of your journey.

Customer Reviews

Thoughtful, practical and sensitive book – packed with necessary information to navigate the surgery experience…

-Amazon Customer

A friend heard I was scheduled to have a hip replaced and suggested your book. It’s brilliant!!! It not only answered all my questions, it gave me fantastic suggestions and recommendations…

-Judy, Amazon Customer

This book is beyond helpful when it comes to dealing with surgery. I used it for both my cataract surgeries and felt so supported that someone was out there helping me in ways that doctors overlook…

-Amazon Customer