Stress Free Surgery: A Self Regulation Program to Help You Prepare for and Recover from Surgery

Forty years of research has shown that patients who are psychologically prepared for surgery have vastly improved outcomes. Hypnotically prepared patients have shorter hospital stays, have less post-operative pain and nausea, use fewer pain medications, and suffer less anxiety and blood loss than patients who receive routine care. The techniques used allow the patient to tap into their own inner resources so that they are in the best frame of mind for surgery. This results in less pre-operative anxiety, less post-operative discomfort and faster healing.Thomson, Linda is the author of 'Stress Free Surgery: A Self Regulation Program to Help You Prepare for and Recover from Surgery', published 2007 under ISBN 9781845900731 and ISBN 1845900731.