Product Description
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This award winning, highly researched meditation for
surgery preparation and recovery was found in double blind,
placebo-controlled research to dramatically lower pre-op anxiety
and pain, speed up healing, cut length of hospital stay, lower
use of medication and reduce blood loss. Belleruth Naparstek s
guided imagery surgery preparation audio program of soothing
words, scored with calming music by Steven Mark Kohn, guides how
to get ready for surgery by imagining a successful, safe and
comfortable operation and recovery, complete with guided imagery
suggestions and images of all the desired outcomes, including
reduced bleeding, lower use of pain medication and fast mending
with minimal discomfort. Ideal for hip surgery recovery and
shoulder surgery recovery, this highly accled mind-body
meditation is particularly helpful for the more difficult and
extended process of recovery from knee surgery. A separate music
track can be played in the O.R., and the affirmations track
focuses on healing during the recovery period. Put the meditation
CD for surgery in your overnight bag or the MP3 on your phone,
and you will be more set for successful surgery and recovery than
you could ever imagine. (Running Time: 81 min.)
Review
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Two weeks ago today, I had multiple abdominal hernias
repaired. My doctors projected I would be in surgery for 4 hours
and in the hospital 3 to 4 days. I got this CD and listened to it
every night before I went to bed for a few weeks. It helped
reduce my anxiety prior to surgery, my surgery took less than 3
hours and I was discharged after 2 days. I was off narcotics
within 36 hours. One of my surgeons said this surgery was "a lot
easier" than he expected. Guided imagry and affirmations are so
powerful! I am grateful I used this tool and would highly
recommend it! Thank you Journeys and Belleruth! To you I
am grateful :) December 2011 --Stephanie (reprint from
Journeys website)
I had my double jaw surgery 4 weeks ago, and feel like I never
had it done. After one week I was back at the gym, and by 2 weeks
the swelling was all gone. The surgeon said I "behaved very well
during the procedure' i.e low blood loss and blood pressure, and
even the nurses said afterwards how well I was doing. From
comparisons to other jaw surgery patients, I feel like I
superwoman, and this meditation I believe is one of the
differences. I listened to both parts before the surgery 4-5
times (including the morning of), and listened to the
affirmations in the first couple of nights after the procedure,
as I found difficult, and it was quite comforting. I HIGHLY
recommend this. At every step of the recovery, I have been told
by everyone involved in my care how exceptionally well I am
doing. It shows that the power of the mind is very influential,
and this steers your mind in such a positive direction. March
2011 --Christina (reprint from Journeys website)
Wow...thats all I can say. I was diagnosed with Cervical Cancer
1B2 a few months ago. I underwent a radical hysterectomy combined
with femoral hernia repair 10 days ago. I downloaded this surgery
meditation/guided imagery a week before surgery. I listened to it
both awake and a and right up to before i was taken into the
operating room. I was told by both the hernia and the oncology
surgeon that the surgery went beautifully and was so easy, that
my hernia had popped back in which made it so much easier for him
to repair. All the doctors/nurses told me that my incision(about
8 inches) was one of the most beautiful and well healed wounds
they had ever seen. I was released from hospital after 4/5 days
and told by oncology surgeon it was one of the fastest recoveries
he had ever seen. I'm not one to write reviews on anything, but I
just had to about this....as it was uncanny how successful the
operation and the recovery was and great thanks to you BelleRuth.
Remember also, diet/tion play a huge role too...I refused
all medications after two days and ate great food and
juices both before and after surgery. The mind and the body can
do amazing things if you provide them with the right tools...and
this surgery meditation is one of those right tools. Thank you so
much again :) Rosie (Sydney, Australia) September 2008 --Rosie
(reprint from Journeys website)