Review: catering to the ceo
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 04 28, 2013
I always try to give an author the benefit of doubt by completely reading each book. But, I have to say that this book has been torturous to finish. I just keep getting angrier & angrier at the author's complete ignorance of her chosen topic of endometriosis & laparoscopy. Her catering descriptions are awesome. But she is entirely clueless about the medical. Its insulting to an ignorant reader, let alone those with experience. I have had 4...yes, 4...laparoscopic surgeries endo. Some were more minor (scraping or burning the endo off) up to hysterectomy. I am far, far from a "sit & relax" kind of person. I am up & moving usually long before I'm supposed to be. There is NO WAY to be up, back & forth getting drinks, etc the next day. You can't even stand up straight for a few days! Her family supposedly left her alone...on heavy pain meds...the day after surgery???  Besides the pain of movement, the side effects of pain meds are tough! Dizzy, nauseous, etc. Then, she bounced around in a car for hours, walked all over town all day long, cooked & served a meal, etc 3 days after??? Unbelievable! & the character is completely fine except for a couple of surprise attacks of excruciating pain??? Yeah, that's logical! & even the least experienced person knows that you don't get into a tub or pool until ANY incision is completely healed. Definitely not 3 days later. Its an almost guaranteed infection. You can't lift more than 10 pounds for 2 weeks. And no intercourse for 2-6 or more! Who would want to within the first week anyway? You just want to crawl under a rock, in fetal position, & die there. Ha ha.  I just don't understand the purpose. Its like she just threw the topic in. & would periodically remember that she ought to mention it. If the purpose was educational since 40% of women have some degree of endo...that's a great idea. But, know what the heck you're talking about! Oh fyi for those with endo...ibuprophen is very, very bad for it. It helps the pain, temporarily. But, it also causes heavier bleeding & clotting. Therefore, making the cramps worse. Its a vicious circle that makes it much harder & more painful than it needs to be (which is bad enough all by itself). Find a good doctor with lots of up to date knowledge & experience. If ms. Chase had stuck with what she knew, I probably would have rated the book 4 or higher. But, I just couldn't get past the complete incredulity of the character's endo & the frustration of feeding the reader with such inaccurate & ignorant info on an important topic. In her next book she'll probably have a character diagnosed with breast cancer, have a double mastectomy with reconstruction, in a bikini as a lifeguard rescuing a drowning man within a month. Ugh! Please, please, I beg you...stick with what you know!