After learning I had breast cancer, I had a double mastectomy in January at the age of 34. In the first few weeks of recovery, something felt wrong in my right arm. It felt like there was a tight ...

I had gastric-bypass surgery in November 2022 and lost 85 pounds. Before I had the surgery, I talked to my daughter about the procedure and what to expect. I wanted to make sure she knew I was doing ...

A reader wants her mother to pick another date for a hip-replacement surgery so that she doesn’t have to miss an important work conference. Cue the cutting email from Mom.

A writer explores how a Jewish ritual changed her relationship with mortality. By Jessica Alpert I had a hole in my chest. Three weeks had passed since my open-heart surgery. My body was rejecting ...