Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We didn’t think the surgery would be that big of a deal. Looking back, I blame this on a good old-fashioned case of denial. I had ...

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 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 ...

Melissa Schloemer was ecstatic to finally be approved for weight loss surgery. She had spent months dieting and shed 20lbs to qualify for a gastric sleeve, a procedure in which surgeons remove around ...

There was a moment in February when I thought my golf season might be over before it had even started. I had woken up in a hospital bed from knee surgery in serious pain and wearing a balky leg brace.

For the first time in my life, I can say I am genuinely happy and thankful to be alive. Going to bed started with eleven layers of chapstick and a thorough search with a flashlight to make sure no one ...