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first surgery personal story

Struggles With Surgery: A Story of the First Operation

Huh. I’ve never, ever, entertained the possibility of becoming an...
10 years 6 months BY ERICA CHAN
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ruptured appendix story

Ode to My Ruptured Appendix

Approximately two months prior to my fiftieth birthday I sensed this one...
10 years 8 months BY CLAIRE LUNA-PINSKER
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Gall Bladder attack

Battle Scars: Gall Bladder Surgery

Sometimes a "stomach ache" turns out to be something more.
10 years 10 months BY SARAH LYALL
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Pyloric Stenosis

Pyloric Stenosis: Worst Mom Ever?

I cried. I had slept about five hours in three days, everything I owned...
11 years 1 month BY LUCINDA GUNNIN
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Medical Mission: Helping Hands

Medical Mission: Helping Hands

Imagine a mother and father waiting for the arrival of their unborn child...
11 years 1 month BY VANESSA RODRIGUEZ
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Breast Reduction Surgery: Standing Straight

Standing Straight: Breast Reduction Surgery

President of the I.B.T.C., my family used to tease. “You’re the president...
11 years 5 months BY KELLI L.
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A Father's Heart

A Father's Heart

One of the most universal human experiences is watching our parents age...
12 years 1 month BY RAMESH AVADHANI
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Tethered Spinal Cord: My Hero

Tethered Spinal Cord: My Hero

It was the end of January. It was my first trip out of town alone since...
12 years 1 month BY MARGARET STAAB
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Vasectomy: The Unkindest Cut of All

One man's vasectomy experience.
12 years 2 months BY TOM BENTLEY
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Shoulder Surgery: Adapting to Change

Shoulder Surgery: Adapting to Change

Are you familiar with the expression “busier than a one-armed paper hanger...
12 years 3 months BY SHARON L.
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