I survived brain surgery — and the US health care system

“You have a brain mass” is not what I expected to hear from the orthopedic doctor I’ve seen for 10 years. My appointment was supposed to be about shoulder pain that had flared up last fall, from a car accident years ago.

“You have a brain mass” is not what I expected to hear from the orthopedic doctor I’ve seen for 10 years. My appointment was supposed to be about shoulder pain that had flared up last fall, from a car accident years ago.