I used to be you!” I wanted to cry out. “Do a self-breast check!” Just one year before, I often wore that very same “HEALTH!” shirt, back when I thought health was something you could buy and show off ...

I had no idea frozen shoulder would be a symptom of menopause. But before I let the pain takeover my life, I decided to fix the problem.

What I felt was an intensely sharp, stabbing sensation in my shoulder and upper arm when I reached forward that made me literally shriek in pain. I had never heard of frozen shoulder until I ...