Q. How has your life changed after bariatric surgery?
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After bariatric surgery, my life changed in many ways. Generally speaking, I experienced an overall improvement in my health, energy levels, and quality of life.
Physically, I noticed a dramatic difference right away: the excessive weight that had been putting strain on my joints and organs was suddenly gone. This resulted in less pain and aches due to carrying around excess weight for so long. My mobility improved greatly; activities such as walking up stairs were much less of a struggle after I lost over 100 lbs from bariatric surgery. Additionally, I no longer experience deep-seated fatigue that came along with simply living with obesity—something many don’t realize until their symptoms improve drastically post-surgery.
My mental health saw just as significant improvements since getting bariatric surgery. It wasn’t only about the physical aspects of my life improving; there was a drastic shift in how I felt about myself personally too. By finally taking control of something that had felt out of control before—my weight—I reclaimed confidence and self-worth to be proud of who I am today and all that has led me here this far down the road to healthfulness! No longer was there anxiety or awkwardness at being seen publicly because any extra reservations or negative thoughts surrounding body image had diminished steadily ever since losing such a great amount of mass following surgery—an amazing realization it was indeed!
All these changes have thus allowed me to do things now that would have been impossible otherwise prior to having gone under the knife: take part actively in sports activities without worrying about compromising myself due to physical limitations previously imposed by extreme obesity; participate more frequently into social engagements without feeling insecure; sleep soundly throughout each night without being tired or exhausted half-way through it–the list goes on! Altogether these experiences can hardly be described as anything but incredible transformations resulting from having chosen this route for achieving betterments within myself!