@leahhopehealth: These surgeries aren’t about being physically healthy and that’s something I’ve had to learn to accept. My weight loss journey was rooted in health from the very beginning. I wanted to feel better, move better, and live more fully. I wanted more energy, more capability, more life. It was never about having a smaller body just for the sake of it, it was about expanding my life in every way. My loose skin didn’t make me unhealthy, which is part of why insurance didn’t cover these procedures. But it did feel uncomfortable. It felt inconvenient, sometimes even burdensome. And in a way that’s hard to fully explain, it didn’t feel like it belonged to me. It felt like something that should have been released along with the weight, but stuck around anyway. So no, these surgeries haven’t made my body healthier. But they have made me more comfortable in my body. And I don’t just mean in how I look, although that’s part of it. I mean physically, in the way I exist and move through the world. They’ve helped my body feel like home. They’ve given me a deeper sense of ease and freedom in my own skin. It has always felt right for me. I’ve never doubted this decision. Even in the hardest moments of recovery, I’ve known it was worth it. Even choosing to go into debt to afford these surgeries, I’ve never felt regret. This is a personal decision. Not everyone will understand it, and they don’t have to. With each surgery, I’ve felt more at home in my body. And even though there have been moments in recovery where I’ve felt disconnected from it, on the other side of healing, I feel more connected than ever. That’s why I choose this. 💜 *all surgeries come with risks and everyone has to decide what the best decision is for them

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Monday 20 April 2026 14:24:38 GMT