I lost 218 pounds and my ability to walk: a bariatric surgery regret
I worry about whether I can access a building much more at my current weight of 160 pounds than I did when I weighed 378 pounds.
My adult weight, until recently, averaged 300 pounds. But in early 2022 I weighed 350, and in 2013 I weighed 378.
At those weights, I worried about distances, the number of stairs, the width of doorways, and the strength of the furniture. Today, I still worry …
I lost 218 pounds and my ability to walk: a bariatric surgery regret



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