Weight loss surgery transformed my life. Now I want to help others | Aisha Walker

Bariatric patients are so often denied the long-term support they desperately need. Now they have somewhere to turn to

Faced with the prospect of spending the rest of my life feeling unhappy in my own skin, the idea of weight-loss surgery became more and more appealing. For over 20 years type 2 diabetes had drained my health and wellbeing. Despite endless diets and exercise regimes to deal with obesity, the weight always crept back – followed by depression.

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The opportunity of a happier me came with the stigma that it’s an easy way out. But surgery isn’t a quick fix

Continue reading... January 26, 2018 at 05:45PM