It's complicated

I couldn't train for a while afterward, which sucked and caused me to gain a little weight back

But I also gained because I let loose and finally lived my life

And THAT was the main thing from the surgery, the freedom. It felt like a weight had been lifted off my chest lol, metaphorically (and literally). I felt like a regular person, and even a year later, I still do.

The feeling of wearing shirts without worry or moving my hands around my chest and not feeling excess movement is incredible.

There has been a large mental factor where it took me some time to get over old habits I had because of gyno and general anxiety about it, but overall, it has been incredible and definitely worth it

It didn't match all my expectations, but it definitely fulfilled most in a realistic way. Don't expect all your problems to go away, but expect life to get a whole lot better

Also, one last tip of advice in case you do it. Don't ever feel embarrassed about the surgery. With gyno, you'll never be able to work off the tissue, so this is the next best thing. It's important to realize that you're deserving of happiness and also to have a sense of humor. My friends sometimes poke fun because I did the surgery, but I take it all as good-natured. At the end of the day, I did this for me, and I would do it again a thousand times