Many these days value what they can consume now, over their own bodies and their long-term experience.
This is very true sadly, more common amongst the young people. They choose fun over their health.
I think you made a great choice. You are too valuable not to invest in your health and they say that health is..... "wealth"
You have a lot going on and I pray you find the strength to go through them all and come out victorious, particularly in your surgeries.