At 267 Kg, Mr Virani was the heaviest person in the country to undergo Bariatric surgery. He had not ventured out of his house for over five years. After undergoing Sleeve Gastrectomy and 122 Kg lighter 15 months later, he now does not hesitate to attend support group meetings.
It is a known fact that anything can be achieved by an individual if he/she is determined to do so. Ketul, like all our operated bariatric patients, decided to take charge of his body by opting for bariatric surgery in 2013 as conservative measures failed to reduce his weight from 136 kgs.
Are you sure, the weight will not come back? This is one of the 3 mandatory questions every bariatric patient asks me. The others(which I shall cover in next blogs) being the safety & cost.
Hats off to all you digital users……I had been attempting to write a blog for almost 6 months & could not, while most of you tweet, write & express your thoughts ‘in few words’ on hourly or daily basis.
The feedback from our facebook page ‘Centre for Metabolic Surgery, Mumbai’ & emails received have shown that expectations & concerns vary between patients. Apparent annonymity provides an outlet for expression which may not happen during consultations esp in presence of family or friends.
Inter human variation always intrigues me. How come the same surgery works well for most while not for few? They believe increased hunger & ability to eat frequent meals is the culprit.
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