Surgery has made traveling more enjoyable – Mrs Ramilaben Patel

Weight was never much of an issue for Mrs Ramilaben Patel until she reached her 40s. After children, her weight slowly climbed at 94 — not an unwieldy amount for her frame. Then, fatty liver, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and Hypertension with Grade III Obesity started to take the toll. As her weight rose to 94 kgs, so too did her other health issues.

Name – Mrs Ramilaben K Patel

Occupation – Housewife

Age – 44years

Operated Date – 11/10/2020

Operated Weight – 94

BMI – 33.3

Diagnosis – Grade III obesity

                    Fattyliver

                    Obstructive Sleep Apnea

                    Hypertension

Current Weight – 72KG

BMI – 28.2

She tried dieting and exercise, but nothing worked for long. “I just couldn’t get things under control. The weight kept piling on,” says Mrs Ramila. Her OSA was so worst that she no longer had energy to work in the daytime. She began taking medicine to manage her Hypertension and hormones and started using a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine to treat her sleep apnea. “I just didn’t feel well,” she says.

Determined to turn things around, Mrs Ramila began researching weight loss and bariatric surgery. After scouring the internet, the Primary care physician, and asking friends she ended up on Dr Parag Patel, MS, Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgeon at Zydus Hospital’s GObesity Bariatric Center.

She underwent surgery in October 2020, and she dropped to 22 kgs, eliminated her Hypertension and hormone medications, and stopped using the CPAP machine.

Losing 22 kgs and the change her life was great feeling, Mrs Ramila says. At first, it was the joy she felt in packing up her oversized clothes each month to donate to charity. “Every time I did that, it was like a burden had lifted,” she says.

It also made traveling more enjoyable. She no longer has to purchase two seats for herself or worry about the weight of her luggage. Now she can go for trips and enjoy all the activities she earlier wished to.

“I would never have been able to do all these things without the surgery. It gave me a second chance to really enjoy life,” says Mrs Ramila. “I feel fantastic and I feel so good about myself.”

Disclaimer: This patient’s treatment and results may not be representative of all similar cases.