150 kg down,movie buff can finally fit into theatre seats

People like Bharvesh are classic examples to those who are desperate to lose weight. He was not born obese,but slowly he began to gain weight. Bharvesh tried his hand at many treatment options to lose weight. He went to gyms,yoga classes and even tried some weight reduction tablets and herbal meal replacements,but all with disappointing results.

“When he first came to us,he had breathing problems and his legs were swollen. His Insulin levels raised,liver enzymes deranged and lipid levels increased. Moreover,he had impaired pulmonary functions and had a fatty liver on USG,” said Dr Shashank Shah Laparo-Obeso Centre in Pune. Even though the surgery— sleeve gastrectomy — is routinely performed on obese patients. It is the post operative care that helped him lose weight drastically.

He was operated upon three years ago. “A special OT table and special long laparoscopic instruments had to be ordered for him because his abdomen was around three-quarters of a foot deep. His operative and post-operative period was uneventful. We would have needed 12-13 people to lift him from the OT table. We had to give him a special dose of anaesthesia so that he could be woken up and made him shift on his own. He was kept under observation only for 48 hours where he did not require any intervention. Eight days after the surgery he could go his home in Bhopal,” said Dr Shah. He added,“By now,Manish has lost 150 kgs making him the biggest loser in the country reported anywhere.”

“I lost 43 kgs in the first three months. For the first three months,I was on liquid diet. In the subsequent three months,doctors put me on semi solid diet. I started wearing readymade clothes. Also,I went on a picnic with my students,” said Bharvesh.

“For last two years,I celebrate my birthday on the day I underwent the surgery. The surgery has given me new birth,” he added.