42-year-old Asia's heaviest woman lost 214 kgs, gets a new way of life

42yearold woman Amita Rajani Resident of Vasai Palghar district Maharashtra who preoperatively weighed 300 kgs maximum weight is the heaviest Asian woman to have successfully undergone a weight loss surgery and after 4 years she weighs 86 kgs today Dr Shashank Shah a renowned bariatric surgeon and founder of LaparoObeso Centre at Lilavati Hospital and Hinduja Healthcare Surgical Hospital Mumbai helped her battle the bulgeChildhood is that golden period of life however this wasnrsquot the same in case of Amita Back then she was a normal baby weighing 3 kgs But her life took a turn for the worse and at the age of 6 she started piling up kilos At 16 she was massive 126 kgs and couldnrsquot perform her realworld activities with ease This took a toll on her selfesteem too Even leading endocrinologists from India and from the UK was unable to find the exact cause of obesityAmitarsquos misery continued as she piled up whooping 300 kgs and was unable to step out of the house Her family was worried as she would require constant assistance even to help her walk and carry out other daily activities Moreover Amita would need oxygen support intermittently owing to breathing issues Also she was given special nursing care with the help of 100rsquos of towels For eight years before the surgery she was confined to bedSoon the tables turned when she visited Shashank Shah at LaparoObeso Centre at Lilavati Hospital and Hinduja Healthcare Surgical Hospital Mumbai who thoroughly investigated for undergoing bariatric surgery That was the only time she stepped out of the house after many years Amita was not just diagnosed with super morbid obesity but also deranged cholesterol kidney dysfunction type II diabetes and breathing problemDr Shashank Shah and Amita RajaniBefore surgery she was prepared for two months A separate ambulance was arranged where the door was removed and then a large sixandahalfinch sofa was fitted in the ambulance to take her to the hospital In the hospital she was put on a tailormade diet and a special bed clothes and a weighing machine was arranged for her Her surgery was divided into two stagesIn 2015 she underwent 1st stage metabolic surgery which was a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy at LOC Later her condition started improving and she lost oodles of weight and could walk on her own In 2017 a second surgery gastric bypass was performed on Amita at LOC who weighed 140 kgs then So with these 2 metabolic treatments and her efforts she lost weightDr Shashank Shah a renowned bariatric surgeon and founder of LaparoObeso Centre at Lilavati Hospital and Hinduja Healthcare Surgical Hospital said ldquoObesity is next to cancer or HIV and is the mother of all diseases and is more common in women compared to men This is so because women have physiological reasons for weight gain like pregnancy or menopause while men are subjected to abdominal obesity Significant abdominal obesity can give rise to chronic lifethreatening disorders like cholesterol diabetes and heart disease Also in women being overweight is emotionally more attacking Thus obesity is a root cause in all those who lost their lives due to diabetes kidney diseases BP or high cholesterolrdquoldquoEvery 5th person in India used to be overweight to some extent But over a decade every third person in India is overweight now This is due to environmental influence which has affected the metabolism and obesity has now become an epidemic Lifestyle does boost the baseline tendency to gain weight It is a disease of metabolism induced by the environment and the substances which disrupt or injure the endocrine system In some cases like Amita these disturbances are extremely severe But today after four years of surgery she is free from health issues like diabetes and blood pressure Her kidney functioning is normal and she has been asked to stick to her diet as well Now we are in a process to get Amitarsquos case registered in the Limca Book of Recordsrdquo he addedMamta Rajani Amitarsquos mother said ldquoI faced a lot of difficulties while taking care of Amita I canrsquot even put it in words how much painful and appalling it was to see my daughter in such an unpleasant condition Amita couldnrsquot move at all so I used to help her do chores like changing clothes and serving her food as she couldnrsquot take it by herself There was fluid retention as well which was tackled with the help of towels and bed sheets that soaked the excess fluid discharged from her thighs Moreover even to move she would require my help But finally our prayers were heard and Amita is back in shape now I would like to give all the credit to Dr Shah who is a knight in shining armour for usrdquoA joyous Amita Rajani stated ldquoEarlier I was bedridden but I am independent now and can move freely after battling the bulge I can wear clothes of my choice and live life the way I want to Irsquom on cloud 9 and would like to thank Dr Shah for helping me cut down those excess 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