Bariatric Treatment In Maharashtra A Medical Boon For Obesity

Obesity is a disease that is increasingly being seen among Indians. Since all work can easily be accomplished with the help of machines, the energy consumed from the body is reducing. Not only are we becoming greedy for happiness, but our habit of hard work is also vanishing. Due to the absence of physical activity, energy does not get consumed. It is due to this that the problem of obesity is increasing. Weight loss surgery or bariatric treatment in Maharashtra is a medical boon for this problem. Dr. D. Y. Patil says, I still remember that some years ago, my weight had reached 120 kilograms. I had to take insulin due to diabetes. My blood pressure was not in control. Therefore, I had to take a number of medicines. Additionally, I had to undergo angioplasty. My body was not able to take in enough oxygen. Hence, I always felt tired. It was difficult for me to walk even a few steps. Since it was difficult for me to breathe while sleeping, for years, I could not sleep on a mattress and so was forced to sleep in a chair. I am narrating all this to give you an idea of what obesity can do to your body.

Around this time, I met Dr. Jayashree Todkar. My approach to life had become negative due to my illness. At that time, Dr. Todkar helped me regain my confidence. My decision of undergoing weight loss surgery or bariatric treatment in Maharashtra was due to the confidence that Dr. Todkar instilled in me. She is an expert in her work. Hence, I let her decide the plan for my treatment. I trusted her completely and gave her the responsibility of taking all the decisions related to my treatment, and became calm and relaxed.

Everything changed after the surgery. At that time, I was the Governor. I started working from my office from the fourth day of the surgery. After many years, 1 started sleeping comfortably on my bed. Where once, it was impossible for me to even walk a few steps, I was now able to walk speedily. My insulin intake for diabetes was stopped and my blood pressure was under control. Most importantly, once again I became positive about life. In short, where suffering from obesity had felt like being trapped in a cage, now I am experiencing the joy of freedom from that cage.

Dr. Todkar has started the movement of awareness about obesity all over Maharashtra, which is indeed divine work. I believe that she derives inspiration from a divine power to cure people of obesity. I know her father, Dr. Shankarrao Todkar. He has taken the oath of social work. Even Shankarrao\’s wife had undertaken medical service from a social point of view. Dr. Jayashree Todkar has inherited this legacy from her parents. Her social awareness and sensitivity can be seen at every step. I find her nature of working harmoniously with everyone, truly appreciable. She undertakes medical work with the spirit of service. Therefore, Dr. Jayashree is my goddaughter.

– Dr. D. Y. Patil, Former Governor of Tripura