Can you have Weakness after Weight Loss Surgery (Bariatric Surgery)?

 Doctor: Mr. Jeevan, When did you get Bariatric Surgery?

Patient: My surgery was done on 15.06.2021 Patient:It has been 9 months to my surgery. Doctor:Ok. Doctor:How much weight have you lost? Patient:I lost 52 Kg. Doctor:Ok. Doctor:Mr. Gaurav, how long has it been to your surgery? Patient:It has been 5 months to my surgery. Patient:My surgery was done in October 2021. Doctor:Ok, and how much weight have you lost? Patient:I lost 25 Kg. Doctor:Ok. Doctor:But it looks like you have lost more weight than him. Patient:Yes! Doctor:How much can you eat once? Patient:I eat 1 bowl of curd in the morning. Doctor:Ok, you eat fewer chapatis? Patient:Yes! Doctor:How are your energy levels? Patient:I am very active. Doctor:Are you doing any exercise? Patient:I wake up early in the morning and do exercise for 2 hours in the gym. Doctor:Do you go to the gym daily? Patient:Yes! Doctor:Ok. Doctor:Can you do exercise for 2 hours? Because generally, people may have muscle wasting after losing 52 Kg weight? Patient:No problem at all. Doctor:You are fully active now? Patient:Yes! Doctor:Ok. Doctor:Do you go for walk in the evening? Patient:Yes! I walk for 6 km in the evening. Doctor:Ok. Doctor:Mr. Gaurav, have you started gym? Patient:No, I am not doing anything. Doctor:Ok. Doctor:Do you feel weakness after weight loss? Patient:Yes! Doctor:Many people ask, will they feel weakness after weight loss? Doctor:Now we will talk about any deficiency and about your blood test report. Your Haemoglobin is 15 g/dl. Patient:Yes! Doctor:Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D are normal. Patient:Yes! Everything is normal. Doctor:Your Iron levels are more than 100. Patient:Everything is normal. Doctor:There is no deficiency. Patient:But I feel weak. Doctor:This is because you have lost some amount of muscles with the weight. Patient:Ok. Doctor:If you do some exercise with weight loss, this will be effective. Exercise doesn't mean you have to go to the gym, you can do sit-ups and pushups at home. Patient:Ok. Doctor:This is enough for you. Doctor:You can start from 2-3 push-ups and increase the count gradually. Patient:Ok. Doctor:You won't be able to do many push-ups in the beginning. Doctor:But there are many patients who are doing 150 pushups in 15 minutes. Patient:Ok. Doctor:You can complete 150 pushups in 5 or 8 sets, it will take only half an hour. You can listen to music too. Patient:Ok. Doctor:Exercise helps to produce happiness hormones which make you feel happy. Patient:Ok. Doctor:Were you taking anti-depressants before surgery? Patient:Yes! I was taking Antihypertensive pills too. Patient:Everything is stopped now. Doctor:Do you feel any kind of negativity now? Patient:No. Doctor:This is a big difference in your life. Doctor:Nowadays, every other person is suffering from depression. Patient:Yes! Doctor:You were having fatty liver and Before surgery, your report of fibroscan was 22 Kpa. Patient:Yes! Doctor:You were having Fatty or Nodular Liver. Patient:Yes! Doctor:Fat gets deposited in the liver which damages the liver and is the main reason for fatty liver. Patient:Yes! Doctor:Your liver condition is getting better after weight loss and we can see the difference in your report as your recent Fibroscan report is 10 now. Patient:Yes! My fibroscan report is 10.6 now. Doctor:Did you get this surgery done because of fear of fatty liver? Patient:I was slightly overweight, so I got this surgery to be fit. Doctor:Start going to the gym if you want to be fit. Patient:Yes! I will start next month. Doctor:Within a month you will become fit and people will ask you about your fitness. Patient:Ok. Doctor:This is not a cosmetic procedure. Patient:Ok. Doctor:Many people must have told you that you look weak now. Patient:Yes! Doctor:You can get rid of this weakness with exercise. Start doing it on a regular basis and you will get results in a month. Doctor:Your face will glow, and your body will be toned up with exercise. Patient:Ok. Doctor:Take multivitamins regularly and get your blood tests done once in six months. Doctor:Are you taking multivitamins regularly? Patient:Yes! Doctor:Take a healthy diet (milk products) and do some exercise. Patient:Ok.