Sandra Dacha Opens Up About Struggling To Breathe When She Was Overweight

Kenyan actress and event organizer Sandra Dacha has poked fun at her past breathing struggles while sharing a throwback photo taken before she underwent gastric sleeve surgery.

Posting the old picture on social media, Dacha offered a lighthearted reflection on her physical state prior to her recent weight-loss transformation, joking that her lungs barely seemed to be working at the time.

“Somebody please confirm if my lungs were really functioning or just attending meetings. I know even oxygen was looking at me like, ‘Madam, tutafute njia ingine ama!’” Sandra Dacha quipped, drawing laughs from followers admiring her ongoing fitness journey.

Opening Up About Her Gastric Sleeve Surgery

Dacha’s humorous post comes just days after she publicly confirmed on Monday, November 9, 2026, that she underwent a gastric sleeve surgery on September 30, 2026. The disclosure followed weeks of curiosity from fans after she shared an emotional video showing herself being wheeled into an operating theater.

“A few of you have been wondering what was happening in that emotional video I shared last week, where I was being taken into the surgery room. Well, it’s time to let you in,” she explained when revealing the milestone.

Medically known as a sleeve gastrectomy, the bariatric weight-loss procedure involves surgically removing approximately 75 to 80 percent of the stomach and reshaping the remaining portion into a narrow, banana-sized tube. By significantly reducing stomach capacity, the operation limits food intake and supports sustained weight loss—a journey Dacha continues to document candidly with her fans.