For over a month, I have been hearing about the case of the world’s heaviest woman – Eman Ahmed. If you guys don’t know about her yet, here are a few facts about her:
- Eman Ahmed from Egypt was earlier the heaviest woman in the world, weighing 500 kg at age 36
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- She was in urgent need of medical aid & her sister Shaimaa Ahmed, had reached out to several doctors across the globe over the last couple of years for medical guidance.
- In October 2016, Dr. Muffazal Lakdawala, a surgeon from India took the initiative to reach out and help.
- Dr. Muffazal Lakdawala, is a leading laparoscopic surgeon, specializing in bariatric surgery and GI oncology surgery.
- Eman’s case different and complex, she was a high risk patient who had already suffered a stroke resulting in paralysis of her right arm and leg, she can’t speak, has type 2 diabetes, hypertension and a lot of other complexities.
- Eman’s transfer to India was not an easy one as a special flight had to be chartered to bring her here from Alexandria.
- The doctor’s team successfully brought her to Mumbai on Feb 11.
Since then she has been under treatment at Saifee Hospital with a special team of doctors assigned to her care. She underwent a Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy on March 7 and now weighs 176.6 kg and that’s a fabulous thing and a huge achievement in my opinion!
It is a miraculous recovery I would say, from a point of no hope to a much better state. It’s also heartening to see Eman’s current pictures where she’s smiling and looking much better than before.
However off late, it’s really shocking to see the allegations made on the doctor even after his great initiative to save Eman.
The medical fraternity has come out in support of him and even Health Minister Dr. Deepak Sawant praised Dr. Muffazal Lakdawala’s efforts and also tweeted about it.
You can read his tweets on this link: https://twitter.com/drdeepaksawant
This case makes us believe in miracles but also because of some great people we call doctors. Let’s hope Eman leads a better life now on and keeps smiling.
Feel free to tell me what you think.
