Egyptian woman Eman loses 242 kg in 2 months
DRASTIC WEIGHT LOSS With diet and surgery, doctors say her organs are functioning better but she remains paralysed on the right
Eman Ahmed, the Egyptian woman who came to India in February for treatment, has lost 242 kg, said Dr Muffazal Lakdawala, the doctor heading the team treating her.
A little over a month after she was put on a special diet, which was followed by a surgery on March 7, the 36-year-old now weighs 262kg — an improvement that has also helped her organs function better.
Dr Lakdawala said the extent of the post-surgical recovery was beyond his expectations. “The surgery (Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy) and a special diet has helped her lose 242kg (or 50%) since she landed in India.”
The sudden weight loss is surprising for her doctors because they were expecting a slow drop. Last month, Dr Lakdawala had said after the surgery: “The initial improvement will be because of rapid water loss... we think she will lose another 20-30 kg a month over the next few months.” But the rapid improvement of Iman, who weighed 504 kg when she came to India, has left her doctors pleased.
The weight loss, said doctors, had also dramatically improved her health — Eman’s heart, kidneys and lungs are functioning better and her water retention levels were under control, the doctors said. “There is a spectacular improvement in her kidneys. Her creatinine levels were 3.7 mg/dL when she came to us. It is now down to 1 mg/dL,” said Dr Hemal Shah, head of the Nephrology department and one of the doctors treating her.
Creatinine levels show how healthy a person’s kidneys are. Most women have between 0.5 to 1.1 mg/dL of creatinine.
Eman, however, continues to be paralysed on the right side. “She is suffering occasional seizures. We think it is because of the brain stroke she suffered. We will check her brain with a CT scan,” said one of the doctors.