500-kg Egyptian woman Eman showing signs of recovery: Docs
Doctors treating Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty, the nearly 500-kg Egyptian and possibly the world’s heaviest woman, have said she has lost a considerable amount of weight within the last one month.
Eman arrived in Mumbai on February 11 for a weight-reduction surgery and is being treated in Mumbai’s Saifee Hospital. Doctor say the 36-year-old needs to lose 200kg in the next six months.
“Physiotherapists and the diet team are keeping a close watch on her. Right now, we are focusing on stabilising her hormonal levels and kidney functions, reducing water retention and increasing limb activity, that will ultimately help her increase her metabolism rate,” one of the top doctors on the 13 member panel treating her said.
Officials at Saifee Hospital said her weight loss is being tracked by using a special weighing scale since she is unable to stand up and she cannot use a normal machine. “It’s a metallic weighing scale with a customised wooden plank to lift her and measure her weight,” an official said.
The hospital is also using a pulley-based lifting swing to take her to the refreshment room.
Eman will need approximately ₹80 lakh to just travel between the countriesconsideringherspecial needs.
A fundraising campaign has been launched to help her with the expenses.