The story of the world's heaviest woman, Eman Ahmed Abdulati, miraculously shedding weight at a Mumbai hospital is not at all what it seems, alleges her 32-year-old sister in a Facebook video in which she accuses a renowned Mumbai doctor and hospital of lying for publicity. "Everything was a lie. God forgive them for what they have done... Eman did not lose 240 kg or 260 kg," Shimaa says, speaking softly in the video.
Eman Ahmed, 36, arrived from Egypt in February, weighing nearly 500 kg, to the Saifee hospital in Mumbai run by renowned bariatric surgeon Muffazal Lakdawala. Since then, doctors reported rapid weight loss and say she is half her weight now. The family, however, alleges an attempt to get Emam to leave without full treatment.
Dr Lakdawala has denied the allegations of the family. "She has lost a lot of weight, and I have fulfilled my promise that she would be able to sit in a chair. Now, she is suffering from neurological problems that don't fall under my supervision. She has made a video accusing me; it's circulating within the Egyptian consulate. The officials who helped us in getting Eman to Mumbai are so ashamed of her behaviour that they are apologising to me," he has been quoted as telling Mid-Day.
"My problem is this hospital is not equipped for such a case. Those people care about show and propaganda only, to appear on mass media... they don't care about the patient. She is in this critical condition. She is on massive medication to stop brain activity. Her face and hands are bluish," says Shimaa, describing her sister as "helpless" and neglected.
According to the family, the doctors refused when they asked for a CT scan after she contracted thrombosis. "They said it was not available in Bombay," Shimaa alleges.
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