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Doctors looking for a flight that can carry 500kg Egyptian woman to Mumbai

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A 36-year-old Egyptian woman, believed to be the heaviest woman in the world, is expected to be flown in Mumbai within next two weeks. She will be treated by noted surgeon Muffazal Lakdawala to reduce the fat. Now, doctors are trying to raise funds for her operation and to cover the cost of transporting her from Cairo to Mumbai.

The 26-year-old Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty has not stepped out of her house in Cairo for the past 25 years. “We are planning to open an account called ‘Save Eman’. I hope more people come forth to help with finances as her family is not well-off,” said Dr Lakdawala as per a report in HT.

After Lakdawala tweeted about Eman’s visa being rejected as she could not be physically present at the Indian embassy in Cairo, India’s external affairs minister, Sushma Swaraj intervened to ensure that Eman gets a visa.

Dr Lakhdawala said now that now Eman has a visa. But, finding an airline that will bring her to Mumbai is proving to be a challenge. It is uncertain whether she will be able to enter through the narrow doors of a passenger aircraft. The seats in these planes too are not made for heavy passengers.

“We have approached a few private charted flights, but haven’t received confirmation yet,” he said. According to Lakhdawala, it is likely that Eman suffers from obesity. “It doesn’t seem as though her condition is genetic, as her mother and sister are not obese,” he added.

“Before we operate, we will evaluate her lungs, heart and arteries to ensure that the operation is safe,” said Dr Ladkawala. “I am nervous about the operation. I had operated on a similar patient in China. She was 285 kgs,” he added.

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