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Eman Ahmed Lifts Paralytic Arm for First Time in 25 Years

by Bidita Debnath on May 16 2017 12:03 AM

Eman Ahmed Lifts Paralytic Arm for First Time in 25 Years
Eman Ahmed, who left a Mumbai hospital to continue her weight-loss procedure and other treatments in Abu Dhabi, raised her paralytic right arm for the first time in 25 years.
But a leakage in her heart could prove fatal. “There is a significant improvement due to the rehabilitation programme. Now she (Eman) is able to raise her right arm against gravity for the first time since she had her first stroke,” Dr El-Shahat, chief medical officer of Burjeel Hospital said.

Eman will spend the first 24 to 48 hours in the intensive care unit of Burjeel Hospital, before she is shifted to a customised premium suite. Eman left Mumbai on May 4, after spending three months at the city’s Saifee Hospital, where she underwent weight loss surgery.

Saifee doctors said the bariatric surgery and diet regime they gave Eman helped her lose 300kg. Eman weighed 504kg when she arrived in Mumbai on February 11.

The last few days of Eman’s stay, however, were marred by a spat between her sister Shaimaa Selim, and the hospital. Selim alleged the doctors’ claims of her weight loss were false.

As a child, Eman was diagnosed with elephantiasis, and she suffered a stroke 25 years ago at the age of 11, which left her partially paralysed. She has been suffering from ailments including diabetes, high blood pressure, hypertension, sleep deprivation and urinary tract issues.

As per reports about her recent improvements, she can lift her right arm, and there is an improvement in Eman’s psychological status as well. There is a significant improvement in her bed sores, severe urinary tract infection and kidney functions, the report stated citing her Abu Dhabi doctor.

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