'Doctor promised to treat Eman till she walked on her own'

Eman finally underwent a CT scan yesterdayEman Ahmed Abdulatis family will not go down without a fight A day after her sister Shaimaa Salims video went viral and she spoke exclusively with midday levelling shocking allegations against bariatric surgeon Dr Muffazal Lakdawala and Saifee Hospital her mother Thanaa Ahmed too released a scathing video In it she reiterated Shaimaas accusations and pleaded for helpIn the video which runs into 2 minutes 48 seconds Thaana 54 alleged that Dr Lakdawala and Saifee Hospital got Eman to Mumbai on false promises and took advantage of her condition to gain publicity When Dr Muffazal Lakdawala came to our house three months ago he promised us that he would keep Eman in the hospital till she was able to walk Now the doctor wants to send her back in just three months He won an award for treating my daughter and now he just wants to wash his hands of the matter He managed to smile at functions when my daughter lay motionless she saidDr Lakdawala a renowned bariatric surgeon was recently felicitated for his contribution to the medical field and not particularly for the medical history he aimed at scripting with the Eman caseWorried that Eman would die if she doesnt get timely help for her violent seizures Thanaa said I ask people to save my daughter and treat her in some other hospital Being a mother I cant see her in that conditionAlso read Mumbai Fitter Eman Ahmed can now sit in a wheelchairShaimaa told midday that Thanaa found out about Emans allegedly deteriorating condition only recently and has been inconsolable since then I didnt want to tell her anything as she stays alone and suffers from high blood pressure But when Emans condition didnt improve I had to tell herEmans mother Thanaa in her scathing videoEgyptians docs bristleThanaa and Shaimaas videos have gone viral in Egypt turning a large section of Egyptians against the Indian medical fraternity When Eman was brought to Mumbai in February support and cheers had poured in from across EgyptAlso read Heartbreaking Despite losing half her weight Eman Ahmed will never be able to walk againThe videos have also given ammo to the Egyptian medical community which had seen Emans treatment in India as an affront Once word got out last year that Emans family had chosen Mumbai Egypt had put together a crack team of doctorsEman was offered treatment at the best hospital in Egypt Even Army surgeons came forward to help her out But the family decided to go with Mumbai believing the promises made by Saifee hospital said a doctor from EgyptDr Mohey Elbanna professor of laparoscopic and bariatric surgery at Ain Shams University from Cairo who had offered to treat Eman back home in Egypt refused to comment on the familys personal decision But after we saw the videos of Thanaa and Shaimaa some doctors think Egypt was more competent to handle the case he saidShaimaa said she was so swayed by Saifee Hospitals promises that she refused all other offers for help I had offers from even Dubai The Mumbai doctors have given half the treatment and abandoned EmanShe demanded an external expert to be brought into Saifee Hospital to review the treatment given to Eman so far I dont trust the hospital anymore I want a doctor from outside the hospital to crosscheck the documentsEman was offered help by Egyptian Army officials and top bariatric surgeons of her country prior to coming down to MumbaiCT scan performedMeanwhile yesterday a CT scan was finally performed on Eman The report prepared by Dr Rajiv Mehta chief consultant and head of department of imaging sciences at Saifee Hospital showed an old vascular injury in the brain and no fresh intracranial haemorrhageAlso read Formerly Worlds Heaviest Woman Eman Ahmed is now half her sizeDr Arun B Shah head of the department of neurology at Saifee and Reliance Hospitals and Emans neurologist said the report was proof that she had suffered no fresh stroke since her arrival in Mumbai He said her seizures are being caused by scar epilepsy Eman will need to continue with her medication and neurological rehabilitation therapyHuzaifa Shehabi chief operating officer of Saifee Hospital trashed the familys allegations We have provided the best treatment and her condition has improved by over 75 per cent Only the treating doctor can decide how long a patient should be kept in a hospital The family should be happy that she has made so much progress and is able to go home He said the family had been told at the start that the hospital holds expertise in only obesityrelated ailmentsDr Lakdawala was unavailable for comment