Good bye, Eman! After 5 months, she leaves Mumbai 330 kgs lighter

Eman being transferred to an amubulance which will take her to the Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport from where she will fly to Abu Dhabi UAE PicPradeep DhivarMumbais tryst with Egyptian national Eman Ahmed Abdulati 37 finally came to an end today when she was discharged from Charni Roads Saifee Hospital which had become her home for nearly three months to leave for Abu Dhabi this eveningEman who was reported to have weighed close to 500 kg on arrival and now weighs 1761 kg left for Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport this afternoon after special arrangements were made to fly her down to the UAE in Egypt Airs cargo airbus 300Health minister Deepak Sawant arrives at Saifee Pic Pradeep DhivarThe last few weeks have been controversial for the patient and the hospital treating her and her day of leaving was no different The hospital witnessed high drama this morning when Emans sister Shaimaa who had made allegations of neglect against the hospital refused to sign on the immunity report a document that would safeguard the hospital and not have them liable in the event of her health deteriorating once she moved out of their premisesState health minister Deepak Sawant arrived at the hospital at noon to resolve the ruckus There has been a slight delay in the discharge We are preparing a few more documents in front of lawyers to avoid legal problems for the doctors who treated her here confirmed Dr Aparna Govilbhaskar section head for bariatric surgery at SaifeeExclusive Photo Eman poses with Saifee Hospitals staffEarlier a team from Burjeel Hospital Abu Dhabi had arrived in Mumbai After completing all final formalities including a psychological test they were handed over a 29page transfer docket According to a source another set of medical documents amounting to a couple of thousand pages was also compiled and handed to the team At close to 1230 pm Eman was shifted into an ambulance on a movable bed and left the hospitalMeanwhile several curious visitors thronged Saifee to bid adieu to the heavyweight Doctors and staff that helped Eman through her weight loss and surgeries were by her bedside in room no 701 to say their goodbyesEmans weight 1761 kg being measured in the presence of the midday reporterShaimaa who had accompanied Eman to Mumbai for the treatment had briefly stepped out this morning to recharge her phone Eman has got a second chance to stand on her feet I am of course feeling sad but I have to do this for my sister I will miss the city and am thankful to all the Indians for their help she told middayOn December 7 midday had first broken the story about bariatric surgeon Dr Muffazzal Lakdawala tweeting to Union Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj to help get Eman the worlds heaviest woman weighing 498 kg a visa for a life saving surgery after most global experts had refused to take on her caseEman Ahmed Adulatis sister Shaimaa is photographed outside Saifee Hospital this morning Pic Pradeep DhivarIn February Eman left her home for the first time in 25 years and her bed for the first time in 13 Since her arrival in February Eman has lost nearly 330 kg middays reporter recorded her successful weight loss on camera on April 26Despite the positive results things turned ugly late last month when Shaimaa accused Dr Lakdawala and Saifee of washing their hands of the case after which doctors from Burjeel Hospital in Abu Dhabi agreed to take her onDue to the crowd and chaos outside the hospital the CEO of Burjeel Hospital Dr Shajir Gaffar pleaded with onlookers to remain calmA spokesperson from Saifee Hospital said that Eman was fit to fly Dr Lakdawala who was at the receiving end of Shaimaas allegations chose to put the ugliness behind him I took the risk for two reasons it was challenging and as a doctor I couldnt refuse a patient who was a ticking bomb he said