From the Daily Mail: The world's fattest woman has lost 66lbs in five days ahead of her lifesaving treatment. Eman Ahmed, 78 stone, was flown from her home in Egypt to India on a specially modified cargo plane to undergo a series of operations to help her lose weight. Her family posted a desperate plea online to Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi asking for medical assistance. After hearing about her case, Dr Lakdawala agree to help her free of charge. She has since been placed on a strict 1,200-calorie diet and lost a stone a day in her first five days at the hospital. Doctors aim to reduce her weight by 450lbs this year so she can fit on the operating table.

Eman was reportedly born with elephantiasis - a parasitic infection which causes extreme swelling in a person's limbs and arms. She has been heavy all her life and by the time she was 11 she was too heavy to walk, and had to crawl to get around. She suffered a cerebral stroke as a child which left her bed-ridden and she piled on the pounds.

Last week, doctors said the 36-year-old would be fed only liquid supplements for the next 25 days to help her lose the 110lb (50kg) required before they can begin operating. if the initial treatment was successful then doctors could use surgery to bring Abd El Aty's weight down to under 220lb (100kg) in a couple of years' time.

This made me realise how lucky we are to have WLS avaliable to us and also made me really emotional about this ladies circumstances.

Wishing her and the team the very best for the future. God bless them.

Kate

For your information

A stone is equivalent to 14 pounds. So Eman Ahmed at 78 stones, weighed approximately 1092 pounds.

3 hours ago, James Marusek said:

For your information

A stone is equivalent to 14 pounds. So Eman Ahmed at 78 stones, weighed approximately 1092 pounds.

Thanks for that James

Information added : 78 stone/1092 llbs = 496/497 kg