{"id":1851,"date":"2023-09-08T13:59:13","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T13:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/gujranwala-man-pleads-with-doctors-to-amputate-his-150kg-leg-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T13:59:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T13:59:13","slug":"gujranwala-man-pleads-with-doctors-to-amputate-his-150kg-leg-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/gujranwala-man-pleads-with-doctors-to-amputate-his-150kg-leg-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Gujranwala man pleads with doctors to amputate his 150kg leg | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Gujranwala man has been left bedridden owing to his gigantic leg is pleading with doctors to amputate the limb, Mail Online<\/em><\/a> reported.<\/p>\n

Muhammad Mushtaq has elephantiasis – caused by a parasitic infection that stops the lymphatic system from draining unwanted fluid and toxins from its tissues.<\/p>\n

This has caused the 40-year-old’s left leg to swell to 10 times its normal size over the past two years. It now weighs in at an enormous 150kg.<\/p>\n

The former butcher, who was forced to give up work, now relies on his brother and sister-in-law to meet his “basic needs”.<\/p>\n

Mushtaq claims a local doctor said surgery to treat his leg could be deadly.<\/p>\n

He is now appealing to his government to pay for him to see another medic, even if it means being told his only option is amputation.<\/p>\n

“This is extremely painful for me, I have to depend on others for my basic needs. I am locked in my room the entire day and I need the help of six people to lift me because of my weight.”<\/p>\n

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Mushtaq’s gigantic leg combined with his inactive lifestyle has caused him to balloon to an obese 298kg.<\/p>\n

Mushtaq – who recently lost his parents – first noticed a lump on his leg two years ago.<\/p>\n

After ignoring it for three months, the mass rapidly grew until he was unable to hide it under clothes.<\/p>\n

“I was living a normal life until two years ago,’ Mushtaq said, adding that, “I noticed a small lump around my left thigh just below the hips.’<\/p>\n

“It was very small at first and because of the fear of embarrassment, I didn’t show it to anyone but gradually it started growing and within three months it grew so big I couldn’t hide it anymore,” he said.<\/p>\n

“I went to see a local family doctor who asked me to go to Lahore or Karachi for proper check-up.”<\/p>\n

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