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When the world's heaviest man was told he needed a life-saving operation, hospital bosses struggled for ideas of how to get him there, even considering air-lifting him with an RAF Chinook helicopter.Eventually they settled on using a specially reinforced ambulance for obese people to transport Paul Mason from Ipswich, England. But now his operation could be delayed because Mason, who formerly weighed in at 980 lbs., has put on even more weight in the weeks it took to organize the operation.
Even the stretchers normally used to transport obese people can only carry up to 1,001 lbs. It's feared Mason -- who suffers from a compulsive eating disorder -- could be heavier.
Despite knowing he needed the life-saving surgery, the 48-year-old man-mountain continued eating his regular "diet" of 20,000 calories of food a day. Health officials will this week visit his home to weigh him. If he is too heavy to be transported Paul could have to lose the weight before being taken to hospital, delaying the operation and potentially endangering his life.
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Tuesday 10 November
By Takahashi
That's a pretty sad story, over half a ton? I always feel bad for the people who have eating disorders who's families don't try to keep it in check.
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Tuesday 10 November
By Ian
I got this one figured out:
DON'T FEED HIM, OR FEED HIM LESS
Any other problems?
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Tuesday 10 November
By glennc
exactly what i thought. don't feed him that much. it's not like he can get up and go to the fridge. if he is mobile (which i doubt) put the fridge higher, out of his reach.
common sense isn't that common anymore
Tuesday 10 November
By MikeofLA
Let him get to the hospital on his own or die. He knew he was having the operation so probably stepped it up on the eating which means 2 things.
1. He is counsious of his decision to eat like a walrus
2. He will just squander his new life and continue to conveyor food into his fat, fat, fat stupid face.
Stop wasting energy on trying to save EVERYONE on the planet... especially people like this. Use the money to buy more mosquito nets or maleria medication for people in Africa.
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