Worlds fattest man to sue

bluewolf wrote: »

Than what?

He probably had no clue he was eating 20K kcals. He probably just got depressed/panicked without food.

What he needed was psychological help in addition to diet/exercise

KungPao wrote: »

I know he has big problems, but he has beef with the people who want to help him. What about the people who egged him on?

It all seems ham-fisted to me.

He's going to eat them all??!

strobe wrote: »

He might not have known it was 20,000 calories he was eating but if you are going to try and tell me he didn't know that it was sitting on his arse all day and eating whole 24 packs of fried sausages in one go that was making him fat then you are very naive man.

I'm sure he knew, but depression and misery can block out rational thought. He probably didn't see light at the end of the tunnel.

When you're that far gone I'd imagine it's pretty difficult to know where to start, I mean when he went to the doctor he was 30stone. Were he to lose 10 stone he'd still be morbidly obese unless hes very tall.

I think just giving someone like that a diet and exercise plan ignores the root of the problem is psychological in many cases.

So basically I think the health service made a poor call, had they got him psychological help then they probably would have saved thousands, therefore I'm glad they're being sued because it will lead to new guidelines and protocall being established.

Aside from locking him in a room with an armed guard, how the fúck could the NHS stop him from eating?

This is the crux of the matter.

The fat fúcker says that someone kept feeding him, and yet NHS are the bad people? Fúcking douche. Should've sent the girlfriend to the dietician, as she was the one feeding him.

maglite wrote: »

There was something wrong with him, if an anorexic came in they would have helped them, not just said go to KFC and stuff your face.

But ya, whoever the frigg fed him shout be beaten stupid(er)

Great point.

Degsy wrote: »

He's looking for a generous helping of compensation...compensation because he stuffed himself with food and now he's fat.

Compensation he's pledged to use to help other people with obesity related problems. If he was just out for himself I'd condemn him but I think he has a genuine motive

Barrington wrote: »

They sent him to a dietician. If he can't show that he can lose some weight by himself and control his eating habits, stomach stapling or whatever would be too risky. And I really doubt he was told to 'ride his bike more'.

A dietician could have helped revise his diet, work out how many calories he needs and work out a plan for him. It may not have been the option he wanted, but it was a valid course of action on behalf of the NHS.

Valid course of action for most people, but the NHS isn't a computer. The doctor should have pegged that this guy was overeating due to a psychological issue and dealt with that first. Think of all the people yo-yo dieting - for a lot of people dieting only works in the short term. If they addressed why they overeat in the first place their weight would be more likely to stabilise at a healthy level.

the_syco wrote: »

After Hours answer: he was probably blocking the light at the end of the tunnel.

Probably blocking the train too!

Bottle_of_Smoke wrote: »

Obese people are basically seriously ill patients in training. Huge risk factor for all kinds of diabetic/CV stuff. Long term it makes sense to invest some funds in getting them slimmer alongside their own responsibility to do so.

I'm not saying the state should take over I just think the reality is a lot of people will become obese should we leave them to their own devices in a world where carbohydrates and fatty meat are cheap and easily available.

I would love to see a progressive plan where say you get free health insurance and pay less taxes if you can squat/deadlift your own bodyweight and Bench 75% of your bodyweight. You'd see people hitting the gym then

I agree with you about the need for early intervention to reduce obesity, and more targetted approach by doctors and medical practicioners. I think that whenever an obese or seriosuly overwight person visits a GP, the GP should make reference to the need for that person to lose weight, and suggest a plan. I was pretty obese myself for a few years, and it was only ever related in the context of related conditions. If I walked into a surgery with a tumour on my face, the doctor would be quick to act, yet people can walk in with a condition that threatens their health and wellbeing and nothing is said. However, obese people do need to take responsibility for their own conditions too, and this guy seems utterly incapable of doing so.

No I wouldn't go that far. Sure he should have addressed this earlier in his life, when he was 15-20 stone for example.

That however does not take away from criticism of the NHS for handling it very badly when he was 30 stone. If they get sued they will have new protocall, which will prevent cases like this in the future.

Perhaps the NHS is open to criticism but suing the service is not the solution, and I think it's naive to believe his claims that he's doing it for altruisitc purposes. If anything, this action is likely to increase the ire that is often targetted at obese people.

I watched it last night. I did feel sorry for him at the start of it, he was lying there in his enormous gelatinous fatness, cameras all over his nakedness. Horrifying image, I couldn't tell which end was his top end only for his head peeking out:(.

He spoke about his two sisters who weren't talking to him as he pressured his mother to remortgage the house to pay for all his tons of grub thus losing their inheritance. He cried and told them to the camera that he was sorry.

He spoke about all the poo he was making...piles of it in his nappy, said it was embarrassing 'cos the mountains of food was making mountains of crap. Imagine all that had to be cleaned out of all the creases. He had a carer who seemed to be there all the time, cooking lovely meals and cleaning him up etc.

He did lose the plot when told over the phone that his allowance was being cut from £700 a wk to £350. He wailed with his mouth wide open...like a two yr old would. His carer moved onto another job, however later on it showed a group of women cleaning him up, rubbing cream on him and cooking for him.

The doctors were marvellous, performed the stomach stapling and the bit of cosmetic surgery where a stone and a half of blobby wobbly fat was removed from some part of his lower half. I couldn't tell where it was coming from for the life of me. They had to get 3 or 4 tables for him to lie on and get the floor reinforced in the theatre in case he fell through it:eek:.

The doctor who specialised in cases like his was sympathetic, said it wasn't as if he'd woken up one day and declared 'right, I'm going to be fat!'....I laughed heartily at this comment then realised he wasn't joking. Considering the care he did eventually get I was quite shocked to hear that he was suing the national health. Surely he should be thanking God that he has survived the operations so far and has a chance of living a normal life? He can do a lot more to highlight his cause without screwing an already struggling institution.

i would,nt like to clean out his cage:D:mad: