Oh. My. God.
What would you do if you weighed 550 kilograms (more than 1,200 pounds)? Why fly to Italy for an operation, of course.
A Mexican man who at 550 kg is possibly the heaviest person in the world hopes to travel to Italy for a life-saving operation to shed weight.
Manuel Uribe, bedridden for the past five years, cannot stand on his own and will need a special flight to take him from Monterrey, Mexico to Modena, where a surgical team has offered to perform an intestinal bypass free of charge.
Not to make light of this, but one big question comes to mind here:
Who the heck is feeding this guy?
That was not a joking question. People do not gain weight from thin air, it requires food. And quite a lot of it to get that heavy. The story says the man cannot understand how he got this big. (One presumes this is not a case of fluid gain since that would be mentioned if that were the case).
Just guessing here; by eating a lot?
Weird Stuff, World news | Gaius Wednesday, 3 May , 2006
By Gauis Arbo, Wednesday, 3 May , 2006 @ 12:48 pm
Those Google translations can be a bit tough to decipher. It appears there is some possible issue with fluid, but that doesn’t answer the whole issue. He’s still getting too many calories from somewhere.
By Jim O'Hara, Thursday, 4 May , 2006 @ 8:17 am
Give him as much cold water as he wants, but stop feeding him. People can fast for months. (Actually, for most people, fasting once a week will make you healthier). Oh, and a pot of coffee a day and vitamins would probably help speed up the fat loss.
Jim
By Gauis Arbo, Thursday, 4 May , 2006 @ 10:17 am
Actually, not a bad idea, Jim. They say he’s otherwise completely healthy aside from being built like a planet.