Man Leaving Hospital After Losing 462 Pounds

[matcom]

edited to include a stolen pic from Underpant's thread :D



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Patrick Deuel, the once gravely obese man who has spent the past seven months in a Sioux Falls hospital, said he has lost 462 pounds and is scheduled to go home Jan. 22.

Deuel, who has called Avera McKennan Hospital home since June, when he peaked at 1,072 pounds and was dying of heart failure, said he's eager for that date to arrive. He plans to move back into the Valentine, Neb., home that he shares with his wife, Edith.

"Everything is going really good now," Deuel said. "The staff here has been real helpful in getting me to a point where I can go home."

Deuel, however, has at times reported conflicted feelings about leaving the round-the-clock hospital care that saved his life.

The 42-year-old suffered wound infections after having obesity surgery last fall to restrict the amount of food he can eat. His recovery has been slow as a result.

http://www.argusleader.com/news/Wednesdayfeature.shtml

[htuttle]

1. He's half the man he used to be

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

2. Damn you. Damn you to hell.

I was going to type that dammit!

[htuttle]

10. It was just hanging there over the plate

I had to take a swing. Couldn't resist.

[ooglymoogly]

3. but its the bad half thats gone

and good for him

[paula777]

4. Damn it .. I wanted a before and after picture

[underpants]

5. two stinking minutes

OF course I included a photo and explained HOW he lost it.

You suck you know that right?

[matcom]

6. i am your king

bow down before me :P

[paula777]

8. ? There is no picture .... there is no stinking picture

[Left Is Write]

9. The picture is in underpants' thread.

[underpants]

11. Link

Feel free to keep it above this non imaginative photoless thread
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x2357630

[matcom]

13. LIAR!!

look again! :bounce:

[matcom]

12. NO ITS NOT ITS IN THIS THREAD!!!

:D

[Left Is Write]

15. You two are cracking me up.

[matcom]

16. wwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

its a DUEL! :D

[matcom]

17. are we still?

[matcom]

18. how about now?

[matcom]

19. are we STILL funny?

[Left Is Write]

21. Well, yes, because you want my reply to kick your thread.

You realize I'll have to go kick underpants' thread now too, right?

:D

[matcom]

20. underpants wears frilly thongs you know

[Left Is Write]

23. Okay, that sent me over the edge...

[motely36]

7. Course he still weighs 610 lbs.

but that is rather impressive weight loss

[matcom]

14. kick

:kick: :D

[matcom]

22. hey Underpants - how is the weather down there today?

[matcom]

24. we are having snow here

maybe some ice tomorrow :scared:

[msgadget]

25. It must have been hell for him

since the hospital restricted his intake to a measly 1200 calories a day! Hell, at his size he'd have still lost on a 2000/day diet and not have suffered as much during the process. Now I wonder how he'll manage at home making his own choices after STARVING in-hospital.

[edbermac]

26. Have you ever eaten hospital food?

I was in for a day once and never in my life had I eaten food with absolutely no taste to it.

[matcom]

27. .

only because yes, YOU had the pic originally but at least I had the correct weight loos amount

:P