Former Half-Ton Man to Head Home...

Subby · 01-05-2005, 07:34 PM

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...p/half_ton_man

Man Who Shed 450 Pounds to Head Home Soon

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - His recovery was slowed because of an infection, but a man who once weighed half a ton may soon leave a hospital after losing more than 450 pounds.

Patrick Deuel, 42, is scheduled to go home to Valentine, Neb., on Jan. 22. He is still receiving treatment at a Sioux Falls hospital for a staph infection he got in November.

Deuel said he isn't worried about returning to a former lifestyle of overeating. He will have health aides at home and a doctor will check on him regularly.

"I've learned a lot while I've been here," he told reporters Tuesday. "I'll just keep doing what I've been doing, and I think things will be fine."

Deuel weighed 1,072 pounds when he checked into Avera McKennan Hospital in June. At the time, he was dying of heart failure. His doctor recommended gastric-bypass surgery but Deuel wasn't healthy enough to undergo the procedure.

The hospital staff structured an exercise program and a 1,200-calorie-a-day diet. The 420 pounds Deuel lost by late October helped control his heart problems and other health issues, including diabetes, and the stomach surgery was performed Oct. 26.

Deuel, who relies on Medicare to pay his hospital bills, can't stay at the hospital indefinitely.

He now weighs about 610 pounds and hopes eventually to slim down to 240 pounds.

A tube that provides extra protein actually has slowed his weight loss. He has lost just 41 pounds since the gastric-bypass surgery.

"He's making progress," rehabilitation doctor Steven Guse said. "He's walking household distances and getting more independent. But he's still got a big challenge ahead of him."

Deuel tried many diets during his youth and early adult life, but the pounds were slow to melt off. He'd get discouraged, take comfort in old routines and return to overeating.

By the mid-1990s, he stopped leaving his house and ended up housebound for seven years. For several months last year, he couldn't leave his bed and depended on his wife, Edith, to clean and care for him.

Franklinnoble · 01-05-2005, 07:39 PM

That's some freaky shit right there.

Fritz · 01-05-2005, 08:04 PM

ah subby, if only you could have introduced him to zone perfect and four kids

Senator · 01-05-2005, 08:47 PM

Wow, he was in Sioux Falls the same time I was there for a playoff game. Missed a great chance to sign him to an NAIA scholarship.

Fonzie · 01-05-2005, 09:18 PM

That's some nice cleavage he's got. I'll bet he doesn't even need to use a WonderBro.

Lucky bastard.

LoneStarGirl · 01-05-2005, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Fonzie

That's some nice cleavage he's got. I'll bet he doesn't even need to use a WonderBro.

Lucky bastard.

What the hell is a WonderBro?

Desnudo · 01-05-2005, 10:07 PM

I'm glad our taxes helped subsidize the results of his Big Mac habit.

Fonzie · 01-05-2005, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by LoneStarGirl

What the hell is a WonderBro?

Wonderbra + The Bro (sometimes known as the "Mansierre") = WonderBro

LoneStarGirl · 01-05-2005, 10:47 PM

Yeah, I still dont know. But that picture makes me nauseated every time i click this thread.

Comey · 01-05-2005, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Fonzie

Wonderbra + The Bro (sometimes known as the "Mansierre") = WonderBro

You DO realize you've settled the argument, right? Bro vs. Mansierre...the "wonderbro" settles it. You can't put the Mansierre into some flashy name for cleavage-bearing male undergarments.

Giddyup.

Fonzie · 01-05-2005, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Comey

You DO realize you've settled the argument, right? Bro vs. Mansierre...the "wonderbro" settles it. You can't put the Mansierre into some flashy name for cleavage-bearing male undergarments.

Giddyup.

My good deed for the day.

stevew · 01-05-2005, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Desnudo

I'm glad our taxes helped subsidize the results of his Big Mac habit.

Hopefully he smokes cigarettes too.

JeeberD · 01-06-2005, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by LoneStarGirl

Yeah, I still dont know. But that picture makes me nauseated every time i click this thread.

Some has been deficient on their Seinfeld viewing...

CHEMICAL SOLDIER · 01-06-2005, 12:34 AM

First my hard earned tax money goes to disaster relief now this!!!!!

Neon_Chaos · 01-06-2005, 12:59 AM

how lucky for him that he's got a wife who was willing to go through all that.

stevew · 01-06-2005, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Neon_Chaos

how lucky for him that he's got a wife who was willing to go through all that.

Well.....otherwise she wouldnt be able to find it.

Franklinnoble · 01-06-2005, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by stevew

Well.....otherwise she wouldnt be able to find it.

Just wrong.

Funny.

But wrong.

BigJohn&TheLions · 01-06-2005, 02:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Comey

You DO realize you've settled the argument, right? Bro vs. Mansierre...the "wonderbro" settles it. You can't put the Mansierre into some flashy name for cleavage-bearing male undergarments.

Giddyup.

I always thought "Mansierre" was for the Fifth Avenue big man, while "Bro" wa more for the trailer park lard-ass...

The debate shall live!

Loren · 01-06-2005, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by LoneStarGirl

Yeah, I still dont know. But that picture makes me nauseated every time i click this thread.

I'll lend ya the seinfeld dvds...

01-05-2005, 08:04 PM	#3
Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	ah subby, if only you could have introduced him to zone perfect and four kids __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster

01-05-2005, 08:47 PM	#4
Senator FOFC's Elected Representative Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The stars at night; are big and bright	Wow, he was in Sioux Falls the same time I was there for a playoff game. Missed a great chance to sign him to an NAIA scholarship. __________________ "i have seen chris simms play 4-5 times in the pros and he's very clearly got it. he won't make a pro bowl this year, but it'll come. if you don't like me saying that, so be it, but its true. we'll just have to wait until then" imettrentgreen "looking at only ten games, and oddly using a median only, leaves me unmoved generally" - Quiksand

01-06-2005, 12:34 AM	#14
CHEMICAL SOLDIER College Starter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Henderson, Nevada	First my hard earned tax money goes to disaster relief now this!!!!! __________________ Toujour Pret

01-05-2005, 07:39 PM	#2
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	That's some freaky shit right there.

01-05-2005, 09:18 PM	#5
Fonzie Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Illinois	That's some nice cleavage he's got. I'll bet he doesn't even need to use a WonderBro. Lucky bastard.

01-05-2005, 10:07 PM	#7
Desnudo Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Here and There	I'm glad our taxes helped subsidize the results of his Big Mac habit.

01-05-2005, 10:47 PM	#9
LoneStarGirl College Starter Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Little Rock, AR	Yeah, I still dont know. But that picture makes me nauseated every time i click this thread.

01-06-2005, 12:59 AM	#15
Neon_Chaos Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Parañaque, Philippines	how lucky for him that he's got a wife who was willing to go through all that.

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