507lb man dies after refusing to go to zoo for xray

[Amby 490]

A German man, who weighed 507 pounds and was too heavy to receive an X-ray at a clinic, has died of unknown causes, Agence France-Presse reported.

Thomas Lessman was told to go to the zoo for an X-ray because he was too heavy for machines designed for humans.

Complaining he was feeling ill and frequently losing consciousness, Lessmann, 51, went to a clinic in Eppendorf, near Hamburg, Germany He was referred to the nearby Hagenbeck Zoo for an X-ray, but refused to get one there.

"It sounded like they were trying to wind us up," Lessmann's widow Petra told Bild newspaper of the clinic.

A spokeswoman for the clinic said its X-ray machines could not accommodate anyone weighing more than 440 pounds.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,571571,00.html

[Chica Yeyé 41]

unknown causes my azz

[Amby 490]

unknown causes my azz

how would they know? he never went to the zoo to get the x-ray!

[Chica Yeyé 41]

unknown causes my azz

how would they know? he never went to the zoo to get the x-ray!

That's the 507 pound question.....

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Its pretty humiliating to be told to go to the zoo for an X-Ray; but 507lbs is a pretty extreme degree of obesity. I guess you can't expect to be accomodated when you're that far off the median.

[kaus&Sanu 0]

Its pretty humiliating to be told to go to the zoo for an X-Ray; but 507lbs is a pretty extreme degree of obesity. I guess you can't expect to be accomodated when you're that far off the median.

Not unheard of... Hospitals have requested my company to design beds that can handle up to 800lbs patients.

[SMR 368]

Its pretty humiliating to be told to go to the zoo for an X-Ray; but 507lbs is a pretty extreme degree of obesity. I guess you can't expect to be accomodated when you're that far off the median.

Not unheard of... Hospitals have requested my company to design beds that can handle up to 800lbs patients.

Why? When a man is 507 lbs, I can tell you he has medical problems without an x-ray. And I'm not even a doctor.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Its pretty humiliating to be told to go to the zoo for an X-Ray; but 507lbs is a pretty extreme degree of obesity. I guess you can't expect to be accomodated when you're that far off the median.

Not unheard of... Hospitals have requested my company to design beds that can handle up to 800lbs patients.

Why? When a man is 507 lbs, I can tell you he has medical problems without an x-ray. And I'm not even a doctor.

Maybe they intend to make people share beds because they know under Obamacare they will have to.

[Nik+Heather 121]

Its pretty humiliating to be told to go to the zoo for an X-Ray; but 507lbs is a pretty extreme degree of obesity. I guess you can't expect to be accomodated when you're that far off the median.

Not unheard of... Hospitals have requested my company to design beds that can handle up to 800lbs patients.

Why? When a man is 507 lbs, I can tell you he has medical problems without an x-ray. And I'm not even a doctor.

Didn't you see that episode of House where the fat guy wasn't sick because he was fat?? I mean, come on!

[Nagishkaw 510]

terrible and just wrong.

[mawilson 2,133]

unknown causes my azz

how would they know? he never went to the zoo to get the x-ray!

That's the 507 pound question.....

[Nessa 23]

terrible and just wrong.

ditto

[The_Dude 1,142]

It's terrible and wrong that the man refused to get the MRI. I'm sorry that he's 507 lb., but equipment is simply not meant to deal with someone of that girth. Yes, it's embarassing having to get an MRI at the zoo, but what is more important, your health, or your pride?

[meowmeowmeow 1]

what a shame, seriously.

[Niels Bohr 72]

One thing I like to comment about.

Some people like their fat more so than their body.