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

[DeadPoolX 9]

One thing I like to comment about.

Some people like their fat more so than their body.

Yeah, but... their fat is PART of their body.

[Susita 175]

It's possible that since morbid obesity is really a problem in the US, moreso than in Europe, we have many more resources for these individuals. We would never have to send a patient to the zoo to get an X-Ray. I know he was morbidly obese but that's just cruel.

[The_Dude 1,142]

It's possible that since morbid obesity is really a problem in the US, moreso than in Europe, we have many more resources for these individuals. We would never have to send a patient to the zoo to get an X-Ray. I know he was morbidly obese but that's just cruel.

It's been done here in the U.S. as well. I recall reading a story about it, but I don't have access to unfiltered internet here so I can't look it up. People that big make up a small proportion of the population. I think it's fairly unreasonable to expect a hospital to purchase extremely expensive equipment to accomodate a small portion of the population.

[Amby 490]

It's possible that since morbid obesity is really a problem in the US, moreso than in Europe, we have many more resources for these individuals. We would never have to send a patient to the zoo to get an X-Ray. I know he was morbidly obese but that's just cruel.

It's been done here in the U.S. as well. I recall reading a story about it, but I don't have access to unfiltered internet here so I can't look it up. People that big make up a small proportion of the population. I think it's fairly unreasonable to expect a hospital to purchase extremely expensive equipment to accomodate a small portion of the population.

I think it was actually earlier this year

[Susita 175]

It's been done here in the U.S. as well. I recall reading a story about it, but I don't have access to unfiltered internet here so I can't look it up. People that big make up a small proportion of the population. I think it's fairly unreasonable to expect a hospital to purchase extremely expensive equipment to accomodate a small portion of the population.

Really? Wow. I never heard that story. Well at least in NY, we have hospitals that specialize in bariatric surgery, and therefore have the resources necessary for heavier individuals. Usually when someone that heavy needs treatment they are either directed to one of those hospitals or transferred to one.

It really is sad though.

[Amby 490]

When a 5-foot, 275-pound woman found out she had a tumor on her spine, she was told by her local hospital to go the zoo to have a MRI because a regular MRI machine could not hold her weight.

Carolyn Ragan discovered the tumor two years ago and, after the hospital told her she could not use their machine, a medical aid he would help her find a solution.

“So he suggested the Kansas City Zoo,” Ragan said. “I thought, I know I’m big, but I’m not as big as an elephant. And my husband got mad.”

Ragan’s problem was two-fold: She was too heavy for the table and too wide to slide through the opening.

Ragan, who ended up having two surgeries and some paralysis, said she finally found an open MRI machine that held her weight, but it was embarrassing and frustrating.

“They should have machines that fit most everybody,” she said.

[Susita 175]

When a 5-foot, 275-pound woman found out she had a tumor on her spine, she was told by her local hospital to go the zoo to have a MRI because a regular MRI machine could not hold her weight.

Carolyn Ragan discovered the tumor two years ago and, after the hospital told her she could not use their machine, a medical aid he would help her find a solution.

“So he suggested the Kansas City Zoo,” Ragan said. “I thought, I know I’m big, but I’m not as big as an elephant. And my husband got mad.”

Ragan’s problem was two-fold: She was too heavy for the table and too wide to slide through the opening.

Ragan, who ended up having two surgeries and some paralysis, said she finally found an open MRI machine that held her weight, but it was embarrassing and frustrating.

“They should have machines that fit most everybody,” she said.

That's rediculous, they should have been referred to a hospital in another area or state, before the damn zoo. Geez.

[Amby 490]

that was from January this year. I didn't put a link because the only thing I could find the story on was a blog where the person was being an azz.