1,100-pound man leaves bed for first time in six years
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) — A Mexican man who weighs about 1,100 pounds (500 kilos), and who hadn’t left his bed in six years, has been removed by medical personnel for treatment.
His doctor gave the 32-year-old man’s name only as Juan Pedro, who resides in the central city of Aguascalientes.
Gabriela Centeno, spokeswoman for the office of Dr Jose Antonio Castaneda, said Tuesday that the patient was taken to Guadalajara where blood samples were taken. She said he will remain in that city for several months receiving treatment.
Special equipment was needed to move the man, who hadn’t left his bed for years.
Mexican Manuel Uribe was once considered the world’s heaviest man, before he died in 2014 at age 48. Uribe’s peak weight of 1,230 pounds (560 kilogrammes) was certified in 2006 as a Guinness World Record.
