Former 1,100 pound man loses more than half his weight after gastric bypass surgery, now ca driver car and ride bike

Omaha, NE

Times are tough for the Nebraska man who once weighed more than 1,000 pounds, but Patrick Deuel says he's trying to stay positive.

Deuel weighed almost 1,100 pounds in 2004, and he had to have his bedroom wall cut open so he could be hospitalized for lifesaving gastric bypass surgery.

By late 2006 he was down to 370 pounds, but when he stepped on a scale in May he was back up to 540.

His wife says none the less, Deuel is able to go out and do the things he wants to do. His surgeon says his health is generally good, noting he can drive a car and ride a bike.

The former restaurant manager is now looking for a new line of work, while he and his wife survive on a Social Security check of less than $600 a month.

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