How thinks that the 42st woman should be treated on the NHS?

Question

A large coffin would cheaper than the treatment, what are your views?

Answer 1

It does seem a little unfair that her unwillingness to curb her appetite for cream buns should mean her taking up 3 hospital beds.at the same time some 80 year old war hero shops for his groceries bent double with back problems.

It disgusts me that these monsters allow themselves to become a burden upon their families,friends and taxpayers.

Answer 2

That woman has got a cheek sayig that the NHS won't treat her. They will treat her.... when she loses some of her weight, because currently she is too big to go under anaesthetic to have the surgery she wants. If she really wants to lose weight she would make the effort! After all it is not the NHS shoving the food in her mouth!! Just give her a coffin now!!

It makes me sick to hear of so many people now-a-days undergoing stomach stapling, gastric bypass surgery, etc to lose weight, saying that they have tried everying to lose weight. Have they tried actually eating balanced, nutritious meals, and taking up some sort of exercise to lose weight and kept at it for longer than a month?? For many I bet the answer is no! Instead they follow all these ridiculous fad diets and when they see they have (unsurprisingly) lost hardly any weight after a week, they give up and go back to their old eating habits!!

Answer 3

I feel very sorry for this lady even though she is the one who has put the food in her mouth in the first place, but sometimes things do get beyond a persons ability to cope. Her husband is not helping her as I noticed that when she was eating a bowl of soup he had given her about five slices of bread to go with it.Less food on the plate means you lose weight.The NHS is not likely to take a risk helping her as nowadays they are scared rigid of being sued if something goes wrong.

Answer 4

Those who have said No ought not to be so judgemental as they themselves may require NHS treatment albeit not for being obese to the extreme. None of us knows what lies ahead of us believe me.

My own opinion is that this wife and mother requires psychiatric help and counselling. Would it help her lose weight, well maybe in would start the long process of getting back herself esteem and objective support she needs to help her gain it. Her husband is far too subjective to be able to help her in a discplined way and that is what is lacking in her life the discipline and support to help her to change her eating habits and patterns.

Hopefully she will be provided with good advice and education to get her back on track before it is too late. However, she must be made to realise and appreciate that she also has make an effort to help herself and take responsibilty for her actions.

Let us hope that she will heed the advice of the professionals and time and money spent on her recovery.

Answer 5

I believe she should, when you look at tonight's news, they showed a photo of what she was like 13 years ago, she didn't get any help for anti-baby-depression, at the time, SO YES GIVE her the support..

How many old/older people are in hospital, for treatment-(loads) only because they either have NO FAMILY to help them, or Social Services CAN'T put them back into there home's,,
HELLO WAKE UP THE WOMAN NEEDS HELP, AND I WOULD BE WILLING TO HELP HER, SHE IS YOUNG, AND IS CALLING OUT FOR HELP, (OR OTHER WISE SHE WON'T BE ON TV)
Come on-help her by giving good feed back, you never know ONE DAY YOU MIGHT BE THERE-GO INTO DEPRESSION MODE, EAT,EAT AND EAT MORE AND END UP LIKE THIS LADY.....

Answer 6

Mmmmm, tricky question. My first thought was "no", she's brought it on herself.
Then I read someone's thoughts on this site where they said that anorexics - the total opposite of this woman - receive help on the NHS, and it made me think that maybe she should get help.
The grey area for me is, has this woman become so huge just because she's greedy, or does she have a psychological problem that makes food as attractive to her, as it is repulsive to an anorexic?

Answer 7

i think people who are over weight have a problem without the added stress of getting treatment for free of the NHS. I think they have a right to treatment.

Answer 8

i cant beleive that people can be so insensitive. the NHS treats smokers, alcoholics and drug abusers. so why shouldn't they treat someone that is obviously addicted to food? who else is going to help her? suggesting that a large coffin would be cheaper is the type of ignorant attitude that doesnt help anyone. i take it you are perfect, yeah?
CAN I ADD THAT THIS QUESTION SHOULD NOT BE UNDER INFECTIOUS DISEASES?! GIVE THE WOMAN A BREAK!

Answer 9

I don't believe the 42st woman shoulb be treated on the NHS. The NHS offered her a place in a mental home. She should have taken it up.

Answer 10

i don't think its fair to blame the NHS, 25-30 extra stone doesn't come on overnight, i hate the way people treat their bodies like sh*t and expect the government to sort it out at the last second because we are lucky enough to have a free health care option in our country, i don't think she should necessary be refused help but i don't think we as tax payers should all have to pay for the specialist equipment that would be required to help her in every possible way.