Paul Mason lost two-thirds of his 980lb. bulk following a gastric bypass op on the NHS that reduced his stomach to the size of an egg.

Medical bills are so far thought to have cost taxpayers £1million.
And Paul is fighting the NHS to fund further surgery costing up to £30,000 to remove folds of loose skin left after his epic weight loss.

Paul once gorged on 20,000 calories a day — about ten times the recommended level — on a diet of supersized takeaways, fry-ups and up to forty bags of crisps.

But he cast off his electric wheelchair after the op, which saw him switch to a diet of veg and small portions.

He added: “The NHS says my weight must be stable for two years before they will consider operating on me to remove the loose skin.
“But I want the surgery as soon as possible as it will enable me to become more mobile — and that will help me keep the weight off.”

Paul blames childhood bullying for a compulsive eating disorder and says it was made worse by the death of his dad in 1986.

Firefighters removed the front wall of his house and used a forklift to plant him in an ambulance when he needed a hernia operation while weighing 784lb. in 2002.

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