article_snippet.sent: The 54-year-old wanted the surgery done for free but free bid failed after health service bosses said free needed to prove that free could keep the weight off.
article_snippet.sent: The 54-year-old wanted the surgery done for free but failed after health service bosses said him needed to prove that him could keep the weight off .
highlights_snippet.sent: The ex-postman, 54, shed the pounds after gastric bypass surgery on NHS .
  