A mum-of-one endured a terrifying ordeal following weight loss surgery that left her hospitalised for months, after surgeons admitted they had removed too much of her stomach
A woman who spent £10,000 on weight loss surgery claims she was left “throwing up lumps of flesh” after the procedure. Sofia Alessia, 27, underwent a three-hour-long gastric sleeve surgery on January 31, 2022, but said she felt “immediately sick” when she woke up.
Alessia piled on the pounds after her pregnancy, going from a size 10 to a size 16, and she couldn’t shift the weight. She decided surgery was the best option and went to a UK clinic after reading horror stories about people who travelled to Turkey for cheaper surgeries.
The influencer, from Littleborough, Greater Manchester, said: “I was always told to never go to Turkey. But staying in the UK for it nearly killed me anyway. I couldn’t eat or drink for weeks. Everyday was a nightmare that I couldn’t wake up from. I was vomiting lumps of flesh every day and night. I do love my glow up, but I wish I didn’t have to go through hell.”
She was home from the hospital for just three hours before calling 999 and was rushed to Blackburn Hospital.
The mum-of-one was treated for pneumonia and blood clots in her lungs for three weeks.
The clinic admitted to removing too much of her stomach during the first procedure, so they opted to do a gastric bypass to attempt to fix the issue. Sadly, she developed sepsis and was back in hospital four days later.
Surgeons tried to salvage what was left of her stomach and removed the staples from her bowels and small intestine.
Alessia recalled: “I begged a nurse to save my life and begged for other doctors. I didn’t think I would ever say my daughter again. I wasn’t getting answers, and I felt like I was losing a bit of myself every day.
“The surgeon called my mum and told her that I might die. My family was distraught.”
Thankfully, after three months in hospital, she turned home to be with her daughter Alya-Valentina. Alessia has lost seven stone but has multiple scars on her stomach and requires another surgery to remove an internal hernia.
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