Woman fighting for her life after botched weight loss surgery leaves stomach 'like concrete'

A woman has been left fighting for her life after botched weight loss surgery left her stomach ''like concrete''.

Pinky Jolley, 45, travelled to Istanbul, Turkey, for the weight loss procedure in November 2022 after tipping the scales at 17st 11lbs. She raised over £2k via a GoFundMe for a gastric sleeve operation, SWNS reports.

UK doctors had confirmed the diabetic, who was a dress size 24, should slim down when she piled on the pounds after serious medical complications left her in a wheelchair.

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Pinky, who is currently unemployed, quickly raised £2,100 for accommodation, flights and the surgery and after booking the procedure, flew out for it just two months later.

But after arriving at the clinic, she became increasingly concerned when medics there ''could barely speak English'' -but felt she had to go ahead with the surgery to have 85% of her stomach removed.

After a two-hour operation, she experienced a myriad of complications, including intense abdominal pain, vomiting, and dehydration.

Just four days afterwards, Pinky returned to her home in Wirral, Merseyside, on December 2022, where her local GP recommended an immediate visit to the hospital.

Doctors at Arrow Park Hospital, The Wirral, did an emergency CT scan and discovered a serious leak after surgery had led to infection which had turned her internal organs ''to concrete''.

Three surgeons were then forced to ''jet-wash'' the inside of her stomach to save her life, on 29 January 2023.

Pinky battled sepsis in the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, for over a month before finally being able to return home on 26 March 2023.

She has not been able to eat solid food since