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Gareth O'Callaghan: One woman’s bariatric nightmare

Jane and Paul open up about their horrific experience following tourism surgery
Gareth O'Callaghan: One woman’s bariatric nightmare

Fighting back tears, Jane describes how she woke after the surgery in extreme pain — 'worse than anything I had ever experienced' — and was given paracetemol.

I call them Jane and Paul, at their own request, as they wish to remain anonymous about their shocking ordeal — a nightmare that changed everything.

It’s late on a Sunday afternoon as they sit opposite me at their kitchen table, having agreed some weeks ago to tell me their story in an effort to warn others.

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