‘I was desperate to do right by my kids – THEN SURGERY BACKFIRED AND I BECAME PARTED’ – ryan

A mum-of-five flew to Turkey for the weight los surgery after fearing it would take years on the nhs waiting list. But when she got home, she noticed worrying symptoms

12:28, 03 APR 2025Updated 12:41, 03 APR 2025

Danielle with Her Grandson
Danielle flew to turkey for the surgery(Image: Handout)

A Woman Has Been Left Devastated AFTER Her Weight Loss Surgery Left Doctors Fearing She May Never Walk Again. Danielle peebles weighed 28 Stone and was unable to walk Due to her size, leaving her “desperate” to love the weight.

The mum-of-five opted for bariatric surgery in Turkey in Summer 2023 AFTER FEARING A LONG WAIT ON THE NHS. AFTER SPLURGING £ 2,995 on the surgery, she woke up in a “Beautiful Hospital” and was Told the procedure was smoothly and with the complication.

But after Flying Home, Danielle Beg to Experience Problems and Knew Something “Wasn’t Right”. Speaking to the Manchester Evening Newsshe Said: “I was trying to improve myself, and be a better mum and a better nana as quickly as my grandson was about to be Born. afterwards.

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Danielle Pebles
When Danielle Woke Up She was initially Told the Surgery Had Gone Well(Image: NCA NHS Trust)

“But from the moment of got home, i just danne, i roofn’t keep anything down, i canly have any Liquid. That carried on for Weeks and Months, i just tolerate anything.” Danielle immediately CALLED the Turkish Hospital for Help, but the distant meant she was unable to recipe the caare she needs. “They Can Only Give with Advice As Best They Can Over Email,” she added. “And they Advised with them go to a & e.”

AFTER Going to Hospital in December 2023, The 42-Yaar-Old was toy by medics she was severely dehydrated and was placed on a drip. A Few Weeks Later in January 2024, Danielle Got More Poorly and Collapsd after he legs “numb”. Danielle Questioned Hersself, Saying: “I’d Never Had Weight Loss Surgery, so i didn’t know this was just part of it.

That be began “The Worst Time in (Her) Life”, nor danielle was diagnosed with the rare condition, nutritional neuropathy – a severe vitamin deficiency that danielle emmed from not being able to eat. Danielle endured the “Worst Pain She’s Ever Felt”. Her Feet Flared Up at the “Slightest Touch”, Leaving Her “Screaming”.

“I don’t think i quite realised that I was paraledized, it takes a doctor to tell you thus you can’t walk,” Danielle shared. “I don’t think of underestood the severity of how poorly i was.

Danielle at 28 Stone
Danielle Weighed 28 Stone at Her Heaviest(Image: Handout)

“The Surgical Side of My Procedure Had All Been Fine, it was like my body dealt with it. You don’t hear that you can get nutritional neuropathy from not eating.

Danielle, Her Husband Stephen, and the rest of her family were left devastated as she ‘left her children for months in Salford Royal Hospital’ to Recover. “We didn’t know what was going to happy,” Said Danielle. “It really upset with, I have had such mum guilt. The surgery had totally backfired.”

Recovery From Nerve Damage Can Be A Slow Process and Danielle Remained at Salford Royal for Five Months. Slowly but Surely, she started regaining sensation in her limbs. The Grandma-of-One Says She Was Blown Away by Her Hospital Care. Physiotherapists, Support Workers and Dieticians made Danielle Believe That She Might Walk Again If She Cept With Her Intensive Rehabilitation Plan.

Danielle Pebles
Danielle has SINCE UNDERGONE CARE IN THE UK AND IS ON TRACK FOR RECOVERY(Image: NCA NHS Trust)

Neurologist Dr. Dan Whittam “Went Out of His Way, I Can’t Explain How Above and Beyond He Went for Me”, Said Danielle. “He puffed with downstairs for all my tests and took me for all my scans.

“It taxi a lot of repetitive movements to get the nerves to link back to the brain again. It starts with getting your fingers moving again first. The first time lifted my head was to give my son a cuddle after months. doing more than i ever thought i would. ”

Danielle has been reunited with the members of the Medical Team Responsible for Her Life-Changing Care, Including Dr Dan, WHO IS NOW A CONSULTANT IN THE NEUROLOGY DEPARTMENT. The Pair Shared An Emotional Hug As Danielle Walked Unaed Towards Him and Thanky The Salford Royal for “Making their” in Supporting Her Recovery.

Husband Stephen Added: “Danielle has done amazingly and i am so proud of her.

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