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Roisin Butler

Irishwoman tells RTE's Liveline how she nearly died after undergoing medical procedure in Turkey

An Irish woman has recounted how she was rushed to hospital with severe complications following a gastric sleeve procedure she underwent abroad.

Leanne spoke on Liveline on Thursday about how she was hospitalised in Ireland with sepsis following the operation in Turkey.

She told host Katie Hannon that she went abroad with three other women to have the operation, which works by removing roughly 80% of a person’s stomach, because prices in Ireland were too expensive.

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