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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Sophie Halle-Richards

'It's like being in prison': Mum's life 'ruined' by an operation she didn't need to have

A mum has been left with a lifetime of chronic pain following a spine operation she didn't need to have.

Donna Johnstone, 48, said at times she felt like driving her car off a cliff after struggling to cope with the severity of the pain.

She is no longer able to work for her family's business, rarely leaves the house, and even missed her eldest daughter's university graduation.

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