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Woman, 42, told she may 'never walk again' after Turkey surgery

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READ MORE: The corners that Turkish plastic surgeons cut to lure young Brits A grandmother was left screaming in agony and faces disability for life after suffering a life-wrecking complication of weight loss surgery abroad. Danielle Peebles, 42, was initially paralysed from the waist down and unable to eat following the procedure - which was performed by a clinic in Turkey. She has since defied doctors' predictions that she'd 'never walk again', and can walk slowly using crutches, but expects to suffer some form of disability for life. Ms Peebles underwent the procedure to remove a portion of her stomach in the summer of 2023, known medically as a gastric sleeve. She paid just £2,995 for the operation, nearly three times less than the £8,500 it costs to have the surgery preforming privately in Britain. Weighing 28st (178kg), the mother was desperate to shed her excess weight and be able to 'push her baby grandson around the pa...