Sunderland Royal Hospital is at the heart of one of the fattest regions in the country and the Weight Loss Ward is like a conveyor belt with thousands of patients turning to the knife to beat their morbid obesity. But getting surgery is not easy. In this episode, we catch up with 29-year-old Terry Gardner who weighed 47 stone eighteen months ago. His journey takes him from cheating and denial to an operation that will save his life. 29-year-old Laura Lamb weighs in at 19 stone has been refused surgery twice already and 35-year-old David Harper weighs 31 stone and also struggles to follow the advice of the surgeons.
Sunderland Royal Hospital is at the heart of one of the fattest regions in the country and the Weight Loss Ward is like a conveyor belt with thousands of patients turning to the knife to beat their morbid obesity. But getting surgery is not easy. In this episode, we catch up with 29-year-old Terry Gardner who weighed 47 stone eighteen months ago. His journey takes him from cheating and denial to an operation that will save his life. 29-year-old Laura Lamb weighs in at 19 stone has been refused surgery twice already and 35-year-old David Harper weighs 31 stone and also struggles to follow the advice of the surgeons.
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