Rape survivor and campaigner Fiona Doyle has just returned from Turkey where she had surgery for a partial stomach bypass after developing pre-cancerous cells. It led to her vomiting during her sleep on numerous occasions and her doctors recommended a stomach bypass to alleviate it, after also identifying pre-cancerous cells. Ms Doyle developed Barrett's oesophagus due to a cosmetic procedure, known as stomach or gastric banding, carried out 14 years ago. I need to make myself well for my children and my grandchildren and to be able to live my life. "I know it can be daunting to go to another country for a medical procedure, but my experience was very good.

Source: Irish Independent September 13, 2020 01:30 UTC