14 Oct 2025

Woman suffering complications after overseas surgery

From Checkpoint, 5:08 pm on 14 October 2025

A medical tourist who is suffering debilitating complications after her stomach surgery in Turkey went wrong is issuing a warning. Sherie had gastric sleeve or weight loss surgery to reduce the size of her stomach about three months ago, but 13 weeks on she is still being fed through a nasal tube and hasn't been able to work. Sherie spoke to Lisa Owen.