Leanne nearly died after the operation and has since had her spleen removed.
Leanne had the operation in October 2021 in order to lose weight but has been left with long-term complications.
“They had to ring my partner as my next of kin to come and say goodbye to me because I was dying,” Leanne said. “They were saying, ‘It’s touch and go, we don’t know whether she’s going to make it - we’re just praying that she will.’”“I’m like a walking timebomb,” she said.
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