A YOUNG woman has revealed that she spent £11,000 on a gastric sleeve.
But things didn’t go to plan for Betty Hunt, who was left wheelchair-bound after having the in the UK.
The , who once topped the scales at 20 stone 3 lbs, to 9 stone 3 lbs after going under the knife, but suffered and was left unable to walk.
It all started after Betty piled on eight stone in just eight months.
After trying numerous but with no success, Betty decided to go ahead with , which saw her shift 11 stone.
But despite , Betty is now forced to use a and wishes she had flown abroad to for the surgery, rather than having it in the UK.
Posting on , Betty shared her jaw-dropping transformation – and it’s left many totally stunned.
The young woman, who was “so unhappy”; when she weighed over 20 stone, shared her clip with the caption “11 stone but ending up in a wheelchair not able to walk due to brain nerve damage through was the last thing I was expecting.”
At the start of the short clip, Betty shared a snap of her prior to her .
Seconds later, viewers saw an image after Betty’s .
Although she had dramatically slimmed down, she was sitting in a and was .
Betty claimed that after her gastric sleeve, she was unable to “keep anything down”; and get into her body, which caused a – which can lead to a range of symptoms, from fatigue to paralysis.
This affected not only Betty’s , but her sight and speech too.
She explained: “Due to me not [being] able to keep anything down – tablets, food, water – I got severe malnutrition which is the brain nerve damage which has affected my whole body, eye sight and my speech – my condition is called which is common in alcoholics but not in my case.”;
Wernicke's Encephalopathy is a serious, potentially life-threatening neurological disorder caused by a deficiency of .
While it is often associated with chronic use, it can also occur in individuals with poor nutrition.
The condition is characterised by a triad of symptoms: confusion, eye movement problems (ophthalmoplegia), and ataxia (difficulty with balance and coordination).
Untreated, Wernicke's Encephalopathy can lead to permanent brain damage and death, or can progress to Korsakoff syndrome, a chronic memory disorder.
Following Betty’s malnutrition, she went down to just 8 stone 4 lbs and was “so weak”;.
Paid £11,000, didn’t have the aftercare, I wish I went to Turkey
Betty Hunt
She then spent six months in a rehabilitation and “wasn’t able to eat”;.
Now, she has a feeding tube to ensure she doesn’t lose any more weight.
Betty acknowledged that her nerve damage is expected to last five years, while the damage to her eyes “is permanent.”;
She claimed that this all happened because she didn’t get the right aftercare following her surgery, as she snapped: “I was letting them know how much I was being sick, they didn’t care, just wanted to know how much weight I lost.”;
As a result, she bluntly concluded: “Paid £11,000, didn’t have the , I wish I went to Turkey.”;
Social media users react
The clip, which was posted under the username @bettyhunt2109, has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it has quickly racked up 356,700 views.
It’s also amassed 9,130 likes, 358 comments and 763 shares.
If only it was actually the easy way out like people like to say! Can't imagine how much you've been through
TikTok user
Social media users were stunned to hear Betty’s and many eagerly flocked to the comments to share messages of love and support for the young woman.
One person said: “That’s crazy, my thoughts are with you, hope you get some level of recovery and life back to normality.”;
Another added: “God bless you! That seems so unfair.”;
A third commented: “If only it was actually the easy way out like people like to say! Can't imagine how much you've been through.”;
