Merbein surgery patient happy at the end of a long journey

Teagan Bell

TWO nights in hospital with a few weeks of post-operative recovery is the average timeframe facing gastric sleeve surgery patients. For Merbein resident Jaimee Hardy, the process took almost a month longer after border closures kept her and her surgeon apart and postponed her surgery by four months. Ms Hardy was booked to have the […]

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