A COUPLE who shed 15 stone between them following pioneering weight loss surgery have been hailed as shining examples by medical staff.
David and Debra Brassell, husband and wife from Bishop Auckland, County Durham, have struggled with weight issues for most of their lives.
After being referred to the bariatric service at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, they were both keen to undergo weight loss surgery and change their lives for the better.
Mother-of-one Debra, 47, who works for Asda, had always been overweight. She was just nine when she had her first GP appointment to discuss her weight.
Tipping the scales at 20 stone, it was a holiday to the Dominican Republic in May 2011 which made Debra start thinking about weight loss surgery.
She said: While on holiday we got talking to another holidaymaker who had recently had weight loss surgery and was very pleased with the results.
It set me off thinking about my weight and I decided that I would go on a diet when we got back home and try to lose weight before going to Florida in the September.
However, I was disappointed to discover that during our break in Florida I was actually heavier than when we had been away earlier that year. Id been thinking about weight loss surgery so when we got home I said to David that Id been considering looking into surgery and he actually said hed been thinking the same thing.
Husband David, 44, had gained weight gradually over the years and weighing in at 21 stone, decided that he also needed to discuss the options with his GP.
Debra continued: Around September last year, we both went to see our GPs and I was referred straight away to the bariatric service while David was advised to try a course of medication first.
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