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| Fat jibes fear prompted fatal op | Fat jibes fear prompted fatal op |
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| A mother who died following a procedure to fit a gastric band had the operation because she feared her young daughter would be bullied about her size. | A mother who died following a procedure to fit a gastric band had the operation because she feared her young daughter would be bullied about her size. |
| Kerry Greaves, 30, from York, underwent the procedure in a bid to lose weight, but severe complications meant her stomach failed to heal afterwards. | Kerry Greaves, 30, from York, underwent the procedure in a bid to lose weight, but severe complications meant her stomach failed to heal afterwards. |
| Her mother Anne said Kerry was worried her three-year-old daughter Melissa would be teased at school. | |
| She said: "She didn't want things said to her like 'your mum's fat'." | She said: "She didn't want things said to her like 'your mum's fat'." |
| Despite a number of operations to save Ms Greaves, from Tang Hall, she died on 22 July. | Despite a number of operations to save Ms Greaves, from Tang Hall, she died on 22 July. |
| Kerry never thought there would be any problems with the surgery and neither did we Kerry's mother Anne Greaves | Kerry never thought there would be any problems with the surgery and neither did we Kerry's mother Anne Greaves |
| Her mother added: "She had mates who had had the operation and they were fine. | Her mother added: "She had mates who had had the operation and they were fine. |
| "She thought if they are fine I will be fine. There is a 50/50 risk, but you don't expect anything like this to happen. | "She thought if they are fine I will be fine. There is a 50/50 risk, but you don't expect anything like this to happen. |
| "Kerry never thought there would be any problems with the surgery and neither did we, which makes it so much harder to come to terms with this. | "Kerry never thought there would be any problems with the surgery and neither did we, which makes it so much harder to come to terms with this. |
| "She loved going out and was a ray of sunshine. She was always thinking of other people." | "She loved going out and was a ray of sunshine. She was always thinking of other people." |
| Mrs Greaves warned people to think long and hard before deciding to have the operation. | Mrs Greaves warned people to think long and hard before deciding to have the operation. |
| She said: "It's just not worth it." | She said: "It's just not worth it." |
| Gastric banding involves fitting a band around the upper part of the stomach. | Gastric banding involves fitting a band around the upper part of the stomach. |
| The procedure can create complications, such as a risk of infection and, in rare cases, leaking into the stomach. | The procedure can create complications, such as a risk of infection and, in rare cases, leaking into the stomach. |