Woman ‘almost died’ after spleen was butchered in cut-price weight-loss Turkey op – now even a minor cold could kill her [Video]

A WOMAN almost died after she was butchered in cut-price weight-loss Turkey.

Leanne O’Driscoll is warning others against the surgery that has left her needing antibiotics for the rest of her life.

The mum-of-three had reached “breaking point” with her weight after trying numerous diets.

She was 16st 10lbs at her heaviest and decided she wanted to make a drastic change.

The 43-year-old researched her options but discovered that although weight loss surgery was available in her native Ireland, there was a 10-year waiting list.

Eager to start her new life, she found a cheaper alternative, £2,400, in Turkey and the operation was available immediately.

But what had been a dream quickly turned into a nightmare, with the procedure leaving her body “vomiting blood” and “wracked …