Rob Lindsell, a 37-year-old coffee shop owner from Bournemouth, has struggled to eat solid food following an unsuccessful surgery for pectus excavatum in 2010. Originally intended to alleviate his condition, the operation instead resulted in severe acid reflux and the inability to consume large meals. This has greatly impacted his daily life, causing ongoing issues with breathlessness and chest pain. Mr. Lindsell claims the NHS cannot provide the necessary corrective surgery he needs, leaving him searching for alternatives.
‘I am having a lot of issues whereby food just isn't staying down; I have insane acid reflux. I wake up in the night and literally choke on my stomach acid,’ he told the Independent.
Mr. Lindsell, a coffee shop owner from Bournemouth, said the condition restricted his everyday life, affecting his heart and lungs, causing breathlessness and chest pain.
A man who has spent years unable to eat solid food following an unsuccessful operation on his ribs more than a decade ago hopes a new surgery will help him regain a sense of normality.
The operation that was meant to help him live more comfortably, instead left him unable to eat big meals and eventually struggle to keep any solid food down.
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