Fat doctor. Series 1, episode 5

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Carol Flynn weighs 27st and her health is deteriorating rapidly. Her family fear that she is dying before their eyes but are anxious about her resorting to surgery. However, Carol believes it is the only option for her and is eagerly awaiting her consultation with Shaw Somers. 28 year old Kathleen Brown is desperate for weight loss surgery. At 21 stone she's tried every diet under the sun but nothing works for her. She's desperate to have a gastric band fitted round her stomach to help her lose weight, but she can't get NHS funding for the operation. As a last desperate measure Kathleen's mum is turning the basement of the family house into a flat and selling it, in a bid to raise the £7,000 needed to pay for a private op. But will the band be as successful as Kathleen hopes? We also meet Jeff O'Shea. He's so thrilled with the gastric bypass surgery that's helped him shed 15stone that he's had the date of the operation tattooed on his arm as it's the day he believes he was reborn.