Sunderland mum spurred on to shed nearly half her body weight after emergency operation scare

Hannah Straughan before her weight loss.

A Sunderland mum who was told her weight meant there was a risk she wouldn't wake up from emergency surgery has transformed her future by shedding nearly half her body weight.

Hannah Straughan, 25, from Ryhope, has lost an incredible 9st 12lb with Slimming World to help ensure she is there to see her daughter grow up.

She joined up in June 2016 weighing in at 19st 5lb and a dress size 24 after being told by doctors that her weight made her a high risk patient when undergoing a tonsil operation.

Hannah Straughan after her incredible weight loss.

Now, more than a year on since joining Slimming World classes at Thornhill School, 5ft 3in Hannah looks an entirely different person, dropping seven dress sizes to a healthy size 8 to 10 and weighing 9st 9lb.

Hannah, who works for Barclays Bank at Doxford Park, said: “My reason for joining was because in May last year, I was rushed to hospital to have an emergency operation to remove my tonsils as they had swelled right up and I couldn’t breathe.

“But after talking to my consultant I was told I was at high risk due to my weight and that the operation might not be successful and I might not wake up from the anaesthetic.

“I went ahead with the operation and it was a success, but knowing I have my five-year-old daughter Brooke Bell who depended on me, made me realise I needed to do something about my weight.