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| Man waits for 2ft hernia surgery | Man waits for 2ft hernia surgery |
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| A man who weighs 22 stone and has a two-foot wide hernia has been in hospital since March while waiting for an operation. | A man who weighs 22 stone and has a two-foot wide hernia has been in hospital since March while waiting for an operation. |
| Alan Kaminski said he was 30 stone when he was admitted to the University Hospital of North Staffordshire and his weight had caused complications. | |
| While a decision was made about his surgery his stay has cost £100,000. | While a decision was made about his surgery his stay has cost £100,000. |
| Mr Kaminski, who has also suffered four bouts of MRSA, said he is frustrated but his operation is now due next week. | Mr Kaminski, who has also suffered four bouts of MRSA, said he is frustrated but his operation is now due next week. |
| It is thought that because of his weight, the hospital was reluctant to operate because of the dangers it posed to the 55-year-old, BBC Five Live reporter Paul Stanworth said. | It is thought that because of his weight, the hospital was reluctant to operate because of the dangers it posed to the 55-year-old, BBC Five Live reporter Paul Stanworth said. |
| I'm bored out of my tiny little skull. I've been literally biting my tongue through the frustration of it Alan Kaminski | I'm bored out of my tiny little skull. I've been literally biting my tongue through the frustration of it Alan Kaminski |
| He said he was also too ill to return home to Stoke-on-Trent in case the hernia burst. | |
| In July, the city's primary care trust agreed to fund the surgery after an "exceptional" case review and it was confirmed on Thursday that it was now scheduled to happen next week. | In July, the city's primary care trust agreed to fund the surgery after an "exceptional" case review and it was confirmed on Thursday that it was now scheduled to happen next week. |
| Mr Kaminski said he looked very heavy but the size of his stomach could be reduced by as much as 70% after the operation. | Mr Kaminski said he looked very heavy but the size of his stomach could be reduced by as much as 70% after the operation. |
| He said: "It's difficult for me to walk, difficult for me to sit down to go to the toilet, even my own bed comfortably. I've just got no quality of life at all. | He said: "It's difficult for me to walk, difficult for me to sit down to go to the toilet, even my own bed comfortably. I've just got no quality of life at all. |
| "I'm bored out of my tiny little skull. In the last few weeks I've become very stressed. I've been literally biting my tongue through the frustration of it." | "I'm bored out of my tiny little skull. In the last few weeks I've become very stressed. I've been literally biting my tongue through the frustration of it." |
| In a statement the hospital said it had been a "highly complex case", and regretted any inconvenience to Mr Kaminski. | In a statement the hospital said it had been a "highly complex case", and regretted any inconvenience to Mr Kaminski. |