![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/my-unborn-baby-died-after-i-flew-to-turkey-for-gastric-band-surgery-careless-medics-didnt-even-tell-me-i-was-pregnant/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/newspress-collage-24019896-1695197191472.jpg&description=OP TRAGEDY My unborn baby died after I flew to Turkey for gastric band surgery – careless medics didn't even tell me I was pregnant A HEARTBROKEN mum who lost an unborn baby after gastric band surgery in Turkey has claimed the hospital failed to tell her she was pregnant. Shauna Samuel, 28, was left severely ill after undergoing a weight-loss operation in Izmir and was rushed to hospital when she came back to the UK. 5 Shauna Samuel had gastric band surgery in Turkey - but was left severely ill following the procedure Credit: Shauna Samuel 5 Shauna - pictured before her surgery - claims she wasn't told she was pregnant before the op Credit: Shauna Samuel The mum-of-two thought the surgery on July 20 had gone smoothly at the clinic - but she soon started noticing signs that something was wrong when she couldn't stop vomiting. Shauna made it back to the UK but her symptoms didn't subside and she eventually ended up in hospital with severe dehydration. Medics carried out multiple tests and scans in a bid to find out why she was so sick - and the stunned 28-year-old was told she was eight weeks pregnant with twins. Tragically, she then lost one of the twins at 13 weeks. Speaking to The Sun, Shauna said: "It would have meant I was five weeks when I had the op done. "Obviously the doctors [in Turkey] would have seen that in my pre-op tests, and they didn't tell me and still did the op anyway. "Why didn't they tell me? They didn't even give me a choice. "It's messed up. One of the twins hasn't made it." After being told the news by doctors in Wales, the mum reached out to the hospital in Turkey - asking why she was not told about her pregnancy when the tests took place. Shauna claimed she was ignored on multiple occasions but eventually received her medical notes. She had undergone blood checks and an ultrasound before the op. As she sifted through the files with a nurse friend, it was pointed out that Shauna had pregnancy hormone levels of around 227 - which translates to){kind=link}
A HEARTBROKEN mum who lost an unborn baby after gastric band surgery in Turkey has claimed the hospital failed to tell her she was pregnant.
Shauna Samuel, 28, was left severely ill after undergoing a weight-loss operation in Izmir and was rushed to hospital when she came back to the UK.
The mum-of-two thought the surgery on July 20 had gone smoothly at the clinic – but she soon started noticing signs that something was wrong when she couldn’t stop vomiting.
Shauna made it back to the UK but her symptoms didn’t subside and she eventually ended up in hospital with severe dehydration.
Medics carried out multiple tests and scans in a bid to find out why she was so sick – and the stunned 28-year-old was told she was eight weeks pregnant with twins.