Paul Tooth, 64, with his wife Sue, 62
- Credit: Joel Adams
A RAF veteran has been left depressed and suffering from life-changing injuries after a surgeon “mutilated his insides” during what should have been a routine gallbladder removal last year.
He is one of three patients harmed during similar operations by the same surgeon in a five day period last year.
But Norfolk and Norwich NHS Hospital Trust - where the surgeon is still operating - has refused to publish even a summary of the independent report into the failings, nor allowed the three patients to communicate.
Paul Tooth, 64, from Norfolk, now has one tube leading from his abdomen to a medical bag and another tube leading back into his stomach via his nose and throat.