Thank-you for saving my life

John Farrell with Mr Riza Ibrahim, consultant vascular surgeon at The Royal Oldham Hospital.

A 73-YEAR-OLD man who underwent emergency cutting-edge surgery has praised the team who saved his life.

John Farrell was given only a 25 per cent chance of survival when he was rushed to hospital with a leaking aneurysm.

The semi-conscious pensioner was in agony when he was taken to North Manchester General Hospital, from where he was transferred to the Royal Oldham Hospital, for the emergency procedure.

A surgical team, headed by consultant vascular surgeon, Mr Riza Ibrahim, was scrambled as the experts carried out keyhole surgery under local anaesthetic.

Mr Farrell said: “I can’t thank Mr Ibrahim and his team enough for saving my life.

“I was told when I was rushed into hospital that I was very lucky as 80 per cent of people die immediately.

“I didn’t worry too much about the operation as I knew that I was in safe hands.”

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