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Dr Kellee Slater and Dr Neil Wylie performed complex hernia repair surgery at Toowoomba Hospital last week (Photo: DDHHS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kingaroy resident Kevin Soper is looking forward to doing everyday activities again (Photo: DDHHS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

July 20, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kingaroy resident Kevin Soper is hoping to get some quality of life back thanks to the skill of two\u00a0surgeons who performed complex hernia repair and gallbladder removal surgery last week.<\/p>\n

Toowoomba Hospital surgeon Dr Neil Wylie was joined by Princess Alexandra Hospital hepatobiliary\u00a0specialist Dr Kellee Slater who travelled to Toowoomba especially to operate on Mr Soper in a four-hour\u00a0session.<\/p>\n

Mr Soper\u2019s hernia issues started when an overly excited dog jumped up on him in 2015, puncturing his\u00a0bowel with its paw and resulting in a colostomy.<\/p>\n

Since then, complications from three previous surgeries including scar tissue and abdominal wall issues\u00a0meant his latest surgery wasn\u2019t a routine case.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was most appreciative of Dr Wylie and Dr Slater performing my surgery,\u201d Mr Soper said.<\/p>\n

\u201cDr Wylie\u2019s a good bloke, he has that caring ability, and the nurses here at Toowoomba Hospital have\u00a0been very good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Soper said the multiple hernias had felt like he had a bag of concrete sitting around his waist.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels much better knowing they\u2019re no longer there, it makes the suffering in my recovery worthwhile.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Soper, who previously enjoyed fitness activities such as going to the gym and walking, is hoping to return\u00a0to some his favourite pastimes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am looking forward to getting around and living a normal life again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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