Pensioner's hernia was so big he was arrested for shoplifting

A PENSIONER suffered years of misery after complications following surgery left him with a hernia the size of a FOOTBALL.

Glenn Williams, 67, was left with the gigantic bulge after he went under the knife when he was diagnosed with bowel cancer.

He spent two years with the 8in by 12in hernia, which popped out every time he coughed.

Football-sized hernia pops out as man coughs

The giant lump was so bad that Glenn was accused of shoplifting because store detectives thought he was stashing stolen goods under his clothing and people often asked him why he had a football under his jumper.

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But the pensioner has finally had the hernia, which was 10 times bigger than the usual size, removed after he had a six-hour operation using a ground-breaking new procedure.

The 67-year-old lived with the hernia for two years SWNS

Glenn, from Leicester, said: "At last I can look in the mirror again and not find my reflection repulsive.

"I am over the moon, having a normal body, not having people stare at me is just amazing.

"I'm just glad it's gone."

Consultant plastic surgeon Glenn Offer said:"It was the biggest hernia we have operated on.

"A few years ago without new techniques it would have been inoperable."