'Slowly starving to death': Sask. woman waiting to see gastroenterologist says she can't eat

A Yorkton woman said she has run out of options after hearing it will take up to a year to see a gastroenterologist in Saskatchewan.

A Yorkton woman said she has run out of options after hearing it will take up to a year to see a gastroenterologist in Saskatchewan.

After experiencing a hiatal hernia back in August, Cherise Trott received surgery to put her stomach back in place while also having her gallbladder removed.

Since then, Trott said she has been experiencing extreme pain.

“I can't live like this for another year, I can’t," Trott said tearfully.

"I feel like I'm slowly starving to death, I can't eat. Almost everything I eat comes up, everything, either that or it doesn't reach my stomach, it sits in my esophagus right here."

Although Trott was told gastrointestinal symptoms would occur three to five months after the surgery, she said the pain continued to increase.

Based on her family doctor’s recommendation, Trott reached out to a gastroenterology clinic for help, but was told the waiting period could be up to a year long.