katharine da costa has been following warren s story. it s crushing my lungs, so i struggle to breathe. this was warren higgs injune. every major organ was under intense strain. it s crushing my stomach, so i can t eat a solid meal. he was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease more than 20 years ago. it s caused a series of strokes which has left him paralysed on one side. it will basically kill me within six to 12 months. you can see here a normal set of kidneys on either side of the spine. warren s kidneys were covered in cysts, full of fluid, and took up his whole abdomen. he d had enough. and wanted the organs removed. the operation itself is dangerous,
an allerdale councillor has been sent to prison for 18 weeks after threatening a cumbrian mp. a man thought to have had the heaviest kidneys on record weighing more than 5 stone has had surgery to remove them. warren higgs from windsor in berkshire suffers from poly cystic kidney disease. the condition causes fluid filled cysts to grow in the kidneys. it affects around one in 1000 people and there s no cure. 0ur health correspondent katharine da costa has been following warren s story. it s crushing my lungs, so i struggle to breathe. he gasps. this was warren higgs injune. every major organ was under intense strain. it s crushing my stomach, so i can t eat a solid meal.
so there is a bit of an arms race going on between seoul and pyongyang right now. a man who is believed to have had the heaviest kidneys on record weighing more than five stone, has spoken of his determination to get his life back following surgery to remove them. warren higgs from windsor in berkshire suffers from polycystic kidney disease. the condition causes fluid filled cysts to grow in the kidneys. it affects around one in 1000 people and there s no cure. 0ur health correspondent katharine da costa has been following warren s story. it s crushing my lungs, so i struggle to breathe. this was warren higgs injune. every major organ was under intense strain. it s crushing my stomach, so i can t eat a solid meal. he was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease more than 20 years ago.
after the explosion along with several ambulances, fire engines and police cars. we have about 50 families who are in the centres, working the way through, we are dealing with them. the council s response has been excellent. the partners response has been excellent. the police, the fire service are here on time, very, very quickly. and all the professionals have done a wonderfuljob here. and the community have rallied round, which is absolutely wonderful. a large area around the blast remained sealed off overnight. gas engineers have been working with the emergency services to make sure the area is safe. katie hunter, bbc news. a man who is believed to have had the heaviest kidneys on record weighing more than five stone, has spoken of his determination to get his life back following surgery to remove them. warren higgs from windsor in berkshire suffers from polycystic kidney disease. the condition causes fluid filled cysts to grow in the kidneys. it affects around 1 in 1000 people an
he was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease more than 20 years ago. it s caused a series of strokes which has left him paralysed on one side. it will basically kill me within six to 12 months. you can see here a normal set of kidneys on either side of the spine. warren s kidneys were covered in cysts, full of fluid, and took up his whole abdomen. he d had enough. and he wanted the organs removed. the operation itself is dangerous, it s a 50 50 chance. but i ve got to take it, i ve got to do it because it s not a life, living on the sofa. surgeons discovered warren s kidneys weighed 35 kilograms, that s nearly five and a half stone, making it a highly complex operation. i ve never seen anything as big as this. this i think would be the reported heaviest kidneys that have been removed anywhere in the world.