Shut-Ins

T03:C02 - S03:E02 - Andrew and Sharon

Andrew is married to Sharon – four years ago she weighed 48 stone and was shut in herself but after two radical stomach surgeries she managed to get her weight down to 30 stone and started to have a life again. In a bizarre reversal of fortunes it is now Andrew who needs help – his weight has ballooned to 36 stone. He’s been forced to give up his job as he is in too much pain to leave the house. Even personal care is a daily struggle. We start tracking their journey when Sharon and Andrew are at their lowest ebb – Andrew feels like his life has come to a halt. Sharon is feeling that she is being dragged backwards and will become a shut-in again herself. Their relationship is in tatters and Sharon’s dream of having a child seem further away than ever. Desperate for help Andrew turns to Professor Kerrigan – the surgeon who helped Sharon to lose 18 stone. He recommends a new and experimental surgery to help him regain his life. To qualify for this powerful surgery Andrew will have to prove that he can stick to the high protein diet that he will have to eat for the rest of his life. With the help of this leading surgical team and a specialist psychologist Andrew starts to battle his demons to try to turn his life around. The next six months will be an uphill struggle - can Andrew do enough to save his life and his marriage?