A WOMAN who blew up to 40st says she drank six litres of Coke a day to please her "feeder" ex. Sarah Brown, 51, said it got to the point where she didn't know what to do after the NHS told her it could not operate on the huge “ Elephant Man ” style growths on her legs. The dog trainer said she was in agonising pain caused by the growths, which regularly split the skin on her legs open.

Sarah says it came after her ex used "food to control her" - seeing her start her day with four bacon butties, have massive meals in between and then top it off with a tub of ice cream a night. However, she says her friends and family made all the difference when they raised enough money for her to undergo private surgery to remove the growths - one of which swung around like a “bowling ball” between her legs every time she walked. The Londoner now feels like a “new woman” after undergoing surgery and losing a remarkable 24 stone - dropping from 40st to her current weight of 15st 10lbs.

Speaking about her rock bottom, Sarah told The Sun: "I was told the sort of treatment I was looking for was not available on the NHS. "They would not operate on the growths. "I thought I just can’t live like this anymore.

"I was in so much pain.” Most read in Health She says life turned around after she met a private doctor who told her he could operate on her growths, which were caused by a condition called Lymphoedema. She said: “The operation has been life-changing.

"Before, I felt like the .