‘1000-lb Sisters’: Tammy Slaton Poisoned – Gets Tracheotomy
1000-lb Sisters star Tammy Slaton received a tracheotomy put into her throat after she came down with carbon dioxide poisoning.
The TLC celeb talked about how she’s sick and how she’ll move forward after this major life event.
1000-lb Sisters: Tammy Slaton Poisoned
Tammy Slaton from 1000-lb Sisters is back in the hospital again. Soap Dirt shared about her previous stays in medical facilities. However, this hospital stay’s different than the other ones. This time, she got medical help because she’s poisoned.
Tammy says she was poisoned by carbon dioxide. In a recent update, she’s in a medical gown and has a tracheotomy tube hooked up to her throat.
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The 1000-lb Sisters personality said she will make the story she has to share as quickly as possible. There’s a noticeable difference in the way her voice sounds. She sounds like she struggled to talk and her voice sounded a lot raspier than it did before.
TLC Star Gives Backstory
Back in July 2021, 1000-lb Sisters star Tammy Slaton said she lost herself. She claimed it was “super bad” when she lost herself and even claimed to have a “mental breakdown” in July. Then, she said this event lasted all the way until the end of August.
Next, she says she took a break from the TV show through September. She said she didn’t film for one month. But, she says she did film in October. Now, the new season is on the air.
1000-lb Sisters: Tracheotomy In Tammy’s Throat – Her Weight to Blame?
1000-lb Sisters personality Tammy Slaton says after she was sick with carbon dioxide, Tammy said she developed pneumonia. After this, she said she went septic.
The celeb says after she received the tracheotomy put in after she’s off of life support. Also, this wasn’t her first time on life support either.
There have been several times where Tammy has been on life support. Now, she said she worked to become comfortable with the tracheotomy. Tammy expects to leave the hospital soon.
Tammy’s news upset a lot of 1000-lb Sisters viewers. Some people wondered if she got sick from carbon dioxide because of the space heater in her home. However, other fans had a different idea. One person said it’s possible for Tammy to get sick due to the “excessive weight” on her lungs.
This medical condition is called obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS). In patients who have OHS, their lungs aren’t able to blow out all of the carbon dioxide in their lungs.
Over time, this leads to a buildup of CO2 in the person’s bloodstream. And if not treated, it can cause serious health problems.
Hopefully, Tammy’s on her way to a full recovery and will leave the medical treatment soon.