‘1000-lb Sisters’: Tammy Slaton’s Rap Sheet of Health Conditions
1000-lb Sisters star Tammy Slaton talks about the long list of health problems that make her life expectancy drop. Most of it has to do with how much she weighs.
1000-lb Sisters: Tammy Slaton Struggles with Food
Tammy Slaton has unfortunately let her weight get so out of control in the past, that many people think she is past the point of no return. The 1000-lb Sisters diva recently hit a scale number that is shocking to see. Her brother, Chris Combs, gasped when the scale read 665 pounds. As she’s revealed to viewers, she gained weight when young and always struggled with food issues.
In early 2020, it was announced on 1000-lb Sisters that Tammy and her sister Amy Slaton would start to lose weight. They would both go to a bariatric surgeon to try and qualify for gastric bypass surgery. But for people of a certain size, it can struggle to drop enough weight to qualify for surgery.
Many things could go wrong during bariatric surgery. One main worry is not waking up after surgery. But at the same time, staying too heavy is a death sentence. 1000-lb Sisters‘ Tammy also has other medical problems as well. Just like her sister, they both have a long list of health woes.
TLC Star Has a Hard Knock Life
1000-lb Sisters features Tammy Slaton and her sister Amy Slaton on a long weight loss journey to be healthy. These sisters gained weight growing up together. And want to lose weight the same way – together as sisters. Amy says that growing up, all they had was each other. She claims their mother called them names and neglected them.
So, she says she and Tammy Slaton leaned on each other for support. Tammy says that growing up, they would mostly eat fast food or food from the church. Both of the 1000-lb Sisters admit that they perhaps turned to food when they shouldn’t have. Even now, both admit they may eat too much.
When the 1000-lb Sisters cameras introduced them to viewers, Amy is cooking a meal that consisted of snack cakes and seven hearty dishes. But now, she and Tammy are trying to turn their lives around to come out on top.
1000-lb Sisters: Tammy Slaton and Her Long… Long List
Tammy Slaton from 1000-lb Sisters opens up to talk about what she has gone through in life – and her struggles. Because of her weight and the way she takes care of herself, she encountered one problem after the other. Tammy went to a dentist, most recently, to get a new tooth. And Tammy told the dental doctor that she brushes her teeth only twice a week.
But that may be the least of her issues seen on 1000-lb Sisters. Tammy has just gotten out of the hospital in season one for a bad case of gout. She also has had a blood clot in her lung that almost killed her. Plus, Tammy Slaton has a bad gallbladder, high blood pressure, and thyroid complications. Fans pray Tammy is able to lose weight and recover soon before it’s too late.
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