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>> WHEN I WAS 45 -- THAT'S WHEN

I BROKE THE 600 MARK.

SOMETIMES, I JUST GORGE MYSELF,

AND IT'S STILL NOT ENOUGH.

>> A DOCTOR TOLD MY MOM THAT I

WOULD GO TO SLEEP AND DIE, AND

IF I DIDN'T HAVE THE SURGERY,

THERE WOULD BE NO LIFE.

>> OH!

>> WELL?

>> COME OVER AND LIFT!

>> OUR WHOLE RELATIONSHIP WAS

BASED ON ME BEING FAT.

I THINK, HONESTLY, SOMETIMES YOU

MISS THE FAT ME.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

>> LOOK -- LOOK -- LOOK --

LOOK AT HER.

>> MM-HMM.

>> THIS IS NOT EASY.

>> HIS CLOTTING FACTORS ARE

TOTALLY ABNORMAL.

HE NEEDS BLOOD.

-- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com

>> YOU KNOW, YOU THINK ABOUT

THINGS YOU MISS, LIFE PASSING

YOU BY, BECAUSE YOU'RE SO BIG.

MY LIFE HAS BEEN ON PAUSE FOR SO

LONG.

I WANT TO LOSE THIS WEIGHT.

IT'S -- IT'S TOO HEAVY ON ME

RIGHT NOW.

[ GRUNTS ]

I GO TO BED HURTING, AND I WAKE

UP HURTING.

MY KNEES -- SOMETIMES, THEY

BUCKLE ON ME.

THAT'S WHY I USE A WALKER.

I WANT TO DO MORE, BUT MY KNEES

AND MY LEGS TELL ME, "YOU CAN'T

DO NO MORE.

YOU'VE GOT TOO MUCH WEIGHT."

>> WELL, FOR MANY YEARS AFTER

HENRY STARTED GAINING WEIGHT, HE

JUST DID NOTHING AND DEPENDED ON

EVERYBODY ELSE TO TAKE CARE OF

HIM.

THE OLDER HE GOT, THE MORE

WEIGHT HE GAINED.

>> MY EARLIEST MEMORY OF BEING

OVERWEIGHT WAS, I WOULD SAY,

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HE JUST KEPT GETTING BIGGER

AND BIGGER AND BIGGER.

HENRY GOT TO BE HUGE.

>> AND IT'S STILL NOT ENOUGH.

>> I ALWAYS BLAMED MYSELF FOR

HENRY GAINING THAT WEIGHT.

YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY WOULD HAVE

SAID SOMETHING ABOUT HENRY

EATING, I WOULD TELL THEM, "LET

HIM EAT.

THAT'S WHY WE BUY THE FOOD

FOR -- HIM TO EAT."

I ENCOURAGED HIM.

>> YOU LOOK AT YOURSELF ONE DAY

IN THE MIRROR, AND YOU DON'T

LIKE WHAT YOU SEE.

I'M GONNA DIE.

I KNOW I WILL DIE IF I DON'T

HAVE THE SURGERY.

[ WHEELS SQUEAK ]

[ SIGHS ]

>> THIS WILL BE YOUR GARMENT.

IF YOU NEED SOME HELP, YOU CALL

ME, OKAY?

>> NO HEART PROBLEM, RIGHT?

>> NO.

>> OKAY.

>> HERE WE GO.

>> AS SOON AS WE GET ALL THAT

WEIGHT OFF, YOUR KNEES WILL

BREATHE A SIGH OF RELIEF.

>> KNEES, ANKLES, FEET.

>> LUNGS.

>> EVERYTHING. [ CHUCKLES ]

>> A NEW MAN.

>> ...TO THE LEFT.

>> UP. YEAH.

>> OKAY, TURN THE GAS ON.

[ AIR RUSHING ]

ALL RIGHT, AS SOON AS...RIGHT?

IN GASTRIC BYPASS OPERATION,

WE CREATE A SMALL STOMACH TO

HELP PATIENT TO LOSE WEIGHT AND

MAINTAIN THE WEIGHT LOSS.

PATIENTS THAT ARE EXTREMELY

OVERWEIGHT -- THERE ARE A NUMBER

OF DIFFICULTIES YOU CAN HAVE.

YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW MUCH THEIR

ORGANS HAVE TO WORK.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE EXTRA STRAIN ON

THE HEART AND LUNG.

IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG, IT'LL BE

VERY DIFFICULT TO PULL THIS

PATIENT THROUGH.

HENRY, YOU CAN OPEN YOUR EYES

NOW.

>> THE ONE THING THAT I WAS

AFRAID OF MOST OF ALL WAS I

WOULDN'T WAKE UP AGAIN.

[ MUMBLING ]

YOU BE SO CLOSE TO DEATH WHEN

YOU SLEEP.

>> HENRY.

>> [ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]

>> HENRY, YOU'RE WAKING UP.

>> CAN YOU HELP ME?

>> PLEASE, LISTEN.

>> I'LL TELL YOU.

PLEASE, HELP ME.

>> HENRY.

>> PLEASE, HELP ME.

>> HENRY, YOUR OPERATION IS

OVER, OKAY?

YOU'RE IN THE RECOVERY ROOM, AND

AFTER A WHILE, WE'RE GONNA SEND

YOU TO I.C.U.

HOW YOU FEELING?

>> OHH!

>> THAT'S WHERE YOU HAD THE

OPERATION.

>> HE'LL SOON BE WALKING.

>> WHEN I FIRST WOKE UP, IT FELT

LIKE I HAD A 500-POUND PERSON

JUST SITTING BETWEEN MY STOMACH

AND MY CHEST AREA.

>> PUT YOUR HAND IN.

PUT YOUR HAND IN.

>> I REALLY DIDN'T WANT HIM TO

GO THROUGH WITH IT, BUT I FEEL

REAL GOOD ABOUT IT NOW.

>> YOU'RE IN I.C.U. NOW.

WE'RE GONNA HOOK YOU UP TO SOME

LINES...

>> [ GROANS ]

>> YES.

>> OKAY?

>> LET GO OF THIS FOR NOW.

>> ALL RIGHT, HENRY, LET ME LOOK

AT YOUR INCISIONS.

ALL RIGHT, HENRY.

LET'S GET YOU UP AND WALKING.

>> [ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]

>> HENRY WAS DOING EXTREMELY

WELL.

I EXPECT HE'S GONNA LOSE

500 POUNDS IN TWO YEARS' TIME.

>> MY DOCTOR WANTED ME TO GET

DOWN TO 250 POUNDS.

THE LAST TIME I WAS 250 POUNDS

WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.

>> RIGHT NOW, HE'S ABLE TO WALK

AFTER SURGERY MUCH BETTER THAN

HE DID BEFORE OPERATION.

>> I'M DOING PRETTY GOOD --

FEEL A WHOLE LOT BETTER THAN

YESTERDAY.

[ WHEELS SQUEAKING ]

>> COME ON.

>> HUH?

[ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]

IT'S ALL RIGHT. COME ON.

[ CAR ALARM CHIRPS ]

>> AS YOU SEE, I GOT AN

EXTENSION SEAT BELT.

BUT I'M FININ' TO SHOW YOU

SOMETHING.

[ SEATBELT CLICKS ]

TA-DA!

LIKE, MY MOM, YOU KNOW, THEY BE

TRYING TO GET ME TO GO TO

BUFFETS.

AND I JUST TELL THEM, "I'M NOT

GOING TO NO BUFFET."

>> ...SEE YOU, MAN.

>> OH, YEAH, GREAT TO SEE YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT.

I'M EXCITED.

I'M LOOKING AT SOME OF THIS

STUFF, WONDERING WHAT ALL THEY

HAVE PLANNED FOR ME.

>> WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD

TO DOING?

>> JUST GETTING PHYSICALLY FIT.

>> ANY TYPE OF ACTIVITIES THAT

YOU FEEL YOU'D LIKE TO TRY?

>> I'M OPEN.

>> DO YOU HAVE A GOAL -- LIKE,

A DISTANCE THAT YOU WALK OR

ANYTHING LIKE THAT?

>> I JUST WALK AS FAR AS I CAN,

THEN QUIT.

[ LAUGHS ]

I WAS AFRAID THAT I WASN'T GONNA

BE ABLE TO WALK WITHOUT THAT

WALKER...

>> NOW COME ON BACK.

>> ...BUT, TODAY, I COULD WALK

AROUND A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

>> HOW YOU FEELING?

WE'RE UP TO ABOUT 130 BEATS A

MINUTE THERE.

WE'RE GONNA START OFF WITH THE

ROWING EXERCISE.

ALL RIGHT, FORWARD.

YOU'RE GONNA DO 20 TIMES.

>> 7.

8.

[ GRUNTS ]

>> OUTSTANDING.

GOOD JOB, MAN.

>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE

HOLDS FOR ME AND HER.

2.

3.

>> WHEN I MET HENRY, HE CAME TO

WORK FOR THE SAME COMPANY I WAS

WORKING FOR.

>> IT'S A LITTLE BIT HEAVY.

[ LAUGHS ]

>> WE STARTED A FRIENDSHIP.

HE WAS GETTING A LITTLE SERIOUS.

>> IT JUST GOT TO THE POINT

WHERE WE JUST COULDN'T STAY

TOGETHER ANYMORE.

>> OVER THE YEARS, HENRY CAME TO

WEIGH 750 POUNDS.

HE NEEDED SOMEONE WHO COULD WAIT

ON HIM HAND AND FOOT, AND I

COULDN'T DO IT.

SO THAT'S WHEN WE TOOK A BREAK.

>> OKAY.

>> ALL RIGHT, HENRY.

>> SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.

WHOA.

I DIDN'T LOSE TOO MUCH WEIGHT.

>> WENT BACK TO THE PASTA AND

THE RICE AND STUFF.

I ATE TOO MUCH. IT CAME BACK UP.

THAT WAS NOT A GOOD DAY FOR ME.

TURN IT OFF. TURN IT OFF.

>> YES.

[ LAUGHTER ]

>> HOW MUCH YOU DONE LOST THIS

TIME?

DID YOU MEET YOUR GOAL?

>> ALMOST.

I HAVEN'T LOST AS MUCH WEIGHT AS

I'D LIKE TO.

IT'S BEEN TOUGH.

>> LOOK -- LOOK -- LOOK --

LOOK AT HER.

EVERYBODY ELSE WAS, YOU KNOW,

EATING EVERYTHING, AND YOU SEE

THEM CHEWING.

>> IT SURE DO.

>> YOU GET TO THE POINT WHERE IT

KIND OF UPSETS YOU.

IT'S NOT A MIRACLE CURE.

IT'S UP TO YOU TO LOSE THE

WEIGHT.

>> AFTER I HAD THE SURGERY, AS I

STARTED LOSING THE WEIGHT, I WAS

HOPEFUL THAT NOW, FINALLY, I CAN

GET MY LIFE BACK.

>> GOOD MORNING.

>> GOOD MORNING. HOW YOU DOING?

>> VERY GOOD.

>> 483 -- THAT'S GOOD.

THAT'S BETTER THAN WHAT I

THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE.

>> OKAY.

>> THE GREATEST LIE-DETECTOR

TODAY IS...

[ MACHINE BEEPS ]

YES!

THAT'S WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO

BE.

THERE'S ONE QUESTION -- I KNOW

ABOUT THE CARBOHYDRATES.

I KNOW TO KEEP THAT AS LOW AS I

POSSIBLY CAN.

AS FOR A SNACK, CAN I HAVE LIKE

A HANDFUL OF POPCORN?

EVERYBODY AROUND MY HOUSE LIKE

POPCORN, AND IT JUST -- I WANT

SOME!

I WANT SOME.

A SUCCESSFUL DAY AT THE DOCTOR'S

OFFICE.

>> GOOD MORNING.

>> MORNING.

>> MORNING, MORNING.

>> HOW YOU DOING?

>> THIS IS -- YOU HAVE TO SIGN

THERE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> AND YOU GOT NUMBER 1 OUTSIDE

THERE.

>> RIGHT NOW, I'VE GOT THE

LONGEST ROUTE THEY HAVE.

THAT'S WHY I'M GETTING SUCH AN

EARLY START THIS MORNING.

I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO

EXPECT.

HOW Y'ALL DOING THIS MORNING?

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.

ALL RIGHT.

>> THANK YOU.

[ DOOR SQUEAKS ]

>> WHOA!

>> AND I KNEW THAT HE WAS A GOOD

DRIVER.

WE -- WE NEED DRIVERS.

LIKE, I WISH I COULD FIND ABOUT

TWO MORE OF THEM LIKE HIM.

>> ALL RIGHT.

A YEAR AND HALF AGO, I WASN'T

GETTING AROUND DUE TO MY

OBESITY.

>> YEAH.

>> TO SOME PEOPLE, I'M STILL

CONSIDERED OBESE...

BUT THEY DON'T KNOW I'M ON THE

DOWNSLIDE TO BEING NORMAL.

>> ALL HIS CLOTHES -- THEY GOT

TOO BIG, FALLING OFF OF HIM.

[ LAUGHTER ]

I'M PROUD OF HIM.

I LIKE -- I SEEN HIM IN A --

HE'S BEGINNING AGAIN TO LOOK

LIKE HE DID WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER.

[ ICE RATTLING ]

>> I'M REAL NERVOUS ABOUT

STEPPING ON THIS THING TODAY.

[ SIGHS ]

I GAINED. MAN.

I GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I WAS

LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING OUT

AT LEAST THREE TIMES A WEEK, AND

I HAD TO GIVE THAT MEMBERSHIP

UP.

AND I JUST KEPT GETTING

DEPRESSED, DEPRESSED, DEPRESSED,

BECAUSE I JUST DIDN'T SEE NO WAY

OUT.

>> YOU LOST 250 POUNDS.

WE'VE GOT ANOTHER 200 POUNDS TO

LOSE.

PART OF THAT WEIGHT LOSS IS

GONNA COME THROUGH THE SKIN

SURGERY.

>> OKAY.

>> YOU HAVE AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT

OF REDUNDANT SKIN IN THE LOWER

ABDOMEN THAT WE NEED TO REMOVE.

SO IT WILL BE MORE RECOVERY WITH

THIS TYPE OF SURGERY THAN YOU

HAD BEFORE.

>> OKAY.

>> SO LET ME SEE HOW MUCH SKIN

YOU'VE GOT IN YOUR ABDOMEN.

WE'RE GONNA TRY TO GET RID OF

ALL OF THIS EXTRA SKIN, OKAY?

>> ALL RIGHT.

Y'ALL HAVE A NICE EVENING.

>> ALL RIGHT, YOU TAKE CARE.

>> OKAY.

>> NO, THEY'RE GIVING US THE...

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

>> IF YOU DON'T WANT THE

CHICKEN, I'LL TAKE YOUR CHICKEN.

YEAH.

YOU'RE CHEATING ME.

CAN'T HELP MYSELF SOMETIMES.

THIS IS NOT EASY.

IT'S AN EVERYDAY STRUGGLE.

IT'S ONE DAY AT A TIME.

[ LAUGHTER ]

WELL, SOME TIME TOMORROW,

HENRY FOOTS WILL NOT HAVE THIS

LOWER PART OF HIS STOMACH NO

MORE.

EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT WALKING ON A

WALKER ANYMORE, I'M STILL HAVING

PROBLEMS WITH MY KNEES.

I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

ONE OF THE VERY LAST THINGS I

REMEMBER DOING WITH MY DAD -- WE

WENT FISHING.

OH, JUST GONNA BE ME TODAY?

>> UH-HUH.

>> WE DIDN'T CATCH A DARN THING.

"GET UNDRESSED."

>> DO THIS.

>> [ SIGHS ]

WHEN MY DAD DIED, IT MADE ME

THINK ABOUT WHAT MADE ME GET

THAT BIG...

>> WELL, ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL JUST WAIT ON

DR. NOWZARADAN, AND I'LL SEE YOU

UP THERE SHORTLY.

>> OKAY.

>> ALL RIGHT, HON.

>> LAST TIME, MY FAMILY WASN'T

ABLE TO MAKE IT BECAUSE OF MY

DAD.

>> HERE'S YOUR MAN.

>> [ LAUGHS ]

>> GOOD MORNING.

>> GOOD MORNING. HOW YOU DOING?

>> YOU READY TO GET YOU

HEALTHIER?

>> OH, YEAH.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> I'M GONNA LIFT YOU UP TOWARDS

ME.

YOU KEEP TAKING THOSE NICE, BIG

BREATHS, OKAY?

>> HENRY HAS LOST FROM

715 POUNDS TO 470.

HE HAS A LOT OF EXCESS SKIN IN

THE LOWER ABDOMEN THAT WE'RE

GONNA TAKE OFF SO HE CAN WALK.

[ MACHINERY BEEPS ]

>> I WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING

ON.

>> WE TOOK 41 POUNDS OF SKIN AND

OF FAT IN THE LOWER ABDOMEN.

>> IT'S ALL DONE AND OVER.

>> HENRY, YOUR OPERATION WENT

VERY WELL, OKAY?

>> YEAH.

>> ALL RIGHT?

>> [ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]

OOH!

>> GET READY. LET'S ROLL.

MUCH BETTER.

>> HE TOLD ME THIS MORNING -- HE

SAID, "I CAN SEE MY FEET.

>> HE DOESN'T WANT IT.

>> [ LAUGHS ]

>> I'M WALKING A MARATHON.

OOH! DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH.

>> BUT MY BABY GONNA LOOK GOOD

NOW, THOUGH.

[ LAUGHS ]

BUT HE LOOKS SO GOOD.

HE'S SO HANDSOME.

>> I'VE STILL GOT A LONG WAY TO

GO BEFORE I GET TO MY IDEAL

WEIGHT.

I'M ABOUT TO GET MY LIFE BACK

TOGETHER.

I WILL GET MY LIFE BACK

TOGETHER.

>> BYE!

>> BYE! ALL RIGHT.

NOW I CAN DO THAT.

GOT TO GO GET MY MAMA SOMETHING

TO EAT.

I'M VERY DETERMINED TO LOSE THIS

WEIGHT, BUT IT'S HARD TO RESIST

ALL THE TEMPTATIONS.

>> OOH!

>> HEY THERE.

>> WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT.

>> I'M HUNGRY.

I'M TRYING TO EAT.

>> YOU GOT YOUR BED.

>> MR. HENRY.

>> 404.2.

YOU'RE WALKING LIKE A CHAMP.

>> [ LAUGHS ]

>> HENRY, HOW ARE YOU?

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> WOW. YOU ARE 400 POUNDS NOW.

>> DON'T HELP ME.

LET ME DO IT MYSELF.

>> YOU NEED NEW PANTS, MAN.

>> I GOT NEW PANTS, YES, SIR.

>> AND LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET

YOU TO LAY DOWN.

>> OHH, OHH, OHH.

>> I NEED YOU TO GET IN THE

SHOWER...

>> OKAY.

>> ...AND GET THE SOAP AND WATER

AND WASH THE INCISION GENTLY.

OTHERWISE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A

LOT OF INFECTION IN THE WOUND.

>> AAAAH!

>> IT'S HEALED PRETTY GOOD.

>> [ SIGHS ]

>> YEAH.

>> I MIGHT BE ABLE TO SLEEP

TONIGHT.

>> TELL ME WHEN YOU'RE READY.

>> I'M READY.

OH.

I WAS LIKE, "WHAT'S WRONG?"

"YOU'RE JUST LOOKING GOOD TO ME

RIGHT NOW."

>> DOESN'T HE LOOK GREAT?

>> I LOVE HER. SHE KNOW I DO.

LOOK AT THAT.

JUST -- JUST LOOK AT THAT SIGHT.

BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS

HERE.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE'VE

BEEN ON A DATE.

YOU KNOW, THE GASTRIC BYPASS HAS

CHANGED MY EATING HABITS A WHOLE

LOT.

I USED TO EAT A LOT OF FOOD.

I EAT A WHOLE LOT LESS NOW.

THE SURGERY GAVE ME A NEW

PERSPECTIVE OF HOW TO EAT.

YES.

>> DOESN'T HE LOOK GREAT?

[ DOG BARKS IN DISTANCE ]

>> YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL NIGHT,

MISS WALKER.

MMM.

>> [ LAUGHS ]

>> LAY ON YOUR BACK, PLEASE.

1, 2, 3...GO!

[ MACHINERY BEEPS ]

>> I DIDN'T THINK HE WOULD BE

ABLE TO DO IT.

I DIDN'T THINK HE WOULD.

I DIDN'T THINK HE WOULD REALLY

STICK TO IT, BUT HE DID.

I'M PROUD OF HIM, THOUGH.

>> HENRY.

HENRY.

>> [ GROANS ]

>> JUST WAKING UP, OKAY?

[ WHEELS SQUEAK ]

[ MONITOR BEEPING ]

[ AIR RUSHING ]

>> [ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]

>> COME ON!

>> TELL THEM THAT WE NEED

FOUR MORE UNITS AFTER THIS FOUR.

>> I ALREADY TOLD THEM.

>> HE IS...

>> LET'S GO.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

>> I'M GONNA SIT DOWN SO YOU

CAN SEE.

WE'RE GONNA OPEN THIS INCISION

ON THE RIGHT SIDE TO SEE IF

THERE IS ANY BLEEDING...

>> HENRY GOT CHEST PAINS, AND HE

SAID, "IT'S HURTING BAD, MOMMY.

HE SAID, "MY BREATH IS LEAVING

ME.

I CAN'T BREATHE."

I THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD.

>> WHEN WE ACTUALLY FINISHED HIS

SURGERY, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING

WAS DRY, AND SOMETIME EARLY THIS

MORNING...

>> I HAD GOT A CALL AND SAID

THAT...THINGS WEREN'T LOOKING

TOO WELL.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

>> ALL RIGHT.

HE'S DOING MUCH BETTER.

WE GOT HIM UPSTAIRS AND WE FOUND

A LITTLE BLEEDING.

WE TIED IT OFF.

WE CLOSED IT BACK ON.

WE GAVE HIM SOME BLOOD.

RIGHT NOW, EVERYTHING LOOKS VERY

GOOD.

>> GET YOU SOME REST BEFORE YOU

COME HOME, SO I CAN BEAT YOU UP.

[ LAUGHS ]

I WENT THROUGH A FATHER PASSING.

THIS BROUGHT BACK MEMORIES FROM

LOOKING AT MY DAD, AND IT WAS

JUST HARD, AND I CRIED.

MWAH! LOVE YOU.

>> I JUST WANTED TO BE HERE FOR

HIM, 'CAUSE HE'S ALWAYS BEEN

THERE FOR ME.

>> HE'S A GOOD FIGHTER.

HE DON'T -- HENRY DON'T GIVE UP.

>> I AM, MAMA.

[ LAUGHTER ]

>> JUST ADD TO YOUR SURPRISE,

HUH?

>> AND AN ENGLISH MUFFIN.

[ LAUGHTER ]

>> ALL RIGHT.

HE CAN HAVE IT TODAY.

>> MY HEART STOPPED BEATING.

I ACTUALLY DIED.

>> YOU OKAY?

>> YEAH.

>> DON'T RUSH, THOUGH.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

>> BRING THAT BEHIND HIM, JUST

IN CASE HE WANTS TO SIT.

>> YEAH.

>> [ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]

>> HENRY, GO AHEAD AND SIT DOWN.

>> SIT BACK. HUH?

>> YOU DON'T WANT THAT?

>> HENRY IS DETERMINED.

HE GOT UP AND WALKED MORE THAN I

EXPECTED HIM TO DO.

>> I CALL MY RECOVERY A MIRACLE.

>> HE'S BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL

ALMOST A MONTH.

HE NEEDS THE PRESCRIPTION, AND

HE'S READY TO GO.

I LIKE HENRY BECAUSE HE'S GOT A

VERY GOOD ATTITUDE, AND HE'S

TRYING HARD.

>> OOH.

>> WE'RE GOING HOME -- HOW ABOUT

THAT?

I'M DRIVING THE GETAWAY CAR.

>> ALL RIGHT!

>> [ LAUGHS ]

>> I'M EXCITED BECAUSE I'M GONNA

GET A NEW SUIT.

MOST OF MY CLOTHES NOW IS TOO

BIG.

KIRK IS LOVING IT.

THE ONLY THING SHE HATE NOW --

SHE WEIGHS MORE THAN ME.

>> I KNOW YOU.

>> OH, YEAH.

>> YOU LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT.

CONGRATULATIONS.

>> OH, YEAH.

PEOPLE HAVE NOTICED THE WEIGHT

LOSS, AND THEY'RE REAL GLAD FOR

ME.

DON'T YOU THINK I WOULD LOOK

GOOD IN THIS?

I'M SPENDING $1,000 ON MYSELF.

OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH.

I'M BUYING PANTS.

I'M BUYING SHIRTS, NEW

UNDERWEAR.

OH!

I DON'T HAVE THESE AT THE HOUSE.

FIVE PAIR.

I THINK I DID GOOD.

WON'T BE LONG. HOW YOU BEEN?

>> DOING ALL RIGHT.

HOW YOU BEEN?

>> I'M PRETTY GOOD.

>> THEY'VE BEEN TELLING ME

YOU'VE BEEN SITTING UP.

>> YEAH, GETTING THERE.

YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD, THOUGH,

MAN.

>> HUH?

>> YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD.

>> FEELING GOOD.

WELL, RIGHT NOW, I'M IN THE BEST

HEALTH THAT I HAVE -- I'VE BEEN

IN IN A LONG TIME.

>> IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, I

HOPE TO BE UP AND AROUND.

>> MY ADVICE TO YOU -- TAKE YOUR

TIME.

DON'T -- DON'T RUSH IT.

ONCE YOU GET OUT, YOU'VE GOT TO

HAVE SOME KIND OF SUPPORT OUT

THERE.

YOU'VE GOT TO STAY IN CONTACT

WITH THE DOCTOR.

YOU CAN'T GET THE FULL EFFECT

WITHOUT THE WHOLE OUTFIT.

8XL SHIRT.

A SIZE 72, Y'ALL.

WE GOT TO GO DOWNSTAIRS WITH

THIS ONE HERE.

MAMA!

>> YEAH?

>> WATCH THIS HERE.

>> OOH-WHEE!

>> FINALLY, I MADE IT TO MY GOAL

WEIGHT -- 248 POUNDS.

I LOOK AT MYSELF IN THE MIRROR

SOMETIMES AND I ASK, "WHO IS

THAT PERSON IN THAT MIRROR?"

"4XLT."

I'M FININ' TO SHOW YOU A DRASTIC

CHANGE.

MY COAT SIZE IS A 46.

[ LAUGHS ]

>> HENRY, COME ON UP HERE, BABY.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

JUNE 15th I NEVER WILL FORGET.

WHY? BECAUSE THAT WAS THE DAY I

GOT MY LIFE BACK.

[ CHUCKLES ]

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

>> YAY!

>> THE REASON I'M DOING THIS IS

TO LET OTHER PEOPLE KNOW THAT

THERE'S HOPE.

[ LAUGHTER ]

>> SOMEBODY TOLD ME, IF I COULD

JUST STOP EATING ANYTHING THAT

BEGINS WITH THE LETTER "C" --

CAKE, COOKIES, CEREAL -- HOW CAN

YOU TURN ALL THOSE C's LOOSE?

HENRY'S DONE WELL.

HE'S HAD SOME UPS AND DOWNS AND

SOME BAD DAYS AND SOME GOOD

DAYS.

>> HE WANTS YOU AT 250, AND HE

WEIGHS 290 POUNDS -- 290.

I HAVE TO BE TAKEN OVER THE

THRESHOLD, AND YOU'RE NOT

GONNA DO ME LIKE DR. NOWZARADAN

SAID -- "OOPS!"

>> I'LL TAKE HER OVER THE

THRESHOLD THE WAY THE GROOM IS

SUPPOSED TO TAKE HER OVER THE

THRESHOLD, BUT SHE HAD TO LOSE A

LITTLE WEIGHT FOR ME TO DO IT.

[ WHEELS SQUEAKING ]

>> YOU'RE CAN LAY ON YOUR BACK,

OKAY?

>> HAVE YOU BREATHE ON THAT FOR

A FEW MOMENTS.

>> SHE LOVED ME WHEN I WAS BIG,

AND I LOVE HER WHILE SHE'S BIG.

>> HENRY, SHE DID VERY WELL.

>> SHE DID?

>> YEAH. SHE'S GONNA LOSE

WEIGHT.

>> OKAY.

>> AND THEN WE GOT TO WORK ON

YOU, HUH?

>> UH-OH.

>> YOU EATING WRONG STUFF?

YOU GAINED ABOUT 50 POUNDS.

>> OHH, 40.

[ LAUGHS ]

>> 47.

>> YEAH.

>> SO, WE'LL GET YOU BACK ON

TRACK.

>> OH, YEAH.

>> ALL RIGHT, HENRY.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> YOU BE GOOD.

>> OKAY. THANKS.

>> AFTER I STARTED PUTTING ON

WEIGHT, I KNEW I HAD TOO MUCH TO

LIVE FOR TO GO BACK TO WHERE I

WAS.

I WAS DETERMINED TO DO BETTER.

I HAD THE SURGERY SIX YEARS AGO.

AND I'M GOING NOW TO SEE HOW

MUCH WEIGHT I HAVE LOST.

I LOOK AT MY MOTHER.

I LOOK AT MY FATHER.

MY FATHER LIVED TO BE 88.

MY MOTHER'S 86 NOW.

AND I KNOW THIS IS A LIFESAVING

SURGERY.

I THANK THE LORD I'M HERE TO

TELL MY STORY OF HOW THE SURGERY

SAVED ME.

HOT DOG! 275.

OKAY. I CAN LIVE WITH THAT.

[ LAUGHS ] OH.

>> HENRY.

>> HEY, DR. NOWZARADAN.

HOW YOU DOING?

>> I'M DOING OKAY.

HOW ABOUT YOU?

>> I'M DOING GOOD.

OHH.

YOU CAN FEEL RIBS IN THERE.

[ LAUGHS ]

>> HENRY, LOOKING AT YOUR

CHART...

>> MM-HMM.

>> AT THE BEGINNING, YOU HAD

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.

YOU HAD SLEEP APNEA.

YOU COULDN'T WALK.

>> I WAS ON A WALKER.

I STILL HAVE THAT WALKER.

I LOOK AT IT EVERY NOW AND

THEN AND SAY, "UH-HUH, I DON'T

NEED YOU."

[ LAUGHS ]

>> TODAY, YOU ARE 275.

>> 275.

>> YOU HAVE LOST...

>> [ CHUCKLES ]

>> TWO PEOPLE.

>> HENRY'S LIFE EXPECTANCY

BEFORE SURGERY WAS 2 OR 3 YEARS.

HENRY, YOU'RE DOING GREAT.

>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

>> NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

>> OH, NICE TO SEE YOU.

>> NOW HIS LIFE EXPECTANCY IS

NORMAL.

THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR HENRY

AND EVERYBODY WHO HAD SURGERY IS

NOT TO FALL WITH THE SAME

ABNORMAL EATING HABIT THAT HE

HAD BEFORE, AND THAT CHALLENGE

IS GONNA BE THERE FOREVER.

>> SEE, IT'S ALL ABOUT LOOKING

GOOD.

THIS IS MY WEDDING DAY.

I GOT TO LOOK GOOD TODAY.

I'M EXCITED ABOUT GETTING

MARRIED.

THIS IS MY FIRST TIME.

I'M 53 YEARS OLD.

[ Laughing ] IT'S TIME FOR ME TO

GET MARRIED.

I WOULD BE LYING IF I SAID I

WASN'T NERVOUS.

>> HENRY, WILL YOU TAKE LYCURGUS

TO BE YOUR WEDDED WIFE?

WILL YOU COMMIT YOURSELF TO HER

HAPPINESS, AND WILL YOU PROMISE

TO LOVE HER, HONOR, AND TRUST

HER AND SERVE HER IN SICKNESS

AND IN HEALTH SO LONG AS YOU

BOTH SHALL LIVE?

>> I WILL.

>> HENRY'S STILL THE SAME KIND

PERSON THAT HE'S ALWAYS BEEN,

AND THAT'S THE GUY I WANT TO BE

WITH.

I LOVE THAT HENRY.

>> I DECLARE HENRY AND LYCURGUS

HUSBAND AND WIFE.

YOU CAN KISS YOUR BRIDE.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

[ LAUGHTER ]

>> I COULD TRUTHFULLY SAY IT'S

BEEN A FIGHT.

IT WAS A LONG STRUGGLE.

BUT I HAVE MORE ENERGY.

I HAVE A NEW ZEST FOR LIFE.

>> CHEERS!

>> I CAN LOOK IN HIS FACE

SOMETIMES -- I HAVE NEVER SEEN

ONE PERSON ENJOY LIFE AS MUCH AS

HENRY DOES.

HE IS HAPPY WITH HIMSELF.

>> I'M LOOKING FORWARD NOT ONLY

TO OUR MARRIAGE -- I'M LOOKING

FORWARD TO A LONG AND BRIGHT

FUTURE.

WHAT YOU'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW --

YOU ARE SEEING THE REAL HENRY.

THIS IS ME.

>> YES!

>> THIS IS LIFE.

THIS IS JOY.

IT'S A LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE

THAT I WENT THROUGH.

IT'S A LIFE GAVE BACK TO ME.

ALL RIGHT, BYE, Y'ALL!

>> BYE!

>> HENRY!