1 00:00:03,467 --> 00:00:06,867 Teretha: I'M LITERALLY A PRISONER FROM MY WEIGHT. 2 00:00:06,867 --> 00:00:08,800 BUT THIS IS MY REALITY. 3 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:11,767 ** 4 00:00:15,267 --> 00:00:16,367 Man: [ MOANING ] 5 00:00:16,367 --> 00:00:20,333 MY WEIGHT HAS GIVEN ME A DEATH SENTENCE. 6 00:00:20,333 --> 00:00:23,700 Nikki: THE THING I RELIED ON ALL THESE YEARS 7 00:00:23,700 --> 00:00:25,200 IS WHAT'S KILLING ME. 8 00:00:32,300 --> 00:00:34,133 IT'S BROKEN! WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? 9 00:00:34,133 --> 00:00:35,733 I DON'T KNOW. I CAN'T GET OFF. 10 00:00:35,733 --> 00:00:37,467 DON'T LET ME GO, PLEASE. I'M NOT. 11 00:00:42,300 --> 00:00:44,700 Chad: IT'S HARD TO BE A FATHER FROM A CHAIR. 12 00:00:44,700 --> 00:00:46,467 [ GRUNTS ] THANK YOU, HONEY. 13 00:00:46,467 --> 00:00:49,300 I SEE THAT UNWILLINGNESS. 14 00:00:49,300 --> 00:00:55,000 IF YOU WERE SERIOUS, YOU'D MAKE CHANGES. 15 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:58,100 Dr. Nowzaradan: SHE STILL REFUSES TO USE HER LEGS. 16 00:00:58,100 --> 00:01:01,233 IF SHE DOESN'T GET UP, SHE'S NOT GONNA LAST MUCH LONGER. 17 00:01:01,233 --> 00:01:02,233 AAH! 18 00:01:02,233 --> 00:01:03,633 DOWN, DOWN, DOWN! I'M DOWN! 19 00:01:03,633 --> 00:01:06,633 -- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com 20 00:01:06,633 --> 00:01:09,600 CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS 21 00:01:12,167 --> 00:01:15,067 Teretha: THERE ARE TIMES IN LIFE WHERE THE ONLY WAY 22 00:01:15,067 --> 00:01:18,867 TO AVOID LOSING WHAT YOU HAVE IS 23 00:01:18,867 --> 00:01:21,533 TO RISK EVERYTHING. 24 00:01:34,333 --> 00:01:36,467 I FEEL TRAPPED IN MY BODY. 25 00:01:41,167 --> 00:01:44,400 I'VE JUST LET MYSELF GO TO THE POINT WHERE I'M BEDRIDDEN. 26 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:46,433 I DO EVERYTHING FROM MY BED. 27 00:01:49,067 --> 00:01:52,467 I'M LITERALLY A PRISONER FROM MY WEIGHT. 28 00:01:57,300 --> 00:02:00,867 AND I CAN BARELY MOVE NOW. 29 00:02:00,867 --> 00:02:03,567 IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET UP 30 00:02:03,567 --> 00:02:05,133 OUT OF THIS BED. 31 00:02:05,133 --> 00:02:07,600 I'M NOT OKAY NOT BEING ABLE TO GO OUT. 32 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:10,567 I MEAN, MONTHS GO BY. I DON'T GO OUTSIDE. 33 00:02:10,567 --> 00:02:14,733 HELL, SEASONS CHANGE AND I DON'T GET TO GO OUTSIDE. 34 00:02:18,067 --> 00:02:23,667 AND I CAN NO LONGER TAKE CARE OF MYSELF. 35 00:02:23,667 --> 00:02:26,933 MY HUSBAND USED TO BATHE ME, AND THAT WAS HARD ENOUGH. 36 00:02:26,933 --> 00:02:28,700 BUT HE'S STRUGGLING WITH DIABETES, 37 00:02:28,700 --> 00:02:32,067 AND HE DOESN'T HAVE THE STRENGTH TO DO IT. 38 00:02:32,067 --> 00:02:36,067 SO, WE LIVE WITH MY SON AND HIS GIRLFRIEND. 39 00:02:36,067 --> 00:02:40,233 AND THEY HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF ME EVERY DAY. 40 00:02:43,333 --> 00:02:46,833 IT'S COMPLETELY HUMILIATING. 41 00:02:46,833 --> 00:02:51,933 HAVING MY SON AND HIS GIRLFRIEND PUSHING MY PERSONAL AREAS IS 42 00:02:51,933 --> 00:02:56,067 VERY, VERY UNCOMFORTABLE, BUT THIS IS MY REALITY. 43 00:03:01,333 --> 00:03:03,300 [ Voice breaking ] IT'S REAL MESSED UP. 44 00:03:05,567 --> 00:03:07,300 AND IT'S REPULSIVE. 45 00:03:07,300 --> 00:03:10,433 I CAN'T EVEN STAND MY OWN BODY SOMETIMES. 46 00:03:10,433 --> 00:03:11,733 Derrick: WHAT'S WRONG? 47 00:03:14,500 --> 00:03:19,400 I HATE BEING LIKE THIS. 48 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:21,467 AND I'M NOT OKAY WITH THIS. 49 00:03:21,467 --> 00:03:23,433 [ GROANS ] 50 00:03:25,900 --> 00:03:27,500 PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND. 51 00:03:27,500 --> 00:03:31,233 I'M IN PAIN EVERY SINGLE DAY. 52 00:03:31,233 --> 00:03:37,067 THAT MAKES MOVING EVEN HARDER. 53 00:03:37,067 --> 00:03:40,667 BUT I'VE NOT ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THIS. 54 00:03:40,667 --> 00:03:45,233 I HAD A LIFE. 55 00:03:45,233 --> 00:03:48,233 AND NOW I'M STUCK HERE IN THIS BED. 56 00:03:51,733 --> 00:03:57,300 EVEN WHEN I WAS YOUNG, I ALWAYS LOVED EATING. 57 00:03:57,300 --> 00:04:02,167 WHEN I WAS AROUND 11 OR 12, I WAS MOLESTED BY AN UNCLE. 58 00:04:02,167 --> 00:04:06,467 AND EATING WAS A COMFORT FOR ME. 59 00:04:06,467 --> 00:04:09,600 SO, I STARTED GAINING WEIGHT. 60 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:11,833 AND I JUST STARTED GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER. 61 00:04:11,833 --> 00:04:14,800 AND THEN, BY THE TIME I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, 62 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:18,233 I WAS 200 POUNDS. 63 00:04:18,233 --> 00:04:19,567 Sam: WHEN TERETHA WAS A CHILD, 64 00:04:19,567 --> 00:04:24,733 I NEVER IMAGINED HER SIZE WOULD BE 65 00:04:24,733 --> 00:04:26,633 A FACTOR IN HER LIFE. 66 00:04:26,633 --> 00:04:28,600 IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF SHE LIKED TO EAT. 67 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:29,867 YOU JUST FIGURE SHE WAS JUST GONNA BE 68 00:04:29,867 --> 00:04:32,167 A BIG, BROAD YOUNG LADY. 69 00:04:32,167 --> 00:04:35,100 AND NOBODY WAS REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT IT AT THAT TIME. 70 00:04:35,100 --> 00:04:39,067 Teretha: THINGS GOT WORSE BECAUSE, WHEN I WAS 15, 71 00:04:39,067 --> 00:04:40,867 I GOT PREGNANT. 72 00:04:40,867 --> 00:04:45,667 AND MY PARENTS DID NOT REACT WELL TO THIS. 73 00:04:45,667 --> 00:04:49,367 MY WHOLE WORLD CHANGED IN AN INSTANT. 74 00:04:49,367 --> 00:04:53,533 I WAS SO AFRAID AND ALONE, AND FOOD WAS THERE FOR ME. 75 00:04:53,533 --> 00:04:54,600 SO, I WOULD GO 76 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:56,933 TO MY GRANDPARENTS' HOUSE AFTER SCHOOL. 77 00:04:56,933 --> 00:05:00,433 AND MY GRANDMOTHER WOULD COOK A FEAST EVERY NIGHT. 78 00:05:00,433 --> 00:05:04,367 SHE COOKED, LIKE, SIX CHICKENS, A BIG POT OF GREENS, 79 00:05:04,367 --> 00:05:06,067 A BIG PAN OF MACARONI AND CHEESE, 80 00:05:06,067 --> 00:05:08,067 AND IT'S JUST TONS OF FOOD. 81 00:05:08,067 --> 00:05:11,933 HELL, I WAS JUST EATING JUST TO BE EATING. 82 00:05:11,933 --> 00:05:16,600 YOU KNOW, I WOULDN'T BE HUNGRY, BUT IT FELT SOME COMFORTING. 83 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:21,633 SO, BY THE TIME I WAS IN MY 20s, I WAS ALREADY OVER 300 POUNDS. 84 00:05:21,633 --> 00:05:26,733 THAT'S WHEN I MET DERRICK. 85 00:05:26,733 --> 00:05:27,933 Derrick: WHEN I MEET TERETHA, 86 00:05:27,933 --> 00:05:32,067 SHE WAS A LITTLE CHUNKY BUT NOT REAL HEAVY. 87 00:05:32,067 --> 00:05:37,100 WE GOT ALONG, WENT OUT A LOT, HAD A LOT OF FUN. 88 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:40,600 Teretha: HE WAS SO ROMANTIC. 89 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:46,367 WE STARTED LIVING TOGETHER, AND THEN WE GOT MARRIED. 90 00:05:46,367 --> 00:05:48,067 I WAS IN MY 300s, 91 00:05:48,067 --> 00:05:50,633 BUT MY WEIGHT WASN'T HOLDING ME BACK. 92 00:05:50,633 --> 00:05:55,933 I WAS ACTIVE AND STILL GOING TO SCHOOL. 93 00:05:55,933 --> 00:05:57,733 I'M AN EDUCATED WOMAN. 94 00:05:57,733 --> 00:06:00,600 I HAVE A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN SOCIAL WORK. 95 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:04,133 BELIEVE IT OR NOT, MY LAST JOB WAS 96 00:06:04,133 --> 00:06:07,067 FOR THE CITY OF DETROIT HEALTH DEPARTMENT. 97 00:06:07,067 --> 00:06:09,100 I WAS A PROGRAM COORDINATOR 98 00:06:09,100 --> 00:06:13,600 OF A HEALTHY EATING PROGRAM. 99 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:15,233 WE USED TO GO OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY 100 00:06:15,233 --> 00:06:18,433 AND TEACH HEALTHY EATING TO REDUCE DIABETES. 101 00:06:18,433 --> 00:06:20,733 AND I WOULD LEAVE THAT DEMONSTRATION 102 00:06:20,733 --> 00:06:24,133 AND GO GET ME SOME FRIED CHICKEN. 103 00:06:24,133 --> 00:06:26,433 AND ANYTIME I WAS UPSET OR AFRAID, 104 00:06:26,433 --> 00:06:30,733 FOOD WAS ALWAYS THERE. 105 00:06:30,733 --> 00:06:34,633 EVENTUALLY, THE CITY OF DETROIT WAS HAVING FINANCIAL PROBLEMS, 106 00:06:34,633 --> 00:06:38,767 AND THEY STARTED LAYING PEOPLE OFF FROM THE PROGRAM. 107 00:06:38,767 --> 00:06:43,067 SHE GOT LAID OFF, AND SHE REALLY WASN'T HAPPY. 108 00:06:43,067 --> 00:06:45,300 SHE JUST STAYED IN HER ROOM. 109 00:06:45,300 --> 00:06:48,967 SHE WASN'T LEAVING THE HOUSE. 110 00:06:48,967 --> 00:06:50,567 Teretha: I JUST KEPT GETTING BIGGER, 111 00:06:50,567 --> 00:06:53,700 AND I STARTED TO GET LYMPHEDEMA IN MY LEGS. 112 00:06:53,700 --> 00:06:56,367 AND I COULDN'T MOVE AS MUCH. 113 00:06:56,367 --> 00:07:00,233 AND ONE DAY, I COULDN'T GET UP ANYMORE. 114 00:07:00,233 --> 00:07:03,700 THAT WAS JUST OVER TWO YEARS AGO, 115 00:07:03,700 --> 00:07:06,500 AND I HAVE BEEN IN THIS BED EVER SINCE. 116 00:07:06,500 --> 00:07:09,967 DARIUS, I NEED YOU TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE. 117 00:07:09,967 --> 00:07:11,900 Darius: AW, MA! RIGHT NOW? 118 00:07:13,967 --> 00:07:17,533 Teretha: THE LAST TIME I WAS WEIGHED, IT WAS 667 POUNDS, 119 00:07:17,533 --> 00:07:20,267 AND THAT SCARED THE [BLEEP] OUT OF ME. 120 00:07:20,267 --> 00:07:23,800 AND NOW I HAVE NO IDEA OF WHAT I WEIGH, 121 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:26,733 BUT I CAN'T STOP EATING. 122 00:07:26,733 --> 00:07:29,700 I'M GONNA MAKE A LIST. DARIUS, PLEASE GO BY THE LIST. 123 00:07:29,700 --> 00:07:33,267 AND I WANT EVERYTHING ON THIS LIST. 124 00:07:33,267 --> 00:07:35,300 I CAN'T GET UP TO GET THE FOOD, 125 00:07:35,300 --> 00:07:37,900 SO I HAVE MY FAMILY BRING ME WHAT I WANT. 126 00:07:37,900 --> 00:07:40,167 I WANT SOME COOKIES -- DOUBLE STUF. 127 00:07:40,167 --> 00:07:41,867 Derrick: [ SIGHS ] 128 00:07:41,867 --> 00:07:43,867 -WHAT? -NOTHING. 129 00:07:43,867 --> 00:07:47,767 I'M BASICALLY WATCHING MY WIFE DESTROY HERSELF, 130 00:07:47,767 --> 00:07:52,067 AND THERE'S JUST NOTHING THAT, REALLY, I CAN DO ABOUT IT. 131 00:07:52,067 --> 00:07:53,300 Teretha: I'M GONNA TELL YOU RIGHT NOW WHAT I WANT. 132 00:07:53,300 --> 00:07:55,433 I'M PUTTING IT ON HERE. 133 00:07:55,433 --> 00:07:57,300 THE ICE-CREAM SANDWICHES -- 134 00:07:57,300 --> 00:07:59,333 THE NEAPOLITAN ICE-CREAM SANDWICHES. 135 00:07:59,333 --> 00:08:01,933 LASAGNA, THE BIG RED BOX -- 136 00:08:01,933 --> 00:08:04,100 MAKE SURE IT'S THE BIG ONE, OKAY? 137 00:08:04,100 --> 00:08:05,533 Derrick: SHE'S A DEPRESSED EATER. 138 00:08:05,533 --> 00:08:08,333 AND A LOT OF TIMES, I KNOW SHE WASN'T HUNGRY, 139 00:08:08,333 --> 00:08:10,467 AND SHE'LL JUST EAT. 140 00:08:10,467 --> 00:08:13,867 THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE I WANTED, THOUGH. 141 00:08:13,867 --> 00:08:15,167 OH, I WANTED CAKE. 142 00:08:16,333 --> 00:08:17,733 OKAY. THANK YOU. 143 00:08:17,733 --> 00:08:19,733 SHE'S OUT OF CONTROL. 144 00:08:19,733 --> 00:08:21,567 IF YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW, CALL ME AS USUAL. 145 00:08:21,567 --> 00:08:22,767 I'LL CALL YOU. 146 00:08:22,767 --> 00:08:25,433 I HAVE TO FEED MY MOM AND BRING HER HER FOOD 147 00:08:25,433 --> 00:08:27,433 OR WHATEVER SHE REALLY DESIRES. 148 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:34,700 I KNOW WHAT SHE EATS IS NOT HEALTHY, 149 00:08:34,700 --> 00:08:37,233 BUT I DON'T WANT TO ARGUE AND DISRESPECT MY MOM. 150 00:08:41,333 --> 00:08:45,733 SHE'S STILL MY MOTHER, AND IT'S HER LIFE. 151 00:08:45,733 --> 00:08:47,967 YOU KNOW, WHO AM I TO TELL HER TO LIVE HER LIFE? 152 00:08:47,967 --> 00:08:51,200 ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 153 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:54,800 Teretha: IF I HAVE A CRAVING, THEY WILL GET ME WHAT I WANT. 154 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:56,767 AND MY FAVORITE THING IS CHICKEN. 155 00:09:02,100 --> 00:09:04,933 THANK YOU. 156 00:09:04,933 --> 00:09:09,867 BAKED, FRIED, BARBECUED CHICKEN. 157 00:09:11,467 --> 00:09:17,067 I'VE BEEN ASKING HER FOR YEARS TO EAT RIGHT. 158 00:09:17,067 --> 00:09:19,867 AND SHE JUST DON'T WANT TO, 159 00:09:19,867 --> 00:09:22,633 AND, UH, YOU CAN'T MAKE NOBODY DO ANYTHING. 160 00:09:22,633 --> 00:09:26,067 SO, I JUST LEAVE IT ALONE. 161 00:09:26,067 --> 00:09:28,567 I'M ALWAYS GONNA SEE THE GIRL THAT I MARRIED, 162 00:09:28,567 --> 00:09:31,800 BUT HER WEIGHT IS OUT OF CONTROL. 163 00:09:34,667 --> 00:09:37,400 Darius: COME ON, MAN, LET'S GO TO THE PARK RIGHT QUICK, MAN. 164 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:39,333 COME ON. -I KNOW MY EATING IS KEEPING ME 165 00:09:39,333 --> 00:09:42,067 FROM BEING A PART OF MY FAMILY'S LIFE. 166 00:09:42,067 --> 00:09:44,233 -COME ON. -GIVE NANA SMOOCHES. 167 00:09:44,233 --> 00:09:47,600 -WE'RE COMING RIGHT BACK. -I KNOW. 168 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:49,967 I'M A FAMILY-ORIENTED PERSON. 169 00:09:49,967 --> 00:09:54,067 MY FAMILY IS MY EVERY SINGLE THING. 170 00:09:54,067 --> 00:09:56,267 OKAY. HAVE FUN. 171 00:09:56,267 --> 00:09:58,833 I WISH I COULD GO WITH YOU. 172 00:09:58,833 --> 00:10:00,200 Teretha: I HAVE TWO GRANDCHILDREN 173 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:05,200 THAT I'M MISSING OUT ON AND ANOTHER ONE ON THE WAY. 174 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:08,000 AND I HAVEN'T -- [ SIGHS ] 175 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:09,100 [ Voice breaking ] I HAVEN'T GIVEN THEM 176 00:10:09,100 --> 00:10:12,333 THE MEMORIES THAT MY GRANDMAMA GAVE ME. 177 00:10:12,333 --> 00:10:14,233 Darius: COME ON. 178 00:10:14,233 --> 00:10:16,800 I FEEL LIKE THAT I'M RACING AGAINST TIME 179 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:18,900 TRYING TO BE THERE FOR THEM. 180 00:10:18,900 --> 00:10:20,133 [ LAUGHS ] 181 00:10:20,133 --> 00:10:22,667 Teretha: I'M CHEATING THEM. 182 00:10:22,667 --> 00:10:28,533 I'M -- I FEEL LIKE I'M ACTUALLY CHEATING THEM. 183 00:10:28,533 --> 00:10:31,167 BECAUSE NO CHILD SHOULD HAVE 184 00:10:31,167 --> 00:10:34,667 TO HAVE A GRANDMAMA LIKE ME. 185 00:10:41,333 --> 00:10:46,833 IT'S LIKE EVERYBODY IN MY FAMILY HAS ADJUSTED THEIR LIVES 186 00:10:46,833 --> 00:10:49,467 TO ACCOMMODATE ME. 187 00:10:49,467 --> 00:10:53,100 WHO'S THAT? 188 00:10:53,100 --> 00:10:55,133 TALANA? 189 00:10:55,133 --> 00:10:56,867 THAT'S YOU ON THE STOVE? 190 00:10:58,267 --> 00:11:00,900 YOU THINK I COULD GET A HOT DOG? 191 00:11:00,900 --> 00:11:01,900 Talana: YEAH. 192 00:11:01,900 --> 00:11:04,467 Teretha: I FEEL LIKE I'M A BURDEN. 193 00:11:04,467 --> 00:11:07,233 I LOVE THAT THEY WANT TO HELP TAKE CARE OF ME, 194 00:11:07,233 --> 00:11:11,667 BUT I DON'T LIKE THAT THEY FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE TO, 195 00:11:11,667 --> 00:11:13,633 EVEN THE YOUNGEST. 196 00:11:13,633 --> 00:11:16,900 YEAH. CAN YOU GET NANA'S INSULIN? 197 00:11:16,900 --> 00:11:19,267 MY 3 1/2-YEAR-OLD GRANDSON, DEON -- 198 00:11:19,267 --> 00:11:21,633 WE CALL HIM THE INSULIN CAPTAIN. 199 00:11:21,633 --> 00:11:23,500 EVERY TIME NANA HAS HER MEAL, 200 00:11:23,500 --> 00:11:25,633 HE GOES RIGHT TO THE REFRIGERATOR, 201 00:11:25,633 --> 00:11:28,200 AND HE GETS MY INSULIN. 202 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:30,600 THANK YOU. 203 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:32,200 AND IT SHOULDN'T BE LIKE THAT. 204 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:35,833 HE SHOULD NOT KNOW WHAT INSULIN IS. 205 00:11:35,833 --> 00:11:41,800 I DON'T WANT MY FAMILY TO HAVE TO DO THIS ANYMORE. 206 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:45,600 BUT IF I DON'T GET BACK ON MY FEET, 207 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:48,667 THEY'LL BE PLANNING MY FUNERAL. 208 00:11:48,667 --> 00:11:52,733 I KNOW I'M GONNA DIE IF I DON'T CHANGE. 209 00:11:52,733 --> 00:11:54,433 GIVE IT TO NANA. 210 00:11:54,433 --> 00:11:57,667 WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER OVER HALF OUR LIVES -- 211 00:11:57,667 --> 00:12:01,233 YOU KNOW, 30 YEARS. 212 00:12:01,233 --> 00:12:03,833 AND NOW I'M ABOUT TO LOSE MY WIFE. 213 00:12:06,100 --> 00:12:11,133 IF SHE WERE TO DIE... 214 00:12:11,133 --> 00:12:13,667 I-IT -- THIS FAMILY WOULD FALL APART. 215 00:12:13,667 --> 00:12:17,067 I-I JUST WOULDN'T WANT TO BE HERE NO MORE. 216 00:12:20,667 --> 00:12:22,300 GOOD NIGHT. 217 00:12:22,300 --> 00:12:25,233 THIS IS NOT JUST LIFE AND DEATH FOR HER. 218 00:12:25,233 --> 00:12:28,133 IT'S LIFE AND DEATH FOR THE BOTH OF US. 219 00:12:28,133 --> 00:12:29,833 THIS IS LIFE OR DEATH. 220 00:12:32,367 --> 00:12:35,733 I WANT SOME HELP. I NEED SOME HELP. 221 00:12:35,733 --> 00:12:38,733 [SIGHS] 'CAUSE I CAN'T LIVE THE REST OF MY LIFE LIKE THIS. 222 00:12:42,167 --> 00:12:47,400 I'VE LOST ANY ABILITY OF SELF-CONTROL. 223 00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:49,200 AND MY LIFE CAN'T CONTINUE LIKE THIS. 224 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:51,800 IT JUST CAN'T. 225 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:57,100 I EITHER GET THIS [BLEEP] OFF OF ME OR I'M GONNA DIE. 226 00:13:04,633 --> 00:13:06,533 ** 227 00:13:10,567 --> 00:13:12,733 [ BIRDS CHIRPING ] 228 00:13:13,333 --> 00:13:14,700 Teretha: OH. 229 00:13:14,700 --> 00:13:17,533 Teretha: EVERY DOCTOR I'VE GONE TO TO TRY TO GET HELP 230 00:13:17,533 --> 00:13:19,800 HAS TURNED ME AWAY. 231 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:22,567 BUT THERE'S A DOCTOR IN HOUSTON NAMED DR. NOW, 232 00:13:22,567 --> 00:13:25,067 AND HE SAID HE CAN HELP ME. 233 00:13:25,067 --> 00:13:26,600 I KNOW I NEED TO GET TO HIM, 234 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:30,267 BUT I'VE NOT LEFT MY HOUSE FOR TWO YEARS. 235 00:13:30,267 --> 00:13:33,633 I CAN'T DO THIS ON A BRIEF VISIT TO HOUSTON, 236 00:13:33,633 --> 00:13:36,100 SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE IT A ONE-WAY TRIP 237 00:13:36,100 --> 00:13:38,533 AND MOVE THERE WITH DERRICK. 238 00:13:38,533 --> 00:13:41,533 YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE DRESSES ARE BRAND-NEW. 239 00:13:41,533 --> 00:13:44,233 I WANT TO START WEARING CLOTHES AGAIN. 240 00:13:44,233 --> 00:13:47,300 I AIN'T WORE NO CLOTHES IN HOW MANY YEARS. 241 00:13:47,300 --> 00:13:50,233 Derrick: MY WIFE'S LIFE DEPENDS ON THIS JOURNEY, 242 00:13:50,233 --> 00:13:52,267 BUT IT'S GONNA BE HARD GETTING HER OUT OF THE BED 243 00:13:52,267 --> 00:13:55,400 AND INTO THE CAR. 244 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:57,067 Teretha: I KNOW MY TIME IS UP, 245 00:13:57,067 --> 00:14:02,200 AND I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING NOW IF I'M GONNA HAVE A CHANCE. 246 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:04,767 Woman: HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU RIGHT NOW 247 00:14:04,767 --> 00:14:09,133 FOR WHAT YOU ARE GETTING READY TO DO. 248 00:14:09,133 --> 00:14:14,233 AND WE KNOW THAT HEALING IS STARTING RIGHT NOW IN HER BODY. 249 00:14:14,233 --> 00:14:17,133 SO WE JUST GIVE THANKS AND PRAISE. 250 00:14:17,133 --> 00:14:19,333 AND WHEN SHE RETURNS TO US, 251 00:14:19,333 --> 00:14:24,067 WE'RE GONNA BE AMAZED AT WHAT WE SEE. 252 00:14:24,067 --> 00:14:26,367 AMEN. -AMEN. 253 00:14:28,967 --> 00:14:31,400 Teretha: IT'S SCARY TO LEAVE EVERYTHING YOU KNOW... 254 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:34,867 Darius: ALL RIGHT, MOM. 255 00:14:34,867 --> 00:14:38,633 Teretha: ...TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AND YOUR FAMILY, TO DO THIS. 256 00:14:38,633 --> 00:14:41,767 I LOVE YOU. -I LOVE YOU, TOO. 257 00:14:41,767 --> 00:14:46,533 Teretha: BUT I KNOW IF I DON'T, I'M GONNA LOSE IT ALL ANYWAY. 258 00:14:46,533 --> 00:14:48,433 SO, I HAVE TO GO. 259 00:14:48,433 --> 00:14:50,100 HOW YOU DOING, MA'AM? 260 00:14:50,100 --> 00:14:51,533 HI. 261 00:14:51,533 --> 00:14:53,067 YOU READY TO GO? 262 00:14:53,067 --> 00:14:54,433 Teretha: THIS IS OVERWHELMING. 263 00:14:54,433 --> 00:14:57,933 Man: ONE, TWO, THREE. 264 00:14:57,933 --> 00:14:59,500 WE'RE GONNA ROLL YOU THE OTHER WAY. 265 00:14:59,500 --> 00:15:02,467 WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE A STRETCHER? 266 00:15:02,467 --> 00:15:04,567 MNH-MNH. NO, WE'RE GONNA CARRY YOU. 267 00:15:04,567 --> 00:15:06,267 -NO, YOU'RE NOT. -[ CHUCKLES ] 268 00:15:06,267 --> 00:15:08,400 I GOT NINE STRAPPING MEN. 269 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:13,500 OKAY. ONE, TWO, THREE. 270 00:15:13,500 --> 00:15:15,400 GOT TO GO THROUGH ONE AT A TIME. 271 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:16,933 -ALL RIGHT, I'M THROUGH. -ARMS IN, HONEY. 272 00:15:16,933 --> 00:15:18,300 Man YEP. WE GOT YOU. 273 00:15:18,300 --> 00:15:20,467 Teretha: OH, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT! 274 00:15:20,467 --> 00:15:22,767 WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT! -HOLD ON, GUYS. 275 00:15:22,767 --> 00:15:24,933 YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO STAGGER THROUGH THE DOOR AGAIN. 276 00:15:24,933 --> 00:15:27,267 Man GET YOU IN THE CAR. 277 00:15:27,267 --> 00:15:28,967 Man: ONE, TWO, THREE. 278 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:33,833 Man FOR RIGHT NOW? 279 00:15:33,833 --> 00:15:36,067 -YEP, I THINK I'M OKAY. -OKAY. 280 00:15:36,067 --> 00:15:38,167 Teretha: THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS 281 00:15:38,167 --> 00:15:40,067 I'VE EVER HAD TO DO. 282 00:15:40,067 --> 00:15:43,967 AND IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG AND PAINFUL DRIVE. 283 00:15:43,967 --> 00:15:46,433 BUT I'M DOING IT TO FIGHT FOR MY LIFE. 284 00:15:53,533 --> 00:15:58,333 I'M EXPECTING TERETHA'S ARRIVAL HERE AT ANY MOMENT. 285 00:15:58,333 --> 00:16:00,133 SHE'S BEEN IN THE CAR FOR 30 HOURS, 286 00:16:00,133 --> 00:16:03,433 AND THIS GONNA BE A REALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION 287 00:16:03,433 --> 00:16:07,833 FOR A PATIENT HER SIZE THAT HAS BEEN IMMOBILE FOR SO LONG. 288 00:16:07,833 --> 00:16:10,167 HELLO. -HI. 289 00:16:10,167 --> 00:16:12,833 -HOW ARE YOU? -I'M OKAY. 290 00:16:12,833 --> 00:16:14,233 Dr. Nowzaradan: ARE YOU HAVING ANY PAIN? 291 00:16:14,233 --> 00:16:16,200 A LOT OF PAIN IN MY LEGS, IN MY -- 292 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:18,867 -IN YOUR LEG? -YEAH, AND IN MY BACK. 293 00:16:18,867 --> 00:16:21,067 ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET YOU OUT OF HERE, OKAY? 294 00:16:21,067 --> 00:16:22,733 OKAY. 295 00:16:22,733 --> 00:16:25,600 WE NEED TO GET HER OUT OF THERE AND PUT HER IN THE BED 296 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:29,233 AND TAKE HER INSIDE AND EVALUATE HER CONDITION. 297 00:16:29,233 --> 00:16:32,467 SHE COULD HAVE DEVELOPED BLOOD CLOTS IN HER LEG. 298 00:16:32,467 --> 00:16:36,500 THIS COULD CAUSE A DEADLY EVENT LIKE PULMONARY EMBOLISM. 299 00:16:36,500 --> 00:16:39,367 SO, WE NEED TO GET HER IN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 300 00:16:39,367 --> 00:16:40,967 -[ GROANS ] -ALL RIGHT. 301 00:16:46,900 --> 00:16:50,133 OKAY, TERETHA, BEFORE WE DO SOME TESTS ON YOU, 302 00:16:50,133 --> 00:16:51,700 I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. 303 00:16:51,700 --> 00:16:54,900 CAN YOU MOVE YOUR FEET OR YOUR LEG? 304 00:16:54,900 --> 00:16:58,167 UM, I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO WALK ABOUT -- 305 00:16:58,167 --> 00:17:00,700 IT'S GOING ON NOW FOR 18 MONTHS. 306 00:17:00,700 --> 00:17:03,067 THAT'S A LONG TIME TO BE IMMOBILE. 307 00:17:03,067 --> 00:17:04,433 HOW MUCH DO YOU WEIGH RIGHT NOW? 308 00:17:04,433 --> 00:17:09,633 THE LAST TIME WAS 630, BUT THEY WEIGHED ME IN THE BED. 309 00:17:09,633 --> 00:17:12,600 YOU SHOULDN'T BE IMMOBILE AT 630 POUNDS. 310 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:14,567 YOU MUST BE HIGHER THAN THAT. 311 00:17:14,567 --> 00:17:16,367 WHAT KIND OF DIET ARE YOU FOLLOWING? 312 00:17:16,367 --> 00:17:17,467 MY DOCTOR HAS ME 313 00:17:17,467 --> 00:17:21,500 ON A 2,000-CALORIE DIET FOR CARBS A MEAL. 314 00:17:21,500 --> 00:17:22,867 2,000 CALORIE? 315 00:17:22,867 --> 00:17:24,767 NO. I TAKE THAT BACK. 316 00:17:24,767 --> 00:17:26,233 1,800. 317 00:17:26,233 --> 00:17:28,267 1,800? 318 00:17:28,267 --> 00:17:31,833 1,800 FOR SOMEBODY BEING IN BED DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. 319 00:17:31,833 --> 00:17:32,800 YEAH. 320 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:34,800 WHAT ARE YOUR MEDICAL CONDITIONS? 321 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:38,133 I HAVE ASTHMA, DIABETES, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. 322 00:17:38,133 --> 00:17:40,700 AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR YOUR DIABETES? 323 00:17:40,700 --> 00:17:41,800 I'M ON INSULIN. 324 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:43,400 OH, MY GOD. 325 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:46,600 WHEN YOU'RE OVERWEIGHT AND YOU'RE DIABETIC, 326 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:48,400 YOU HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF INSULIN. 327 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:51,600 IT IS A BIG MISTAKE TO PUT YOU ON INSULIN. 328 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:55,433 THERE ARE OTHER TREATMENT FOR DIABETES BUT INSULIN. 329 00:17:55,433 --> 00:17:57,633 WE GOT YOUR MEDICATION OVER HERE? 330 00:18:02,467 --> 00:18:04,433 THIS IS ALL THE MEDICATION? -YES. 331 00:18:04,433 --> 00:18:06,933 I'M GONNA LOOK OVER THESE AND BRING IT BACK TO YOU, OKAY? 332 00:18:06,933 --> 00:18:08,200 OKAY. 333 00:18:08,200 --> 00:18:12,367 TERETHA IS IN A VERY DANGEROUS POINT IN HER LIFE. 334 00:18:12,367 --> 00:18:15,167 SHE'S BEEN IMMOBILE AND CONSTANTLY EATING 335 00:18:15,167 --> 00:18:16,600 FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. 336 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:19,733 SHE COULD HAVE EASILY GAINED ANOTHER 100 POUNDS 337 00:18:19,733 --> 00:18:21,800 SINCE SHE WAS LAST WEIGHED. 338 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:23,867 SHE'S ALSO TAKING INSULIN 339 00:18:23,867 --> 00:18:26,500 AND MEDICATION THAT SHE DOESN'T NEED, 340 00:18:26,500 --> 00:18:30,333 WHICH COULD BE CREATING EVEN MORE HEALTH ISSUES FOR HER. 341 00:18:30,333 --> 00:18:32,867 WE NEED TO RUN SOME TESTS ON YOU RIGHT NOW 342 00:18:32,867 --> 00:18:35,133 AND MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO MAJOR ISSUES 343 00:18:35,133 --> 00:18:38,933 THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS, AND THEN WE GO FROM THERE. 344 00:18:38,933 --> 00:18:42,267 WE NEED TO GET AN ENDOSCOPY TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON 345 00:18:42,267 --> 00:18:45,233 AND MAKE SURE SHE'S STABLE. 346 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:50,433 BUT OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, 347 00:18:50,433 --> 00:18:52,467 WE NEED TO GET HER WEIGHT UNDER CONTROL 348 00:18:52,467 --> 00:18:55,367 AND THEN OUR GOAL IS TO GET HER UP AND WALKING 349 00:18:55,367 --> 00:18:57,133 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 350 00:18:57,133 --> 00:18:58,900 Dr. Nowzaradan: WELL, TERETHA HAS GOT 351 00:18:58,900 --> 00:19:02,900 A VERY, VERY LARGE STOMACH. 352 00:19:02,900 --> 00:19:05,433 Dr. Nowzaradan: THAT MAY BE AN ISSUE. 353 00:19:05,433 --> 00:19:07,167 WE'RE GOING TO PUT HER ON A STRICT 354 00:19:07,167 --> 00:19:10,267 800-CALORIE-PER-DAY DIET TO GET HER WEIGHT GOING 355 00:19:10,267 --> 00:19:11,433 IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. 356 00:19:11,433 --> 00:19:14,367 ALL FINISHED UP. 357 00:19:14,367 --> 00:19:17,300 THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE EASY FOR HER. 358 00:19:17,300 --> 00:19:20,633 BUT HER BODY IS AT THE BREAKING POINT. 359 00:19:20,633 --> 00:19:23,133 SHE HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO START CHANGING, 360 00:19:23,133 --> 00:19:26,567 AND SHE HAS TO DO IT NOW. 361 00:19:33,733 --> 00:19:37,367 Dr. Nowzaradan: TERETHA HAS BEEN IN HOSPITAL FOR A WEEK NOW. 362 00:19:37,367 --> 00:19:40,067 BUT SHE HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO STAND UP ON A SCALE 363 00:19:40,067 --> 00:19:41,400 AND BE WEIGHED. 364 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:45,500 SO, WE ORDER A BARIATRIC BED THAT HAS A SCALE BUILT IN IT 365 00:19:45,500 --> 00:19:47,500 TO WEIGH HER. 366 00:19:47,500 --> 00:19:48,567 WHEN SHE ARRIVED, 367 00:19:48,567 --> 00:19:51,533 SHE WAS PROBABLY CLOSE TO 800 POUNDS. 368 00:19:51,533 --> 00:19:54,900 BUT WE HAVE HAD HER ON A LOW-CALORIE DIET, 369 00:19:54,900 --> 00:19:57,267 AND SHE STARTED LOSING A LOT OF WEIGHT. 370 00:19:57,267 --> 00:20:00,967 LET'S SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOUR WEIGHT. 371 00:20:00,967 --> 00:20:05,500 752.6. 372 00:20:05,500 --> 00:20:10,067 SO, WE WILL KEEP HER ON THAT DIET FOR ANOTHER FEW MONTHS. 373 00:20:10,067 --> 00:20:13,467 WE NEED TO GET HER UP AND MOBILE BEFORE SURGERY. 374 00:20:13,467 --> 00:20:15,667 I'M FOLLOWING THE PROGRAM. 375 00:20:15,667 --> 00:20:17,433 ALL RIGHT, SUPER. I'LL SEE YOU LATER. 376 00:20:17,433 --> 00:20:18,567 ALL RIGHT, HON. 377 00:20:18,567 --> 00:20:19,900 Dr. Nowzaradan: AND THIS IS GOING TO BE 378 00:20:19,900 --> 00:20:23,700 A VERY DIFFICULT THING TO DO. 379 00:20:23,700 --> 00:20:26,667 ** 380 00:20:31,733 --> 00:20:35,900 THE LAST MONTH HAS BEEN A WHOLE NEW EXPERIENCE FOR ME. 381 00:20:35,900 --> 00:20:40,500 I'VE BEEN DOING AS MUCH OF THE EXERCISES AS I CAN DO. 382 00:20:40,500 --> 00:20:43,000 BUT I'M MOSTLY JUST DOING MY UPPER BODY 383 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:47,000 BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL THAT MY LEGS ARE READY FOR TOO MUCH. 384 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:51,500 AND I WANT TO LOSE MORE WEIGHT BEFORE I TRY TO USE MY LEGS. 385 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:05,333 I'VE ALSO BEEN STICKING TO WHAT THE DOCTOR WANTS ME TO EAT. 386 00:21:05,333 --> 00:21:07,733 IT'S NOT A LOT. 387 00:21:07,733 --> 00:21:10,500 BUT THE NUTRITIONIST TAUGHT ME TO COUNT TO 20 388 00:21:10,500 --> 00:21:13,133 WHILE I'M CHEWING BEFORE I SWALLOW. 389 00:21:13,133 --> 00:21:18,067 IT'S SUPPOSED TO MAKE ME SATISFIED WITH LESS FOOD. 390 00:21:18,067 --> 00:21:19,667 I WANT THIS SURGERY, 391 00:21:19,667 --> 00:21:22,967 AND I KNOW I NEED TO MAKE PROGRESS. 392 00:21:29,600 --> 00:21:30,733 HI, THERE. 393 00:21:30,733 --> 00:21:32,600 HEY, DR. NOWZARADAN. 394 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:35,833 ALL RIGHT, SO, LET'S GET A WEIGHT ON YOU, OKAY? 395 00:21:37,767 --> 00:21:40,367 Dr. Nowzaradan: TERETHA HAS LOST AROUND 210 POUNDS 396 00:21:40,367 --> 00:21:41,867 OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. 397 00:21:41,867 --> 00:21:45,067 AND SO THE DIET IS WORKING FOR YOU. 398 00:21:45,067 --> 00:21:46,567 YES. 399 00:21:46,567 --> 00:21:49,700 BUT SHE HASN'T BEEN AS GOOD WITH HER EXERCISES. 400 00:21:49,700 --> 00:21:55,533 SHE USES HER ARM, BUT SHE STILL REFUSES TO USE HER LEGS. 401 00:21:55,533 --> 00:21:58,500 YOU NEED TO GET TO THE POINT 402 00:21:58,500 --> 00:22:02,200 THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO WALK AND BE ABLE TO STAND. 403 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:03,367 RIGHT. 404 00:22:03,367 --> 00:22:04,600 Dr. Nowzaradan: WITH THE WEIGHT SHE LOST, 405 00:22:04,600 --> 00:22:06,933 SHE SHOULD START GETTING OUT OF THE BED. 406 00:22:06,933 --> 00:22:10,400 BUT RIGHT NOW, REALITY IS SHE DOESN'T WANT TO. 407 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:12,867 I'M HOPING HER HUSBAND CAN WORK WITH HER 408 00:22:12,867 --> 00:22:15,733 AND GET HER TO DO LEG EXERCISES. 409 00:22:15,733 --> 00:22:18,100 Dr. Nowzaradan: WE'RE SENDING YOU HOME TODAY, 410 00:22:18,100 --> 00:22:20,933 AND I WANT YOU TO EXERCISE YOUR LEGS. 411 00:22:20,933 --> 00:22:23,600 THE NEXT TIME I SEE YOU, I WANT YOU TO BE 412 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:25,433 AT LEAST 60 POUNDS LIGHTER 413 00:22:25,433 --> 00:22:27,600 AND READY TO GET OUT OF THIS BED. 414 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:30,233 IF YOU DO, I WILL APPROVE YOU FOR SURGERY. 415 00:22:30,233 --> 00:22:31,433 RIGHT. 416 00:22:31,433 --> 00:22:33,900 STICK TO IT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. 417 00:22:33,900 --> 00:22:35,300 -ALL RIGHTY. -OKAY. 418 00:22:35,300 --> 00:22:36,533 -THANK YOU. -MM-HMM. 419 00:22:36,533 --> 00:22:38,567 RIGHT NOW, SHE NEEDS TO SHOW ME 420 00:22:38,567 --> 00:22:41,667 THAT SHE CAN KEEP MAKING PROGRESS ON HER OWN. 421 00:22:41,667 --> 00:22:43,933 SHE'S NOT GOING TO SURVIVE MUCH LONGER 422 00:22:43,933 --> 00:22:45,667 IF SHE DOESN'T DO THIS. 423 00:22:45,667 --> 00:22:48,100 ALL RIGHTY. 424 00:22:48,100 --> 00:22:50,400 Teretha: I'M A LITTLE BIT SCARED OF BEING ON MY OWN 425 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:54,133 WITH JUST DERRICK RIGHT NOW. 426 00:22:54,133 --> 00:22:57,400 HE SET UP THE APARTMENT FOR US HERE IN HOUSTON, 427 00:22:57,400 --> 00:23:01,367 BUT HE'S NEVER HAD TO TAKE CARE OF ME ALL BY HIMSELF. 428 00:23:01,367 --> 00:23:04,333 ** 429 00:23:04,633 --> 00:23:08,333 AND I'M HOPING THE STRESS AND EMOTIONS WON'T GET TOO HARD 430 00:23:08,333 --> 00:23:12,767 FOR ME TO DEAL WITH. 431 00:23:12,767 --> 00:23:14,867 IT'S JUST ALL SO STRESSFUL. 432 00:23:14,867 --> 00:23:18,800 ONE, TWO, THREE. 433 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:21,933 AND I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE HARD. 434 00:23:21,933 --> 00:23:24,467 I DIDN'T REALIZED HOW SMALL THIS APARTMENT IS. 435 00:23:24,467 --> 00:23:26,700 YEAH. 436 00:23:26,700 --> 00:23:29,667 ** 437 00:23:34,767 --> 00:23:39,167 BABE, I'M READY FOR YOU TO HANG THIS SHOWER CURTAIN. 438 00:23:39,167 --> 00:23:41,600 Teretha: I'VE BEEN HOME FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW, 439 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:42,867 AND WE'RE STILL SETTLING IN. 440 00:23:42,867 --> 00:23:44,100 NOT THE PLASTIC. 441 00:23:44,100 --> 00:23:46,167 I'VE BEEN TRYING TO HELP DERRICK AS MUCH AS I CAN 442 00:23:46,167 --> 00:23:47,800 BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S REALLY HARD FOR HIM 443 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:50,733 TO HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF ME 444 00:23:50,733 --> 00:23:54,367 AND TO DO EVERYTHING AROUND THE HOUSE ON HIS OWN. 445 00:23:54,367 --> 00:23:58,267 OOH, MAN. 446 00:23:58,267 --> 00:24:01,833 AND I DON'T WANT TO BE A BURDEN TO HIM LIKE THIS. 447 00:24:01,833 --> 00:24:03,600 YOU ALL RIGHT? 448 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:05,933 YEAH. 449 00:24:07,900 --> 00:24:10,400 EVEN THOUGH I'VE MADE SO MUCH PROGRESS, 450 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:12,400 I'M STILL STUCK IN THIS BED. 451 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:14,400 MY LEGS ARE STILL TOO WEAK TO GET UP, 452 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:16,867 AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S GONNA CHANGE SOON. 453 00:24:18,767 --> 00:24:20,067 I DON'T KNOW. 454 00:24:20,067 --> 00:24:22,467 YOU KNOW WHAT WE COULD DO? WE COULD DO THAT STIR-FRY. 455 00:24:22,467 --> 00:24:25,067 WE CAN USE THE CHICKEN BREAST AND ADD IT TO THE STIR-FRY. 456 00:24:25,067 --> 00:24:26,067 YOU WANT TO DO THAT? 457 00:24:26,067 --> 00:24:27,967 OH, YEAH, WE COULD. 458 00:24:27,967 --> 00:24:31,867 Teretha: SO, DERRICK HAS TO DO ALL THE SHOPPING AND COOKING. 459 00:24:31,867 --> 00:24:34,200 [ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ] 460 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:37,600 BUT HE COOKS LIKE HE'S ALWAYS COOKED FOR ME. 461 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:40,333 THIS IS GOOD STUFF RIGHT HERE. 462 00:24:40,333 --> 00:24:41,467 [ CHUCKLES ] 463 00:24:41,467 --> 00:24:43,733 WE'RE JUST WORKING ON MAKING IT HEALTHIER 464 00:24:43,733 --> 00:24:46,867 SO I CAN LOSE THE 60 POUNDS THAT THE DOCTOR WANTS ME TO LOSE. 465 00:24:46,867 --> 00:24:48,500 MM-HMM. 466 00:24:48,500 --> 00:24:50,767 Teretha: WOW, BABE, THIS HAS GOT MORE NOODLES THAN I ANTICIPATED. 467 00:24:50,767 --> 00:24:51,900 GOT MORE WHAT? 468 00:24:51,900 --> 00:24:53,600 NOODLES. 469 00:24:53,600 --> 00:24:56,600 IT'S MORE VEGETABLES FROM WHAT I SEE. 470 00:24:56,600 --> 00:24:57,767 [ CHUCKLES ] 471 00:24:57,767 --> 00:24:58,767 Teretha: IT'S HARD TO CHANGE 472 00:24:58,767 --> 00:25:01,400 ALL OF YOUR EATING HABITS OVERNIGHT. 473 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:05,933 I STILL HAVE CRAVINGS, AND IT'S HARD NOT TO GIVE IN. 474 00:25:05,933 --> 00:25:09,567 BUT I'M HAPPY MAKING A LITTLE BIT OF PROGRESS EACH DAY. 475 00:25:17,300 --> 00:25:18,767 [ GROANS ] 476 00:25:33,300 --> 00:25:36,667 TERETHA IS COMPLAINING ABOUT BEING REALLY SICK, 477 00:25:36,667 --> 00:25:39,233 AND WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON. 478 00:25:39,233 --> 00:25:42,200 AT TERETHA'S SIZE, ANY NUMBER OF THING CAN PUSH 479 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:44,500 HER BODY OVER THE LIMIT. 480 00:25:44,500 --> 00:25:46,133 IF HER BODY HAS GIVEN OUT, 481 00:25:46,133 --> 00:25:49,067 WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME TO TRY TO SAVE HER. 482 00:25:49,067 --> 00:25:50,767 BUT HOPEFULLY, SHE HASN'T RUN OUT OF TIME. 483 00:25:54,167 --> 00:25:56,733 ** 484 00:25:58,267 --> 00:26:00,633 Dr. Nowzaradan: TERETHA CAME IN LATE LAST NIGHT. 485 00:26:00,633 --> 00:26:02,967 SHE WAS COMPLAINING THAT SHE WAS REALLY SICK 486 00:26:02,967 --> 00:26:05,100 AND SOMETHING WAS WRONG. 487 00:26:05,100 --> 00:26:08,300 WE RAN SOME TESTS ON HER, AND THE ISSUE IS 488 00:26:08,300 --> 00:26:12,267 THAT HER BLOOD SUGAR IS SPIKING BECAUSE SHE'S EATING FOOD 489 00:26:12,267 --> 00:26:16,400 WITH A LOT OF SUGAR AND NOT STICKING TO HER DIET. 490 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:17,767 HI, DR. NOW. 491 00:26:17,767 --> 00:26:19,600 HOW ARE YOU TODAY? 492 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:21,333 I'M STILL NOT FEELING NO BETTER. 493 00:26:21,333 --> 00:26:24,400 ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET YOUR WEIGHT. 494 00:26:27,167 --> 00:26:29,900 618. 495 00:26:29,900 --> 00:26:32,833 SHE GAINED ALMOST 30 POUNDS SINCE SHE HAS BEEN AT HOME, 496 00:26:32,833 --> 00:26:35,167 SO WE'LL START THIS PROCESS OVER, 497 00:26:35,167 --> 00:26:38,100 AND WE'LL PUT HER ON A CONTROLLED DIET AGAIN. 498 00:26:38,100 --> 00:26:39,867 Dr. Nowzaradan: ALL RIGHT, WE NEED TO TALK 499 00:26:39,867 --> 00:26:41,267 ABOUT YOUR SITUATION RIGHT NOW. 500 00:26:41,267 --> 00:26:42,733 WE'RE GONNA KEEP YOU HERE 501 00:26:42,733 --> 00:26:44,900 AND PUT YOU BACK ON CONTROLLED DIET. 502 00:26:44,900 --> 00:26:47,733 AND WE NEED TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE PROACTIVE 503 00:26:47,733 --> 00:26:50,833 ABOUT YOUR ABILITY TO DO EXERCISE. 504 00:26:50,833 --> 00:26:52,967 YOU NEED TO GET UP. 505 00:26:52,967 --> 00:26:54,833 THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS. 506 00:26:54,833 --> 00:26:57,533 SO, HERE'S THE RULE THAT I'M GONNA GIVE YOU. 507 00:26:57,533 --> 00:27:00,067 YOU'RE GONNA DO WHAT WE TELL YOU DO. 508 00:27:00,067 --> 00:27:02,133 YOU WANT HELP, FOLLOW THE RULES. 509 00:27:02,133 --> 00:27:04,100 YOU WANT SURGERY, FOLLOW THE RULES, 510 00:27:04,100 --> 00:27:06,900 OR THE NEXT TIME YOU HAVE A MEDICAL ISSUE, 511 00:27:06,900 --> 00:27:08,767 WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO PULL YOU OUT. 512 00:27:08,767 --> 00:27:09,867 GOTCHA. 513 00:27:09,867 --> 00:27:12,433 IN TWO WEEKS, I WANT YOU READY TO STAND UP 514 00:27:12,433 --> 00:27:14,167 AND GET OUT OF THIS BED. 515 00:27:14,167 --> 00:27:15,533 YOU GOT IT? 516 00:27:15,533 --> 00:27:17,067 OKAY. 517 00:27:23,367 --> 00:27:26,400 Teretha: I DIDN'T LIKE HEARING WHAT THE DOCTOR SAID. 518 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:27,867 I'M TRYING. 519 00:27:27,867 --> 00:27:30,100 I'M TRYING HARD TO PUSH MYSELF. 520 00:27:30,100 --> 00:27:33,567 BUT I DON'T THINK HE UNDERSTANDS HOW HARD THIS IS. 521 00:27:33,567 --> 00:27:38,167 MY LEGS HURT SO MUCH WHEN I TRY TO MOVE THEM. 522 00:27:38,167 --> 00:27:39,800 AND I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE AGAIN. 523 00:27:42,833 --> 00:27:45,800 ** 524 00:27:49,100 --> 00:27:51,133 TODAY, THE DOCTOR WANTS ME TO STAND 525 00:27:51,133 --> 00:27:54,467 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TWO YEARS. 526 00:27:54,467 --> 00:27:57,433 I DON'T THINK I'M READY TO DO THIS. 527 00:27:57,433 --> 00:28:00,067 Dr. Nowzaradan: OVER THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS, 528 00:28:00,067 --> 00:28:02,500 WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET TERETHA'S WEIGHT GOING 529 00:28:02,500 --> 00:28:04,600 BACK IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. 530 00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:07,533 SO, WE'RE GONNA TRY TO GET HER TO STAND UP 531 00:28:07,533 --> 00:28:09,967 TO CHECK HER WEIGHT ON A REGULAR SCALE. 532 00:28:09,967 --> 00:28:12,633 BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT TO DO THIS. 533 00:28:12,633 --> 00:28:15,067 WE NEED FIVE TO SIX PEOPLE TO HOLD HER UP 534 00:28:15,067 --> 00:28:18,267 SO SHE DOESN'T FALL AND END UP ON THE FLOOR. 535 00:28:18,267 --> 00:28:20,733 IF SHE DOES, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO GET HER UP, 536 00:28:20,733 --> 00:28:24,233 AND THE STRESS CAN CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS COMPLICATION 537 00:28:24,233 --> 00:28:26,200 ON HER CONDITION. 538 00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:28,733 BUT THIS IS SOMETHING TERETHA HAS TO DO 539 00:28:28,733 --> 00:28:31,067 IF SHE WANTS HER HEALTH TO IMPROVE. 540 00:28:31,067 --> 00:28:34,700 SO, WE NEED A COUPLE OF PEOPLE TO ROLL HER OVER THE OTHER SIDE. 541 00:28:38,833 --> 00:28:42,067 GREAT. YOU GUYS ARE DOING GREAT. 542 00:28:42,067 --> 00:28:43,200 Man: ONE, TWO, THREE. 543 00:28:44,233 --> 00:28:46,533 ALL RIGHT. HOLD IT. 544 00:28:49,900 --> 00:28:52,100 Dr. Nowzaradan: ALMOST THERE. 545 00:28:53,500 --> 00:28:55,133 -SHE'S SLIDING. -OKAY, LET HER SLIDE. 546 00:28:55,133 --> 00:28:57,800 LET HER SLIDE AND PUT YOUR FEET ON THE GROUND. 547 00:28:57,800 --> 00:29:00,833 NOW WE NEED EVERYBODY TO HELP HER TO STAND UP. 548 00:29:00,833 --> 00:29:02,567 Man: READY, GUYS? 549 00:29:02,567 --> 00:29:06,633 ONE, TWO, AND THREE. 550 00:29:06,633 --> 00:29:07,933 -COME ON. -COME ON. 551 00:29:07,933 --> 00:29:08,933 -[ GROANS ] -COME ON. 552 00:29:08,933 --> 00:29:10,300 HELP HER. HELP HER. HELP HER UP. 553 00:29:10,300 --> 00:29:13,600 [GROANS] AAH! DOWN, DOWN, DOWN! I'M DOWN! 554 00:29:13,600 --> 00:29:15,067 I'M DOWN. 555 00:29:15,067 --> 00:29:16,667 JUST LET ME GO DOWN, PLEASE. 556 00:29:16,667 --> 00:29:18,067 I CAN'T -- I CAN'T GET BACK UP. 557 00:29:18,067 --> 00:29:20,500 OKAY, THIS IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. 558 00:29:20,500 --> 00:29:21,833 LIFT HER UP. 559 00:29:24,367 --> 00:29:26,800 OH. 560 00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:27,800 [ GROANS ] 561 00:29:27,800 --> 00:29:29,733 READY, GUYS? ONE, TWO, THREE. 562 00:29:29,733 --> 00:29:31,967 -UP. -LET'S PULL UP. 563 00:29:31,967 --> 00:29:35,200 TERETHA REFUSED TO PUT HER WEIGHT ON HER LEGS. 564 00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:37,700 THE PROBLEM IS IT HURT, 565 00:29:37,700 --> 00:29:41,433 SO SHE THINK THAT MEANS THAT SHE SHOULDN'T DO IT. 566 00:29:41,433 --> 00:29:42,867 Dr. Nowzaradan: ALL RIGHT. 567 00:29:42,867 --> 00:29:45,800 Dr. Nowzaradan: HER PROBLEM IS IN HER HEAD. 568 00:29:45,800 --> 00:29:47,900 SHE DOESN'T WANT TO TRY, 569 00:29:47,900 --> 00:29:51,300 AND I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HER RIGHT NOW. 570 00:29:51,300 --> 00:29:53,733 SHE'S NOT MAKING PROGRESS ON HER OWN, 571 00:29:53,733 --> 00:29:56,700 SO WE HAVE TO DO IT FOR HER. 572 00:29:56,700 --> 00:29:59,767 THAT HAS TO CHANGE, BECAUSE HER BODY IS NOT GOING 573 00:29:59,767 --> 00:30:02,433 TO LAST MUCH LONGER BEING IMMOBILE. 574 00:30:04,867 --> 00:30:07,833 ** 575 00:30:10,167 --> 00:30:13,067 Woman: ALL RIGHT. ONE, TWO, THREE. 576 00:30:13,067 --> 00:30:15,833 Dr. Nowzaradan: TERETHA HAS BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL 577 00:30:15,833 --> 00:30:18,333 FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW. 578 00:30:18,333 --> 00:30:21,267 WE GOT HER WEIGHT BACK UNDER 600 POUNDS, 579 00:30:21,267 --> 00:30:25,133 BUT SHE STARTED FINDING WAYS TO GET EXTRA SERVINGS 580 00:30:25,133 --> 00:30:27,367 FROM THE KITCHEN. 581 00:30:27,367 --> 00:30:30,833 NOW THAT SHE'S CHEATING AND REFUSING TO WALK, 582 00:30:30,833 --> 00:30:35,300 THERE IS NO REASON TO KEEP HER IN THE HOSPITAL. 583 00:30:35,300 --> 00:30:39,200 SHE'S SCARED TO LEAVE A LIFE OF EATING WHAT SHE WANTS 584 00:30:39,200 --> 00:30:42,567 AND STAYING IN BED ALL DAY. 585 00:30:42,567 --> 00:30:46,200 SO, I'M SENDING HER HOME, AND I'M GONNA SEND A THERAPIST 586 00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:51,667 TO HER HOUSE TO GET AT WHY SHE'S UNWILLING TO TRY. 587 00:30:51,667 --> 00:30:55,167 AFTER THIS, WE'LL TRY TO GET HER UP AGAIN. 588 00:30:55,167 --> 00:30:58,433 AND IF SHE DOESN'T, WE WILL NOT BE PERFORMING 589 00:30:58,433 --> 00:31:00,767 WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY ON TERETHA. 590 00:31:00,767 --> 00:31:02,933 THIS IS HER LAST HOPE. 591 00:31:05,067 --> 00:31:08,067 ** 592 00:31:10,233 --> 00:31:11,800 Teretha: I'VE BEEN HOME FOR A FEW DAYS, 593 00:31:11,800 --> 00:31:14,967 AND I'M ABOUT TO SEE THE THERAPIST FOR THE FIRST TIME. 594 00:31:14,967 --> 00:31:17,733 BUT I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA. 595 00:31:17,733 --> 00:31:20,233 I KNOW MY ISSUES AND MY PAIN, 596 00:31:20,233 --> 00:31:23,133 AND I DON'T NEED TO WALK THROUGH IT ALL WITH A STRANGER. 597 00:31:23,133 --> 00:31:25,067 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 598 00:31:25,067 --> 00:31:27,967 -GOOD MORNING. -GOOD MORNING. 599 00:31:27,967 --> 00:31:29,667 MY NAME IS CYNTHIA. 600 00:31:29,667 --> 00:31:31,333 -OKAY. -IS IT OKAY IF I SIT HERE? 601 00:31:31,333 --> 00:31:32,433 -YES. -OKAY, GOOD. 602 00:31:32,433 --> 00:31:35,133 BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I WANT TO AFFIRM YOU 603 00:31:35,133 --> 00:31:39,633 FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO REALLY MAKE SOME CHANGES IN YOUR LIFE. 604 00:31:39,633 --> 00:31:41,233 SOME OF WHAT YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH 605 00:31:41,233 --> 00:31:43,533 HAS BEEN ABOUT THE PHYSICAL BODY. 606 00:31:43,533 --> 00:31:47,767 AND WHAT OUR WORK WILL BE IS TO LOOK AT THE EMOTIONS. 607 00:31:47,767 --> 00:31:49,633 WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE PAST -- 608 00:31:49,633 --> 00:31:52,433 YOUR CHILDHOOD, YOUR FAMILY -- 609 00:31:52,433 --> 00:31:57,400 WHAT ABOUT THAT IS ASSOCIATED TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY? 610 00:31:57,400 --> 00:32:00,067 I HAD, UH, ONE OR TWO BAD EXPERIENCES 611 00:32:00,067 --> 00:32:03,067 OF, YOU KNOW, INAPPROPRIATE TOUCHING... 612 00:32:03,067 --> 00:32:04,233 OKAY, OKAY. MM-HMM. 613 00:32:04,233 --> 00:32:05,433 ...THROUGH A FAMILY MEMBER. 614 00:32:05,433 --> 00:32:08,067 I NEVER SHARED WITH MY PARENTS TILL A FEW YEARS AGO. 615 00:32:08,067 --> 00:32:10,833 THAT'S WHEN I LEARNED THAT I AM AN EMOTIONAL EATER. 616 00:32:10,833 --> 00:32:13,233 -MM-HMM. -AND THEN, IN '99, 617 00:32:13,233 --> 00:32:17,633 I ALMOST LOSE MY HUSBAND AND MY FATHER IN THE SAME WEEK. 618 00:32:17,633 --> 00:32:21,067 MY HUSBAND, HE WIND UP IN A COMPLETE RENAL FAILURE. 619 00:32:21,067 --> 00:32:22,933 BUT AT THAT SAME TIME, I'M STILL WORKING. 620 00:32:22,933 --> 00:32:24,067 I'M GOING TO SCHOOL. 621 00:32:24,067 --> 00:32:26,600 AND THROUGH ALL OF THIS HUSTLE AND BUSTLE, 622 00:32:26,600 --> 00:32:30,267 I'M EMOTIONALLY STRESSED OUT, PHYSICALLY TIRED, 623 00:32:30,267 --> 00:32:32,900 AND WHEN I GOT HOME AND ACTUALLY SAT DOWN 624 00:32:32,900 --> 00:32:35,767 AND HAD THAT FAST FOOD, WHATEVER IT WAS, 625 00:32:35,767 --> 00:32:38,500 IT WAS JUST A SIGH OF RELIEF FOR ME. 626 00:32:38,500 --> 00:32:41,233 AND I WAS -- I FELT GOOD AND I WAS OKAY WITH IT. 627 00:32:41,233 --> 00:32:43,133 AND THAT'S THE FOOD ISSUE. 628 00:32:43,133 --> 00:32:45,633 BUT WHAT I HEARD IS THE EMOTIONAL PART. 629 00:32:45,633 --> 00:32:49,067 YOU HAD LEGITIMATE CONCERNS OF SADNESS, 630 00:32:49,067 --> 00:32:50,667 AND YOU SAID A BIG ONE IS STRESS. 631 00:32:50,667 --> 00:32:52,933 AND THE WAY FOR YOUR COPING... 632 00:32:52,933 --> 00:32:55,533 WAS FOOD. 633 00:32:55,533 --> 00:32:59,433 SO, WHAT ARE WE GONNA REPLACE THE FOOD WITH? 634 00:32:59,433 --> 00:33:04,667 RELAXATION, BREATHING -- SO, WHAT ARE SOME TECHNIQUES? 635 00:33:04,667 --> 00:33:07,367 I USED TO JOURNAL A LOT. 636 00:33:07,367 --> 00:33:11,600 THAT IS PERFECT BECAUSE YOU WILL BE SAD AGAIN. 637 00:33:11,600 --> 00:33:13,467 YOU WILL HAVE STRESS AGAIN. 638 00:33:13,467 --> 00:33:15,400 EXPRESS THOSE EMOTIONS. 639 00:33:15,400 --> 00:33:18,333 LET THEM GO RATHER THAN HOLDING THEM DOWN, 640 00:33:18,333 --> 00:33:21,400 REPRESSING THEM, BECAUSE OUR BODIES ARE AFFECTED 641 00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:22,633 BY THESE EMOTIONS. 642 00:33:22,633 --> 00:33:23,800 OKAY. 643 00:33:23,800 --> 00:33:25,367 I AFFIRM YOU. 644 00:33:25,367 --> 00:33:27,867 I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU WALKING! 645 00:33:27,867 --> 00:33:30,133 -ME, TOO. -I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. 646 00:33:30,133 --> 00:33:32,100 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 647 00:33:32,100 --> 00:33:35,267 Teretha: I KNOW I'VE HAD TRIALS AND PAIN. 648 00:33:35,267 --> 00:33:37,500 AND FOOD IS HOW I'VE DEALT WITH IT. 649 00:33:37,500 --> 00:33:40,400 [ BREATHES DEEPLY ] 650 00:33:40,400 --> 00:33:42,967 SO, IT'S SCARY TO THINK HOW IT'S GONNA BE 651 00:33:42,967 --> 00:33:45,700 WITHOUT KNOWING THAT I CAN RUN TO FOOD. 652 00:33:45,700 --> 00:33:47,533 I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO IT. 653 00:34:03,467 --> 00:34:06,967 Dr. Nowzaradan: I'M DRIVING TO TERETHA'S APARTMENT RIGHT NOW. 654 00:34:06,967 --> 00:34:08,967 SHE'S BEEN MEETING WITH THE THERAPIST 655 00:34:08,967 --> 00:34:10,800 OVER THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS, 656 00:34:10,800 --> 00:34:13,300 AND HOPEFULLY SHE'S GETTING TO THE PLACE 657 00:34:13,300 --> 00:34:15,967 THAT SHE'S WILLING TO START TRYING. 658 00:34:15,967 --> 00:34:19,100 SHE NEEDS TO GET OUT OF HER BED. 659 00:34:19,100 --> 00:34:22,067 ALL SHE NEEDS TO DO IS PUT HER FEET ON THE FLOOR 660 00:34:22,067 --> 00:34:25,233 AND PUT HER WEIGHT ON HER LEGS. 661 00:34:25,233 --> 00:34:28,733 IF SHE DOES THAT, I CAN WORK WITH HER. 662 00:34:28,733 --> 00:34:31,900 IF SHE DOESN'T, THEN SHE'S ON HER OWN 663 00:34:31,900 --> 00:34:34,733 BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING MORE WE CAN DO FOR HER. 664 00:34:34,733 --> 00:34:37,967 COME IN. 665 00:34:37,967 --> 00:34:40,467 -HELLO! -HEY, DR. NOW. 666 00:34:40,467 --> 00:34:41,700 YOU FEELING OKAY? 667 00:34:41,700 --> 00:34:43,067 I'M FEELING GOOD. 668 00:34:43,067 --> 00:34:44,767 SO, HOW IS YOUR DIET COMING ALONG? 669 00:34:44,767 --> 00:34:46,700 MY DIET IS COMING ALONG REALLY GOOD. 670 00:34:46,700 --> 00:34:49,900 YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE LOSING ANY WEIGHT? 671 00:34:49,900 --> 00:34:51,067 YES, SIR. 672 00:34:51,067 --> 00:34:52,467 TO YOU, DOES IT LOOK LIKE I'VE LOST SOME WEIGHT -- 673 00:34:52,467 --> 00:34:54,800 A LITTLE BIT SINCE THE LAST TIME YOU SAW ME? 674 00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:57,100 YEAH, YOU DO LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE LOST WEIGHT. 675 00:34:57,100 --> 00:35:00,867 DO YOU THINK WE CAN GIVE A TRY TO SEE IF YOU CAN STAND UP? 676 00:35:00,867 --> 00:35:02,800 -IT'S WORTH A TRY. -ALL RIGHT. 677 00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:06,500 I'M GONNA GET SOME EMT HERE, AND WE'LL GET YOU UP. 678 00:35:06,500 --> 00:35:09,100 COME ON IN. COME ON IN. 679 00:35:09,100 --> 00:35:10,767 WELL, THANKS FOR COMING. 680 00:35:10,767 --> 00:35:12,567 -YOU READY TO TRY THIS? -YES. 681 00:35:12,567 --> 00:35:13,533 ALL RIGHT. 682 00:35:24,367 --> 00:35:26,333 Man: OKAY. 683 00:35:29,367 --> 00:35:31,100 Dr. Nowzaradan: OKAY. AND JUST RIGHT THERE. 684 00:35:31,100 --> 00:35:32,700 JUST HOLD IT. HOLD IT. 685 00:35:32,700 --> 00:35:34,233 PUSH YOUR FEET AGAINST THE FLOOR. 686 00:35:34,233 --> 00:35:36,133 PUSH YOUR FEET AGAINST THE FLOOR. 687 00:35:39,500 --> 00:35:41,367 AND MY FEET -- BOTH FEET ON THE FLOOR. 688 00:35:41,367 --> 00:35:42,967 SO, THAT'S -- IT FEELS GOOD. 689 00:35:42,967 --> 00:35:45,233 IT HURTS, BUT IT FEELS GOOD. 690 00:35:45,233 --> 00:35:46,300 READY? 691 00:35:46,300 --> 00:35:49,867 Man: COME ON. YOU CAN DO IT. 692 00:35:49,867 --> 00:35:53,433 -[ GROANS ] -THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S GOOD. 693 00:35:53,433 --> 00:35:54,633 THIS IS A GOOD START. 694 00:35:54,633 --> 00:35:56,867 YOU PUT BOTH FEET ON THE FLOOR, 695 00:35:56,867 --> 00:36:01,233 AND YOU'RE ABLE TO TOLERATE SOME OF YOUR WEIGHT ON IT. 696 00:36:01,233 --> 00:36:04,233 -MM-HMM. -YOU'RE DOING GREAT. 697 00:36:04,233 --> 00:36:07,300 TODAY WAS A PRETTY GOOD MILESTONE FOR TERETHA. 698 00:36:07,300 --> 00:36:09,167 FOR THE FIRST TIME, SHE WAS ABLE 699 00:36:09,167 --> 00:36:12,633 TO PARTIALLY PUT SOME WEIGHT ON HER FEET. 700 00:36:12,633 --> 00:36:16,567 SO, I FEEL LIKE SHE'S TRYING, AND I CAN WORK WITH THAT. 701 00:36:16,567 --> 00:36:19,100 I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT TRACK, 702 00:36:19,100 --> 00:36:21,167 AND YOU'RE DOING WELL. 703 00:36:21,167 --> 00:36:24,067 I'M FEELING LIKE YOU'RE READY FOR SURGERY. 704 00:36:24,067 --> 00:36:27,333 SO, I'M GONNA APPROVE YOU AND GET YOU ON THE SCHEDULE. 705 00:36:27,333 --> 00:36:29,067 AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE, OKAY? 706 00:36:31,233 --> 00:36:32,733 AND I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU 707 00:36:32,733 --> 00:36:34,900 I AM GOING TO BE A SUCCESS STORY. 708 00:36:34,900 --> 00:36:36,200 YOU WILL BE PROUD OF ME, 709 00:36:36,200 --> 00:36:38,567 'CAUSE I'M BEGINNING TO BE PROUD OF MYSELF. 710 00:36:38,567 --> 00:36:40,067 OKAY, I'M GLAD YOU'RE DOING SO WELL. 711 00:36:40,067 --> 00:36:41,433 I'LL SEE YOU IN A COUPLE WEEKS. 712 00:36:41,433 --> 00:36:43,267 ALL RIGHT, SEE YOU IN A COUPLE WEEKS, DR. NOW. 713 00:36:43,267 --> 00:36:44,267 ALL RIGHT. TAKE CARE. 714 00:36:44,267 --> 00:36:45,667 TAKE CARE. BE CAREFUL. 715 00:36:51,267 --> 00:36:54,867 Teretha: I'M SO EXCITED AND PROUD OF MYSELF RIGHT NOW. 716 00:36:54,867 --> 00:36:56,233 I KNOW THIS IS GONNA BE LIFE-CHANGING, 717 00:36:56,233 --> 00:36:57,633 AND I'M READY FOR IT. 718 00:37:00,067 --> 00:37:03,067 ** 719 00:37:11,133 --> 00:37:13,233 Woman: ALL RIGHT, I WANT YOU TO TAKE FIVE OR SIX DEEP BREATHS. 720 00:37:13,233 --> 00:37:15,867 Dr. Nowzaradan: SHE'S STILL MOSTLY IMMOBILE, 721 00:37:15,867 --> 00:37:20,067 AND HER BODY IS VERY FRAGILE AT THIS POINT. 722 00:37:20,067 --> 00:37:22,667 AND WE WANT TO KEEP TERETHA UNDER ANESTHESIA 723 00:37:22,667 --> 00:37:24,567 AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE. 724 00:37:26,100 --> 00:37:28,767 SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY IS A QUICKER SURGERY 725 00:37:28,767 --> 00:37:30,533 THAN GASTRIC BYPASS. 726 00:37:30,533 --> 00:37:34,700 IT'S NOT AS AGGRESSIVE, BUT IT WILL BE JUST AS AFFECTIVE 727 00:37:34,700 --> 00:37:36,300 FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. 728 00:37:38,833 --> 00:37:41,267 GASTRIC SLEEVE IS AN OPERATION. 729 00:37:41,267 --> 00:37:44,900 WE TAKE ABOUT 80% TO 90% OF STOMACH OUT 730 00:37:44,900 --> 00:37:49,067 AND LEAVE A SKINNY, SMALL STOMACH IN PLACE. 731 00:37:49,067 --> 00:37:51,567 SO, WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION 732 00:37:51,567 --> 00:37:54,067 OF FOOD INTAKE IN THESE PATIENTS, 733 00:37:54,067 --> 00:37:56,867 WHICH IS GONNA HELP THEM TO LOSE WEIGHT. 734 00:37:56,867 --> 00:38:01,067 Derrick: IT'S KIND OF NERVE-RACKING SITTING HERE WAITING. 735 00:38:01,067 --> 00:38:05,600 MY WIFE'S BEEN IN SURGERY FOR ABOUT 2 1/2, THREE HOURS NOW, 736 00:38:05,600 --> 00:38:07,633 AND I'M FEELING ANXIOUS. 737 00:38:07,633 --> 00:38:10,133 I WANT HER TO GET THIS PROCESS OVER WITH. 738 00:38:10,133 --> 00:38:11,900 I DON'T WANT HER TO DIE. 739 00:38:15,067 --> 00:38:17,067 Dr. Nowzaradan: WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE NOW. 740 00:38:19,267 --> 00:38:20,667 SURGERY'S OVER. 741 00:38:23,833 --> 00:38:27,200 WITH TERETHA EATING LESS AND BEING MOBILE, 742 00:38:27,200 --> 00:38:30,967 SHE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE MUCH MORE PROGRESS NOW. 743 00:38:30,967 --> 00:38:34,067 BUT SHE NEEDS TO KEEP TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE BED 744 00:38:34,067 --> 00:38:37,267 AND STAY MOTIVATED TO KEEP MAKING PROGRESS. 745 00:38:37,267 --> 00:38:41,067 IF SHE DOESN'T, SHE CAN EASILY START GAINING AGAIN. 746 00:38:41,067 --> 00:38:44,900 THIS SURGERY IS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL IF SHE USES IT, 747 00:38:44,900 --> 00:38:46,800 BUT IT'S ALL UP TO HER NOW. 748 00:38:49,900 --> 00:38:52,300 ** 749 00:38:52,300 --> 00:38:54,333 Teretha: I'VE BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL A WEEK NOW 750 00:38:54,333 --> 00:38:58,167 TRYING TO ADJUST TO MY NEW EATING HABITS. 751 00:38:58,167 --> 00:39:00,367 MY STOMACH IS SO SMALL NOW 752 00:39:00,367 --> 00:39:05,333 ANY TINY AMOUNT OF FOOD FILLS IT. 753 00:39:05,333 --> 00:39:08,067 THIS CHANGE IS HARD BECAUSE IN MY HEAD 754 00:39:08,067 --> 00:39:11,100 I STILL WANT TO EAT EVERYTHING. 755 00:39:11,100 --> 00:39:13,967 BUT MY BODY SAYS "NO" RIGHT NOW, 756 00:39:13,967 --> 00:39:16,967 SO I DON'T HAVE THAT COMFORT INSIDE WHEN I EAT. 757 00:39:20,067 --> 00:39:23,767 I'M SCARED, AND RIGHT NOW, I'M JUST HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS 758 00:39:23,767 --> 00:39:25,300 ABOUT IF I CAN DO THIS. 759 00:39:30,300 --> 00:39:32,867 ** 760 00:39:40,367 --> 00:39:42,633 Teretha: IT'S BEEN A MONTH SINCE SURGERY, 761 00:39:42,633 --> 00:39:46,367 AND I'VE ADJUSTED TO MY NEW EATING HABITS NOW. 762 00:39:46,367 --> 00:39:51,433 I CAN SEE MYSELF LIVING THIS LIFESTYLE AND MAINTAINING. 763 00:39:51,433 --> 00:39:54,400 I THINK TOMORROW I'LL PROBABLY TRY SOME OF THAT COTTAGE CHEESE. 764 00:39:54,400 --> 00:39:56,200 YEAH? GIVE IT A TRY. 765 00:39:56,200 --> 00:40:00,500 Teretha: I'M FIND THAT I HAVE MORE ENERGY AS I WORK OUT. 766 00:40:00,500 --> 00:40:02,933 I'M DOING MY EXERCISES EVERY DAY, 767 00:40:02,933 --> 00:40:06,300 AND DERRICK IS HELPING ME WITH MY LEGS. 768 00:40:06,300 --> 00:40:07,300 THEY'RE GETTING STRONGER, 769 00:40:07,300 --> 00:40:10,100 BUT I KNOW I HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO. 770 00:40:12,633 --> 00:40:16,033 -NO. -[ LAUGHS ] 771 00:40:17,900 --> 00:40:20,867 ** 772 00:40:23,133 --> 00:40:24,967 Dr. Nowzaradan: TERETHA IS CONTINUING 773 00:40:24,967 --> 00:40:27,133 TO MAKE GOOD PROGRESS. 774 00:40:27,133 --> 00:40:28,533 SHE'S TRYING TO WALK, 775 00:40:28,533 --> 00:40:32,467 AND WE'LL HAVE HER STANDING ON HER OWN IN A FEW MONTHS. 776 00:40:32,467 --> 00:40:34,400 YOU DO YOUR COUNTING, OKAY? -OKAY. 777 00:40:34,400 --> 00:40:38,100 ONE, TWO, THREE. 778 00:40:38,100 --> 00:40:40,333 -COME ON. COME ON. -YOU GOT IT. YOU GOT IT. 779 00:40:41,700 --> 00:40:44,767 AWESOME! -THAT'S FANTASTIC! 780 00:40:44,767 --> 00:40:47,033 Dr. Nowzaradan: THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S GOOD. 781 00:40:47,033 --> 00:40:48,700 FEEL OKAY? -UH-HUH. 782 00:40:48,700 --> 00:40:50,100 Dr. Nowzaradan: SHE'S DOING GREAT. 783 00:40:50,100 --> 00:40:51,867 I WAS WORRIED FOR A WHILE, 784 00:40:51,867 --> 00:40:54,700 BUT I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT SHE'S TRYING 785 00:40:54,700 --> 00:40:56,600 AND MAKING THE PROGRESS SHE HAS. 786 00:40:56,600 --> 00:40:59,533 SO, YOU HAVE LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT, HUH? 787 00:40:59,533 --> 00:41:01,700 -YES, SIR. [LAUGHS] -THAT'S GOOD. 788 00:41:01,700 --> 00:41:03,833 I FEEL GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 789 00:41:03,833 --> 00:41:07,200 Teretha: IT'S NICE TO SEE THE PROGRESS ON THE SCALE LIKE THAT. 790 00:41:07,200 --> 00:41:11,733 [ BREATHES DEEPLY ] 791 00:41:11,733 --> 00:41:14,700 ** 792 00:41:17,833 --> 00:41:20,133 I LOVE MY FAMILY SO MUCH, 793 00:41:20,133 --> 00:41:23,200 AND ALL THAT I'M DOING IS FOR THEM. 794 00:41:23,200 --> 00:41:24,533 HEY, SON. HOW YOU DOING? 795 00:41:24,533 --> 00:41:25,967 I'm good. How you doing? 796 00:41:25,967 --> 00:41:27,133 I'M DOING GOOD. 797 00:41:27,133 --> 00:41:28,933 Teretha: AND WHEN I STARTED THIS JOURNEY, 798 00:41:28,933 --> 00:41:31,133 I HAD A THIRD GRANDCHILD ON THE WAY. 799 00:41:31,133 --> 00:41:33,600 AND I DIDN'T EVEN THINK I WAS GONNA BE AROUND TO MEET HER. 800 00:41:36,300 --> 00:41:37,633 ASHLEY: Say hi. 801 00:41:37,633 --> 00:41:40,533 HI! OH, LOOKIT THERE! 802 00:41:40,533 --> 00:41:42,733 OH, SHE GETTING SO BIG. 803 00:41:43,467 --> 00:41:44,933 Hey, Nana! 804 00:41:44,933 --> 00:41:46,633 HEY, BABY. 805 00:41:46,633 --> 00:41:49,433 BOYS, Y'ALL STILL REMEMBER WHY I HAD TO COME DOWN HERE, RIGHT? 806 00:41:51,100 --> 00:41:54,333 RIGHT, AND SO I CAN GET BETTER, REMEMBER? 807 00:41:54,333 --> 00:41:55,800 -Yep. -AND WHEN I COME BACK 808 00:41:55,800 --> 00:41:57,900 TO DETROIT, I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO DO WHAT? 809 00:42:02,067 --> 00:42:03,567 [ CHUCKLES ] YEP. 810 00:42:03,567 --> 00:42:05,367 AND I PROMISE I'M GONNA DO THAT. 811 00:42:05,367 --> 00:42:07,467 YOU KNOW WHEN I GET BACK IT'S GONNA BE ON, RIGHT? 812 00:42:07,467 --> 00:42:10,200 YOU KNOW, NANA GONNA BE, UH, CHASING Y'ALL DOWN. 813 00:42:10,200 --> 00:42:12,400 Teretha: A YEAR AGO, IF YOU WOULD HAVE ASKED ME 814 00:42:12,400 --> 00:42:15,233 WHERE I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA BE, I WOULD HAVE SAID "DEAD." 815 00:42:15,233 --> 00:42:18,267 AND NOW I'M MAKING SURE I'M GETTING IN THE 200s 816 00:42:18,267 --> 00:42:20,833 AND UP WALKING AROUND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE... 817 00:42:20,833 --> 00:42:21,867 I LOVE YOU. 818 00:42:21,867 --> 00:42:24,100 -I love you, too. -I love you, too. 819 00:42:24,100 --> 00:42:25,833 Teretha: ...SO I CAN GET BACK UP TO DETROIT 820 00:42:25,833 --> 00:42:27,900 AND TAKE CARE OF MY FAMILY. 821 00:42:27,900 --> 00:42:30,300 I KNOW WHAT I HAVE WAITING FOR ME, 822 00:42:30,300 --> 00:42:32,167 AND NOTHING IS GONNA STOP ME FROM SUCCEEDING.