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Tracey:
I'M NOT LIVING A LIFE.

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I FEEL LIKE I'M THIS MONSTER.

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**

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James: NOT FOR ONE MINUTE

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I THOUGHT MY LIFE
WOULD END UP LIKE THIS.

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OW! MY LEGS!

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Ashley: [ Crying ]
I'M SO FAR GONE.

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Woman:
I ABSOLUTELY NEED HELP,

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OR I AM GONNA DIE.

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-[ Crying ] I CAN'T DO THIS.
-IT'S RIGHT UNDER YOU.

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-I NEED IT OVER!
-SIT DOWN. YOU'RE FINE.

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YOU'RE FINE.

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Tracey:
I FEEL LIKE I LET MY KIDS DOWN.

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INSTEAD OF ME
TAKING CARE OF THEM,

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THEY'VE BEEN TAKING CARE OF ME.

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IT'S YOU.
YOU ARE THE ONE KILLING HIM.

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SHE ATE CHOCOLATE.
JUST LAST NIGHT,

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THREE BOXES OF CHOCOLATES.

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I CAN'T FORCE YOU
TO MAKE THE CHOICES

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THAT WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE.

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Tracey: LIFE WILL ALWAYS BE FULL
OF A LOT OF TWISTS AND TURNS,

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AND WHEN IT'S A BIG TURN,
YOUR BIGGEST STRUGGLE

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WILL BE TO EVEN
STAY ON THE ROAD.

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I CAN'T BELIEVE MY LIFE.

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THE PAIN OF WAKING UP EACH DAY
IS EXCRUCIATING,

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AND IT'S MY LEGS
THAT HURT THE MOST...

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...BECAUSE MOST OF MY WEIGHT
IS IN MY LOWER BODY

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AND I DON'T KNOW WHY.

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BUT THAT'S WHERE I GAIN.

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MY LEGS HAVE LYMPHEDEMA,
WHICH IS A CONDITION

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WHERE YOUR LYMPHATIC CELLS
CLUMP TOGETHER,

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AND THEY JUST FORM LARGE MASSES

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KIND OF WHERE THEY WANT TO.

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AND IT'S MISERABLE,

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BECAUSE THE PAIN
IS JUST UNBEARABLE.

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IT'S LIKE I HAVE
THESE TWO HUGE ANCHORS

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ATTACHED TO ME

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THAT MAKE IT
ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE.

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-ANTHONY!
-YEAH?

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MY HUSBAND DOES PRETTY
MUCH EVERYTHING FOR ME.

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AND IF HE DIDN'T HELP ME
OUT OF BED IN THE MORNING,

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THERE'D BE NO WAY
I COULD STAND UP ON MY OWN.

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-HUH?
-GOT THE DOOR.

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-OKAY, I GOT IT, I GOT IT.
-YEAH?

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[ PANTING ]

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EVERY TIME I TAKE A STEP,

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I'M JUST TRYING
NOT TO FALL OVER.

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AND WHEN I WALK,
IT FEELS LIKE MY LEGS

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ARE BEING PULLED OUT
OF MY HIP SOCKETS.

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AND I HAVE TO GET WHERE
I'M GOING QUICKLY AND SIT DOWN,

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BECAUSE I CAN'T
STAY UP FOR LONG.

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IT'S JUST TOO PAINFUL.

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I FEEL TRAPPED IN MY BODY
BECAUSE SOMEWHERE IN THERE,

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THERE'S A NORMAL PERSON.

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AND IT MAKES ME SO SAD,

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BECAUSE THIS IS NOT
HOW ANYONE SHOULD BE LIVING.

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I'M NOT LIVING A LIFE,

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BECAUSE I CAN'T DO ANYTHING.
I CAN'T GO ANYWHERE.

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EVEN TRYING TO SHOWER EVERY DAY
IS TOO DIFFICULT.

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SO I JUST SHOWER
EVERY OTHER DAY.

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IF I DON'T HAVE TO DO IT,
I TRY NOT TO DO IT,

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BECAUSE THE PAIN
IS JUST UNBEARABLE.

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ON DAYS WHEN I CAN GET
IN THE SHOWER,

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I HAVE TO SIT
IN THE SHOWER CHAIR.

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I CANNOT STAND THERE
THE WHOLE TIME.

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BUT I AT LEAST
TRY TO STAY CLEAN.

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AND I CAN USUALLY DO
MY TOP PART PRETTY GOOD,

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BUT MY LEGS ARE SO LARGE,

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AND THERE'S SO MANY CREVICES,
IT'S JUST DIFFICULT,

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AND THEY'RE TOO HEAVY
TO EVEN LIFT.

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TAKING A SHOWER
TOTALLY WIPES ME OUT.

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I CAN ONLY STAY IN THERE
FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES

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BEFORE I GET SO EXHAUSTED,

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I FEEL LIKE I'LL PASS OUT.

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THAT'S ALL I CAN DO FOR THE DAY.

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WHEN I'M SITTING IN THE SHOWER,
I LOOK AT MY LEGS AND MY BODY,

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AND I THINK, "WOW."

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YOU KNOW,
"HOW DID I GET THIS WAY?"

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I FEEL LIKE I'M THIS MONSTER.

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YOU NEVER THINK
WHEN YOU'RE GROWING UP

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THAT THIS IS WHAT YOUR LIFE
IS GONNA LOOK LIKE SOMEDAY.

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**

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GROWING UP, MY CHILDHOOD
WAS VERY ROUGH.

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THERE WERE A LOT OF BAD THINGS
GOING ON AT HOME.

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AND BEING THE OLDEST
OF THREE KIDS,

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I FELT LIKE IT WAS MY JOB

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TO PROTECT MY TWO
YOUNGER BROTHERS.

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MY DAD WAS AN ABUSIVE ALCOHOLIC,

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TO PUT IT NICELY.

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AND WHEN HE GOT REALLY DRUNK,
HE'D HIT MY MOM.

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AND WHEN MY MOM GOT FRUSTRATED,
SHE'D HIT ME.

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I HAD TO GO TO SCHOOL LIKE FOUR
OR FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES

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WITH BLACK EYES, ALL OF THEM
THAT I RECEIVED FROM MY MOTHER.

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AND TO MAKE IT WORSE,
WE HAD A MALE BABYSITTER

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WHO'D WATCH US EVERY NOW
AND THEN,

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AND WHEN HE DID,
HE WOULD MOLEST ME.

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THAT STARTED
WHEN I WAS 3, 3 1/2 YEARS OLD

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TILL I WAS LIKE 6 YEARS OLD.

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AND HE WOULD
TELL ME THINGS LIKE,

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"YOU CAN'T TELL YOUR MOMMY
AND DADDY THAT I DO THIS,

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BECAUSE IF YOU DO,

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I'M GONNA KILL
YOUR BABY BROTHER."

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SO I NEVER DID.

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AND IT WAS AROUND THAT TIME

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WHEN I REMEMBER GOING
TO FOOD TO FEEL SAFE,

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BECAUSE WHEN I ATE SOMETHING
THAT TASTED REALLY GOOD,

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I COULD ESCAPE.

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SO I STARTED GAINING WEIGHT
AROUND THE AGE OF 6 OR 7,

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AND I WEIGHED
ABOUT 70 POUNDS THEN.

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AND OVER TIME,
THINGS GOT BETTER,

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BECAUSE WHEN I WAS 11,
ME AND MY BROTHERS

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STARTED SPENDING A LOT MORE TIME
AT MY GRANDMA'S.

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WE WERE STILL LIVING
WITH OUR PARENTS,

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BUT THEY WERE JUST NEVER THERE.

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BUT MY EATING DIDN'T SLOW DOWN,

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BECAUSE MY GRANDMA LOVED
TO FEED US

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AND GIVE US
EVERY KIND OF SWEETS,

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SO I WAS AROUND 170 POUNDS.

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AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE,
I DIDN'T HAVE TO DEAL

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WITH MY DAD'S DRINKING

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OR MY DAD AND MY MOM FIGHTING.

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BUT THINGS IN OUR HOUSE
WERE MORE VIOLENT.

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THERE WAS TIMES THAT WINDOWS
GOT BROKE OUT AT OUR HOUSE,

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AND SHOTGUNS WERE BROUGHT OUT,

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AND MY MOM AND ME
AND MY BROTHERS

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WOULD RUN OUT THE HOUSE
FOR OUR LIVES.

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Karen: TRACEY DIDN'T HAVE
A VERY STABLE CHILDHOOD.

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IT WOULD PROBABLY
BE VERY SCARY AT TIMES.

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THERE WAS A LOT OF ABUSE
BETWEEN HER FATHER AND MYSELF,

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SO IT WAS A LOT
OF EMOTIONAL UPHEAVAL

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IN HER LIFE
THAT JUST CAUSES HER TO EAT

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WITHOUT REALLY REALIZING
HOW MUCH SHE'S EATING.

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Tracey:
FOOD WAS WHAT MADE ME FEEL SAFE.

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WHEN I ATE, I WASN'T WORRYING.

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SO MIDDLE SCHOOL
AND JUNIOR HIGH,

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MY WEIGHT GOT UP
ALL THE WAY TO THE 200s.

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AND I PUT ON ANOTHER 50 POUNDS

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BY THE TIME
I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.

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SO I GOT UP TO LIKE 270 POUNDS
BY THE TIME I GRADUATED.

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BUT I STARTED SEEING SOMEONE,

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AND I GOT PREGNANT
WHEN I WAS 20.

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AND MY MOM KICKED ME OUT,
BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T THINK

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I WAS GONNA BE ABLE TO SUPPORT
THE BABY LIKE I NEEDED.

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SO I MOVED IN
WITH MY GRANDMOTHER.

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I HAD MY FIRST CHILD
WHEN I WAS 21 YEARS OLD,

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AND I GAINED ABOUT 70 POUNDS

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WHEN I WAS PREGNANT
WITH BRANDON.

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WHEN I WAS 23,
I GOT PREGNANT AGAIN.

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AND I REMEMBER GOING TO MY VERY
LAST DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT,

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'CAUSE IT WAS A WEEK
BEFORE SHE WAS DUE,

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AND THEM TELLING ME,

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"TRACEY, WE CAN'T FIND
THE BABY'S HEARTBEAT."

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AND I WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL
TO HAVE A C-SECTION,

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AND SHE WAS STILLBORN.

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I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED
AFTER THEY INDUCED MY LABOR,

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BUT THEY SAID
FROM HER BEING DEAD

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FOR LIKE FOUR OR FIVE DAYS,

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IT, LIKE, POISONED MY BODY,
AND I ALMOST DIED.

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THEY GAVE ME MY LAST RITES.
THEY HAD TO SHOCK ME.

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YOU KNOW, I WENT UNCONSCIOUS.

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I HAD NO HEARTBEAT
FOR THREE MINUTES.

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ALL I KNOW IS I WOKE UP
FOUR DAYS LATER IN I.C.U.

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AND I ATE A LOT
DURING THAT TIME.

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SO, ONCE AGAIN,
FOOD WAS THERE FOR ME

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TO HELP TAKE THE PAIN
AND TO DEAL WITH LIFE.

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AND WHEN IT CAME TIME TO DELIVER
MY SECOND CHILD, TIERRA,

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I NEARLY DIED DURING THE BIRTH.

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AND THEN WHEN I GAVE BIRTH
TO MY SON RYAN,

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I HAD TO BE BEDRIDDEN,

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SO IT WAS ANOTHER HARD PREGNANCY

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WHERE I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING
BUT STAY IN BED AND EAT.

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AND I WAS WELL OVER
400 POUNDS BY THAT TIME.

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BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO BE A PARENT
THAT WASN'T INVOLVED,

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LIKE MY PARENTS,

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AND I STARTED GOING
TO ALL THE EVENTS AT SCHOOL.

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AND I GOT MARRIED TO
MY BOYFRIEND AT THE SAME TIME,

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AND WE WERE A GOOD FAMILY.

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Ryan: I WAS CLOSE TO MY MOM.
SHE WAS A GOOD MOM.

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SHE ALWAYS DID
WHAT SHE HAD TO DO

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TO GET US WHAT WE NEEDED
AND MORE.

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IN MY OLD SCHOOL, SHE WOULD
ALWAYS COME IN, VOLUNTEER.

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WHEN I WAS AROUND 13 YEARS OLD,

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SHE STARTED NOT BEING ABLE TO DO
AS MUCH AS SHE USED TO.

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Tracey: THAT'S WHEN I STARTED
TO DEVELOP LYMPHEDEMA,

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AND I NOTICED MY LEGS
STARTING TO SWELL

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AND THEN GET MORE
AND MORE DEFORMED.

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AND WHEN I WAS 38,
I GOT A CELLULITIS INFECTION,

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AND I BECAME BEDRIDDEN AGAIN.

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AND THEN I GOT TO 500
AND THEN JUST KEPT GAINING.

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THEY EVENTUALLY PUT ME
IN A NURSING HOME,

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BECAUSE I JUST COULDN'T STAY
IN A HOSPITAL ANY LONGER,

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AND ALL I DID
WAS JUST SIT AND EAT.

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AND THINGS AT HOME
JUST FELL APART.

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MY HUSBAND HAD LOST HIS JOB

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AND STARTED TO GET VIOLENT
WITH THE KIDS.

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AND THEN I FOUND OUT
HE CHEATED ON ME,

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SO I WENT AND FILED
FOR A DIVORCE

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THE DAY AFTER
I FOUND OUT HE CHEATED.

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**

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BUT WHILE I WAS STAYING
IN THE NURSING HOME,

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I MET ANTHONY ONLINE,

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AND WE JUST HAD A CONNECTION.

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I NEVER REALLY HAD A PROBLEM
WITH TRACEY'S WEIGHT.

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IT WAS THE INSIDE
THAT ATTRACTED ME TO TRACEY,

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'CAUSE SHE ACCEPTED ME FOR ME.

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AND I HAVE A PASSION
FOR TAKING CARE OF PEOPLE,

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SO WHAT REALLY ATTRACTED ME
OUTSIDE OF HER GOOD PERSONALITY

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WAS THE NEED --
SOMEONE TO NEED ME THERE.

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Tracey: WHEN I WAS ABLE TO
FINALLY LEAVE THE NURSING HOME

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A FEW YEARS AGO, HE TOLD ME --

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HE WAS LIKE,
"WELL, WHEN YOU GET OUT,

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I WANT TO COME HELP YOU."

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SO WE GOT MARRIED,
AND NOW ANTHONY'S THE ONE

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WHO HAS TO HELP ME
TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.

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IF I DIDN'T HAVE MY HUSBAND,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO.

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I CAN'T EVEN GET BACK INTO BED
ON MY OWN,

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00:12:30,467 --> 00:12:33,900
BECAUSE MY LEGS ARE JUST
TOO HEAVY FOR ME TO LIFT.

221
00:12:33,900 --> 00:12:37,933
-TELL ME WHEN YOU'RE READY.
-I'M READY.

222
00:12:37,933 --> 00:12:39,667
UP.
[ GRUNTS ]

223
00:12:42,133 --> 00:12:43,333
MM-HMM.

224
00:12:43,333 --> 00:12:46,600
SO RIGHT NOW,
I'M PROBABLY OVER 600 POUNDS

225
00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:51,900
AND CONDEMNED TO LIVE
IN THIS BED ALMOST ALL DAY LONG.

226
00:12:51,900 --> 00:12:54,567
I HAVE CUTS AND SORES
ON MY LEGS,

227
00:12:54,567 --> 00:12:56,567
AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE
THAT EVERYTHING IS CLEAN

228
00:12:56,567 --> 00:12:57,967
SO I DON'T GET MORE INFECTIONS

229
00:12:57,967 --> 00:13:01,233
AND WIND UP
BACK IN THE HOSPITAL.

230
00:13:01,233 --> 00:13:03,767
I'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THIS
SINCE I WAS 29.

231
00:13:03,767 --> 00:13:06,233
LIKE, I'VE LOST ALREADY
ALL OF MY 30s

232
00:13:06,233 --> 00:13:08,067
AND HALF MY 40s

233
00:13:08,067 --> 00:13:12,100
TO THIS DISEASE
THAT'S TAKEN OVER MY BODY.

234
00:13:12,100 --> 00:13:13,533
WHAT DID YOU WANT TO EAT?

235
00:13:13,533 --> 00:13:16,200
I WANT EGGS AND BACON.

236
00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:18,767
EGGS AND BACON.
IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.

237
00:13:18,767 --> 00:13:21,267
-THANK YOU.
-ALL RIGHT.

238
00:13:21,267 --> 00:13:23,067
I'M VERY GRATEFUL
FOR MY HUSBAND,

239
00:13:23,067 --> 00:13:25,733
BECAUSE HE'S MY CARETAKER.

240
00:13:27,833 --> 00:13:31,500
HE COOKS FOR ME
AND DOES ALL THE SHOPPING

241
00:13:31,500 --> 00:13:33,200
AND BRINGS ME FOOD.

242
00:13:35,467 --> 00:13:38,500
-THANKS.
-YEAH.

243
00:13:38,500 --> 00:13:42,667
EATING IS ONE OF THE ONLY THINGS
I STILL GET TO DO THAT I ENJOY.

244
00:13:45,533 --> 00:13:49,267
IT'S WHAT I LOOK FORWARD TO
EVERY DAY, ALL DAY.

245
00:13:51,567 --> 00:13:54,767
I HAVE NO CLUE HOW MANY CALORIES
I EAT IN A DAY.

246
00:13:54,767 --> 00:13:57,367
PROBABLY WAY, WAY,
WAY, WAY HIGHER

247
00:13:57,367 --> 00:13:59,067
THAN WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.

248
00:13:59,067 --> 00:14:01,900
BUT IT'S HARD TO STOP EATING,
BECAUSE IT TASTES SO GOOD.

249
00:14:01,900 --> 00:14:03,767
-THANK YOU.
-YEAH.

250
00:14:03,767 --> 00:14:06,067
DRINK YOUR JUICE.
SINCE WE'VE BEEN MARRIED,

251
00:14:06,067 --> 00:14:08,700
I'VE BEEN HER PRIMARY CARETAKER.

252
00:14:08,700 --> 00:14:11,067
I COOK, I CLEAN,

253
00:14:11,067 --> 00:14:13,567
AND I DO BASICALLY EVERYTHING

254
00:14:13,567 --> 00:14:15,933
THAT TRACEY NEEDS
IN THE HOUSEHOLD.

255
00:14:18,467 --> 00:14:21,767
IN THE PAST, TRACEY USED TO GO
TO THE GROCERY STORE WITH ME,

256
00:14:21,767 --> 00:14:23,300
BUT LATELY,
SHE HAS GOTTEN WORSE,

257
00:14:23,300 --> 00:14:25,200
SO SHE DOESN'T GO ANYMORE.

258
00:14:28,300 --> 00:14:32,867
SHE MAKES THE GROCERY LIST,
AND I DO THE SHOPPING.

259
00:14:32,867 --> 00:14:36,067
I THINK I DO ENABLE TRACEY
A LOT,

260
00:14:36,067 --> 00:14:39,700
'CAUSE I GIVE IN
TO WHAT SHE WANTS.

261
00:14:39,700 --> 00:14:42,533
FOODS THAT WE MUST HAVE
AROUND IN THE HOUSE

262
00:14:42,533 --> 00:14:46,633
IS, LIKE, ALL THE JUNK FOOD,
LIKE BROWNIES, DOUGHNUTS,

263
00:14:46,633 --> 00:14:50,467
CHOCOLATE CAKE, ICE CREAM.

264
00:14:50,467 --> 00:14:52,433
IF I DON'T GET
WHAT TRACEY WANTS,

265
00:14:52,433 --> 00:14:54,167
SHE LETS ME KNOW.
[ CHUCKLES ]

266
00:14:54,167 --> 00:14:56,300
SHE LETS ME KNOW
I DIDN'T GET EVERYTHING,

267
00:14:56,300 --> 00:15:00,467
AND I'M GOING BACK TO THE STORE.

268
00:15:00,467 --> 00:15:02,933
I BELIEVE
THAT TRACEY IS IN DENIAL

269
00:15:02,933 --> 00:15:06,800
ABOUT HOW MUCH SHE EATS.

270
00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:09,633
IT MAKES ME WORRY
ABOUT HER A WHOLE LOT.

271
00:15:12,933 --> 00:15:16,333
Tracey:
I USUALLY ONLY GET UP ONCE
DURING THE DAY TO TAKE A SHOWER.

272
00:15:19,300 --> 00:15:21,533
BUT ON DAYS
WHEN MY MOM AND KIDS COME OVER

273
00:15:21,533 --> 00:15:23,067
TO HAVE DINNER WITH US,

274
00:15:23,067 --> 00:15:25,400
I TRY TO GET UP TO BE WITH THEM.

275
00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:27,567
-OKAY.
-OKAY.

276
00:15:27,567 --> 00:15:29,767
MOVING AROUND THE HOUSE
IS VERY HARD,

277
00:15:29,767 --> 00:15:32,500
BUT I WANT TO HAVE A SIT-DOWN
DINNER WITH MY HUSBAND

278
00:15:32,500 --> 00:15:34,433
AND MY THREE KIDS
AND MY GRANDKIDS,

279
00:15:34,433 --> 00:15:37,667
AND SO I TRY TO GET UP
TO BE WITH THEM.

280
00:15:39,633 --> 00:15:41,767
BUT I NEVER TAKE A SHOWER

281
00:15:41,767 --> 00:15:45,900
AND TRY TO MAKE DINNER
IN THE SAME DAY.

282
00:15:45,900 --> 00:15:48,767
SO I JUST HOPE I'M NOT
PUSHING MYSELF TOO HARD.

283
00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:54,600
KNOCK, KNOCK!
WHAT YOU DOING UP?

284
00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:57,233
ATTEMPTING TO COOK
IN THIS HOT HEAT.

285
00:15:57,233 --> 00:15:59,067
I WOULD PICK
THE HOTTEST DAY.

286
00:16:01,533 --> 00:16:04,833
TRACEY USED TO DO
EVERYTHING WITH HER KIDS,

287
00:16:04,833 --> 00:16:08,467
BUT NOW, JUST FOR HER
TO GET UP OUT OF HER BED

288
00:16:08,467 --> 00:16:11,333
PHYSICALLY IS PUTTING
SUCH A MAJOR STRAIN

289
00:16:11,333 --> 00:16:13,233
ON HER BODY ORGANS.

290
00:16:13,233 --> 00:16:16,733
I DON'T THINK THEY CAN CONTINUE
TO KEEP LASTING.

291
00:16:16,733 --> 00:16:20,833
WELL, YOUR FACE IS GETTING RED.
MAYBE PUT SOME COLD WATER ON IT.

292
00:16:20,833 --> 00:16:24,067
Tracey: IT'S JUST SO HOT THAT
IF I STAY OUT THERE ANY LONGER,

293
00:16:24,067 --> 00:16:26,500
I'M GONNA END UP ON THE FLOOR.

294
00:16:26,500 --> 00:16:28,800
[ GRUNTS ]

295
00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:31,333
I JUST CAN'T DO IT.

296
00:16:31,333 --> 00:16:33,533
SO I LAY DOWN.

297
00:16:33,533 --> 00:16:35,067
Ryan:
GOOD. YOU'RE GOOD.

298
00:16:35,067 --> 00:16:37,133
[ GRUNTING, PANTING ]

299
00:16:39,100 --> 00:16:41,067
OH, GOD.

300
00:16:41,067 --> 00:16:43,300
[ GRUNTS ]

301
00:16:43,300 --> 00:16:45,200
Ryan: WE SEE HER GETTING
WORSE AND WORSE.

302
00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:47,367
AND, YOU KNOW, HER LEGS
KEEP GETTING BIGGER.

303
00:16:47,367 --> 00:16:48,767
AND IT'S HARDER FOR HER TO WALK.

304
00:16:48,767 --> 00:16:52,433
SO, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THOUGHTS
GOING THROUGH OUR MIND,

305
00:16:52,433 --> 00:16:54,733
LIKE, YOU KNOW,
SHE COULD DIE ONE OF THESE DAYS,

306
00:16:54,733 --> 00:16:57,433
AND WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT WE WOULD DO.

307
00:17:01,367 --> 00:17:02,900
Tracey:
I FEEL LIKE I LET MY KIDS DOWN,

308
00:17:02,900 --> 00:17:06,067
BECAUSE INSTEAD OF ME
TAKING CARE OF THEM,

309
00:17:06,067 --> 00:17:07,333
THEY'VE BEEN TAKING CARE OF ME

310
00:17:07,333 --> 00:17:10,967
SINCE THEY WERE IN SEVENTH
AND EIGHTH GRADE.

311
00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:15,800
OH, THIS IS WHAT I'M GONNA DO.

312
00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:19,700
I'M GONNA MAKE HER A PLATE.
Y'ALL CAN GO AHEAD AND EAT.

313
00:17:19,700 --> 00:17:23,933
-NO!
-YOU WANT TO EAT?

314
00:17:23,933 --> 00:17:28,467
Tracey: I KNOW MY BODY
IS GETTING TO A BREAKING POINT.

315
00:17:28,467 --> 00:17:30,200
AND I'VE GOTTEN SO BIG

316
00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:34,133
THAT I AM COMPLETELY
MISSING OUT ON LIFE.

317
00:17:34,133 --> 00:17:35,867
-IT'S HOT.
-IT'S OKAY.

318
00:17:35,867 --> 00:17:37,800
-IT'S HOT.
-IT'S ALL RIGHT, MOM.

319
00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:39,833
HERE.

320
00:17:39,833 --> 00:17:42,667
MY FAMILY IS OUT
IN THE KITCHEN, EATING.

321
00:17:42,667 --> 00:17:45,867
I WISH I COULD BE
OUT THERE WITH THEM.

322
00:17:45,867 --> 00:17:48,533
THIS IS LIKE THE FIRST TIME
IN A LONG TIME

323
00:17:48,533 --> 00:17:50,500
THAT I'VE HAD EVEN
ALL THREE OF MY KIDS

324
00:17:50,500 --> 00:17:52,933
SITTING TOGETHER, EATING DINNER.

325
00:17:52,933 --> 00:17:56,433
BUT I'M NOT GONNA RISK
WALKING BACK OUT THERE.

326
00:17:56,433 --> 00:17:59,567
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

327
00:17:59,567 --> 00:18:01,133
THIS IS A LOT OF FOOD.

328
00:18:01,133 --> 00:18:02,800
NO, NO, NOT REALLY.

329
00:18:09,067 --> 00:18:12,767
I'M JUST SLOWLY EATING MYSELF
TO DEATH, AND I CAN'T STOP.

330
00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:21,067
AND I KNOW I'M CHOOSING FOOD
OVER MY FAMILY RIGHT NOW,

331
00:18:21,067 --> 00:18:23,067
AND THAT BREAKS MY HEART.

332
00:18:26,267 --> 00:18:29,267
I KNOW I HAVE A PURPOSE IN LIFE

333
00:18:29,267 --> 00:18:32,267
OTHER THAN JUST BEING THIS WOMAN

334
00:18:32,267 --> 00:18:36,100
TRAPPED IN THIS SHELL.

335
00:18:36,100 --> 00:18:39,367
[ Crying ] I MISSED A WHOLE LOT
WITH MY KIDS.

336
00:18:39,367 --> 00:18:41,200
THE WORST THING IS...

337
00:18:43,667 --> 00:18:46,267
...NOW I HAVE MY GRANDKIDS.

338
00:18:46,267 --> 00:18:48,533
I JUST WANT TO BE
A GRANDMA TO THEM.

339
00:18:48,533 --> 00:18:50,333
WANT TO GET YOUR MOOSE?

340
00:18:50,333 --> 00:18:51,700
COME HERE.

341
00:18:51,700 --> 00:18:55,500
THERE'S PLENTY OF TIMES
THAT WE WAKE UP,

342
00:18:55,500 --> 00:18:58,267
AND I DON'T KNOW IF TRACEY'S
STILL BREATHING OR NOT.

343
00:18:58,267 --> 00:19:01,067
SO IT'S VERY SCARY.
IT'S VERY SCARY.

344
00:19:01,067 --> 00:19:02,600
-BYE, BABY.
-BYE, MOM.

345
00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:03,833
-BYE.
-LOVE YOU.

346
00:19:03,833 --> 00:19:06,600
LOVE YOU, TOO.

347
00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:10,933
I KNOW MY BODY CAN'T GO ON
MUCH LONGER LIKE THIS,

348
00:19:10,933 --> 00:19:13,067
BUT IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME

349
00:19:13,067 --> 00:19:15,967
BEFORE I GO TO BED
AND JUST DON'T WAKE UP.

350
00:19:37,467 --> 00:19:39,867
Tracey: I KNOW I HAVE
TO GET HELP WITH MY WEIGHT,

351
00:19:39,867 --> 00:19:43,067
AND I HAVE TO DO IT NOW,

352
00:19:43,067 --> 00:19:44,800
ESPECIALLY FOR MY LEGS

353
00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:48,367
AND MY LYMPHEDEMA.

354
00:19:48,367 --> 00:19:53,700
BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIND
A DOCTOR TO HELP ME AT ALL.

355
00:19:53,700 --> 00:19:56,567
SO I'M REALLY HOPING
DR. NOWZARADAN CAN HELP ME,

356
00:19:56,567 --> 00:19:59,633
BECAUSE HE MAY BE
MY ONLY HELP AT THIS POINT.

357
00:19:59,633 --> 00:20:02,567
WE SET AN APPOINTMENT
TO SEE HIM IN A FEW DAYS,

358
00:20:02,567 --> 00:20:06,133
AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE
THE JOURNEY THERE TODAY.

359
00:20:06,133 --> 00:20:08,200
I'VE PUT THIS MUCH STRESS
ON MY BODY

360
00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:10,133
AND LET IT GET
THIS OUT OF CONTROL

361
00:20:10,133 --> 00:20:13,400
THAT I DEFINITELY NEED
SOME KIND OF HELP.

362
00:20:13,400 --> 00:20:16,033
**

363
00:20:16,033 --> 00:20:20,833
FOR ME, IT TAKES A LOT OUT OF ME
JUST TO WALK A FEW STEPS.

364
00:20:20,833 --> 00:20:23,767
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER
I WILL EVEN BE ABLE TO STAND UP.

365
00:20:23,767 --> 00:20:26,933
AND IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME
SINCE I'VE BEEN IN A CAR,

366
00:20:26,933 --> 00:20:28,633
AND NOW I'M GOING TO BE IN ONE

367
00:20:28,633 --> 00:20:32,367
FOR AT LEAST 20 HOURS.

368
00:20:32,367 --> 00:20:34,600
SO I'M REALLY NERVOUS,

369
00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:40,300
BUT I KNOW I CAN'T KEEP GOING ON
LIKE THIS FOR MUCH LONGER.

370
00:20:40,300 --> 00:20:43,467
AND I CAN'T EVEN FIT
IN A NORMAL SEAT ANYMORE,

371
00:20:43,467 --> 00:20:46,367
SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO RIDE
IN THE BACK,

372
00:20:46,367 --> 00:20:51,533
AND I'M A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT
BEING UNCOMFORTABLE FOR SO LONG.

373
00:20:51,533 --> 00:20:53,767
Anthony:
TRACEY REALLY NEEDS THIS,

374
00:20:53,767 --> 00:20:55,533
SO WE'RE WILLING
TO TAKE THIS RISK,

375
00:20:55,533 --> 00:20:58,667
THIS CHANCE OF GOING WAY
DOWN THERE AND BEING REJECTED,

376
00:20:58,667 --> 00:21:02,067
JUST TO KNOW IF IT MEANS
THAT WE COULD GET OUR LIFE BACK.

377
00:21:02,067 --> 00:21:04,233
Tracey:
OH, DAMN IT. THIS IS NOT GOOD.

378
00:21:04,233 --> 00:21:05,600
EVERY DAY THAT PASSES,

379
00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:08,067
MY LYMPHEDEMA GETS WORSE
AND WORSE.

380
00:21:08,067 --> 00:21:09,467
OH [BLEEP]

381
00:21:12,067 --> 00:21:13,100
HERE.

382
00:21:13,100 --> 00:21:16,167
I HAVE TO TRY AND DO THIS,

383
00:21:16,167 --> 00:21:18,633
AND I'M REALLY GLAD
MY MOM IS GOING WITH US

384
00:21:18,633 --> 00:21:21,300
SO WE HAVE AN EXTRA SET
OF HANDS TO HELP.

385
00:21:23,967 --> 00:21:26,800
-READY?
-ALL RIGHT, WE GOT IT.

386
00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:29,833
**

387
00:21:35,500 --> 00:21:37,067
IT'S REALLY HARD
SITTING BACK HERE

388
00:21:37,067 --> 00:21:39,367
WITH NO PLACE
TO REALLY LEAN BACK

389
00:21:39,367 --> 00:21:43,067
OR LET MY LEGS STRETCH,

390
00:21:43,067 --> 00:21:45,667
AND THEY'RE STARTING
TO HURT REALLY BAD.

391
00:21:45,667 --> 00:21:48,700
**

392
00:21:51,467 --> 00:21:53,333
ANTHONY, I NEED TO STRETCH.

393
00:21:53,333 --> 00:21:56,067
Anthony: OKAY.

394
00:22:01,067 --> 00:22:02,667
ALL RIGHT, GET THIS LEG OUT.

395
00:22:02,667 --> 00:22:04,767
WHEN MY LEGS START
TO REALLY HURT,

396
00:22:04,767 --> 00:22:07,667
ANTHONY HAS TO RUB THEM
AND HELP ME MOVE THEM AROUND,

397
00:22:07,667 --> 00:22:10,500
BECAUSE I CAN'T JUST
GET UP AND WALK.

398
00:22:10,500 --> 00:22:11,833
Anthony:
YOU WANT TO TRY TO STAND UP?

399
00:22:11,833 --> 00:22:14,533
NO, 'CAUSE IT'S GONNA BE TOO
HARD FOR ME TO GET BACK IN HERE,

400
00:22:14,533 --> 00:22:16,967
'CAUSE THIS IS UP REALLY HIGH.
I CAN FEEL THAT ALREADY.

401
00:22:16,967 --> 00:22:19,133
ALL RIGHT, YOU WANT ME
TO STROKE YOUR LEGS?

402
00:22:19,133 --> 00:22:20,300
YEAH.

403
00:22:20,300 --> 00:22:23,067
OHH!

404
00:22:23,067 --> 00:22:24,800
[ GRUNTS ]

405
00:22:27,133 --> 00:22:31,767
BUT THEY CAN GET SO SORE THAT
THE PAIN IS JUST EXCRUCIATING.

406
00:22:31,767 --> 00:22:35,167
OOH.
THIS HELPED, JUST MOVING THEM.

407
00:22:35,167 --> 00:22:39,167
BUT IT'S HURTING AGAIN,
SO I'M GONNA GET THEM BACK IN.

408
00:22:39,167 --> 00:22:40,433
-AAH! DAMN!
-I KNOW.

409
00:22:40,433 --> 00:22:42,367
-I HEARD THAT CRACK, TOO.
-[ GROANING ]

410
00:22:42,367 --> 00:22:44,800
THIS IS A LOT HARDER
THAN I THOUGHT.

411
00:22:57,467 --> 00:22:59,700
I WANTED TO JUST
DRIVE STRAIGHT THERE

412
00:22:59,700 --> 00:23:02,300
TO GET THERE AS FAST AS I CAN,

413
00:23:02,300 --> 00:23:04,200
BUT I NEED TO STOP SOMEWHERE

414
00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:08,567
AND GET INTO A BED
AND GET SOMETHING TO EAT.

415
00:23:08,567 --> 00:23:11,067
WE'VE BEEN ON THE ROAD
FOR ABOUT EIGHT HOURS,

416
00:23:11,067 --> 00:23:13,733
AND WE'VE MADE IT
TO LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.

417
00:23:16,533 --> 00:23:19,733
I DIDN'T THINK
IT WAS GOING TO BE

418
00:23:19,733 --> 00:23:22,333
THIS BAD AND THIS ROUGH,

419
00:23:22,333 --> 00:23:25,800
TRYING TO SIT BACK THERE
AND STAY IN THE CAR THIS LONG.

420
00:23:28,100 --> 00:23:30,233
THIS IS HURTING MY FEET.
I KNOW THAT.

421
00:23:33,067 --> 00:23:36,400
AND I'M IN SO MUCH PAIN
RIGHT NOW, I NEED A BREAK.

422
00:23:41,933 --> 00:23:45,067
I'M HUNGRY RIGHT NOW,
SO ANTHONY WENT

423
00:23:45,067 --> 00:23:48,600
TO GO GET US
SOMETHING FOR DINNER.

424
00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:49,833
I HAVEN'T REALLY EATEN ALL DAY,

425
00:23:49,833 --> 00:23:51,233
'CAUSE I DIDN'T WANT
TO THROW UP,

426
00:23:51,233 --> 00:23:53,100
AND I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE
TO USE THE BATHROOM,

427
00:23:53,100 --> 00:23:54,733
SO I JUST DIDN'T EAT.

428
00:23:54,733 --> 00:23:57,500
THEM PEOPLE DID NOT WASH
THEIR HANDS AT ALL.

429
00:24:04,700 --> 00:24:07,367
-GO.
-OH [BLEEP]

430
00:24:07,367 --> 00:24:08,833
OH.

431
00:24:08,833 --> 00:24:11,367
-OKAY, HOLD THAT A SECOND.
-UP TO THE TOP.

432
00:24:11,367 --> 00:24:15,300
I DON'T REGRET TAKING THIS TRIP,
BECAUSE I STILL NEED TO

433
00:24:15,300 --> 00:24:18,300
AND WANT TO GO SEE
THE DOCTOR IN HOUSTON,

434
00:24:18,300 --> 00:24:21,733
BUT THIS IS A LOT HARDER
THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.

435
00:24:23,700 --> 00:24:28,167
**

436
00:24:28,167 --> 00:24:30,067
MY BODY IS OVERWHELMED,

437
00:24:30,067 --> 00:24:33,533
AND IT'S HURTING
ON EVERY PART OF IT RIGHT NOW.

438
00:24:33,533 --> 00:24:37,067
I FEEL VERY MISERABLE, DRAINED.

439
00:24:41,267 --> 00:24:42,700
MY STUFF'S GOOD.

440
00:24:42,700 --> 00:24:44,300
MAYBE IT'S JUST
'CAUSE I'M SO HUNGRY,

441
00:24:44,300 --> 00:24:46,133
BUT IT'S GOOD.

442
00:24:48,333 --> 00:24:51,067
FOOD ALWAYS MAKES ME
FEEL BETTER.

443
00:24:51,067 --> 00:24:54,533
AND RIGHT NOW,
I JUST NEED TO REST

444
00:24:54,533 --> 00:24:56,733
AND HAVE SOMETHING
THAT TASTES GOOD

445
00:24:56,733 --> 00:25:00,600
TO TAKE MY MIND OFF THE PAIN.

446
00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:03,100
TOMORROW, WE HAVE
ABOUT SEVEN HOURS TO GO,

447
00:25:03,100 --> 00:25:06,600
AND I'M GONNA PUSH MYSELF
TO GET THERE.

448
00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:08,567
AND I'M WORRIED ABOUT HOW HARD

449
00:25:08,567 --> 00:25:11,733
AND PAINFUL IT'S GOING TO BE.

450
00:25:11,733 --> 00:25:14,567
BUT WHATEVER IT TAKES,
I HAVE TO DO THIS.

451
00:25:16,900 --> 00:25:19,933
**

452
00:25:24,100 --> 00:25:28,567
TODAY IS THE DAY
WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT TO HOUSTON,

453
00:25:28,567 --> 00:25:32,233
AND I FEEL READY
TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD.

454
00:25:32,233 --> 00:25:33,800
BUT I'M STILL NOT
LOOKING FORWARD

455
00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:35,600
TO HOW MUCH IT'S GONNA HURT.

456
00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:38,367
Anthony:
I'M READY FOR YOU.

457
00:25:38,367 --> 00:25:41,567
TRACEY HAS BEEN
IN TREMENDOUS PAIN.

458
00:25:41,567 --> 00:25:44,667
SEEING MY WIFE IN PAIN
IS UNDESCRIBABLE.

459
00:25:48,267 --> 00:25:49,833
SO I REALLY WANT
TO MEET THE DOCTOR

460
00:25:49,833 --> 00:25:52,967
MORE THAN EVER RIGHT NOW
AND SEE IF HE CAN'T HELP US.

461
00:25:52,967 --> 00:25:54,600
Tracey: OH [BLEEP]

462
00:25:56,567 --> 00:25:58,800
THIS HAS BEEN A VERY LONG TRIP,

463
00:25:58,800 --> 00:26:00,633
SO I JUST WANT TO START DRIVING

464
00:26:00,633 --> 00:26:02,567
AND TRY AND GET THERE.

465
00:26:08,367 --> 00:26:11,133
AND MY WHOLE BODY HURTS.

466
00:26:13,733 --> 00:26:15,600
SO, TO DO ANOTHER DAY OF DRIVING

467
00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:18,167
IS JUST MAKING ME FEEL ANXIOUS.

468
00:26:18,167 --> 00:26:19,767
I'M, LIKE,
KIND OF WONDERING, LIKE,

469
00:26:19,767 --> 00:26:23,233
"OKAY, AM I GOING TO MAKE IT
TO SEE THE DOCTOR BY TOMORROW?"

470
00:26:23,233 --> 00:26:26,100
BUT HOPEFULLY,
THE PAIN WILL BE WORTH IT.

471
00:26:28,633 --> 00:26:30,900
WE'RE ALMOST TO HOUSTON.

472
00:26:33,433 --> 00:26:36,133
AND I'M STARTING TO GET
BUTTERFLIES IN MY STOMACH,

473
00:26:36,133 --> 00:26:38,067
BECAUSE AS WE GET CLOSER,

474
00:26:38,067 --> 00:26:40,467
I KNOW I'M GONNA SEE
THE DOCTOR SOON,

475
00:26:40,467 --> 00:26:43,967
AND I'M REALLY NERVOUS
TO FIND OUT WHAT HE'S GONNA SAY.

476
00:26:47,267 --> 00:26:49,767
THIS DRIVE HAS BEEN
SO INCREDIBLY HARD,

477
00:26:49,767 --> 00:26:52,333
AND I'M SO GLAD
TO FINALLY BE HERE.

478
00:26:58,067 --> 00:27:01,267
-IS THE ROOM CLOSE?
-NO.

479
00:27:01,267 --> 00:27:03,400
OKAY.

480
00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:07,300
LET'S SEE
IF I CAN MAKE THIS JOURNEY.

481
00:27:07,300 --> 00:27:11,067
RIGHT NOW, I'M REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO GETTING INTO A BED

482
00:27:11,067 --> 00:27:14,300
SO I CAN REST

483
00:27:14,300 --> 00:27:17,400
AND THEN GO SEE DR. NOWZARADAN
IN THE MORNING.

484
00:27:19,333 --> 00:27:22,267
I'M TIRED OF LIVING LIKE THIS.

485
00:27:22,267 --> 00:27:24,200
I NEED SOMEONE TO HELP ME,

486
00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:28,700
AND I'M SCARED THAT DR. NOW
ISN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO.

487
00:27:28,700 --> 00:27:32,200
BUT I KNOW HE'S MY LAST HOPE.

488
00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:35,200
IF HE CAN'T HELP ME, NO ONE CAN.

489
00:27:38,067 --> 00:27:41,067
**

490
00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:50,967
I'M HEADED TO DR. NOW'S OFFICE
FOR MY FIRST APPOINTMENT,

491
00:27:50,967 --> 00:27:54,067
AND I'M DEFINITELY NERVOUS.

492
00:27:54,067 --> 00:27:55,667
I'M FEELING BUTTERFLIES,

493
00:27:55,667 --> 00:27:58,967
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE
THIS IS MY LAST OPPORTUNITY

494
00:27:58,967 --> 00:28:01,500
TO GET SOME HELP.

495
00:28:01,500 --> 00:28:05,667
IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME
THAT THIS APPOINTMENT GOES WELL,

496
00:28:05,667 --> 00:28:10,133
BECAUSE I'VE PUT A LOT OF EFFORT
INTO GETTING OUT HERE.

497
00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:14,367
Woman:
MS. MATTHEWS?

498
00:28:14,367 --> 00:28:17,733
IT'S ABOUT TO BE
THE MOMENT OF TRUTH

499
00:28:17,733 --> 00:28:19,633
WHERE I MEET DR. NOWZARADAN,

500
00:28:19,633 --> 00:28:22,333
AND HE TELLS ME
IF HE CAN HELP ME.

501
00:28:22,333 --> 00:28:25,900
AND I'M EXTREMELY NERVOUS
TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH I WEIGH,

502
00:28:25,900 --> 00:28:28,233
BECAUSE I KNOW
EVERYTHING IS RIDING

503
00:28:28,233 --> 00:28:29,933
ON WHAT'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN.

504
00:28:29,933 --> 00:28:31,367
OKAY.

505
00:28:44,367 --> 00:28:46,300
OKAY.

506
00:28:46,300 --> 00:28:48,433
I'M REALLY AFRAID,

507
00:28:48,433 --> 00:28:50,667
BECAUSE I KNOW
EVERYTHING IS RIDING

508
00:28:50,667 --> 00:28:52,667
ON HOW MUCH I WEIGH RIGHT NOW.

509
00:28:55,633 --> 00:28:57,233
OH, DAMN.

510
00:29:00,067 --> 00:29:03,100
I WAS REALLY HOPING
I WAS UNDER 600.

511
00:29:06,533 --> 00:29:09,833
SO IT'S DEFINITELY
LIKE SMACK IN THE FACE.

512
00:29:09,833 --> 00:29:12,867
**

513
00:29:14,833 --> 00:29:18,200
BUT I'VE GOTTEN THAT BIG,

514
00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:21,433
AND IT'S HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE,
BUT I JUST HOPE DR. NOW

515
00:29:21,433 --> 00:29:23,900
CAN HELP ME
TURN ALL THIS AROUND.

516
00:29:27,633 --> 00:29:30,067
THIS IS MY CHANCE
TO GET SOME HELP.

517
00:29:30,067 --> 00:29:32,300
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

518
00:29:32,300 --> 00:29:34,133
-HELLO.
-HELLO.

519
00:29:34,133 --> 00:29:37,833
I'M DR. NOWZARADAN.
AND YOU ARE TRACEY, HUH?

520
00:29:37,833 --> 00:29:39,800
-YES, SIR.
-ALL RIGHT.

521
00:29:39,800 --> 00:29:42,600
-WHERE ARE YOU COMING FROM?
-OHIO.

522
00:29:42,600 --> 00:29:45,867
SO, TELL ME ABOUT
YOUR EATING HABITS.

523
00:29:45,867 --> 00:29:48,433
MY DIET IS PROBABLY BAD.

524
00:29:48,433 --> 00:29:50,067
EVEN THOUGH WE PRETTY
MUCH ONLY EAT

525
00:29:50,067 --> 00:29:53,333
TWO OR THREE TIMES A DAY,
THEY'RE HUGE PORTIONS,

526
00:29:53,333 --> 00:29:55,967
AND IT'S A LOT OF PASTA

527
00:29:55,967 --> 00:29:58,633
AND FATTENING STUFF.

528
00:29:58,633 --> 00:30:00,600
AND WHO BRINGS
THE FOOD FOR YOU?

529
00:30:00,600 --> 00:30:02,900
I USUALLY HAVE MY HUSBAND
DO THE GROCERY SHOPPING.

530
00:30:02,900 --> 00:30:04,933
I GIVE HIM A LIST,
AND HE USUALLY BRINGS BACK

531
00:30:04,933 --> 00:30:06,333
WHAT'S ON THE LIST.

532
00:30:06,333 --> 00:30:09,633
OKAY.
SO, THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE NOW.

533
00:30:09,633 --> 00:30:11,567
YOU DON'T MAKE
THE LIST ANYMORE,

534
00:30:11,567 --> 00:30:13,800
AND HE DOESN'T
BRING IT TO YOU.

535
00:30:13,800 --> 00:30:16,100
-I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A NEW LIST.
-MM-HMM.

536
00:30:16,100 --> 00:30:18,967
YOU'RE GONNA STICK
TO THAT, ANTHONY.

537
00:30:18,967 --> 00:30:21,400
OKAY.
WITH HOW SWOLLEN YOUR LEGS ARE,

538
00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:25,133
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE
SEVERE LYMPHEDEMA IN THERE.

539
00:30:25,133 --> 00:30:27,400
WHEN DID YOU DEVELOP
THIS LYMPHEDEMA?

540
00:30:27,400 --> 00:30:30,400
I STARTED NOTICING IT
LIKE 2001.

541
00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:33,433
I JUST STARTED GETTING
THESE CLUMPS IN MY LEGS.

542
00:30:33,433 --> 00:30:34,533
OKAY.

543
00:30:34,533 --> 00:30:37,500
TRACEY SEEMS TO BE
A VERY UNIQUE CASE,

544
00:30:37,500 --> 00:30:40,600
BECAUSE SHE HAS DEVELOPED
SUCH SEVERE LYMPHEDEMA,

545
00:30:40,600 --> 00:30:44,533
AND HER EXCESSIVE WEIGHT GAIN
IS THE CAUSE OF THIS.

546
00:30:44,533 --> 00:30:47,500
HER UPPER BODY SEEMS
TO BE SOMEWHAT NORMAL,

547
00:30:47,500 --> 00:30:50,500
BUT RIGHT NOW, THE FLUID
AND THE SWELLING IN HER LEGS

548
00:30:50,500 --> 00:30:54,300
MAY WEIGH AS MUCH
AS 300 TO 400 POUNDS.

549
00:30:54,300 --> 00:30:57,067
THIS IS A SEVERE
CONDITION SHE HAS,

550
00:30:57,067 --> 00:30:58,933
AND IF IT GETS ANY WORSE,

551
00:30:58,933 --> 00:31:03,533
HER OVERALL HEALTH WILL START
DETERIORATING RAPIDLY,

552
00:31:03,533 --> 00:31:07,300
AND SHE'S NOT GOING TO BE
ALIVE IN A FEW YEARS.

553
00:31:07,300 --> 00:31:09,167
YOUR LYMPHEDEMA
IS SO SEVERE

554
00:31:09,167 --> 00:31:12,133
BECAUSE OF YOUR LIFETIME
OF WEIGHT GAIN.

555
00:31:12,133 --> 00:31:16,100
SO THE FIRST THING WE NEED TO DO
IS TO GET YOUR WEIGHT DOWN.

556
00:31:16,100 --> 00:31:17,900
-MM-HMM.
-AND THE FIRST STEP

557
00:31:17,900 --> 00:31:20,400
WILL BE
CORRECT YOUR EATING HABIT.

558
00:31:20,400 --> 00:31:22,700
-OKAY.
-OKAY? SO I'M GOING TO PUT YOU

559
00:31:22,700 --> 00:31:24,733
ON A HIGH-PROTEIN,
LOW-CARB,

560
00:31:24,733 --> 00:31:27,267
1,200-CALORIE-A-DAY DIET,

561
00:31:27,267 --> 00:31:29,133
STARTING NOW, OKAY?

562
00:31:29,133 --> 00:31:32,633
SO YOU EAT THREE TIMES A DAY,
NO SNACKING IN BETWEEN.

563
00:31:32,633 --> 00:31:33,633
OKAY.

564
00:31:33,633 --> 00:31:35,933
SO, I WANT YOU
TO LOSE 50 POUNDS

565
00:31:35,933 --> 00:31:37,733
-OVER THE NEXT MONTH.
-OKAY.

566
00:31:37,733 --> 00:31:41,100
AT THIS POINT, YOU'RE NOT
A CANDIDATE FOR SURGERY.

567
00:31:41,100 --> 00:31:42,667
-OKAY.
-BUT IF WE CORRECT

568
00:31:42,667 --> 00:31:44,100
YOUR EATING HABIT

569
00:31:44,100 --> 00:31:47,733
AND GET YOU TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT THE ISSUES ARE,

570
00:31:47,733 --> 00:31:50,367
THEN YOU CAN BE
A CANDIDATE FOR SURGERY.

571
00:31:50,367 --> 00:31:51,867
-FINE.
-ALL RIGHT?

572
00:31:51,867 --> 00:31:55,667
-THANK YOU.
-OKAY.

573
00:31:55,667 --> 00:31:57,500
IT MAY TAKE SEVERAL SURGERIES

574
00:31:57,500 --> 00:32:00,700
TO FIX THE DAMAGE DONE
TO TRACEY'S BODY,

575
00:32:00,700 --> 00:32:05,133
SO THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE
A QUICK AND EASY PROCESS.

576
00:32:05,133 --> 00:32:06,433
BUT WE NEED TO START

577
00:32:06,433 --> 00:32:09,067
BY GETTING HER WEIGHT GOING
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

578
00:32:09,067 --> 00:32:10,867
AND THEN DEVELOP A GAME PLAN

579
00:32:10,867 --> 00:32:14,300
ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS
ALL OF HER ISSUES,

580
00:32:14,300 --> 00:32:17,867
BECAUSE WE HAVE TO FIX THIS
AS FAST AS WE CAN.

581
00:32:19,833 --> 00:32:23,600
Tracey:
THIS IS DEFINITELY GONNA BE
A BIG CHANGE, A BIG CHALLENGE.

582
00:32:26,733 --> 00:32:30,433
BUT I KNOW I HAVE TO DO THIS,

583
00:32:30,433 --> 00:32:34,233
BECAUSE I'M NOT READY
TO GIVE UP,

584
00:32:34,233 --> 00:32:36,633
AND I DON'T WANT
TO DIE LIKE THIS.

585
00:32:38,700 --> 00:32:42,867
NO MATTER HOW DIFFICULT IT
IS OR HOW MUCH I STRUGGLE...

586
00:32:42,867 --> 00:32:44,633
OH, COME ON, BABY.

587
00:32:44,633 --> 00:32:48,600
...I HAVE TO TRY
AS HARD AS I CAN.

588
00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:51,267
MY LIFE DEPENDS ON IT.

589
00:32:51,267 --> 00:32:54,300
**

590
00:33:03,867 --> 00:33:07,900
AFTER I GOT HOME FROM SEEING
THE DOCTOR, MY LEGS FLARED UP,

591
00:33:07,900 --> 00:33:10,200
AND I GOT
A CELLULITIS INFECTION,

592
00:33:10,200 --> 00:33:13,133
WHICH CAN BECOME DEADLY.

593
00:33:13,133 --> 00:33:15,367
IT'S A BACTERIA INFECTION
OF THE SKIN

594
00:33:15,367 --> 00:33:17,533
THAT CAN SPREAD
THROUGH MY LYMPH NODES.

595
00:33:17,533 --> 00:33:20,200
SO I'VE BEEN ON A LOT
OF MEDICINE TO ADDRESS IT,

596
00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:24,433
AND I'VE BEEN STUCK
RECOVERING IN THIS BED.

597
00:33:24,433 --> 00:33:26,233
HEY, ANTHONY,

598
00:33:26,233 --> 00:33:29,700
CAN YOU BRING ME
SOME CHICKEN BROTH OR SOMETHING?

599
00:33:29,700 --> 00:33:33,800
I JUST CAN'T MOVE MUCH
RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE I FEEL AWFUL.

600
00:33:36,400 --> 00:33:40,067
AND I'VE BEEN TRYING
TO STICK TO THE DIET,

601
00:33:40,067 --> 00:33:42,433
BUT I DON'T EVEN HAVE
AN APPETITE RIGHT NOW.

602
00:33:44,767 --> 00:33:47,400
EVERYTHING MAKES ME NAUSEOUS,

603
00:33:47,400 --> 00:33:49,500
SO I'M HARDLY EATING.

604
00:33:49,500 --> 00:33:51,533
[ SIGHS ]

605
00:33:51,533 --> 00:33:53,400
AND I FIGURE I'M LOSING WEIGHT,

606
00:33:53,400 --> 00:33:56,500
BUT I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH.

607
00:33:56,500 --> 00:33:58,300
ANTHONY,

608
00:33:58,300 --> 00:34:02,200
YOU CAN COME GET THIS NOW.

609
00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:03,900
YOU DIDN'T EAT IT ALL.

610
00:34:03,900 --> 00:34:06,967
I ATE MOST OF THAT.
TWO CRACKERS.

611
00:34:06,967 --> 00:34:09,733
BUT I THINK IT'S A BIGGER DEAL
FOR ANTHONY RIGHT NOW,

612
00:34:09,733 --> 00:34:14,600
BECAUSE HE'S NOT GETTING
TO EAT ANYTHING HE WANTS.

613
00:34:14,600 --> 00:34:17,100
I JUST HATE THIS,

614
00:34:17,100 --> 00:34:18,767
AND I DON'T THINK
I'M GONNA BE WELL ENOUGH

615
00:34:18,767 --> 00:34:22,533
TO TRAVEL DOWN
TO HOUSTON ANYTIME SOON.

616
00:34:22,533 --> 00:34:27,267
I'M SUPPOSED TO GO SEE DR. NOW
IN A COUPLE WEEKS,

617
00:34:27,267 --> 00:34:28,700
BUT I JUST DON'T SEE HOW,

618
00:34:28,700 --> 00:34:32,567
'CAUSE I'M TOO SICK TO TRAVEL
LIKE THIS RIGHT NOW,

619
00:34:32,567 --> 00:34:34,633
SO I'M NOT SURE
WHAT I'M GONNA DO.

620
00:34:37,567 --> 00:34:40,600
**

621
00:34:47,067 --> 00:34:48,867
OVER THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS,

622
00:34:48,867 --> 00:34:52,867
MY CELLULITIS
HASN'T GOTTEN ANY BETTER.

623
00:34:52,867 --> 00:34:56,533
IT STARTS TO GO AWAY,
AND THEN IT FLARES UP AGAIN,

624
00:34:56,533 --> 00:34:59,133
AND MY LEGS ARE JUST
IN SO MUCH PAIN.

625
00:35:01,067 --> 00:35:03,133
HEY.
I DON'T FEEL GOOD AT ALL.

626
00:35:03,133 --> 00:35:05,433
I FEEL LIKE
I'M GONNA THROW UP.

627
00:35:05,433 --> 00:35:07,367
THIS PART OF MY LEG
HURTS THE MOST,

628
00:35:07,367 --> 00:35:10,500
AND IT'S STILL RED AND HOT.

629
00:35:12,467 --> 00:35:15,067
IT HURTS.

630
00:35:15,067 --> 00:35:16,667
I CAN'T GO SEE DR. NOW

631
00:35:16,667 --> 00:35:19,100
FOR MY FOLLOW-UP
APPOINTMENT RIGHT NOW,

632
00:35:19,100 --> 00:35:22,633
AND I'M WORRIED
I MAY BE OUT OF TIME.

633
00:35:22,633 --> 00:35:26,400
THE DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT MY LEGS
WERE GOING TO GET SO BAD SOON

634
00:35:26,400 --> 00:35:28,167
THAT I WOULD BECOME BEDRIDDEN

635
00:35:28,167 --> 00:35:30,633
AND THAT IT WOULD GET WORSE
FROM THERE,

636
00:35:30,633 --> 00:35:33,700
SO I'M SO SCARED THAT'S
WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

637
00:35:33,700 --> 00:35:35,067
WANT SOME TEA?

638
00:35:35,067 --> 00:35:36,733
YEAH, THAT MIGHT BE GOOD.

639
00:35:36,733 --> 00:35:39,367
-HERBAL TEA OR --
-I'LL GET YOU SOMETHING.

640
00:35:39,367 --> 00:35:43,067
-HOT.
-HMM?

641
00:35:43,067 --> 00:35:46,700
Anthony: I'M REALLY WORRIED
ABOUT TRACEY.

642
00:35:46,700 --> 00:35:48,467
SHE'S GOTTEN CELLULITIS BEFORE,

643
00:35:48,467 --> 00:35:52,167
BUT IT'S NEVER BEEN THIS BAD
AND LASTED THIS LONG.

644
00:35:52,167 --> 00:35:54,700
SO I JUST HOPE I CAN
NURSE HER BACK TO HEALTH

645
00:35:54,700 --> 00:35:56,467
AND THAT SHE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

646
00:36:03,067 --> 00:36:06,333
I'M STICKING TO THE DIET TO TRY
TO KEEP MAKING PROGRESS,

647
00:36:06,333 --> 00:36:10,200
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO MESS UP
MY CHANCE TO GET HELP.

648
00:36:10,200 --> 00:36:13,067
AND EVEN THOUGH I CAN'T
MAKE IT BACK TO SEE DR. NOW,

649
00:36:13,067 --> 00:36:15,833
HE'S BEEN CALLING TO CHECK ON ME
WHILE I'VE BEEN RECOVERING,

650
00:36:15,833 --> 00:36:18,067
SO HE KNOWS
WHAT I'M DEALING WITH.

651
00:36:18,067 --> 00:36:20,467
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]

652
00:36:23,100 --> 00:36:25,067
-HELLO.
-This is Dr. Nowzaradan.

653
00:36:25,067 --> 00:36:28,667
I GOT TRACEY RIGHT HERE.
HOLD ON A SECOND.

654
00:36:28,667 --> 00:36:30,300
HI, DR. NOW.
HOW ARE YOU?

655
00:36:30,300 --> 00:36:32,133
I'm doing okay.
How about you?

656
00:36:32,133 --> 00:36:34,800
I GOT CELLULITIS
IN MY LEGS AGAIN.

657
00:36:34,800 --> 00:36:36,533
How are we doing
with your diet?

658
00:36:36,533 --> 00:36:39,300
THE DIET IS --
WELL, BEFORE I GOT SICK,

659
00:36:39,300 --> 00:36:40,867
I WAS DOING REALLY GOOD
ON THE DIET.

660
00:36:40,867 --> 00:36:43,267
I WAS, LIKE,
FOLLOWING IT TO A TEE.

661
00:36:43,267 --> 00:36:45,367
AND, THEN, I GOT SICK

662
00:36:45,367 --> 00:36:48,967
AND JUST REALLY COULDN'T
EAT NOTHING OR DRINK ANYTHING.

663
00:36:48,967 --> 00:36:51,067
You can't eat nothing.

664
00:36:51,067 --> 00:36:53,267
You need to eat protein.

665
00:36:53,267 --> 00:36:57,400
If you don't, it's going to make
the situation worse and worse.

666
00:36:57,400 --> 00:36:58,400
OKAY.

667
00:36:58,400 --> 00:37:00,867
And if your legs
keep getting worse,

668
00:37:00,867 --> 00:37:04,667
then you would likely
not survive this situation.

669
00:37:08,100 --> 00:37:10,500
-OKAY.
-But if you're not eating,

670
00:37:10,500 --> 00:37:15,167
lack of protein will cause it
to flare back up worse.

671
00:37:15,167 --> 00:37:17,067
-Do you understand?
-YEAH.

672
00:37:17,067 --> 00:37:19,833
Okay, stick with
the diet completely,

673
00:37:19,833 --> 00:37:22,533
and try to do
any activity you can.

674
00:37:22,533 --> 00:37:23,800
OKAY.

675
00:37:23,800 --> 00:37:26,700
And we'll see when you can
come down here again.

676
00:37:26,700 --> 00:37:28,400
Okay? Bye.

677
00:37:28,400 --> 00:37:29,967
BYE-BYE.

678
00:37:32,167 --> 00:37:34,900
AFTER TALKING WITH THE DOCTOR,
I'M REALLY SCARED,

679
00:37:34,900 --> 00:37:36,700
BECAUSE I'VE BEEN WORRIED
THIS COULD LEAD

680
00:37:36,700 --> 00:37:39,400
TO THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO,
LIKE HE SAID,

681
00:37:39,400 --> 00:37:42,400
THAT NO MATTER WHAT I DO,
I'M OUT OF TIME.

682
00:37:58,867 --> 00:38:01,467
Tracey: AFTER TALKING TO DR. NOW
A FEW WEEKS AGO,

683
00:38:01,467 --> 00:38:05,567
I WAS REALLY SCARED
ABOUT HOW I WAS EATING.

684
00:38:05,567 --> 00:38:07,900
SO I'VE BEEN TRYING TO EAT MORE.

685
00:38:07,900 --> 00:38:11,900
BUT I WON'T LIE,
I'VE ALSO BEEN CHEATING.

686
00:38:11,900 --> 00:38:13,933
I'M EATING BAKED JERK CHICKEN

687
00:38:13,933 --> 00:38:16,667
AND CABBAGE, CARROTS,

688
00:38:16,667 --> 00:38:19,167
AND RICE,

689
00:38:19,167 --> 00:38:21,767
AND THEN, I THREW HOT SAUCE
ON TOP OF IT,

690
00:38:21,767 --> 00:38:23,467
JUST FOR GOOD MEASURE.

691
00:38:26,167 --> 00:38:28,067
I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO EAT
RICE ON MY DIET,

692
00:38:28,067 --> 00:38:31,067
BUT WE GET THE RICE
THAT'S NATURAL

693
00:38:31,067 --> 00:38:34,400
AND HAS LESS CARBS.

694
00:38:34,400 --> 00:38:38,233
SO I THINK I'M DOING BETTER
WITH MY EATING,

695
00:38:38,233 --> 00:38:40,767
AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL MEAN
MY CELLULITIS INFECTION

696
00:38:40,767 --> 00:38:43,967
WILL CLEAR UP SOON,
LIKE THE DOCTOR SAID.

697
00:38:43,967 --> 00:38:48,333
BUT I HAVE MY NEXT CALL
WITH DR. NOW LATER ON TODAY,

698
00:38:48,333 --> 00:38:50,167
AND I'M HOPING HE'S MUCH HAPPIER

699
00:38:50,167 --> 00:38:52,533
WITH HOW I'VE BEEN
EATING THIS MONTH.

700
00:38:58,767 --> 00:39:01,167
[ VIDEO CHAT RINGING ]

701
00:39:03,167 --> 00:39:05,067
Hi, Tracey.
You doing okay?

702
00:39:05,067 --> 00:39:07,433
I'M DOING BETTER
THAN THE LAST TIME

703
00:39:07,433 --> 00:39:09,967
I TALKED TO YOU,
SO THAT'S A GOOD THING.

704
00:39:09,967 --> 00:39:13,900
So, your cellulitis
is better now?

705
00:39:13,900 --> 00:39:15,300
NO, IT STILL
HURTS PRETTY BAD,

706
00:39:15,300 --> 00:39:18,600
BUT I'M WORKING ON MY DIET,
TRYING TO MAKE PROGRESS.

707
00:39:18,600 --> 00:39:20,300
HOW HAS YOUR DIET
BEEN DOING?

708
00:39:20,300 --> 00:39:21,833
Well, when I had
the cellulitis,

709
00:39:21,833 --> 00:39:24,067
I WAS, LIKE, THROWING UP,
AND I REALLY COULDN'T EAT,

710
00:39:24,067 --> 00:39:27,400
AND THEN I ATE APPLESAUCE
AND BANANAS AND RICE --

711
00:39:27,400 --> 00:39:30,300
STUFF I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO EAT,
BUT AT LEAST I WAS, LIKE,

712
00:39:30,300 --> 00:39:31,800
KEEPING IT DOWN
AND COULD EAT IT.

713
00:39:31,800 --> 00:39:33,667
I ATE RICE TODAY.
I AIN'T GONNA LIE TO YOU.

714
00:39:33,667 --> 00:39:35,433
-I DID.
-SO YOU'RE EATING MORE,

715
00:39:35,433 --> 00:39:38,600
BUT YOU'RE STILL NOT
EATING WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO,

716
00:39:38,600 --> 00:39:41,167
AND THAT'S WHY YOU'RE NOT
GETTING ANY BETTER.

717
00:39:41,167 --> 00:39:43,533
AND THIS IS
A VERY BAD SITUATION.

718
00:39:43,533 --> 00:39:46,800
YOU HAVE HAD CELLULITIS
INFECTION FOR TWO MONTHS

719
00:39:46,800 --> 00:39:48,467
AND THE ANTIBIOTIC HELPS,

720
00:39:48,467 --> 00:39:51,200
BUT IF YOU DON'T CHANGE
YOUR DIET LIKE YOU SHOULD,

721
00:39:51,200 --> 00:39:54,267
YOUR LYMPHEDEMA IS GOING
TO KEEP GETTING WORSE,

722
00:39:54,267 --> 00:39:56,900
AND CELLULITIS WILL
COME BACK WORSE AND WORSE

723
00:39:56,900 --> 00:40:00,567
UNTIL IT KILLS YOU.

724
00:40:00,567 --> 00:40:02,867
So you need to control
your eating habit,

725
00:40:02,867 --> 00:40:04,867
And we need to make a plan

726
00:40:04,867 --> 00:40:07,467
to get your weight down

727
00:40:07,467 --> 00:40:09,967
to the point
that you're gonna be a candidate

728
00:40:09,967 --> 00:40:13,300
for doing any kind
of weight-loss surgery.

729
00:40:13,300 --> 00:40:16,233
You know, everything
starts from you.

730
00:40:16,233 --> 00:40:17,567
Everybody is
taking care of you,

731
00:40:17,567 --> 00:40:21,100
but you're not doing your part
from your dieting

732
00:40:21,100 --> 00:40:23,300
and your weight loss.

733
00:40:23,300 --> 00:40:25,000
-TRUE.
-Okay?

734
00:40:25,000 --> 00:40:26,967
So the only way
we can help you

735
00:40:26,967 --> 00:40:29,633
if you make the move
and come to Texas

736
00:40:29,633 --> 00:40:32,100
so we can monitor
your progress,

737
00:40:32,100 --> 00:40:35,300
change your eating habits,
and do whatever it takes

738
00:40:35,300 --> 00:40:38,700
to get you
to have weight-loss surgery

739
00:40:38,700 --> 00:40:41,433
so the weight
comes off of your legs

740
00:40:41,433 --> 00:40:44,633
and gets you to be
a functional person.

741
00:40:44,633 --> 00:40:48,200
TRACEY, ANY DAY NOW,
SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN,

742
00:40:48,200 --> 00:40:51,267
AND WE NEED TO INTERVENE
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

743
00:40:51,267 --> 00:40:54,033
SO I WANT YOU TO START
A PLAN TO MOVE HERE

744
00:40:54,033 --> 00:40:55,300
IF YOU WANT HELP.

745
00:40:55,300 --> 00:40:56,433
OKAY. YEP.

746
00:40:56,433 --> 00:40:58,167
All right,
I'll talk to you later.

747
00:40:58,167 --> 00:40:59,733
OKAY, THANK YOU.

748
00:40:59,733 --> 00:41:01,633
Okay, bye-bye.

749
00:41:03,933 --> 00:41:06,833
DR. NOW TELLING ME
THAT MY ONLY CHANCE NOW

750
00:41:06,833 --> 00:41:10,533
IS TO MOVE TO TEXAS
IS VERY SCARY.

751
00:41:12,833 --> 00:41:15,067
I GOT ALL THIS STUFF
SPINNING THROUGH MY HEAD LIKE,

752
00:41:15,067 --> 00:41:17,267
"OKAY, HOW IS THIS GONNA GO,
AND HOW IS THIS GONNA GO,

753
00:41:17,267 --> 00:41:18,833
AND HOW IS THAT GONNA GO?"
I DON'T KNOW.

754
00:41:18,833 --> 00:41:21,567
MAYBE I SHOULD STOP
THINKING ABOUT IT SO MUCH.

755
00:41:21,567 --> 00:41:25,067
WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS,
AND EVERYBODY'S WAY UP HERE?

756
00:41:25,067 --> 00:41:28,067
**

757
00:41:37,333 --> 00:41:38,967
I WORRY ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS,
SO,

758
00:41:38,967 --> 00:41:42,267
BUT ONE OF THEM WOULD
BASICALLY JUST BE DYING.

759
00:41:49,300 --> 00:41:52,067
SO, IF THIS IS WHAT
IT'S GONNA TAKE TO LIVE,

760
00:41:52,067 --> 00:41:55,067
THEN WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY
TO DO IT AND MOVE TO TEXAS.

761
00:41:57,067 --> 00:42:00,100
**

762
00:42:06,600 --> 00:42:10,700
TODAY, WE'RE PACKING
TO MOVE TO HOUSTON.

763
00:42:10,700 --> 00:42:13,800
IT TOOK US A WHILE TO TRY
TO FIND A PLACE TO LIVE,

764
00:42:13,800 --> 00:42:17,067
AND WE FINALLY FOUND ONE
OF THOSE EXTENDED-LIVING HOTELS

765
00:42:17,067 --> 00:42:19,967
YOU CAN RENT BY THE MONTH.

766
00:42:19,967 --> 00:42:23,100
IT'S GOING TO BE AT LEAST
EIGHT MONTHS DOWN THERE,

767
00:42:23,100 --> 00:42:27,700
SO I HOPE WE CAN LIVE
THAT LONG IN SUCH A TIGHT SPACE.

768
00:42:27,700 --> 00:42:29,267
I'VE PRETTY MUCH BEEN SICK,

769
00:42:29,267 --> 00:42:32,400
SO I HAD TO KIND OF CHEAT
ON MY DIET.

770
00:42:32,400 --> 00:42:36,333
AND I'M SURE WHEN I SEE DR. NOW,
I'M PROBABLY GAINING WEIGHT.

771
00:42:36,333 --> 00:42:38,533
BUT HOPEFULLY I CAN
GET BACK ON MY DIET

772
00:42:38,533 --> 00:42:42,633
AND START ALL OVER
FROM SCRATCH AGAIN.

773
00:42:42,633 --> 00:42:45,200
WE'RE LEAVING BEHIND THE HOUSE
AND EVERYTHING IN IT,

774
00:42:45,200 --> 00:42:47,500
AND MY SON,

775
00:42:47,500 --> 00:42:49,433
HE'LL BE STAYING HERE
WHILE WE'RE GONE,

776
00:42:49,433 --> 00:42:52,733
TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF THINGS.

777
00:42:52,733 --> 00:42:57,067
THE HARDEST PART OF DOING THIS
IS LEAVING MY GRANDKIDS,

778
00:42:57,067 --> 00:42:59,500
BECAUSE MY KIDS ARE GROWN,
AND I CAN STILL CALL THEM

779
00:42:59,500 --> 00:43:03,133
AND TEXT THEM
AND, YOU KNOW, PRAY FOR THEM.

780
00:43:03,133 --> 00:43:05,433
[ Crying ] BUT...

781
00:43:05,433 --> 00:43:08,067
MY GRANDKIDS
IS WHAT'S GONNA BE HARD,

782
00:43:08,067 --> 00:43:12,067
BECAUSE THEY'RE SO CLOSE TO ME.

783
00:43:12,067 --> 00:43:15,967
AND THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND.

784
00:43:15,967 --> 00:43:17,600
THIS IS A HUGE STEP FOR ME,

785
00:43:17,600 --> 00:43:20,567
BECAUSE I'VE NEVER DONE
ANYTHING LIKE THIS,

786
00:43:20,567 --> 00:43:23,267
AND IT IS REALLY SCARY.

787
00:43:23,267 --> 00:43:25,633
I THINK ABOUT
IF I HAVE THE SURGERY

788
00:43:25,633 --> 00:43:27,600
THAT THERE'S A RISK
THAT SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN.

789
00:43:27,600 --> 00:43:30,233
AND, YOU KNOW,
WHAT IF I DIE BEFOREHAND?

790
00:43:30,233 --> 00:43:31,333
WHAT IF I DIE ON THE TABLE?

791
00:43:31,333 --> 00:43:33,333
WHAT IF I DIE,
YOU KNOW, AFTER IT?

792
00:43:33,333 --> 00:43:36,233
BUT THEN, I ALSO THINK ABOUT
WHAT IF IT WORKS?

793
00:43:36,233 --> 00:43:37,533
WHAT IF IT DOES HELP ME?

794
00:43:37,533 --> 00:43:39,833
WHAT IF THIS IS SOMETHING

795
00:43:39,833 --> 00:43:42,800
THAT IS WHAT I'VE NEEDED
FOR THE LAST 16, 17 YEARS?

796
00:43:42,800 --> 00:43:45,500
SO THAT'S THE ONE THING
THAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO.

797
00:43:47,467 --> 00:43:49,133
KNOWING THAT I COULD GET
THE HELP

798
00:43:49,133 --> 00:43:51,067
THAT I NEED TO BE ABLE
TO WALK ON MY OWN

799
00:43:51,067 --> 00:43:54,067
AND BE MORE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE
ON MY OWN, IT'S ACTUALLY A JOY,

800
00:43:54,067 --> 00:43:55,900
AND IT'S A COMFORT
JUST TO THINK THAT, OKAY,

801
00:43:55,900 --> 00:43:58,567
MAYBE IN A FEW MONTHS,
I COULD BE OUT DOING THIS STUFF,

802
00:43:58,567 --> 00:44:01,067
AND MY HUSBAND COULD BE ABLE
TO GO AND DO WHAT HE WANTS

803
00:44:01,067 --> 00:44:03,367
INSTEAD OF HAVING TO SIT HERE
AND WORRY ABOUT ME,

804
00:44:03,367 --> 00:44:05,533
AND WE COULD BE OUT THERE
DOING IT TOGETHER.

805
00:44:05,533 --> 00:44:08,333
I MEAN, IT IS SOMETHING
TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

806
00:44:08,333 --> 00:44:12,767
SO, I'M SO THANKFUL I HAVE
ANTHONY TO DO THIS WITH ME,

807
00:44:12,767 --> 00:44:15,867
BECAUSE WITHOUT HIM,
I'D BE LOST.

808
00:44:15,867 --> 00:44:18,100
BUT TOMORROW IS THE BIG DAY.

809
00:44:18,100 --> 00:44:21,633
WE ARE GOING TO HIT THE ROAD
AND MAKE THE MOVE TO HOUSTON.

810
00:44:21,633 --> 00:44:24,267
AND I JUST HOPE
IT ALL GOES OKAY.

811
00:44:26,467 --> 00:44:31,400
**

812
00:44:31,400 --> 00:44:35,100
TODAY IS THE DAY ANTHONY
AND I ARE LEAVING FOR HOUSTON,

813
00:44:35,100 --> 00:44:37,667
AND I HAVE A LOT
OF MIXED EMOTIONS

814
00:44:37,667 --> 00:44:40,233
GOING THROUGH MY HEAD RIGHT NOW.

815
00:44:40,233 --> 00:44:41,867
IT'S GONNA BE
A WHOLE NEW EXPERIENCE.

816
00:44:41,867 --> 00:44:43,933
I'VE NEVER EVEN LIVED
OUT OF THIS COUNTY,

817
00:44:43,933 --> 00:44:46,333
LET ALONE OUT OF THIS STATE.

818
00:44:46,333 --> 00:44:48,667
BUT I'M NERVOUS ABOUT
HOW I'M GOING TO DO, THOUGH,

819
00:44:48,667 --> 00:44:53,167
BECAUSE LAST TIME,
IT WAS REALLY HARD ON ME.

820
00:44:53,167 --> 00:44:56,667
IT'S ANOTHER 20-HOUR DRIVE
DOWN TO HOUSTON,

821
00:44:56,667 --> 00:45:00,267
AND THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING
TO TRY TO DRIVE STRAIGHT THERE.

822
00:45:02,267 --> 00:45:04,833
BUT FIRST, WE'RE GOING
TO MY MOM'S HOUSE

823
00:45:04,833 --> 00:45:06,933
AND SAYING GOODBYE TO MY FAMILY,

824
00:45:06,933 --> 00:45:08,967
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW
HOW LONG IT'S GOING TO BE

825
00:45:08,967 --> 00:45:10,867
BEFORE I SEE EVERYONE AGAIN.

826
00:45:13,833 --> 00:45:17,100
AND IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG,
I KNOW IN THE BACK OF MY MIND

827
00:45:17,100 --> 00:45:20,733
THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THIS
MAY BE THE LAST TIME I SEE THEM.

828
00:45:23,533 --> 00:45:27,067
I'VE NEVER HAD TO LEAVE ANYBODY
I CARE ABOUT FOR THIS LONG.

829
00:45:30,300 --> 00:45:33,633
BUT HOPEFULLY I'LL COME BACK
AND BE BETTER,

830
00:45:33,633 --> 00:45:36,500
GET TO DO MORE,
HAVE A NORMAL LIFE.

831
00:45:43,533 --> 00:45:47,300
BUT I JUST HOPE
THIS IS ALL WORTH IT

832
00:45:47,300 --> 00:45:51,767
AND THAT I'M NOT DOING THIS ALL
FOR NOTHING.

833
00:45:51,767 --> 00:45:55,067
AND I JUST REALLY HOPE
THAT I'M NOT GOING TO HOUSTON

834
00:45:55,067 --> 00:45:59,900
JUST TO FAIL
AND END UP DYING IN TEXAS,

835
00:45:59,900 --> 00:46:03,567
BECAUSE THE ONLY THING WORSE
THAN DYING BEFORE MY TIME

836
00:46:03,567 --> 00:46:06,367
IS DYING
WITHOUT MY FAMILY AROUND ME.

837
00:46:20,533 --> 00:46:22,133
Tracey:
IT'S BEEN A REALLY LONG TRIP,

838
00:46:22,133 --> 00:46:24,733
BUT WE FINALLY MADE IT
TO HOUSTON.

839
00:46:24,733 --> 00:46:28,100
**

840
00:46:28,100 --> 00:46:30,433
AND WE WERE ABLE
TO DRIVE STRAIGHT HERE.

841
00:46:36,067 --> 00:46:38,167
OW! GOD.

842
00:46:38,167 --> 00:46:40,633
OHH.

843
00:46:40,633 --> 00:46:42,367
IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE
TO BE IN HOUSTON

844
00:46:42,367 --> 00:46:46,867
TO BE VERY CLOSE TO DR. NOW
SO HE CAN HELP ME.

845
00:46:46,867 --> 00:46:49,267
AND THE WHOLE, BIG,
EMOTIONAL THING

846
00:46:49,267 --> 00:46:50,767
IS, YOU KNOW,
TO PACK UP, LEAVE,

847
00:46:50,767 --> 00:46:54,167
COME HERE,
COME TO SOMETHING NEW.

848
00:46:54,167 --> 00:46:57,733
ALSO, I KNOW PLACES CAN BE
REALLY HARD TO GET AROUND IN

849
00:46:57,733 --> 00:47:02,067
BECAUSE THEY AREN'T BUILT
FOR PEOPLE MY SIZE,

850
00:47:02,067 --> 00:47:04,133
AND EVEN JUST TRYING
TO WALK TO OUR ROOM

851
00:47:04,133 --> 00:47:08,467
DOWN A LONG HALLWAY
IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ME.

852
00:47:08,467 --> 00:47:09,933
I GET WINDED AND CAN'T BREATHE,

853
00:47:09,933 --> 00:47:12,100
AND THEN EVERYTHING
JUST STARTS HURTING.

854
00:47:12,100 --> 00:47:15,633
TO ME, IT'S VERY HARD.

855
00:47:15,633 --> 00:47:17,933
OH, THIS IS CRAZY HIGH.

856
00:47:21,733 --> 00:47:23,867
-ALL RIGHT.
-[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

857
00:47:23,867 --> 00:47:26,900
[ Panting ]
OH, GOD.

858
00:47:26,900 --> 00:47:28,867
THIS IS THE HIGHEST ONE
WE'VE EVER BEEN IN.

859
00:47:28,867 --> 00:47:31,267
-[ LAUGHS ]
-YOU'LL BREAK YOUR BACK.

860
00:47:39,967 --> 00:47:42,067
-[ LAUGHS ]
-NO, YOU'RE NOT,

861
00:47:42,067 --> 00:47:44,433
'CAUSE I AIN'T STAYING
IN HERE MYSELF.

862
00:47:49,467 --> 00:47:52,467
I'M REALLY GLAD
WE MADE IT TO HOUSTON.

863
00:47:52,467 --> 00:47:54,300
SO, I'M GOING TO TRY
TO TAKE IT EASY

864
00:47:54,300 --> 00:47:55,700
FOR THE REST OF THE DAY

865
00:47:55,700 --> 00:47:58,567
AND GET MY STRENGTH UP
TO SEE DR. NOW.

866
00:47:58,567 --> 00:48:00,200
AND I'M HOPING IT GOES WELL,

867
00:48:00,200 --> 00:48:03,067
BUT IT WILL ALL DEPEND
ON HOW MUCH WEIGHT I LOST.

868
00:48:06,500 --> 00:48:11,333
**

869
00:48:11,333 --> 00:48:13,300
I'M ON MY WAY
TO SEE DR. NOW AGAIN

870
00:48:13,300 --> 00:48:15,200
FOR ANOTHER APPOINTMENT.

871
00:48:17,600 --> 00:48:22,367
BUT THIS IS ONLY MY SECOND TIME
SEEING HIM IN PERSON.

872
00:48:22,367 --> 00:48:24,333
AND I'M REALLY NERVOUS,
BECAUSE HE GAVE ME

873
00:48:24,333 --> 00:48:27,733
A WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL
OF 50 POUNDS IN A MONTH,

874
00:48:27,733 --> 00:48:30,533
AND I'VE BEEN GONE
FOR THREE MONTHS.

875
00:48:30,533 --> 00:48:32,633
SO I HAVE NO IDEA
IF HE'S GONNA WANT

876
00:48:32,633 --> 00:48:37,067
TO SEE ME DOWN
50 POUNDS OR MORE.

877
00:48:37,067 --> 00:48:40,500
BUT LAST TIME I WAS HERE,
I WAS 605 POUNDS.

878
00:48:42,700 --> 00:48:47,233
SO I JUST HOPE THE SCALE SAYS
I'M A LOT LESS NOW.

879
00:48:47,233 --> 00:48:49,867
-517.
-OKAY.

880
00:48:52,367 --> 00:48:55,133
I'M HAPPY WITH THAT.

881
00:48:55,133 --> 00:48:58,833
HOPEFULLY, THIS IS ENOUGH
TO SHOW DR. NOW I CAN DO THIS

882
00:48:58,833 --> 00:49:01,400
AND THAT I'M READY
FOR THE NEXT STEP WITH HIM.

883
00:49:03,933 --> 00:49:06,900
AND I HOPE THAT'S SURGERY.

884
00:49:06,900 --> 00:49:08,400
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

885
00:49:08,400 --> 00:49:10,333
-HELLO.
-HELLO.

886
00:49:10,333 --> 00:49:12,600
-HOW ARE YOU?
-I'M DOING OKAY.

887
00:49:12,600 --> 00:49:15,733
-AND HOW YOU DOING?
-I'M DOING OKAY.

888
00:49:15,733 --> 00:49:17,733
WELL, I'M GLAD
TO HEAR THAT.

889
00:49:17,733 --> 00:49:21,100
SO, YOU ARE
517 POUNDS TODAY.

890
00:49:21,100 --> 00:49:24,900
YOU HAD SOME GOOD WEIGHT LOSS,
AND I'M HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

891
00:49:24,900 --> 00:49:27,267
ACTUALLY, I WAS KIND
OF SCARED TO COME HERE,

892
00:49:27,267 --> 00:49:29,700
'CAUSE I WAS LIKE -- I THOUGHT
MY LEGS WAS SWELLED MORE,

893
00:49:29,700 --> 00:49:31,100
SO I THOUGHT
I'D GAINED WEIGHT.

894
00:49:31,100 --> 00:49:34,300
YOU STILL HAVE A LOT OF SWELLING
IN YOUR FEET AND YOUR LEGS.

895
00:49:34,300 --> 00:49:36,333
LET ME SEE HOW THEY LOOK.

896
00:49:40,067 --> 00:49:42,067
YEAH, THEY'RE --
I CAN'T, LIKE, LIFT THEM.

897
00:49:42,067 --> 00:49:43,900
I CAN'T DO NOTHING
WITH THEM.

898
00:49:43,900 --> 00:49:46,067
THEY'RE SO BIG,
I CAN'T, LIKE,

899
00:49:46,067 --> 00:49:48,533
EXERCISE THEM
OR MOVE THEM OR --

900
00:49:48,533 --> 00:49:51,900
OKAY. HAVE YOU MADE ANY CHANGES
TO YOUR EATING HABIT?

901
00:49:51,900 --> 00:49:55,200
I'VE BEEN MOSTLY EATING RIGHT,
BUT DURING THAT FIRST MONTH,

902
00:49:55,200 --> 00:49:56,667
I PROBABLY LOST A LOT

903
00:49:56,667 --> 00:49:58,133
BECAUSE I WASN'T
EATING AT ALL.

904
00:49:58,133 --> 00:50:00,233
AND THEN WE WAS TRYING
TO EAT GRILLED CHICKEN

905
00:50:00,233 --> 00:50:03,933
AND GRILLED FISH AND, YOU KNOW,
NO PASTA AND STUFF FOR A WHILE.

906
00:50:03,933 --> 00:50:06,467
BUT LATELY,
I HAVE ATE PASTA AND STUFF,

907
00:50:06,467 --> 00:50:08,133
SO I CHEATED A LITTLE.

908
00:50:08,133 --> 00:50:10,100
YOU ARE EATING MORE,

909
00:50:10,100 --> 00:50:13,867
BUT NOT THAT MUCH PROTEIN
AND HIGH CARBS STILL,

910
00:50:13,867 --> 00:50:18,300
AND MY CONCERN IS THAT IT
HAS BEEN MAKING YOUR LEGS WORSE.

911
00:50:18,300 --> 00:50:20,500
TRACEY LOST A GOOD AMOUNT
OF WEIGHT,

912
00:50:20,500 --> 00:50:22,833
BUT HER LEGS
DON'T LOOK ANY BETTER.

913
00:50:22,833 --> 00:50:26,300
IF SHE'S NOT ABLE TO DO
ANYTHING TO MAKE THEM SMALLER,

914
00:50:26,300 --> 00:50:30,267
THEN WE MAY NEED
TO FOCUS ON SKIN SURGERY FOR HER

915
00:50:30,267 --> 00:50:33,800
TO REMOVE AS MUCH
OF HER LYMPHEDEMA AS POSSIBLE.

916
00:50:33,800 --> 00:50:35,967
BUT SHE'S NOT READY RIGHT NOW.

917
00:50:35,967 --> 00:50:38,867
IN FACT, SURGERY
MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE

918
00:50:38,867 --> 00:50:41,633
IF WE DON'T GET HER
CELLULITIS UNDER CONTROL.

919
00:50:41,633 --> 00:50:43,467
WE NEED TO GET
YOUR WEIGHT DOWN

920
00:50:43,467 --> 00:50:46,700
AND FOCUS ON THE SKIN REMOVAL
ON YOUR LEGS,

921
00:50:46,700 --> 00:50:49,800
SO WE CAN TRY TO REDUCE
THIS LYMPHEDEMA.

922
00:50:49,800 --> 00:50:53,767
I NEED YOU TO KEEP GOING
AND LOSE 30 POUNDS A MONTH.

923
00:50:53,767 --> 00:50:57,500
AND IF YOU GET DOWN
BELOW 450 POUNDS,

924
00:50:57,500 --> 00:50:59,733
THAT MAY BE ENOUGH FOR US
TO BE ABLE

925
00:50:59,733 --> 00:51:01,733
TO GET YOUR LEGS
ON THE TABLE

926
00:51:01,733 --> 00:51:03,967
TO DO YOUR FIRST
SKIN REMOVAL.

927
00:51:03,967 --> 00:51:05,367
OKAY.

928
00:51:05,367 --> 00:51:09,067
IT MAY TAKE TRACEY
MANY SKIN REMOVAL SURGERY

929
00:51:09,067 --> 00:51:11,633
TO FULLY ADDRESS HER LYMPHEDEMA.

930
00:51:11,633 --> 00:51:15,633
SO IT'S GOING TO BE AN EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT PROCESS FOR HER,

931
00:51:15,633 --> 00:51:17,300
AND SHE HAS TO START RIGHT NOW

932
00:51:17,300 --> 00:51:19,367
IF SHE'S GOING
TO HAVE ANY CHANCE

933
00:51:19,367 --> 00:51:22,167
TO SURVIVE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

934
00:51:22,167 --> 00:51:25,300
TRACEY, YOU NEED TO STAY
ON A HIGH-PROTEIN DIET

935
00:51:25,300 --> 00:51:28,467
AND REDUCE YOUR CARBS
SIGNIFICANTLY,

936
00:51:28,467 --> 00:51:31,200
OR YOU WON'T GET
YOUR CELLULITIS UNDER CONTROL,

937
00:51:31,200 --> 00:51:33,500
AND THAT COULD
KILL YOU ANYTIME.

938
00:51:33,500 --> 00:51:36,067
-RIGHT.
-SO LET'S GET YOUR HEALTH

939
00:51:36,067 --> 00:51:38,800
AND EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL
LIKE WE NEED.

940
00:51:38,800 --> 00:51:41,067
-OKAY. THANK YOU, DR. NOW.
-ALL RIGHT.

941
00:51:41,067 --> 00:51:45,667
**

942
00:51:45,667 --> 00:51:47,167
Tracey:
I'M VERY HAPPY JUST TO KNOW

943
00:51:47,167 --> 00:51:49,767
THAT HE'S WILLING TO DO
SOMETHING WITH MY LEGS,

944
00:51:49,767 --> 00:51:53,567
AND THE THOUGHT OF FINALLY
GETTING SOME OF THESE MASSES OFF

945
00:51:53,567 --> 00:51:56,100
AND BEING ABLE TO,
LIKE, EVEN PICK MY LEGS UP

946
00:51:56,100 --> 00:51:58,367
OR WALK BETTER
IS SUCH A BLESSING

947
00:51:58,367 --> 00:52:02,167
THAT THERE'S HOPE
THAT THEY CAN COME OFF,

948
00:52:02,167 --> 00:52:03,400
BUT IT WAS REALLY SCARY

949
00:52:03,400 --> 00:52:05,600
TO HEAR HIM
TALK ABOUT MY CELLULITIS AGAIN

950
00:52:05,600 --> 00:52:08,633
AND HOW DANGEROUS THAT IS.

951
00:52:08,633 --> 00:52:12,867
SO I KNOW MY PRIORITY
IS GETTING THAT UNDER CONTROL,

952
00:52:12,867 --> 00:52:14,100
BECAUSE IF I DON'T,

953
00:52:14,100 --> 00:52:16,233
I COULD BE FACING
AN EARLY DEATH.

954
00:52:26,867 --> 00:52:30,067
Tracey: I'VE BEEN WORKING HARD
TO STAY ON MY DIET,

955
00:52:30,067 --> 00:52:32,100
AND ANTHONY AND I HAVE BEEN
TRYING TO GET OUT

956
00:52:32,100 --> 00:52:35,267
AND STAY ACTIVE WHILE I'M HERE,

957
00:52:35,267 --> 00:52:36,767
BECAUSE I WANT TO GET OUT MORE

958
00:52:36,767 --> 00:52:39,767
AND NOT JUST STAY
IN MY BED ALL DAY.

959
00:52:39,767 --> 00:52:41,467
BUT THE BIGGEST STRUGGLE
HAS BEEN THAT

960
00:52:41,467 --> 00:52:44,067
WE DON'T REALLY HAVE
A GOOD KITCHEN IN OUR PLACE.

961
00:52:44,067 --> 00:52:45,467
Anthony:
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT?

962
00:52:45,467 --> 00:52:47,867
THEY GOT A YOGURT PARFAIT.

963
00:52:47,867 --> 00:52:50,200
WELL, GIVE ME THAT
AND THEN THE NUGGETS.

964
00:52:50,200 --> 00:52:51,800
TWO NUMBER 6's.

965
00:52:51,800 --> 00:52:53,567
TWO FRESH LEMONADES.

966
00:52:53,567 --> 00:52:56,667
AND SO WE'RE GETTING
A LOT OF FAST FOOD.

967
00:52:56,667 --> 00:52:58,700
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.

968
00:52:58,700 --> 00:53:02,567
BUT I'M TRYING TO MAKE
HEALTHY CHOICES WHEREVER WE GO.

969
00:53:02,567 --> 00:53:05,600
**

970
00:53:14,167 --> 00:53:16,333
STICKING TO THE DIET,
IT'S NOT EASY,

971
00:53:16,333 --> 00:53:19,900
BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT
OF TEMPTATION,

972
00:53:19,900 --> 00:53:24,767
AND IT'S HARD FOR ME NOT TO
CHEAT A LITTLE HERE AND THERE.

973
00:53:24,767 --> 00:53:27,267
AND I DON'T THINK ANTHONY
REALLY QUITE UNDERSTANDS

974
00:53:27,267 --> 00:53:31,233
HOW HARD IT IS
TO RESIST TEMPTATION.

975
00:53:31,233 --> 00:53:34,767
YOU GONNA HAVE TO START
EATING MORE VEGETABLES.

976
00:53:34,767 --> 00:53:38,700
I KNOW YOU DON'T LIKE IT,
BUT START EATING THAT.

977
00:53:38,700 --> 00:53:40,367
MM-HMM.

978
00:53:40,367 --> 00:53:41,900
Anthony:
I TRY TO MAKE SURE MY WIFE

979
00:53:41,900 --> 00:53:44,233
DOESN'T EAT THE THINGS
THAT SHE'S NOT SUPPOSED TO EAT

980
00:53:44,233 --> 00:53:46,667
IN ORDER TO HELP HER
GET HER WEIGHT DOWN.

981
00:53:50,167 --> 00:53:54,067
RIGHT.
IT WOULD BE NICE.

982
00:53:54,067 --> 00:53:57,333
Tracey: AS A COUPLE, I THINK
MY WEIGHT-LOSS JOURNEY AT TIMES

983
00:53:57,333 --> 00:53:58,700
IS MAKING US CLOSER,

984
00:53:58,700 --> 00:54:01,367
AND THERE'S OTHER THINGS
WHERE IT KIND OF SEEMS LIKE

985
00:54:01,367 --> 00:54:04,800
IT'S PUSHING US APART.

986
00:54:04,800 --> 00:54:07,133
HIS BACK HURTS NOW
FROM LIFTING UP MY LEGS.

987
00:54:07,133 --> 00:54:10,333
THAT'S THE PART
THAT MAKES HIM FRUSTRATED.

988
00:54:10,333 --> 00:54:13,633
AND I KNOW IT TAKES
A TOLL ON HIM,

989
00:54:13,633 --> 00:54:17,433
SO I'M PUSHING MYSELF
TO DO THIS FOR ME AND FOR US.

990
00:54:21,833 --> 00:54:24,867
**

991
00:54:29,067 --> 00:54:33,300
I'M HERE AT DR. NOW'S OFFICE
FOR MY NEXT APPOINTMENT,

992
00:54:33,300 --> 00:54:34,533
AND WE'RE A LITTLE EARLY,

993
00:54:34,533 --> 00:54:37,433
SO ANTHONY RAN
AND GOT US SOME FOOD.

994
00:54:37,433 --> 00:54:39,167
BUT I DON'T WANT TO EAT
RIGHT NOW

995
00:54:39,167 --> 00:54:42,300
BECAUSE I'M ABOUT
TO GET WEIGHED.

996
00:54:42,300 --> 00:54:44,733
UNH-UNH.

997
00:54:44,733 --> 00:54:47,500
BUT IT IS HARD
WHEN HE EATS IN FRONT OF ME.

998
00:54:47,500 --> 00:54:49,733
HOPEFULLY,
I MADE GOOD PROGRESS, THOUGH,

999
00:54:49,733 --> 00:54:53,833
AND MY DIETING IS PAYING OFF.

1000
00:54:53,833 --> 00:54:56,133
BUT I'M ABOUT TO FIND OUT.

1001
00:54:59,533 --> 00:55:03,667
MY GOAL WAS TO LOSE
AT LEAST 30 POUNDS A MONTH.

1002
00:55:03,667 --> 00:55:07,067
SO THAT SHOULD PUT ME
UNDER 487 POUNDS.

1003
00:55:16,767 --> 00:55:19,067
I'M DISAPPOINTED.

1004
00:55:19,067 --> 00:55:21,100
I THOUGHT I WAS DOING BETTER,

1005
00:55:21,100 --> 00:55:24,900
BUT I BACKTRACKED SOME.

1006
00:55:24,900 --> 00:55:26,967
HE'S PROBABLY GONNA BE MAD
'CAUSE THERE WAS A WEIGHT GAIN,

1007
00:55:26,967 --> 00:55:30,267
BUT I'M NOT GONNA
STRESS MYSELF OUT OVER IT.

1008
00:55:30,267 --> 00:55:31,300
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

1009
00:55:31,300 --> 00:55:33,067
HI, DR. NOW.
HOW ARE YOU?

1010
00:55:33,067 --> 00:55:35,167
I'M DOING OKAY.
HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING?

1011
00:55:35,167 --> 00:55:36,367
OKAY.

1012
00:55:36,367 --> 00:55:38,733
OKAY, YOU GAINED
WEIGHT THIS PAST MONTH.

1013
00:55:38,733 --> 00:55:40,633
DO YOU WANT TO TELL ME
WHAT'S GOING ON?

1014
00:55:40,633 --> 00:55:42,100
I'M ALWAYS LIGHTER
IN THE MORNING

1015
00:55:42,100 --> 00:55:44,233
THAN I AM IN THE EVENINGS,
SO I DON'T KNOW

1016
00:55:44,233 --> 00:55:46,267
IF IT'S WATER SWELLING
OR WHAT.

1017
00:55:46,267 --> 00:55:48,700
SO YOU'RE THINKING
THAT YOUR WEIGHT GAIN

1018
00:55:48,700 --> 00:55:52,333
IS FROM YOUR LEGS SWELLING?

1019
00:55:52,333 --> 00:55:53,467
DON'T KNOW.

1020
00:55:53,467 --> 00:55:56,200
OKAY, LET'S TAKE A LOOK
AT YOUR LEGS, THEN.

1021
00:55:56,200 --> 00:55:58,467
OH, GOODNESS.

1022
00:55:58,467 --> 00:56:02,067
OOH.
[ GROANING ]

1023
00:56:02,067 --> 00:56:05,200
SO YOUR CELLULITIS
HAS GOTTEN BAD AGAIN.

1024
00:56:05,200 --> 00:56:08,267
SO HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED
TO UNDERSTAND.

1025
00:56:08,267 --> 00:56:10,900
IF YOUR CELLULITIS
IS GETTING WORSE,

1026
00:56:10,900 --> 00:56:12,467
IT IS AN INDICATION

1027
00:56:12,467 --> 00:56:15,067
THAT YOU'RE NOT DOING
WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO.

1028
00:56:15,067 --> 00:56:17,133
YEAH, I UNDERSTAND THAT.

1029
00:56:17,133 --> 00:56:20,267
MY EATING HABITS -- I'M EATING
A LOT LESS THAN I DID,

1030
00:56:20,267 --> 00:56:23,533
AND I'M NOT DRINKING THE POP
AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

1031
00:56:23,533 --> 00:56:26,333
THE REALITY IS THAT
THE SCALE DOESN'T LIE.

1032
00:56:26,333 --> 00:56:28,233
-PEOPLE DO.
-OKAY.

1033
00:56:28,233 --> 00:56:30,333
AND IF YOU DON'T
FOLLOW THE DIET,

1034
00:56:30,333 --> 00:56:33,400
YOU'RE GONNA GAIN WEIGHT
INSTEAD OF LOSING WEIGHT.

1035
00:56:33,400 --> 00:56:35,333
I DO EAT --

1036
00:56:35,333 --> 00:56:38,067
I EAT A LOT OF PROTEIN
AND MEAT, LIKE YOU SAY.

1037
00:56:38,067 --> 00:56:40,100
Anthony:
SHE HAD CHOCOLATE.

1038
00:56:40,100 --> 00:56:42,067
SHE ATE CHOCOLATE.

1039
00:56:42,067 --> 00:56:44,867
THIS IS JUST LAST NIGHT --
THREE BOXES OF CHOCOLATES.

1040
00:56:44,867 --> 00:56:46,700
-THREE BOXES OF CHOC--
-NO, THEY COME WITH FOUR

1041
00:56:46,700 --> 00:56:50,967
LITTLE, BITTY CHOCOLATES IN IT.
IT'S 160 CALORIES.

1042
00:56:50,967 --> 00:56:54,267
TRACEY HAS GAINED WEIGHT
BECAUSE SHE IS OVEREATING.

1043
00:56:54,267 --> 00:56:56,067
AND SHE'S LYING TO ME,

1044
00:56:56,067 --> 00:56:57,533
BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T THINK

1045
00:56:57,533 --> 00:57:01,067
THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION
FOR HER.

1046
00:57:01,067 --> 00:57:02,667
BUT IF SHE DOESN'T WAKE UP

1047
00:57:02,667 --> 00:57:04,800
AND TAKE
THIS SITUATION SERIOUSLY,

1048
00:57:04,800 --> 00:57:08,967
SHE'S NOT GOING TO LIVE
MUCH LONGER.

1049
00:57:08,967 --> 00:57:12,067
OKAY, IF YOU DON'T GET
YOUR EATING UNDER CONTROL,

1050
00:57:12,067 --> 00:57:15,900
YOUR INFECTION GET OUT OF HAND,
AND YOU WILL DIE.

1051
00:57:15,900 --> 00:57:18,500
I CAN'T FORCE YOU
TO MAKE THE CHOICES

1052
00:57:18,500 --> 00:57:20,333
THAT WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE.

1053
00:57:20,333 --> 00:57:22,200
SO I THINK
THE NEXT STEP IS,

1054
00:57:22,200 --> 00:57:24,600
I'M GOING TO SEND
A NUTRITIONIST,

1055
00:57:24,600 --> 00:57:26,300
AND I'M GOING
TO SCHEDULE YOU

1056
00:57:26,300 --> 00:57:29,267
TO MEET
WITH A LYMPHEDEMA SPECIALIST,

1057
00:57:29,267 --> 00:57:32,767
BECAUSE WE HAVE TO GET
YOUR INFECTION UNDER CONTROL.

1058
00:57:32,767 --> 00:57:34,567
BECAUSE AS SOON
AS THIS INFECTION

1059
00:57:34,567 --> 00:57:37,800
GET IN YOUR BLOODSTREAM,
YOU'RE GOING TO DIE.

1060
00:57:37,800 --> 00:57:42,067
SO MAKE THE DECISION
IF YOU WANT TO LIVE.

1061
00:57:42,067 --> 00:57:44,600
-MM-HMM.
-OKAY, SO NEXT MONTH,

1062
00:57:44,600 --> 00:57:47,800
I WANT TO SEE YOU DOWN
AT LEAST 30 POUNDS.

1063
00:57:47,800 --> 00:57:49,233
OKAY.

1064
00:57:49,233 --> 00:57:51,433
OKAY, SEE YOU SOON.

1065
00:57:51,433 --> 00:57:53,800
**

1066
00:57:53,800 --> 00:57:57,800
TRACEY DOESN'T REALIZE
THAT SHE'S PLAYING WITH FIRE,

1067
00:57:57,800 --> 00:58:00,067
AND THIS IS NOT
GOING TO END WELL

1068
00:58:00,067 --> 00:58:02,133
IF SHE DOESN'T STICK
WITH THE PROGRAM

1069
00:58:02,133 --> 00:58:04,067
AND DOES WHAT SHE NEEDS.

1070
00:58:06,300 --> 00:58:09,233
Tracey: ANTHONY COULD CALL ME
OUT ABOUT MY CHEATING, BUT...

1071
00:58:12,767 --> 00:58:16,100
HE REALLY DOESN'T
WANT ME ON A DIET.

1072
00:58:16,100 --> 00:58:18,600
HE DOES ALL
THE GROCERY SHOPPING.

1073
00:58:18,600 --> 00:58:20,533
AND I CAN HAVE
20 THINGS WROTE ON THE LIST,

1074
00:58:20,533 --> 00:58:23,167
AND HE'LL COME BACK
WITH TWO OF THEM IF I'M LUCKY.

1075
00:58:25,367 --> 00:58:27,267
SO I DON'T KNOW IF HE REALLY

1076
00:58:27,267 --> 00:58:29,500
DOESN'T WANT ME
TO LOSE THE WEIGHT...

1077
00:58:31,800 --> 00:58:34,267
...OR IF HE'S JUST SICK
OF EATING HEALTHY.

1078
00:58:37,967 --> 00:58:40,700
I FEEL LIKE I REALLY AM TRYING.

1079
00:58:40,700 --> 00:58:42,967
BUT I GUESS I'LL TRY HARDER.

1080
00:58:45,100 --> 00:58:49,900
**

1081
00:58:49,900 --> 00:58:52,200
ARE YOU READY TO SEE
THE NUTRITIONIST TODAY?

1082
00:58:52,200 --> 00:58:54,900
I DON'T NEED
A NUTRITIONIST.

1083
00:58:54,900 --> 00:58:59,600
TODAY, THE NUTRITIONIST THAT
DR. NOW IS SENDING IS COMING BY.

1084
00:58:59,600 --> 00:59:03,067
I'M HOPING SHE DOESN'T TAKE AWAY
TOO MANY THINGS FROM ME

1085
00:59:03,067 --> 00:59:04,867
BECAUSE I WANT TO STAY
ON THE DIET,

1086
00:59:04,867 --> 00:59:07,233
BUT I HAVE TO BE ABLE TO EAT
SOMETHING THAT TASTES GOOD

1087
00:59:07,233 --> 00:59:08,267
EVERY NOW AND THEN.

1088
00:59:08,267 --> 00:59:10,800
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

1089
00:59:10,800 --> 00:59:12,133
-HOW ARE YOU?
-ALL RIGHT.

1090
00:59:12,133 --> 00:59:14,667
-I'M VICKI ROBICHAUX, DIETICIAN.
-ANTHONY.

1091
00:59:14,667 --> 00:59:16,100
ANTHONY, NICE TO MEET YOU.

1092
00:59:16,100 --> 00:59:17,767
-HI. I'M VICKI.
-HI. HOW ARE YOU?

1093
00:59:17,767 --> 00:59:18,967
-TRACEY?
-YES.

1094
00:59:18,967 --> 00:59:20,233
NICE TO MEET YOU.

1095
00:59:20,233 --> 00:59:23,233
SO TELL ME A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT YOUR JOURNEY SO FAR.

1096
00:59:23,233 --> 00:59:26,067
WE'VE BEEN IN HOUSTON
FOR THE LAST 2 1/2 MONTHS NOW.

1097
00:59:26,067 --> 00:59:27,600
-AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
-OHIO.

1098
00:59:27,600 --> 00:59:28,800
-OHIO?
-YEAH.

1099
00:59:28,800 --> 00:59:30,800
WE LIVE ABOUT 20 MINUTES
AWAY FROM CLEVELAND.

1100
00:59:30,800 --> 00:59:34,400
OKAY.
SO WHAT DO YOU FEEL LIKE

1101
00:59:34,400 --> 00:59:36,700
HAS BEEN YOUR BIGGEST
CHALLENGE SO FAR?

1102
00:59:36,700 --> 00:59:37,800
CHOCOLATE.

1103
00:59:37,800 --> 00:59:39,400
CHOCOLATE WAS ONE
OF YOUR BIG THINGS?

1104
00:59:39,400 --> 00:59:41,467
RIGHT, RIGHT, IT'S GOT
ALL KINDS OF HIDDEN CALORIES

1105
00:59:41,467 --> 00:59:43,067
-OR, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER IN IT.
-SURE.

1106
00:59:43,067 --> 00:59:45,433
SO IF YOU GET
THAT DARK CHOCOLATE POWDER

1107
00:59:45,433 --> 00:59:46,767
THAT HAS NO SUGAR IN IT,

1108
00:59:46,767 --> 00:59:48,933
-IT'S JUST THE COCOA POWDER...
-MM-HMM.

1109
00:59:48,933 --> 00:59:51,500
...YOU CAN MIX THAT
INTO GREEK YOGURT

1110
00:59:51,500 --> 00:59:53,833
AND FEEL LIKE YOU'RE
GETTING CHOCOLATE YOGURT

1111
00:59:53,833 --> 00:59:55,800
WITHOUT ADDING ANY SUGAR,

1112
00:59:55,800 --> 00:59:57,733
AND YOU'RE STILL GETTING
THE HEALTHY BENEFITS

1113
00:59:57,733 --> 01:00:00,067
-FROM THE DARK CHOCOLATE.
-OKAY.

1114
01:00:00,067 --> 01:00:01,333
IT'S GOOD
FOR YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE.

1115
01:00:01,333 --> 01:00:03,400
-IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR HEART.
-OKAY.

1116
01:00:03,400 --> 01:00:05,433
DO YOU WANT ME TO TAKE A LOOK
AT SOME OF THE FOODS?

1117
01:00:05,433 --> 01:00:08,133
YEAH, THERE'S NOT MUCH IN THERE,
BUT YOU CAN.

1118
01:00:08,133 --> 01:00:12,033
SO WHY DON'T WE START
WITH THE REFRIGERATOR?

1119
01:00:12,033 --> 01:00:13,767
SO THESE THE YOGURTS
YOU HAVE EVERY DAY?

1120
01:00:13,767 --> 01:00:14,900
YEAH.

1121
01:00:14,900 --> 01:00:17,067
OKAY, SO THESE ARE
LIGHT YOGURTS, RIGHT?

1122
01:00:17,067 --> 01:00:20,500
BUT THIS ONE HAS 5 GRAMS
OF PROTEIN, RIGHT?

1123
01:00:20,500 --> 01:00:23,633
-MM-HMM.
-AND 10 GRAMS OF SUGAR.

1124
01:00:23,633 --> 01:00:26,033
SO JUST SOMETHING
TO WATCH OUT FOR THERE

1125
01:00:26,033 --> 01:00:27,767
IF YOU'RE TRYING
TO DO LOW SUGAR.

1126
01:00:27,767 --> 01:00:31,000
PASTA SAUCES ARE ANOTHER PLACE
WHERE SUGAR HIDES.

1127
01:00:31,000 --> 01:00:34,433
YOU'D ALMOST BE BETTER OFF
KIND OF MAKING YOUR OWN

1128
01:00:34,433 --> 01:00:37,633
WITH GETTING TOMATOES
AND ADDING SOME SEASONING

1129
01:00:37,633 --> 01:00:40,467
AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO WHOSE PASTA IS THAT?

1130
01:00:40,467 --> 01:00:41,933
Anthony: THAT'S MINE.
OKAY.

1131
01:00:41,933 --> 01:00:43,400
THIS IS WHAT I EAT.

1132
01:00:43,400 --> 01:00:44,633
-THIS IS --
-I EAT THE BEANS.

1133
01:00:44,633 --> 01:00:46,900
OTHER THAN THAT, I DON'T EAT
NOTHING ELSE UP THERE.

1134
01:00:46,900 --> 01:00:49,700
WHEN I MAKE SOMETHING FOR HER,
I MAKE ME A LITTLE SOMETHING.

1135
01:00:49,700 --> 01:00:50,833
[ CHUCKLES ]

1136
01:00:50,833 --> 01:00:53,267
SO, DO YOU THINK
THAT'S HELPFUL FOR HER?

1137
01:00:53,267 --> 01:00:54,500
WELL, SHE'S USED
TO IT BY NOW,

1138
01:00:54,500 --> 01:00:55,833
AND SOMETIMES
SHE DON'T EVEN KNOW.

1139
01:00:55,833 --> 01:00:58,400
-IS IT HELPFUL FOR YOU?
-SOMETIMES I'LL BE MAD,

1140
01:00:58,400 --> 01:01:00,567
LIKE THE ONE DAY,
HE GAVE ME A CAN OF --

1141
01:01:00,567 --> 01:01:01,867
A BOWL
OF MIXED VEGETABLES,

1142
01:01:01,867 --> 01:01:03,767
AND HE WAS EATING PASTA
AND SOMETHING ELSE.

1143
01:01:03,767 --> 01:01:05,067
I WAS JUST LIKE, "REALLY?"

1144
01:01:05,067 --> 01:01:06,633
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE
THINKING ABOUT FOOD,

1145
01:01:06,633 --> 01:01:08,233
THINK ABOUT FOOD IN TERMS OF,

1146
01:01:08,233 --> 01:01:09,900
"IS THIS GONNA BE HEALTHFUL

1147
01:01:09,900 --> 01:01:14,433
OR IS IT GOING TO, YOU KNOW,
PUT ME IN A SITUATION

1148
01:01:14,433 --> 01:01:17,867
WHERE IT'S NOT
GONNA BE GOOD FOR ME?"

1149
01:01:17,867 --> 01:01:20,433
Anthony:
I DON'T FULLY AGREE WITH
WHAT THE NUTRITIONIST THINKS

1150
01:01:20,433 --> 01:01:22,967
ABOUT THE FOOD I LIKE
BEING AN ISSUE FOR TRACEY.

1151
01:01:22,967 --> 01:01:26,167
BECAUSE TRACEY NEEDS TO FOCUS
ON WHAT SHE NEEDS TO DO,

1152
01:01:26,167 --> 01:01:28,533
AND SHE NEEDS TO STOP
DEPENDING ON ME

1153
01:01:28,533 --> 01:01:30,067
AND ANYBODY ELSE.

1154
01:01:30,067 --> 01:01:32,533
CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL
YOUR WEIGHT LOSS SO FAR.

1155
01:01:32,533 --> 01:01:36,233
I THINK THAT'S AMAZING.
SO NICE MEETING YOU BOTH.

1156
01:01:36,233 --> 01:01:39,767
-YOU, TOO. THANKS.
-GOOD LUCK WITH EVERYTHING.

1157
01:01:39,767 --> 01:01:42,733
Tracey: I'M REALLY GLAD
THE NUTRITIONIST CAME BY TODAY.

1158
01:01:42,733 --> 01:01:45,900
WHAT I APPRECIATED THE MOST
WAS HOW SHE CONFRONTED ANTHONY

1159
01:01:45,900 --> 01:01:48,833
FOR HOW HE EATS
UNHEALTHY FOOD AROUND ME

1160
01:01:48,833 --> 01:01:50,733
AND HOW HARD THAT IS FOR ME.

1161
01:01:50,733 --> 01:01:53,133
AND I'M HOPING THAT HEARING THAT
FROM SOMEONE OTHER THAN ME

1162
01:01:53,133 --> 01:01:54,833
WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

1163
01:01:57,333 --> 01:02:00,433
**

1164
01:02:03,267 --> 01:02:07,167
THINGS HAVE BEEN A LITTLE TENSE
BETWEEN ANTHONY AND ME LATELY.

1165
01:02:07,167 --> 01:02:10,067
I'M NOT SURE IF HE'S JUST
TIRED OF THE DIET

1166
01:02:10,067 --> 01:02:13,767
OR IF HE'S UPSET THAT
I'M TRYING TO LOSE THIS WEIGHT.

1167
01:02:13,767 --> 01:02:16,167
I KNOW HE SAID
HE LIKED BEING NEEDED,

1168
01:02:16,167 --> 01:02:19,933
BUT NOW HE'S TELLING ME
TO DO EVERYTHING MYSELF.

1169
01:02:19,933 --> 01:02:21,933
HEY, BABE?

1170
01:02:21,933 --> 01:02:24,967
I HAVE A LYMPHEDEMA
APPOINTMENT TOMORROW,

1171
01:02:24,967 --> 01:02:28,300
SO I DON'T KNOW
HOW I'M GONNA GET THERE.

1172
01:02:28,300 --> 01:02:29,933
WHY DON'T YOU TELL THEM
YOU CAN'T MAKE IT?

1173
01:02:29,933 --> 01:02:32,200
I HAVE
THINGS TO DO TOMORROW.

1174
01:02:32,200 --> 01:02:34,867
WITHOUT YOU HERE,
THEN IT, YOU KNOW, WORRIES ME

1175
01:02:34,867 --> 01:02:37,900
'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN GET
IN THE CAB OR...

1176
01:02:37,900 --> 01:02:39,733
IF IT'S SOMETHING
THAT YOU WANT TO DO,

1177
01:02:39,733 --> 01:02:42,233
PUT YOUR MIND TO IT
AND DO IT.

1178
01:02:42,233 --> 01:02:45,433
STOP DEPENDING
ON EVERYBODY ELSE.

1179
01:02:45,433 --> 01:02:49,533
YOU HAVE TO START
DOING THINGS ON YOUR OWN.

1180
01:02:49,533 --> 01:02:51,700
WE NEED EACH OTHER.
WE SUPPORT EACH OTHER

1181
01:02:51,700 --> 01:02:53,367
EVEN IN THE BAD TIMES.

1182
01:02:53,367 --> 01:02:55,300
BUT IF TRACEY WANTS TO DO THIS,

1183
01:02:55,300 --> 01:02:57,833
THEN SHE NEEDS TO LEARN
TO DO THIS HERSELF.

1184
01:03:00,267 --> 01:03:03,367
Tracey: I DON'T KNOW WHY
HE'S HAVING ISSUES HELPING ME.

1185
01:03:03,367 --> 01:03:05,867
BUT IF THINGS KEEP
CHANGING BETWEEN US,

1186
01:03:05,867 --> 01:03:09,733
I'M SCARED ABOUT
WHAT THAT'S GOING TO MEAN.

1187
01:03:09,733 --> 01:03:11,433
IT JUST MAKES ME FEEL LONELY,

1188
01:03:11,433 --> 01:03:12,967
BECAUSE I CAN'T DO THIS
WITHOUT HIM.

1189
01:03:26,467 --> 01:03:29,267
Tracey: TODAY, I'M GOING TO SEE
A LYMPHEDEMA SPECIALIST

1190
01:03:29,267 --> 01:03:31,767
THAT DR. NOW WANTS ME TO SEE.

1191
01:03:31,767 --> 01:03:33,633
BUT ANTHONY IS AT WORK,

1192
01:03:33,633 --> 01:03:36,333
SO THE DOCTOR IS SENDING
A PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANT

1193
01:03:36,333 --> 01:03:39,167
TO HELP ME GET THERE.

1194
01:03:39,167 --> 01:03:41,600
HELLO, MISS MATTHEWS!
HOW ARE YOU?

1195
01:03:41,600 --> 01:03:42,867
I'M GOOD.
HI. HOW ARE YOU?

1196
01:03:42,867 --> 01:03:45,533
I'M FINE. JUST LET ME KNOW
IF YOU NEED ANY HELP.

1197
01:03:45,533 --> 01:03:46,567
OKAY.

1198
01:03:46,567 --> 01:03:48,167
IT'S A LITTLE EMBARRASSING,

1199
01:03:48,167 --> 01:03:50,100
BECAUSE ANTHONY
SHOULD BE THE ONE

1200
01:03:50,100 --> 01:03:53,200
WHO'S HELPING ME DO THIS.

1201
01:03:53,200 --> 01:03:55,433
BUT I DON'T WANT TO MISS
THIS APPOINTMENT,

1202
01:03:55,433 --> 01:03:57,700
BECAUSE DR. NOW THINKS
IT'S IMPORTANT

1203
01:03:57,700 --> 01:04:00,067
I TRY AND START
TO REDUCE THE FLUID

1204
01:04:00,067 --> 01:04:01,700
I HAVE IN MY LEGS.

1205
01:04:01,700 --> 01:04:04,733
**

1206
01:04:07,867 --> 01:04:09,233
BUT I'M STILL NOT SURE

1207
01:04:09,233 --> 01:04:12,067
WHAT THIS DOCTOR
IS GOING TO TELL ME,

1208
01:04:12,067 --> 01:04:15,767
BECAUSE MY LYMPHEDEMA
IS PRETTY SEVERE.

1209
01:04:15,767 --> 01:04:19,300
SO I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED
IF HE LOOKED AT ME

1210
01:04:19,300 --> 01:04:21,800
AND JUST SAID
THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO.

1211
01:04:24,067 --> 01:04:25,400
OKAY.

1212
01:04:25,400 --> 01:04:27,833
SO, I'M GONNA DO SOME
MEASUREMENTS OF YOUR LEGS.

1213
01:04:27,833 --> 01:04:30,100
-OKAY.
-OKAY, SO WHAT I'M DOING IS

1214
01:04:30,100 --> 01:04:34,500
JUST GETTING
OVERALL MEASUREMENTS

1215
01:04:34,500 --> 01:04:37,167
OF THE LEGS, OKAY?
THIS IS GOING TO TELL ME

1216
01:04:37,167 --> 01:04:41,200
HOW MUCH LYMPHATIC FLUID
IS IN THE LEGS.

1217
01:04:41,200 --> 01:04:44,867
SO, AS YOU CONTINUE
DOING TREATMENT WITH US,

1218
01:04:44,867 --> 01:04:47,133
WE'RE GOING TO BE
TAKING THESE MEASUREMENTS

1219
01:04:47,133 --> 01:04:50,067
-ONCE A WEEK...
-OKAY.

1220
01:04:50,067 --> 01:04:54,200
...TO SEE OVERALL
HOW YOU ARE DOING.

1221
01:04:54,200 --> 01:04:57,100
OKAY, MY DEAR.

1222
01:04:57,100 --> 01:04:59,067
-HI. HOW ARE YOU?
-HI. HOW ARE YOU?

1223
01:04:59,067 --> 01:05:00,867
-GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
-GOOD. I'M DR. MOOSA.

1224
01:05:00,867 --> 01:05:03,800
-THANK YOU.
-THANK YOU.

1225
01:05:03,800 --> 01:05:05,433
SO HOW ARE YOU DOING NOW?

1226
01:05:05,433 --> 01:05:06,700
OKAY.
MY LEGS HURT, BUT --

1227
01:05:06,700 --> 01:05:10,067
I SEE THAT.
I SEE THE REDNESS HERE.

1228
01:05:10,067 --> 01:05:11,867
ANY FEVER OR ANY CHILLS
YOU'VE BEEN HAVING?

1229
01:05:11,867 --> 01:05:13,200
I DON'T HAVE
NO FEVER OR NOTHING.

1230
01:05:13,200 --> 01:05:14,933
USUALLY,
I DON'T GET A FEVER

1231
01:05:14,933 --> 01:05:18,567
UNLESS REALLY, LIKE, THE
CELLULITIS HAS REALLY FLARED UP.

1232
01:05:18,567 --> 01:05:19,833
SO THE IDEA IS TO SEE

1233
01:05:19,833 --> 01:05:22,067
IF WE CAN GET
THE REDUCTION DOWN,

1234
01:05:22,067 --> 01:05:23,733
WHERE IT'S A LITTLE
BIT MORE MANAGEABLE,

1235
01:05:23,733 --> 01:05:25,767
AND WE'LL PROBABLY
HAVE TO MODIFY

1236
01:05:25,767 --> 01:05:27,867
SOME OF THE WRAPPING
THAT WE DO FOR YOU.

1237
01:05:27,867 --> 01:05:31,467
NOW, YOUR SLEEPING POSITION
OR SITTING DOWN TO EAT --

1238
01:05:31,467 --> 01:05:34,400
IF YOU CAN BE ON A SOFA
WITH YOUR LEGS UP AND EAT,

1239
01:05:34,400 --> 01:05:36,133
-IT'D BE BETTER.
-ALL RIGHT?

1240
01:05:36,133 --> 01:05:40,733
I DO NOT WANT MORE THAN
3/4 TEASPOON OF SALT PER DAY.

1241
01:05:40,733 --> 01:05:42,867
SO I WANT YOU
AS LOW SODIUM AS POSSIBLE.

1242
01:05:42,867 --> 01:05:45,833
SO IF YOU CAN MAINTAIN THAT
AND THE HYDRATION, YOU KNOW,

1243
01:05:45,833 --> 01:05:47,767
WITH THE WATER
TO HELP THE BODY CIRCULATE

1244
01:05:47,767 --> 01:05:49,333
AND THINGS LIKE THAT,
THAT'S KEY.

1245
01:05:49,333 --> 01:05:51,233
ALL RIGHT?
ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME RIGHT NOW?

1246
01:05:51,233 --> 01:05:52,733
NO. THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

1247
01:05:52,733 --> 01:05:55,267
YOU'RE MORE WELCOME, MA'AM.
NO PROBLEM, NOT A PROBLEM.

1248
01:05:55,267 --> 01:05:58,467
TRACEY, UNFORTUNATELY,
SHE HAS VERY SEVER LYMPHEDEMA,

1249
01:05:58,467 --> 01:06:01,133
AND WE CAN HELP
REMOVE THE FLUID.

1250
01:06:01,133 --> 01:06:04,333
AND THAT WOULD HELP REDUCE
THE RISK OF INFECTIONS

1251
01:06:04,333 --> 01:06:05,967
OR CELLULITIS HAPPENING,

1252
01:06:05,967 --> 01:06:09,800
WHICH I THINK WILL IMPROVE
HER QUALITY OF LIFE, REALLY.

1253
01:06:09,800 --> 01:06:12,467
Tracey:
I'M REALLY HAPPY RIGHT NOW.

1254
01:06:12,467 --> 01:06:15,233
THE FACT THAT HE THINKS
HE CAN HELP ME REDUCE THE FLUID

1255
01:06:15,233 --> 01:06:17,367
AND SWELLING IN MY LEGS,

1256
01:06:17,367 --> 01:06:20,200
THIS IS GREAT NEWS.

1257
01:06:20,200 --> 01:06:23,367
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED RIGHT NOW,
BECAUSE EACH DAY,

1258
01:06:23,367 --> 01:06:25,967
IT FEELS LIKE
THERE'S MORE AND MORE HOPE.

1259
01:06:30,067 --> 01:06:33,067
**

1260
01:06:37,500 --> 01:06:39,267
I'VE BEEN WORKING HARD
TO EXERCISE

1261
01:06:39,267 --> 01:06:41,800
AND STAY ON MY DIET
THESE PAST FEW WEEKS.

1262
01:06:44,133 --> 01:06:46,100
ANTHONY HAS BEEN
GONE MORE AND MORE,

1263
01:06:46,100 --> 01:06:50,100
SO I'M HAVING TO LEARN
TO BE MORE INDEPENDENT.

1264
01:06:50,100 --> 01:06:53,700
AND I DO FEEL LIKE
I'M HAVING GOOD PROGRESS.

1265
01:06:53,700 --> 01:06:55,633
I CAN GET MYSELF
OUT OF BED BY MYSELF,

1266
01:06:55,633 --> 01:06:57,267
WHICH I WASN'T ABLE TO BEFORE,

1267
01:06:57,267 --> 01:06:59,133
AND I'M ABLE TO WALK
TO THE KITCHEN AREA

1268
01:06:59,133 --> 01:07:00,667
AND TO THE BATHROOM.

1269
01:07:02,900 --> 01:07:06,500
I FEEL LIKE THE NEW TREATMENTS
FROM THE LYMPHEDEMA SPECIALIST

1270
01:07:06,500 --> 01:07:10,233
ALREADY FEEL LIKE THEY'RE
MAKING A BIG DIFFERENCE.

1271
01:07:10,233 --> 01:07:14,833
AND IT DOESN'T HURT AS BAD
SO QUICKLY WHEN I'M UP.

1272
01:07:14,833 --> 01:07:16,233
THE HARDEST THING RIGHT NOW

1273
01:07:16,233 --> 01:07:19,433
IS JUST NOT HAVING
ANTHONY AROUND SO MUCH.

1274
01:07:19,433 --> 01:07:21,333
BUT I UNDERSTAND
HE HAS TO WORK,

1275
01:07:21,333 --> 01:07:24,200
AND HE'S EARNING
A LIVING FOR BOTH OF US.

1276
01:07:24,200 --> 01:07:28,967
SO WE BOTH HAVE TO FOCUS
ON WHAT WE NEED TO DO.

1277
01:07:28,967 --> 01:07:32,200
I NEED TO KEEP LOSING WEIGHT
AND TRY TO GET SURGERY

1278
01:07:32,200 --> 01:07:35,233
SO THAT I CAN GET MY LIFE BACK.

1279
01:07:35,233 --> 01:07:39,333
SO MY FOCUS RIGHT NOW
IS HITTING THAT GOAL.

1280
01:07:39,333 --> 01:07:41,533
I THINK THAT STUFF IS DEFINITELY
GETTING EASIER ON ME.

1281
01:07:41,533 --> 01:07:43,567
I THINK IT'S GETTING
EASIER ON ANTHONY,

1282
01:07:43,567 --> 01:07:47,533
BECAUSE HE'S NOT HAVING
TO DO SO MUCH WITH ME NOW.

1283
01:07:47,533 --> 01:07:50,800
'CAUSE NOW THAT I'M ACTUALLY
ABLE TO GET UP AND WALK,

1284
01:07:50,800 --> 01:07:52,167
MY BIGGEST MOTIVATION

1285
01:07:52,167 --> 01:07:56,767
IS JUST THAT I DON'T WANT
TO GO BACK TO BEING ON BED REST

1286
01:07:56,767 --> 01:07:58,733
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT
TO BE AT THAT POINT AGAIN.

1287
01:07:58,733 --> 01:08:02,100
I DON'T WANT TO HAVE
TO DEPEND ON PEOPLE AGAIN.

1288
01:08:02,100 --> 01:08:05,333
I HAVEN'T GOT TO LIVE LIFE
FOR 17 YEARS,

1289
01:08:05,333 --> 01:08:07,600
AND NOW THAT I'M STARTING
TO BE ABLE TO DO IT AGAIN,

1290
01:08:07,600 --> 01:08:09,733
I DON'T WANT TO GO BACKWARDS.

1291
01:08:12,867 --> 01:08:15,900
**

1292
01:08:33,300 --> 01:08:36,900
Woman:
TRACEY MATTHEWS?

1293
01:08:36,900 --> 01:08:41,633
ANTHONY AND I HAVE BEEN
IN HOUSTON FOR FIVE MONTHS NOW.

1294
01:08:41,633 --> 01:08:43,633
I'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD,

1295
01:08:43,633 --> 01:08:49,267
AND I'M ANXIOUS TO QUALIFY
FOR THE NEXT STEP IN MY PROCESS.

1296
01:08:49,267 --> 01:08:52,967
MY GOAL IS TO BE
UNDER 441 POUNDS TODAY.

1297
01:09:03,933 --> 01:09:06,667
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT.

1298
01:09:06,667 --> 01:09:10,400
I'VE BEEN WORKING AT THIS
FOR MONTHS.

1299
01:09:10,400 --> 01:09:11,767
AND I'M HOPING THE DOCTOR SAYS

1300
01:09:11,767 --> 01:09:14,100
IT'S ENOUGH WEIGHT
TO HAVE SURGERY.

1301
01:09:16,533 --> 01:09:18,500
-HELLO.
-HI, DR. NOW.

1302
01:09:18,500 --> 01:09:22,733
ALL RIGHT, SO YOU ALMOST
LOST 170 POUND ON THE DIET,

1303
01:09:22,733 --> 01:09:24,267
WHICH IS VERY GOOD.

1304
01:09:24,267 --> 01:09:27,300
AND YOUR CELLULITIS
IS UNDER CONTROL,

1305
01:09:27,300 --> 01:09:29,467
AND THE FLUID
REMOVAL TREATMENT

1306
01:09:29,467 --> 01:09:32,233
WITH THE SPECIALIST
HAS HELPED, AS WELL.

1307
01:09:32,233 --> 01:09:34,200
SO THE NEXT STEP FOR YOU

1308
01:09:34,200 --> 01:09:37,667
IS TO HAVE YOUR FIRST
SKIN REMOVAL SURGERY.

1309
01:09:37,667 --> 01:09:39,200
-OKAY.
-OOH.

1310
01:09:39,200 --> 01:09:41,067
[ LAUGHS ]

1311
01:09:41,067 --> 01:09:44,767
AND LET ME LOOK AT YOUR
LYMPHEDEMA MASSES ONE MORE TIME.

1312
01:09:47,067 --> 01:09:49,067
OUR BEST BET
WILL BE TO START

1313
01:09:49,067 --> 01:09:52,433
WITH THIS MASS
ON THE THIGH,

1314
01:09:52,433 --> 01:09:54,167
-AND WE TAKE THIS OFF.
-OKAY.

1315
01:09:54,167 --> 01:09:56,233
AND ONCE IT HEAL,
THEN WE'RE GONNA TAKE

1316
01:09:56,233 --> 01:09:58,667
THE SIMILAR MASS
ON THIS LEG.

1317
01:09:58,667 --> 01:10:00,200
-OKAY.
-TAKE THIS ONE OFF.

1318
01:10:00,200 --> 01:10:03,067
-OKAY.
-TRACEY HAS BEEN MAKING STEADY

1319
01:10:03,067 --> 01:10:05,800
AND GOOD PROGRESS
OVER PAST FEW MONTHS.

1320
01:10:05,800 --> 01:10:07,100
AND MOST OF HER WEIGHT

1321
01:10:07,100 --> 01:10:09,767
IS BEING STORED
IN HER LOWER BODY.

1322
01:10:09,767 --> 01:10:12,133
AND ONCE WE REMOVE THAT
SURGICALLY,

1323
01:10:12,133 --> 01:10:14,433
SHE'LL BE CLOSER
TO TARGET WEIGHT.

1324
01:10:14,433 --> 01:10:17,700
SO THAT, COMBINED WITH
THE PROGRESS SHE'S MADE,

1325
01:10:17,700 --> 01:10:19,633
MEANS THAT WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY

1326
01:10:19,633 --> 01:10:22,300
IS NOT GOING TO BE
NECESSARY FOR HER.

1327
01:10:22,300 --> 01:10:26,367
YOU'RE DOING GREAT, AND I'M GLAD
THAT YOU STUCK WITH THE PROGRAM

1328
01:10:26,367 --> 01:10:28,233
AND YOU LOST
ALL THAT WEIGHT.

1329
01:10:28,233 --> 01:10:31,833
AND WE GET YOU SCHEDULED
FOR SURGERY NEXT MONTH.

1330
01:10:31,833 --> 01:10:33,267
-OKAY?
-OKAY.

1331
01:10:33,267 --> 01:10:35,933
ALL RIGHT.

1332
01:10:35,933 --> 01:10:37,700
-I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
-THANK YOU.

1333
01:10:37,700 --> 01:10:40,733
**

1334
01:10:54,067 --> 01:10:57,100
Anthony:
EVERYTHING THAT TRACEY'S BEEN
THROUGH THE LAST FEW YEARS,

1335
01:10:57,100 --> 01:11:00,300
THE REJECTION OF DOCTORS SAYING
THAT THEY CAN'T DO THIS,

1336
01:11:00,300 --> 01:11:01,633
THE DISAPPOINTMENTS,

1337
01:11:01,633 --> 01:11:04,067
IT HAS BEEN VERY STRESSFUL.

1338
01:11:04,067 --> 01:11:05,533
AND THEN TO TURN AROUND AND SAY,

1339
01:11:05,533 --> 01:11:07,900
"HEY, HE'S ABLE
TO DO THIS SURGERY,"

1340
01:11:07,900 --> 01:11:11,067
THAT'S THE TOP MOTIVATION.
NOW WE'RE ON OUR WAY.

1341
01:11:13,333 --> 01:11:16,767
Tracey: I'M SO HAPPY
AND GRATEFUL RIGHT NOW.

1342
01:11:16,767 --> 01:11:18,233
I'VE WORKED SO HARD FOR THIS,

1343
01:11:18,233 --> 01:11:21,500
AND IT'S INCREDIBLE
TO FINALLY BE APPROVED.

1344
01:11:21,500 --> 01:11:23,467
AND I JUST CAN'T WAIT
TO HAVE THIS SURGERY.

1345
01:11:50,067 --> 01:11:51,567
-MORNING.
-MORNING.

1346
01:11:51,567 --> 01:11:53,767
-HOW ARE YOU?
-I'M DOING OKAY.

1347
01:11:53,767 --> 01:11:57,333
ARE YOU EXCITED TO HAVE
SOME OF THESE LYMPHEDEMA MASS

1348
01:11:57,333 --> 01:11:58,567
TAKEN OFF OF YOUR LEGS?

1349
01:11:58,567 --> 01:12:00,100
YEAH, I'M EXCITED
TO GET IT OFF,

1350
01:12:00,100 --> 01:12:02,633
AND I'M ALSO ANXIOUS
AND SCARED

1351
01:12:02,633 --> 01:12:05,267
AND HAVE ALL KINDS
OF EMOTIONS IN ONE.

1352
01:12:05,267 --> 01:12:07,433
ALL RIGHT. TODAY,
WE'RE GOING TO CONCENTRATE

1353
01:12:07,433 --> 01:12:11,200
ON TAKING THIS ONE
IN HERE.

1354
01:12:11,200 --> 01:12:14,867
ONCE THIS HEAL, THEN I'M GONNA
BE ABLE TO DO THE OTHER SIDE.

1355
01:12:14,867 --> 01:12:18,267
IN ABOUT A YEAR, WE'RE GONNA
GET YOU DOWN TO 200 POUNDS.

1356
01:12:18,267 --> 01:12:19,500
I HAVEN'T WEIGHED 200 POUNDS

1357
01:12:19,500 --> 01:12:22,567
SINCE I WAS
LIKE 12 YEARS OLD MAYBE.

1358
01:12:22,567 --> 01:12:23,667
WE'LL GET YOU THERE.

1359
01:12:23,667 --> 01:12:25,900
-WE'LL GET YOU THERE, OKAY?
-OKAY.

1360
01:12:25,900 --> 01:12:28,067
SUPER. WE'LL GET YOU STARTED
IN A FEW MINUTES, OKAY?

1361
01:12:28,067 --> 01:12:29,900
-OKAY.
-ALL RIGHT.

1362
01:12:29,900 --> 01:12:32,933
**

1363
01:12:37,067 --> 01:12:40,333
I'M FINALLY GETTING
LEG SURGERY TODAY.

1364
01:12:40,333 --> 01:12:44,133
AND I'M REALLY NERVOUS
RIGHT NOW.

1365
01:12:44,133 --> 01:12:47,233
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SURGERY.

1366
01:12:47,233 --> 01:12:51,800
BUT I KNOW
THIS IS MY PATH TO A NEW LIFE.

1367
01:12:51,800 --> 01:12:55,333
SO I'M TRUSTING EVERYTHING
IS GOING TO BE OKAY

1368
01:12:55,333 --> 01:12:59,200
AND THAT THE OUTCOME OF ALL THIS
IS GOING TO BE GOOD.

1369
01:12:59,200 --> 01:13:02,300
**

1370
01:13:04,767 --> 01:13:08,733
Dr. Nowzaradan:
TODAY, WE ARE PERFORMING
SKIN-REMOVAL SURGERY ON TRACEY

1371
01:13:08,733 --> 01:13:12,500
TO BEGIN THE PROCESS
OF REMOVING HER LYMPHEDEMA.

1372
01:13:13,733 --> 01:13:16,867
THERE IS A HUGE MASS
ON HER LEFT THIGH,

1373
01:13:16,867 --> 01:13:19,600
WHICH IS THE FOCUS
FOR THIS SURGERY.

1374
01:13:22,167 --> 01:13:25,567
THIS IS GOING TO BE A LONG,
COMPLICATED OPERATION

1375
01:13:25,567 --> 01:13:28,067
BECAUSE THERE ARE HUNDREDS
OF BLOOD VESSELS

1376
01:13:28,067 --> 01:13:30,133
THAT WE NEED TO TIE OFF.

1377
01:13:30,133 --> 01:13:32,200
AND IF YOU MISS EVEN ONE,

1378
01:13:32,200 --> 01:13:35,367
IT CAN LEAD
TO A DANGEROUS SITUATION.

1379
01:13:35,367 --> 01:13:38,567
CAN YOU BRING IT UP
A LITTLE BIT?

1380
01:13:38,567 --> 01:13:42,233
AND WITH THE LYMPHEDEMA
AND ALL THE FLUID AROUND IT,

1381
01:13:42,233 --> 01:13:44,567
IT MAKES IT EVEN MORE DIFFICULT

1382
01:13:44,567 --> 01:13:48,233
TO SEE ALL THE AREA
THAT MAY BE BLEEDING,

1383
01:13:48,233 --> 01:13:50,967
SO WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL.

1384
01:13:55,467 --> 01:13:57,233
THIS IS A VERY LARGE MASS

1385
01:13:57,233 --> 01:13:58,967
THAT WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE

1386
01:13:58,967 --> 01:14:00,967
FOR HER TO HAVE REMOVED.

1387
01:14:03,867 --> 01:14:06,333
Anthony:
TRACEY MEANS A WHOLE LOT TO ME.

1388
01:14:06,333 --> 01:14:08,067
I KNOW THAT THERE'S A CHANCE

1389
01:14:08,067 --> 01:14:10,700
THAT ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN.

1390
01:14:10,700 --> 01:14:13,500
I'M JUST KEEPING TRACEY
IN MY PRAYERS AND MY THOUGHTS,

1391
01:14:13,500 --> 01:14:15,233
AND I'M HOPING THAT THIS SURGERY

1392
01:14:15,233 --> 01:14:17,167
WILL MOTIVATE TRACEY TO GET OUT

1393
01:14:17,167 --> 01:14:20,900
AND DO MORE AND EMBRACE LIFE.

1394
01:14:20,900 --> 01:14:24,767
Dr. Nowzaradan:
OKAY, WE ARE GETTING CLOSER
TO A COMPLETE REMOVAL.

1395
01:14:30,167 --> 01:14:31,500
OKAY.

1396
01:14:34,067 --> 01:14:37,067
ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE
COMPLETELY REMOVED THE MASS.

1397
01:14:41,467 --> 01:14:43,200
AND THEN CLOSE IT UP.

1398
01:14:47,300 --> 01:14:49,367
ALL RIGHT. ALL FINISHED.

1399
01:14:51,333 --> 01:14:55,833
SURGERY TOOK A WHILE
BUT WENT VERY WELL TODAY.

1400
01:14:55,833 --> 01:14:57,433
LET'S WEIGH IT.

1401
01:15:01,700 --> 01:15:04,333
ALL RIGHT. THAT'S 10 POUNDS.

1402
01:15:04,333 --> 01:15:07,633
AND WE LOST ANOTHER 5
TO 7 POUNDS OF FLUID

1403
01:15:07,633 --> 01:15:09,667
DURING THE OPERATION.

1404
01:15:09,667 --> 01:15:12,800
SO THIS REMOVAL IS
15- TO 17-POUND

1405
01:15:12,800 --> 01:15:14,567
WEIGHT LOSS FOR HER.

1406
01:15:14,567 --> 01:15:17,567
AND THIS SHOULD HELP HER
TO GET MORE MOBILE

1407
01:15:17,567 --> 01:15:20,567
AND START TO DO MORE.

1408
01:15:20,567 --> 01:15:22,067
THIS REMOVAL TODAY

1409
01:15:22,067 --> 01:15:25,600
IS GOING TO MAKE
A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR TRACEY.

1410
01:15:25,600 --> 01:15:27,300
BUT THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING

1411
01:15:27,300 --> 01:15:29,767
OF A LONG PROCESS FOR HER.

1412
01:15:29,767 --> 01:15:33,100
TRACEY'S PROBABLY GOING TO NEED
FOUR TO SIX OPERATIONS

1413
01:15:33,100 --> 01:15:36,133
TO TAKE ALL THESE MASSES
OFF OF BOTH LEGS.

1414
01:15:36,133 --> 01:15:41,333
SO THIS ISN'T GOING TO BE
AN ISSUE WE CAN FIX OVERNIGHT.

1415
01:15:41,333 --> 01:15:42,767
BUT WHEN WE ARE DONE,

1416
01:15:42,767 --> 01:15:44,833
SHE WILL BE BELOW 200 POUNDS

1417
01:15:44,833 --> 01:15:47,700
AND AT HER TARGET WEIGHT.

1418
01:15:47,700 --> 01:15:52,233
SO THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING
OF A WHOLE NEW LIFE FOR HER.

1419
01:15:56,067 --> 01:15:59,067
**

1420
01:16:01,467 --> 01:16:04,167
MM. MAN, OH, MAN, OH, MAN.

1421
01:16:04,167 --> 01:16:06,467
I'VE BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL
FOR A COUPLE DAYS NOW

1422
01:16:06,467 --> 01:16:08,667
RECOVERING FROM MY SURGERY.

1423
01:16:08,667 --> 01:16:10,100
I'M IN A LOT OF PAIN IN MY LEG

1424
01:16:10,100 --> 01:16:12,933
AND GOING UP
ON THIS WHOLE SIDE OF THE BODY.

1425
01:16:15,167 --> 01:16:18,733
THE HARDEST PART IS HAVING
TO GET UP AND WALK EVERY DAY

1426
01:16:18,733 --> 01:16:23,667
TO KEEP MY BLOOD FLOWING
SO I DON'T GET BLOOD CLOTS.

1427
01:16:23,667 --> 01:16:25,367
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

1428
01:16:25,367 --> 01:16:28,067
SO YOU WANT
TO GET OUT OF BED?

1429
01:16:28,067 --> 01:16:29,233
-YEAH.
-YEAH. I'LL GET OUT --

1430
01:16:29,233 --> 01:16:31,433
NOT THAT I WANT TO,
BUT I GUESS I HAVE TO.

1431
01:16:31,433 --> 01:16:33,567
I'VE BEEN GETTING UP
SINCE I HAD MY SURGERY

1432
01:16:33,567 --> 01:16:35,233
AND JUST TAKING A COUPLE STEPS

1433
01:16:35,233 --> 01:16:36,833
AND THEN TAKING
A COUPLE STEPS BACK.

1434
01:16:36,833 --> 01:16:38,267
THAT'S ENOUGH.
IT TAKES MY BREATH AWAY

1435
01:16:38,267 --> 01:16:40,300
AND JUST MAKES ME SICK.

1436
01:16:40,300 --> 01:16:42,600
THERE YOU GO.
OH, GOD.

1437
01:16:42,600 --> 01:16:45,567
OH, I GOT IT.

1438
01:16:45,567 --> 01:16:47,600
WALKING AND PUTTING
ANY KIND OF PRESSURE ON IT

1439
01:16:47,600 --> 01:16:50,800
ALWAYS, LIKE -- I'M REALLY
HOLDING BACK MY TEARS

1440
01:16:50,800 --> 01:16:53,167
'CAUSE IT HURTS PRETTY BAD.

1441
01:16:55,600 --> 01:16:58,267
BUT I'M JUST HOPING
THIS WAS WORTH IT,

1442
01:16:58,267 --> 01:17:01,233
BECAUSE I'M HAVING
SECOND THOUGHTS RIGHT NOW.

1443
01:17:01,233 --> 01:17:03,967
THERE'S AT LEAST
FIVE MORE SURGERIES

1444
01:17:03,967 --> 01:17:06,300
OF JUST THE BIG MASSES,

1445
01:17:06,300 --> 01:17:11,100
AND I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN TAKE
MORE SURGERIES LIKE THIS.

1446
01:17:11,100 --> 01:17:13,067
Anthony: EVEN THOUGH SHE'S,
LIKE, IN THIS PAIN

1447
01:17:13,067 --> 01:17:15,967
AND SHE'S SKEPTICAL
ABOUT THE NEXT SURGERY,

1448
01:17:15,967 --> 01:17:17,733
I SEE BENEFITS OF IT.

1449
01:17:17,733 --> 01:17:19,433
SHE'S GONNA BE ABLE
TO BE MORE MOBILE.

1450
01:17:19,433 --> 01:17:22,567
IT'LL FREE US UP.
I SEE POSITIVE THINGS HAPPENING.

1451
01:17:22,567 --> 01:17:24,433
OH, DAMN.
DAMN, DAMN, DAMN, DAMN.

1452
01:17:24,433 --> 01:17:25,967
OH, MY GOD.

1453
01:17:30,833 --> 01:17:33,500
Tracey: I JUST HOPE,
WHEN THE PAIN FINALLY GOES AWAY,

1454
01:17:33,500 --> 01:17:37,367
THE CHANGE IS WORTH IT.

1455
01:17:37,367 --> 01:17:40,067
BUT I KNOW IF YOU WANT
THE FINAL OUTCOME,

1456
01:17:40,067 --> 01:17:42,067
YOU GOT TO GO THROUGH THE PAIN.

1457
01:17:42,067 --> 01:17:45,667
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

1458
01:17:45,667 --> 01:17:48,067
-GOOD MORNING.
-GOOD MORNING, DR. NOW.

1459
01:17:48,067 --> 01:17:49,733
HOW DO YOU FEEL
THIS MORNING?

1460
01:17:49,733 --> 01:17:52,633
-OKAY.
-YOUR SURGERY WENT VERY WELL.

1461
01:17:52,633 --> 01:17:54,633
Dr. Nowzaradan:
SO, THIS MASS UP HERE IS GONE.

1462
01:17:54,633 --> 01:17:56,567
NEXT TIME, WE CAN
TAKE THIS ONE OFF.

1463
01:17:56,567 --> 01:17:57,567
OKAY.

1464
01:17:57,567 --> 01:17:59,567
THEN YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
A NORMAL LEG

1465
01:17:59,567 --> 01:18:01,333
THAT'S NOT GONNA BE
THAT HEAVY.

1466
01:18:01,333 --> 01:18:03,333
AND THEN WE DO THE OTHER
SIDE THE SAME THING.

1467
01:18:03,333 --> 01:18:04,633
OKAY. THAT'LL WORK.

1468
01:18:04,633 --> 01:18:06,200
OKAY?
IN THE MEANTIME,

1469
01:18:06,200 --> 01:18:08,400
YOU STICK WITH
YOUR HIGH-PROTEIN DIET,

1470
01:18:08,400 --> 01:18:09,733
-LOW-CARB.
-OKAY.

1471
01:18:09,733 --> 01:18:11,067
SO KEEP MOVING,

1472
01:18:11,067 --> 01:18:13,267
AND WE'LL GET YOU
GOING HOME SOON, OKAY?

1473
01:18:13,267 --> 01:18:15,400
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.

1474
01:18:15,400 --> 01:18:18,267
THIS IS GONNA BE
A CHALLENGING START FOR TRACEY,

1475
01:18:18,267 --> 01:18:20,867
BUT I THINK SHE'S GONNA BE ABLE
TO LOSE MORE WEIGHT

1476
01:18:20,867 --> 01:18:22,967
AND BE MORE
PRODUCTIVE WITH THAT.

1477
01:18:22,967 --> 01:18:26,133
AND IF THIS HEAL
WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM,

1478
01:18:26,133 --> 01:18:28,367
THAT GIVE US A CLUE
THAT MAYBE NEXT TIME

1479
01:18:28,367 --> 01:18:32,167
WE CAN DO BIGGER OPERATION
ON THE OTHER LEG.

1480
01:18:32,167 --> 01:18:34,967
Tracey: THE THOUGHT OF HAVING
MORE SURGERIES LIKE THIS

1481
01:18:34,967 --> 01:18:36,967
SOUNDS TERRIFYING.

1482
01:18:36,967 --> 01:18:39,900
SO I HOPE THINGS START
TO GET BETTER REAL SOON.

1483
01:18:48,667 --> 01:18:51,567
Tracey:
LIFE IS THIS JOURNEY.

1484
01:18:51,567 --> 01:18:54,800
SOMETIMES IT'S LONG,
AND SOMETIMES IT'S SHORT.

1485
01:18:54,800 --> 01:18:58,067
AND SOMETIMES HOW LONG
OR HOW SHORT IT IS

1486
01:18:58,067 --> 01:19:00,833
DEPENDS ON THE VERY CHOICES
YOU MAKE.

1487
01:19:02,967 --> 01:19:06,067
**

1488
01:19:11,300 --> 01:19:13,067
Woman:
TRACEY MATTHEWS.

1489
01:19:15,900 --> 01:19:17,533
TODAY I'M HERE TO SEE DR. NOW

1490
01:19:17,533 --> 01:19:20,133
FOR MY ONE-MONTH
FOLLOW-UP SINCE SURGERY.

1491
01:19:22,533 --> 01:19:26,800
AND I FINALLY FEEL LIKE
I'M STARTING TO HEAL UP.

1492
01:19:26,800 --> 01:19:30,300
I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT THE SCALE'S
GONNA SAY TODAY.

1493
01:19:30,300 --> 01:19:32,100
WHEN I THINK I LOST WEIGHT,
I GAINED WEIGHT,

1494
01:19:32,100 --> 01:19:33,867
AND WHEN I THINK
I GAINED WEIGHT, I LOST IT,

1495
01:19:33,867 --> 01:19:36,333
SO I HAVE NO CLUE.

1496
01:19:39,367 --> 01:19:42,767
Woman: 405.

1497
01:19:42,767 --> 01:19:44,067
OH.

1498
01:19:47,900 --> 01:19:50,667
I'M VERY PROUD OF MYSELF,
AND I'M GLAD I STUCK TO IT.

1499
01:19:50,667 --> 01:19:52,800
AND THE PAIN IS HORRIBLE,

1500
01:19:52,800 --> 01:19:56,633
BUT IT'S WORTH IT.

1501
01:19:56,633 --> 01:20:00,167
I WAS PRETTY MUCH BED-RIDDEN
ALL MY 30s AND HALF OF MY 40s,

1502
01:20:00,167 --> 01:20:02,467
BUT I'M UP AND WALKING

1503
01:20:02,467 --> 01:20:04,433
AND BACK DOWN TO A LOWER WEIGHT

1504
01:20:04,433 --> 01:20:08,800
THAN WHAT I WAS
WHEN I WAS LIKE 29 YEARS OLD.

1505
01:20:08,800 --> 01:20:10,767
-HI, TRACEY.
-HEY, DR. NOW.

1506
01:20:10,767 --> 01:20:12,233
HOW ARE YOU?

1507
01:20:12,233 --> 01:20:14,333
UM, IN PAIN.

1508
01:20:14,333 --> 01:20:16,267
WELL, THAT'S
AFTER SURGERY,

1509
01:20:16,267 --> 01:20:19,300
YOU GET THIS KIND
OF PAIN AND DISCOMFORT.

1510
01:20:19,300 --> 01:20:22,300
BUT ALL IS GONNA HEAL,
AND YOU'RE GONNA BE HAPPY.

1511
01:20:22,300 --> 01:20:26,767
SO YOU'RE DOWN 200 POUNDS
FROM THE START OF YOUR JOURNEY.

1512
01:20:26,767 --> 01:20:28,900
-[ CHUCKLES ]
-THAT'S GREAT.

1513
01:20:28,900 --> 01:20:31,167
OKAY, AND LET'S SEE

1514
01:20:31,167 --> 01:20:34,967
HOW THE INCISIONS ARE
AND HOW EVERYTHING'S GOING.

1515
01:20:37,567 --> 01:20:38,933
GOODNESS.

1516
01:20:44,533 --> 01:20:47,733
OH, THE INCISION
IS LOOKING GREAT.

1517
01:20:47,733 --> 01:20:51,033
AND YOUR THIGH
AND UPPER PART

1518
01:20:51,033 --> 01:20:53,433
IS ALMOST
LOOKING NORMAL.

1519
01:20:53,433 --> 01:20:54,733
Tracey:
HEY, I HAVE A THIGH NOW.

1520
01:20:54,733 --> 01:20:56,333
Anthony:
FIRST TIME I EVER SEEN HER LEG.

1521
01:20:56,333 --> 01:20:58,933
AND IF YOU CAN WRAP IT
WITH THESE BANDAGES,

1522
01:20:58,933 --> 01:21:01,833
IT'S GONNA HELP TO HEAL
MUCH FASTER, OKAY?

1523
01:21:01,833 --> 01:21:04,800
-OKAY.
-ALL RIGHT. THAT LOOKS GOOD.

1524
01:21:04,800 --> 01:21:06,733
Dr. Nowzaradan:
TRACEY HAS DONE VERY WELL,

1525
01:21:06,733 --> 01:21:09,833
AND SHE'S BEEN LOSING
20 TO 30 POUNDS

1526
01:21:09,833 --> 01:21:11,900
EVERY MONTH ON HER OWN.

1527
01:21:11,900 --> 01:21:15,067
AND THIS LAST REMOVAL
OF LYMPHEDEMA MASS

1528
01:21:15,067 --> 01:21:17,200
WILL HELP HER TO BE MORE ACTIVE.

1529
01:21:17,200 --> 01:21:20,400
AND I HAVE NO DOUBT
THAT SHE WILL DO VERY WELL

1530
01:21:20,400 --> 01:21:22,767
AND HIT HER TARGET SOON.

1531
01:21:22,767 --> 01:21:25,333
JUST KEEP WORKING.
STAY FOCUSED WITH YOUR DIET.

1532
01:21:25,333 --> 01:21:27,533
-RIGHT.
-AND AS SOON AS THAT HEAL,

1533
01:21:27,533 --> 01:21:30,400
WE CAN DO THE NEXT
SKIN OPERATION, OKAY?

1534
01:21:30,400 --> 01:21:32,367
-OKAY.
-AND WE'LL HAVE YOU

1535
01:21:32,367 --> 01:21:35,267
TO YOUR TARGET WEIGHT
WITHIN A YEAR.

1536
01:21:35,267 --> 01:21:37,100
-THAT'S CRAZY. [ CHUCKLES ]
-ALL RIGHT.

1537
01:21:37,100 --> 01:21:39,167
YOU'RE DOING GREAT.
I'M PROUD OF YOU.

1538
01:21:39,167 --> 01:21:40,900
-YOU'VE DONE VERY GOOD.
-THANK YOU.

1539
01:21:40,900 --> 01:21:42,733
AND I LOOK FORWARD
TO SEEING YOU AGAIN

1540
01:21:42,733 --> 01:21:44,567
AND GET
YOUR NEXT OPERATION.

1541
01:21:44,567 --> 01:21:46,433
-OKAY.
-YEP.

1542
01:21:46,433 --> 01:21:47,900
-GOOD LUCK.
-THANK YOU, DR. NOW.

1543
01:21:47,900 --> 01:21:50,300
-THANK YOU.
-I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

1544
01:21:50,300 --> 01:21:51,967
-ALL RIGHT.
-THANK YOU.

1545
01:21:51,967 --> 01:21:55,067
**

1546
01:21:57,333 --> 01:21:59,900
Tracey: I'M GRATEFUL
THAT I GOT TO COME DOWN HERE

1547
01:21:59,900 --> 01:22:01,267
AND MEET THIS DOCTOR.

1548
01:22:01,267 --> 01:22:03,633
I JUST HAVE MORE OF A LIFE NOW.

1549
01:22:03,633 --> 01:22:05,433
I LOOK MORE NORMAL.

1550
01:22:05,433 --> 01:22:07,933
I FEEL MORE NORMAL.
AND I'VE DEFINITELY BEEN

1551
01:22:07,933 --> 01:22:10,767
DOING A LOT MORE STUFF
THAN I EVER WAS BEFORE.

1552
01:22:12,767 --> 01:22:15,200
IT'S PRETTY AWESOME.

1553
01:22:15,200 --> 01:22:17,900
[ Crying ]
IT'S LIKE I HAVE A LEG NOW,

1554
01:22:17,900 --> 01:22:19,933
SO I'M HAPPY.

1555
01:22:23,967 --> 01:22:27,333
I'M NOT GONNA LET NOTHING
TAKE ME AWAY FROM MY GOAL.

1556
01:22:29,667 --> 01:22:31,800
I DIDN'T COME THIS FAR
AND LOSE THIS MUCH WEIGHT

1557
01:22:31,800 --> 01:22:33,233
AND STICK TO THIS DIET

1558
01:22:33,233 --> 01:22:34,833
AND GO THROUGH THE PAIN
OF THE SURGERY

1559
01:22:34,833 --> 01:22:36,900
TO GAIN IT BACK AND QUIT NOW.

1560
01:22:39,200 --> 01:22:41,967
AND AS HARD AS IT'S BEEN,
THE PROGRESS I'M MAKING

1561
01:22:41,967 --> 01:22:44,433
IS STARTING
TO GIVE ME MY LIFE BACK.

1562
01:22:44,433 --> 01:22:47,300
AND I WOULDN'T TRADE ANY OF THIS
FOR THE WORLD.

1563
01:22:50,267 --> 01:22:53,300
**

1564
01:23:04,200 --> 01:23:06,967
IT'S BEEN TWO MONTHS SINCE
MY FIRST SKIN-REMOVAL SURGERY,

1565
01:23:06,967 --> 01:23:09,967
AND I'M DOING A LOT BETTER NOW.

1566
01:23:09,967 --> 01:23:12,467
ONCE THE PAIN PASSED
AND I STARTED HEALING,

1567
01:23:12,467 --> 01:23:16,700
IT WAS LIKE A WHOLE NEW WORLD
WAS OPENING UP TO ME.

1568
01:23:16,700 --> 01:23:18,700
ONE BIG NEW THING IS THAT

1569
01:23:18,700 --> 01:23:21,533
I DON'T HAVE TO RIDE
IN THE TRUNK OF A VAN ANYMORE.

1570
01:23:21,533 --> 01:23:24,233
I COULD FIT IN THE FRONT SEAT.

1571
01:23:24,233 --> 01:23:26,867
-IN THERE GOOD?
-MM-HMM.

1572
01:23:26,867 --> 01:23:29,700
THAT IS SUCH AN AMAZING THING.

1573
01:23:29,700 --> 01:23:33,467
IT MAY SEEM SMALL,
BUT IT ISN'T.

1574
01:23:33,467 --> 01:23:36,367
IT IS KIND OF SPECIAL
FOR YOU SITTING UP HERE WITH ME.

1575
01:23:36,367 --> 01:23:38,367
I'M ABLE TO TALK TO YOU
AND HOLD YOUR HAND.

1576
01:23:38,367 --> 01:23:40,633
AND WE CAN DRIVE.

1577
01:23:40,633 --> 01:23:43,200
-IT'S NICE, HUH?
-WE CAN LOOK AT THINGS TOGETHER.

1578
01:23:43,200 --> 01:23:46,100
RIGHT.
I CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE SUN

1579
01:23:46,100 --> 01:23:47,967
AND THE FRUIT ON THE TREES

1580
01:23:47,967 --> 01:23:51,267
AND THE NICE SCENERY.

1581
01:23:51,267 --> 01:23:54,500
EVERY DAY NOW, I'M JUST EXCITED
TO BE TRYING NEW THINGS

1582
01:23:54,500 --> 01:23:57,533
BECAUSE OF MY PROGRESS
AND HOW FAR I'VE COME.

1583
01:24:00,200 --> 01:24:03,233
**

1584
01:24:06,733 --> 01:24:08,933
TODAY, ANTHONY AND I
ARE IN GALVESTON

1585
01:24:08,933 --> 01:24:10,833
TO JUST RELAX, HAVE SOME FUN,

1586
01:24:10,833 --> 01:24:14,300
AND GO TO THE BEACH.

1587
01:24:14,300 --> 01:24:17,300
BACK HOME, WE LIVE
RIGHT BY LAKE ERIE,

1588
01:24:17,300 --> 01:24:19,600
SO I LOVE BEING BY THE WATER.

1589
01:24:19,600 --> 01:24:21,933
WE'RE IN TEXAS, SO YOU MIGHT
AS WELL GO TO GALVESTON

1590
01:24:21,933 --> 01:24:23,733
AND SEE THE OCEAN.

1591
01:24:26,400 --> 01:24:28,200
I'VE MISSED OUT ON SO MUCH LIFE,

1592
01:24:28,200 --> 01:24:30,767
AND I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT
EVEN FOR ANOTHER SECOND.

1593
01:24:30,767 --> 01:24:32,767
AHH, SMELL THE FRESH AIR.

1594
01:24:32,767 --> 01:24:35,200
THOSE WAVES IS HIGH TODAY.

1595
01:24:35,200 --> 01:24:38,800
I'M GONNA GET OUT
AND WALK OVER THERE.

1596
01:24:38,800 --> 01:24:40,067
I WANT TO ENJOY LIFE,

1597
01:24:40,067 --> 01:24:45,100
AND I WANT TO DO IT
WITH ANTHONY AND MY FAMILY.

1598
01:24:45,100 --> 01:24:46,600
WHAT'S THAT RIGHT THERE?

1599
01:24:46,600 --> 01:24:50,067
IT'S A PILE.

1600
01:24:50,067 --> 01:24:51,967
-TRACEY.
-WHAT?

1601
01:24:51,967 --> 01:24:53,867
AAH!
[ LAUGHS ]

1602
01:24:53,867 --> 01:24:56,333
[ LAUGHS ]

1603
01:24:56,333 --> 01:24:58,767
-SEE?
-HEY, THAT'S NOT FUNNY.

1604
01:24:58,767 --> 01:25:00,900
-SEE?
-[ Laughing ] OH, GOD!

1605
01:25:00,900 --> 01:25:03,500
THINGS WERE HARD THERE FOR A BIT
BETWEEN ME AND ANTHONY,

1606
01:25:03,500 --> 01:25:07,500
BECAUSE THIS WHOLE PROCESS
HAS BEEN STRESSFUL FOR US.

1607
01:25:07,500 --> 01:25:09,133
BUT EVER SINCE THE SURGERY

1608
01:25:09,133 --> 01:25:12,900
AND SINCE HE HASN'T HAD
TO DO EVERYTHING FOR ME,

1609
01:25:12,900 --> 01:25:16,933
I FEEL LIKE WE ARE STARTING
TO GROW IN A NEW DIRECTION.

1610
01:25:16,933 --> 01:25:19,700
SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT
THE FUTURE NOW FOR ME

1611
01:25:19,700 --> 01:25:22,667
AND FOR US AS A COUPLE.

1612
01:25:22,667 --> 01:25:23,967
I HAVE HOPE AGAIN,

1613
01:25:23,967 --> 01:25:28,067
AND I DON'T EVER WANT TO GO BACK
TO A PLACE WHERE I DON'T.

1614
01:25:28,067 --> 01:25:30,067
AND I WOULDN'T CHANGE
ANY OF THIS JOURNEY

1615
01:25:30,067 --> 01:25:31,233
BECAUSE OF THAT.