Tammy Slaton's received a handful of necessary medical treatments to combat her health problems in 1000-lb Sisters, but the reality star's recent tracheostomy procedure will have long-term impacts that could affect Tammy for the rest of her life. After her latest trip to the hospital, doctors gave Tammy a trach to ensure that she would be able to get air to her lungs, but fans are concerned for the reality star's recovery in the coming years. From learning to breathe on her own again to her reluctance to prioritize her fitness, here's why 1000-lb Sisters fans fear Tammy will be relying on her trach for the rest of her life.
The primary reason why Tammy and her sister, Amy Slaton, signed on for 1000-lb Sisters season 1 was to face their deadly food addictions. Both sisters have suffered from several health complications as a result of their weight and doctors informed Tammy and Amy that if they didn't change their diets soon, they wouldn't have much time left to turn their lives around. While Amy took this to heart and worked to qualify for bariatric surgery so she could live long enough to have children. Tammy, on the other hand, never demonstrated the same level of interest in salvaging her health. In turn, Tammy's endured several life-threatening illnesses throughout her time in 1000-lb Sisters.
In late November 2021, Tammy shared that she had to go back to the hospital due to carbon dioxide poisoning. Tammy's lungs have been in an especially vulnerable state since she contracted COVID-19 in 1000-lb Sisters season 2, so viewers were concerned that Tammy's body wouldn't be able to handle the symptoms that came with carbon dioxide poisoning and another case of pneumonia. Fortunately, Tammy assured her followers that she would be making a steady recovery, but only thanks to her doctors' inserting a trach to facilitate airflow. Tammy's attempted to downplay her trach, but fans have noted just how significant the tube is. While it's unclear exactly what's in store for Tammy's health, a Reddit user established, "From my experience, the longer you have a trach, the harder it is to tolerate being off of it."
For starters, some 1000-lb Sisters fans are concerned that even if Tammy were to make progress in her fitness goals, surgeons wouldn't want to conduct a weight loss operation on her due to her trach. Unfortunately, qualifying for bariatric surgery can't be Tammy's top concern as even everyday tasks like eating are made more complicated with her trach. Additionally, fans noted that breathing is made more difficult the longer patients use a trach. A viewer shared, "It feels very different breathing through your neck... It takes more effort to learn how to breathe normally again." Fans are worried that Tammy will take a long time to get off of the trach because she is so hesitant to take her dire health situation seriously. A commenter pointed out, "Tammy is... seconds away from actually not being able to [breathe], and she still isn't losing weight."
Tammy might not be worried about the effect her tracheostomy will have, but 1000-lb Sisters fans fear the reality star's life will never be the same again. From struggling to remember how to breathe on her own to failing to recognize the health crisis she's in, viewers think Tammy isn't being realistic about her trach's impact. Whether she's ready or not, Tammy is set to face the consequences for her actions in 1000-lb Sisters.
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