{"id":22498,"date":"2023-06-14T15:01:11","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T15:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/14\/tammy-slaton-walks-on-her-own-shocks-surgeon-who-changed-her-life\/"},"modified":"2023-06-14T15:01:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T15:01:11","slug":"tammy-slaton-walks-on-her-own-shocks-surgeon-who-changed-her-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/14\/tammy-slaton-walks-on-her-own-shocks-surgeon-who-changed-her-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Tammy Slaton Walks on Her Own, Shocks Surgeon Who Changed Her Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Tammy Slaton deserves heaps of credit for having transformed her body over the past couple of years.<\/p>\n<p>The 1000-Lb Sisters star doesn\u2019t weigh anything close to 1,000 pounds any longer; heck, she scarcely weighs half of that.<\/p>\n<p>But while Tammy has earned every compliment and every supportive message that has come her way via social media and other outlets, the TLC personality also knows that she didn\u2019t accomplish this feat alone.<\/p>\n<p>She had the vital assistance of Dr. Eric Smith.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-477610 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tammy-slaton-surprises-surgeon-after-ditching-oxygen-tube-061423-tout-50a3b8d4e5fb45d78dd44aa4cd9fdffd.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tammy-slaton-surprises-surgeon-after-ditching-oxygen-tube-061423-tout-50a3b8d4e5fb45d78dd44aa4cd9fdffd.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tammy-slaton-surprises-surgeon-after-ditching-oxygen-tube-061423-tout-50a3b8d4e5fb45d78dd44aa4cd9fdffd.webp 750w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tammy-slaton-surprises-surgeon-after-ditching-oxygen-tube-061423-tout-50a3b8d4e5fb45d78dd44aa4cd9fdffd-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tammy-slaton-surprises-surgeon-after-ditching-oxygen-tube-061423-tout-50a3b8d4e5fb45d78dd44aa4cd9fdffd-735x490.webp 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tammy-slaton-surprises-surgeon-after-ditching-oxygen-tube-061423-tout-50a3b8d4e5fb45d78dd44aa4cd9fdffd-335x223.webp 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tammy-slaton-surprises-surgeon-after-ditching-oxygen-tube-061423-tout-50a3b8d4e5fb45d78dd44aa4cd9fdffd-347x231.webp 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tammy-slaton-surprises-surgeon-after-ditching-oxygen-tube-061423-tout-50a3b8d4e5fb45d78dd44aa4cd9fdffd-520x347.webp 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tammy-slaton-surprises-surgeon-after-ditching-oxygen-tube-061423-tout-50a3b8d4e5fb45d78dd44aa4cd9fdffd-640x427.webp 640w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tammy Slaton reunites here with the doctor who helped change her life.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Smith was the doctor who performed gastric bypass surgery on Slaton after she entered a rehab facility in Ohio in early 2022 and dedicated herself to shedding hundreds of pounds.<\/p>\n<p>Upon seeing photos of a slimmed-down Slaton, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2023\/05\/tammy-slaton-trims-way-down-earns-high-praise-from-medical-expert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smith offered up his congratulations<\/a> late last month on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>In a new video uploaded to her official account, meanwhile, the 36-36 year old surprised this surgeon by coming to his office and showing off the fact that she has at last <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2023\/05\/tammy-slaton-look-no-filters-and-no-oxygen-either\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ditched her oxygen tube<\/a> and is even walking on her own.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomething\u2019s missing!\u201d Tammy says proudly in the footage, pointing to her face as she strolls up and gives Smith an embrace.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"733\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-10.50.12-AM-733x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-477608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-10.50.12-AM-733x1024.png 733w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-10.50.12-AM-215x300.png 215w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-10.50.12-AM-768x1073.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-10.50.12-AM-735x1027.png 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-10.50.12-AM-240x335.png 240w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-10.50.12-AM-248x347.png 248w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-10.50.12-AM-372x520.png 372w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-10.50.12-AM-458x640.png 458w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-10.50.12-AM-550x768.png 550w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-10.50.12-AM-687x960.png 687w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-10.50.12-AM-773x1080.png 773w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-10.50.12-AM.png 898w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"733\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-477608 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-10.50.12-AM.png\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-10.50.12-AM-733x1024.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-10.50.12-AM-733x1024.png 733w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-10.50.12-AM-215x300.png 215w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-10.50.12-AM-768x1073.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-10.50.12-AM-735x1027.png 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-10.50.12-AM-240x335.png 240w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-10.50.12-AM-248x347.png 248w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-10.50.12-AM-372x520.png 372w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-10.50.12-AM-458x640.png 458w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-10.50.12-AM-550x768.png 550w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-10.50.12-AM-687x960.png 687w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-10.50.12-AM-773x1080.png 773w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-10.50.12-AM.png 898w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cNo oxygen! That\u2019s awesome!\u201d Smith responds before the reality star shares that she\u2019s been without it for two weeks at this point.<\/p>\n<p>Smith referred to the moment, as you can see above, as the \u201cbest birthday surprise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As you can also see farther above, Tammy eventually posed for a photo with Smith alongside her brother Chris.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1014\" height=\"984\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-31-at-9.59.24-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-476541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-31-at-9.59.24-AM.png 1014w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-31-at-9.59.24-AM-300x291.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-31-at-9.59.24-AM-768x745.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-31-at-9.59.24-AM-735x713.png 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-31-at-9.59.24-AM-335x325.png 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-31-at-9.59.24-AM-347x337.png 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-31-at-9.59.24-AM-520x505.png 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-31-at-9.59.24-AM-640x621.png 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-31-at-9.59.24-AM-960x932.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1014\" height=\"984\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-476541 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-31-at-9.59.24-AM.png\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-31-at-9.59.24-AM.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-31-at-9.59.24-AM.png 1014w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-31-at-9.59.24-AM-300x291.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-31-at-9.59.24-AM-768x745.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-31-at-9.59.24-AM-735x713.png 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-31-at-9.59.24-AM-335x325.png 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-31-at-9.59.24-AM-347x337.png 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-31-at-9.59.24-AM-520x505.png 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-31-at-9.59.24-AM-640x621.png 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-31-at-9.59.24-AM-960x932.png 960w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Way to go, Tammy Slaton! The reality star continues to earn praise for her weight loss journey.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2023\/06\/tammy-slaton-i-came-so-so-close-to-dying\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Slaton recently opened up to People Magazine<\/a> about this journey, admitting that she came very close to dying at one time.<\/p>\n<p>She was placed in a medically-induced coma and a ventilator and then\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wised up and got my surgery,\u201d Slaton told the publication. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was able to make my lungs strong enough to get my trach [tracheostomy tube for breathing] out, and then recently the doctor cleared me to be off my oxygen machine during the daytime.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"918\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-23-at-8.53.42-AM-1024x918.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-476098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-23-at-8.53.42-AM-1024x918.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-23-at-8.53.42-AM-300x269.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-23-at-8.53.42-AM-768x689.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-23-at-8.53.42-AM-735x659.png 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-23-at-8.53.42-AM-335x300.png 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-23-at-8.53.42-AM-347x311.png 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-23-at-8.53.42-AM-520x466.png 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-23-at-8.53.42-AM-640x574.png 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-23-at-8.53.42-AM-960x861.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-23-at-8.53.42-AM-1080x969.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-23-at-8.53.42-AM.png 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"918\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-476098 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-23-at-8.53.42-AM.png\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-23-at-8.53.42-AM-1024x918.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-23-at-8.53.42-AM-1024x918.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-23-at-8.53.42-AM-300x269.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-23-at-8.53.42-AM-768x689.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-23-at-8.53.42-AM-735x659.png 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-23-at-8.53.42-AM-335x300.png 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-23-at-8.53.42-AM-347x311.png 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-23-at-8.53.42-AM-520x466.png 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-23-at-8.53.42-AM-640x574.png 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-23-at-8.53.42-AM-960x861.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-23-at-8.53.42-AM-1080x969.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-23-at-8.53.42-AM.png 1086w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tammy Slaton uploaded this photo to her official Instagram page in May of 2023.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Added the star in this same interview:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow I only wear my oxygen at night, along with my BiPap machine. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI monitor my oxygen levels throughout the day and keep my machine on hand in case I need it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m feeling great! I\u2019m thankful to be alive, and it\u2019s fun to be progressing as much as I am.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Expect to learn more about Tammy\u2019s progress when new episodes of 1000-Lb Sisters return to TLC, likely later this year.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re so very proud of how far she\u2019s come!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2023\/06\/tammy-slaton-walks-on-her-own-shocks-surgeon-who-changed-her-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tammy Slaton deserves heaps of credit for having transformed her body over the past couple of years. The 1000-Lb Sisters star doesn\u2019t weigh anything close to 1,000 pounds any longer; heck, she scarcely weighs half of that. But while Tammy has earned every compliment and every supportive message that has come her way via social [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-22498","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22498\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}