My 600-lb Life - Season 4 - Eps 5: Dottie's Story
At over 600 pounds, Dottie agrees to a drastic new diet and gastric bypass surgery in hopes of reclaiming her health and ability to care for her children. Her child's life-threatening emergency and her own self-sabotage threaten to derail her efforts.
About My 600-lb Life
Title: My 600-lb Life
First Air Date: 2012-02-01
Last Air Date: 2025-02-12
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 6.3/10 (from 38 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 14
Total Episodes: 177
Network: TLC
Genres: Reality
Production Companies: Megalomedia
Synopsis
Telling powerful stories in hourlong episodes, TLC follows medical journeys of morbidly obese people as they attempt to save their own lives. The featured individuals - each weighing more than 600 pounds confront lifelong emotional and physical struggles as they make the courageous decision to undergo high-risk gastric bypass surgery. In addition to drastically changing their appearances, they hope to reclaim their independence, mend relationships with friends and family, and renew their feelings of self-worth.
Cast
Younan Nowzaradan
as Himself
