S05.E14: Steven and Justin's Story Part 2 LIVE CHAT

[55Unicorns]

Gawd...no shoes....EVER?!?

[Thriftykins]

  On 4/6/2017 at 1:50 AM, Yolo said:

Still have an hour and ten mins. It's supposedly 3 hrs long.?

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No it's not.  They glue a completely different show on to the end to make it look like it's 3 hours and trick DVRs.

[OSM Mom]

  On 4/6/2017 at 1:50 AM, Yolo said:

Still have an hour and ten mins. It's supposedly 3 hrs long.?

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Just 10 minutes. The third hour is Skin Tight. 

[MillieSparklepants]

I just got back from running my son to boxing. Hello people! How drunk are we???

[Christina]

They have been tacking that Skin Tight show to the end of this to make it three hours. I don't watch that one, and will turn it to Archer.

[MrsClaus]

I swear his leg/foot is becoming it's own person.  A living breathing thing.

I'll see myself out.

[notyrmomma]

  On 4/6/2017 at 1:52 AM, MillieSparklepants said:

I just got back from running my son to boxing. Hello people! How drunk are we???

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hiccup...

[hoosiermom]

The last hour is "skin tight"

[fliptopbox]

Justin's excuses aren't much better than Steven's. His coping mechanism is music? Uh, no sir. You definitely are eating your feelings.

[Carrie]

  On 4/6/2017 at 1:45 AM, fliptopbox said:

My vice is Turkey Hill Iced Tea. I drink at least 3-4 glasses a day. But I have the opposite problem as Steven....it's very hard for me to gain weight. I was actually advised by a nutritionist to drink things that have calories instead of water.

He's probably on some form of Medicaid and prescriptions are either free or very cheap.

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Medicaid is not a free-ride! There are limits and restrictions...and many providers don't accept it. I don't understand why these ERs keep medicating him!?  Is there some law that they must treat his pain?! Seems unlikely.  His pain won't kill him. There's something called an "uncompensated care fund" which hospitals dip into for the care of indigents or uninsured.  I don't know..., I can't figure out why the system in Texas is allowing this man to exploit it.  Not as if he isn't a known abuser!? Please splain Lucy.

[poeticlicensed]

Is this the season finale?

[gardendiva]

Justin's coping mechanisms involve Chef Boy-ar-Dee

[satrunrose]

Oh Justin, Justin, Justin. I love music too, sweetie, but OMG, just being Steven Jr's brother, Steven Sr's son and Mrs. Alcoholic Mom's son is enough to get thee to a therapist. All that plus weighing 600 pounds? That is the definition of not coping.

[Louiseforsure]

OMGAAAHH, the boogers smeared across the wall next to his bed!!! 

[Yolo]

  On 4/6/2017 at 1:52 AM, Michael Stabosz said:

No it's not.  They glue a completely different show on to the end to make it look like it's 3 hours and trick DVRs.

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Thanks for telling me?

[Thriftykins]

  On 4/6/2017 at 1:51 AM, OSM Mom said:

1. Probably your tax dollars at work, and maybe he refinanced his house. 

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Stop assuming that every penny that every person involved with every patient is coming from the government.  It's really obnoxious.  Did it not occur to you that Steven Sr. actually worked for a living? 

[Armchair Critic]

Please tell me this ends at 10. This is worse than watching the Mama June show. Though I can see Honey Boo Boo being a candidate for this show eventually

[MillieSparklepants]

  On 4/6/2017 at 1:54 AM, Louiseforsure said:

OMGAAAHH, the boogers smeared across the wall next to his bed!!! 

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No no no no no no!! That did not just happen. There are things that can't be unseen.

[aliya]

  On 4/6/2017 at 1:37 AM, Michael Stabosz said:

Woah.  39 prescriptions from 17 hospitals.

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My daughter in law had what turned out to be a major issue. She had to go to several doctors before they figured out what it was. She was in pain and would have liked a little freakin' pain relief, and this one doctor tells her to have a drink!!!!   She's a young thing and didn't do what I would have done, which is call for his supervisor and refuse to leave until I had a complaint against this doctor, the hospital, and a bottle of pain meds.  And in my case, my religion forbids alcohol. So, I'm supposed to get drunk to dull my pain rather than take a pill (or 2)? Pleeze. Come stand here while I call the media.

On the other hand, for some reason, I get the pain meds I need, from the same institution my DIL went to. Maybe they figure at a plump 63, I'm probably not an addict. They forget that someone my age lived through the 60's and 70's. I don't drink, but I know my pharmaceuticals. : )

[Thriftykins]

  On 4/6/2017 at 1:53 AM, poeticlicensed said:

Is this the season finale?

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No.  There's another episode next week, but it's not a traditional episode.  It looks like it's a followup on Ashley D. and Lupe, 2 patients from last year.

[88Keys]

We are 4 hours into Steven and Justin's story, and neither one has had surgery.  Or lost any weight, for that matter.  

[gardendiva]

I sat through 4 hours of this shit to see him getting a spark in the last 15 minutes? Too little too late. I don't care if he turns into Bob Harper. I am done.

[Thriftykins]

  On 4/6/2017 at 1:54 AM, Armchair Critic said:

Please tell me this ends at 10. This is worse than watching the Mama June show. Though I can see Honey Boo Boo being a candidate for this show eventually

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Don't worry.  It's almost over.

[Yolo]

  On 4/6/2017 at 1:52 AM, OSM Mom said:

Just 10 minutes. The third hour is Skin Tight. 

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Ok, thanks!? Won't be watching that, this was enough skin for the night.?

Edited April 6, 2017 by Yolo

[Maggienolia]

  On 4/6/2017 at 1:03 AM, poeticlicensed said:

Dr. Paradise! Love the name.

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Dr. Paradise... meet Mr. Hell. 

[EE2000]

  On 4/6/2017 at 1:52 AM, MrsClaus said:

I swear his leg/foot is becoming it's own person.  A living breathing thing.

I'll see myself out.

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  On 4/6/2017 at 1:54 AM, Louiseforsure said:

OMGAAAHH, the boogers smeared across the wall next to his bed!!! 

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Welp then...   I don't think I'll ever be able to  those two images out of my head.    

[leighroda]

Holy hell... he lost weight

[DrNowsWeightScale]

  On 4/6/2017 at 1:52 AM, MrsClaus said:

I swear his leg/foot is becoming it's own person.  A living breathing thing.

I'll see myself out.

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Like this: 

Alien conjoined Baby attached to guy from Total Recall Movie (video)

[Mom2twoNonna2-3]

  On 4/6/2017 at 1:51 AM, leighroda said:

I'm gonna need some confirmation that those taking a drink when Steven said he needed drugs are still alive before I can go to bed.

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She's gonna take roll. Bueller Bueller Bueller.

[Thriftykins]

Wow.  He actually lost weight on his own.

[fliptopbox]

I am on a Medicaid insurance plan because I am on SSI for medical issues, my prescriptions each cost $1. A few are free. I don't have copays for anything, and most doctors around here accept my insurance. So yeah, Medicaid is pretty much a free ride.

[Anchorabu]

Holy crap, he and his legs lost 73 lbs. 

[DC Gal in VA]

  On 4/6/2017 at 1:51 AM, leighroda said:

I'm gonna need some confirmation that those taking a drink when Steven said he needed drugs are still alive before I can go to bed.

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Er, well ahm sTIll heeere and absowloosly not feeling any afex from my KONsumpshum of alka, alka........ um likka, nope, not all, bluuurgggh...........

[Carrie]

  On 4/6/2017 at 1:57 AM, leighroda said:

Holy hell... he lost weight

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What did he lose?  I missed it!!!

[gardendiva]

Wouldn't it be hilarious if he ended up getting weight loss surgery and died on the table? 

[DrNowsWeightScale]

He's actually showing concern for his relationship with his brother. 

[fliptopbox]

Holy shitballs. He actually lost weight. A significant amount, too!

Should we take bets on how fast he gains it back?

[WrongReasons]

Man Steven looks high as a fucking kite this entire episode. Just leave him there and let him roll around in piss

[HawaiianPrincess]

steven is so fat LOL

[Christina]

A storm just knocked my satellite out. I see him step on the scale, then nothing. What happened? 

[Lizz]

  On 4/6/2017 at 1:43 AM, notyrmomma said:

where did he get the money to pay for all of those pills?

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In part 1, he smugly gloated while thanking the taxpayers for buying his meds. In my state there's no Medicaid limit on the number of prescriptions.  

At least Justin is working and I assume Dad has a job since he doesn't stay in Houston.  

[Kelly]

  On 4/6/2017 at 1:58 AM, Carrie said:

What did he lose?  I missed it!!!

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73 lbs

[OSM Mom]

  On 4/6/2017 at 1:54 AM, Michael Stabosz said:

Stop assuming that every penny that every person involved with every patient is coming from the government.  It's really obnoxious.  Did it not occur to you that Steven Sr. actually worked for a living? 

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I would love it if he worked. I just don't see how he can work at a job considering the man babies he's constantly taking care of.   But if he actually has a job, I think that's great. 

[Carrie]

  On 4/6/2017 at 1:57 AM, fliptopbox said:

I am on a Medicaid insurance plan because I am on SSI for medical issues, my prescriptions each cost $1. A few are free. I don't have copays for anything, and most doctors around here accept my insurance. So yeah, Medicaid is pretty much a free ride.

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It depends on the State.  Federal program but run by states who have a lot of latitude about eligibility rules.

[Miracle Maxie]

I'm still not believing a word he says and he's still looking high. 

[Baby Button Eyes]

If he gets the surgery, how will he manage the addiction to pain meds again, cause I can only imagine all the whining he will do post surgery about pain and whatever else.

[OSM Mom]

  On 4/6/2017 at 1:59 AM, Christina said:

A storm just knocked my satellite out. I see him step on the scale, then nothing. What happened? 

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He lost 74 lbs! Amazing! 

[Pers]

  On 4/6/2017 at 1:59 AM, HawaiianPrincess said:

steven is so fat LOL

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Girl, you just made my husband and I crack up in giggles. LOL

[LookABird]

As an eternal optimist, I am hopeful they are both turning the corner.

[gardendiva]

  On 4/6/2017 at 1:59 AM, Christina said:

A storm just knocked my satellite out. I see him step on the scale, then nothing. What happened? 

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He lost 74 lbs., his heart grew 10 sizes that day, and he called and apologized to his brother for being a jerk wad their whole life.

Edited April 6, 2017 by gardendiva