S07.E20: Vianey and Allen's Story LIVE CHAT

[Kid]

I like the relationship between these two.  No one is sabotaging the other one.

[Carboncat]

Hi, fellow Pounders!  I've been lurking for a while, but after Mercedes, and then Angie (!), I had to sign up.  The show has been a late-night guilty pleasure for some years, but after I was off work recently for five months after major back surgery I've been snarking along with you.  I originally found the poundicipants inspirational and touching, but the weekly shower-with-the-clear-curtain/close-up-of shoveled-breakfast/hour-long-road-(there's nothing to eat on the road but fast food--it's a no-salad zone all the way)  the droning voice overs etc...following your hilarious comments is the best part of the show.  We have an early west coast showing, but I will watch later so Mr. Carboncat can watch baseball.  Can't wait for the Angie J. rewatch and the Assanti bros. update next week.  It's great having other folks out there I can share this with, and I've learned so much...like, Tater Tot Casserole!

[iwasish]

  On 5/16/2019 at 1:51 AM, Callaphera said:

Kate Gosselin stomping around the dance floor with a fuck-off expression to Gaga's Paparazzi is one of the most amazing things I've ever seen in my life. 

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Didn’t the judge say it looked like her partner was pushing a shopping cart?

[JudgeyMcJudgyPants]

Somebody shave that fucking beard while he is under, please!

[QuinnInND]

  On 5/16/2019 at 1:51 AM, Hellga said:

Have we ever seen Lola's real hair?  

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Are we sure she wears a wig? 

And fuck writing a letter to some asshole parent. Anyone told me to write a letter to my abuser, I'd laugh in their face. 

[CrazyInAlabama]

The reason we keep seeing Kate G. get her shows is the producer is her best buddy, and was the one pushing this dating show (for years on end), and I personally am hoping it has the lowest ratings ever for TLC.  

I bet Dr. Now did tell Vianey she would eventually get surgery, but I bet she wasn't ready to hear it.     She needs Dr. Paradise, not Lola the Letter Writer to the Rotten Departed Relatives. 

I wish Allen would get rid of the beard, and I hope he and Vianey do well, and both succeed. 

[hoosiermom]

  On 5/16/2019 at 1:52 AM, Carboncat said:

Hi, fellow Pounders!  I've been lurking for a while, but after Mercedes, and then Angie (!), I had to sign up.  The show has been a late-night guilty pleasure for some years, but after I was off work recently for five months after major back surgery I've been snarking along with you.  I originally found the poundicipants inspirational and touching, but the weekly shower-with-the-clear-curtain/close-up-of shoveled-breakfast/hour-long-road-(there's nothing to eat on the road but fast food--it's a no-salad zone all the way)  the droning voice overs etc...following your hilarious comments is the best part of the show.  We have an early west coast showing, but I will watch later so Mr. Carboncat can watch baseball.  Can't wait for the Angie J. rewatch and the Assanti bros. update next week.  It's great having other folks out there I can share this with, and I've learned so much...like, Tater Tot Casserole!

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Welcome aboard!

[Callaphera]

  On 5/16/2019 at 1:53 AM, iwasish said:

Didn’t the judge say it looked like her partner was pushing a shopping cart?

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#FreeTony

[Suzywriter]

  On 5/16/2019 at 1:50 AM, Concerned said:

I’m pretty tired of the little man and his pumpkins. At least they aren’t dropping a Christmas tree on him.

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That could be arranged.

[Guest]

"Bring that stomach over here."

[Stusan]

Welcome to Snarkville, @Carboncat!

[CringeWatcher]

  On 5/16/2019 at 1:45 AM, ThereButFor said:

I don't mind Lola, but that voice is too much.  When she comes on, I mute and read the captions instead.  

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Sometimes when I can’t sleep I read old 600 pound forum posts. That’s slightly embarrassing to admit, but you guys are my version of a family size chicken dinner with extra spaghetti. Anyhoo, I was reading one recently where people were commenting on the new therapist and speculating that maybe the baby voice was used as a soothing mechanism for an especially immature patient. Oh, how innocent we all once were. 

[Callaphera]

  On 5/16/2019 at 1:54 AM, Suzywriter said:

That could be arranged.

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I VOLUNTEER AS TRIBUTE!

[Hellga]

Wow, the removed portion of Allen's stomach is already bigger than a normal person's entire stomach!

[Pepper Mostly]

Welcome, @Carboncat!! Pull up a chair. Don't forget to grab your gasoline soaked drawers!

[CircusPeanuts]

  On 5/16/2019 at 1:52 AM, Carboncat said:

Hi, fellow Pounders!  I've been lurking for a while, but after Mercedes, and then Angie (!), I had to sign up.  The show has been a late-night guilty pleasure for some years, but after I was off work recently for five months after major back surgery I've been snarking along with you.  I originally found the poundicipants inspirational and touching, but the weekly shower-with-the-clear-curtain/close-up-of shoveled-breakfast/hour-long-road-(there's nothing to eat on the road but fast food--it's a no-salad zone all the way)  the droning voice overs etc...following your hilarious comments is the best part of the show.  We have an early west coast showing, but I will watch later so Mr. Carboncat can watch baseball.  Can't wait for the Angie J. rewatch and the Assanti bros. update next week.  It's great having other folks out there I can share this with, and I've learned so much...like, Tater Tot Casserole!

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Welcome!  

I nearly made tater tot casserole again tonight. But when I realized I didn’t have an onion or peas, I put my ground sirloin in the fridge and made my wedge salad. 

[Kid]

I will never understand why men where beards like Allen’s.  Very unattractive.

[ams1001]

  On 5/16/2019 at 1:41 AM, Callaphera said:

Last time I sang the theme from M*A*S*H and tried to catch fairies, apparently.

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I don't think I ever did anything weird but I did rip the needle out of my hand when I got ear tubes (I was 15). I don't remember this but I do vaguely remember some dried blood on my hand when I woke up.

One time when I got teeth pulled I got whiny after a while in the little recovery room (to be fair, I was 11), wanting to go home, so they finally said we could go...and I promptly passed out at the desk while my mom was writing a check, grabbed her arm on the way down and took her with me. And had to stay another half hour. When I got my wisdom teeth out (at 18 and a good 3-4 inches taller than her by then) she made my dad come with us.

[88Keys]

  On 5/16/2019 at 1:54 AM, CringeWatcher said:

Oh, how innocent we all once were. 

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Remember when we thought Nicole the Juggalo was the worst person we had seen on the show?

[QuinnInND]

Welcome @Carboncat!! 

[MsVixen]

  On 5/16/2019 at 1:54 AM, Hellga said:

Wow, the removed portion of Allen's stomach is already bigger than a normal person's entire stomach!

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I didn't know that the stomach was removed during a gastric sleeve.

[Kid]

They don’t overfeed the dogs!!  And that is a good thing.

[fonfereksglen]

  On 5/16/2019 at 1:54 AM, Suzywriter said:

That could be arranged.

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Don't give Amy any ideas.

[rlc]

Lola could use a lesson in wig care and maintenance from Moira Rose.

[Guest]

I hate to tell you this, VNA but your mother is never going to read that letter. And spoiler alert: she not "in heaven."

[CouchTater]

There's something about both of their speaking voices that soothes me.  I like their voices, and them.  They've been pretty pleasant, after VNA's rough start in the episode (thanks to whoever coined "VNA').

Go VNA and Allen!!!

[Armchair Critic]

  On 5/16/2019 at 1:55 AM, CircusPeanuts said:

I nearly made tater tot casserole again tonight

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I can't stand The Duggars but I use their recipe for tater tot casserole and that crap is tasty. Supposedly the recipe is Jim Bob's favorite. LOL

[QuinnInND]

  On 5/16/2019 at 1:55 AM, Kid said:

I will never understand why men where beards like Allen’s.  Very unattractive.

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Right? I'm around military all the time, so I'm used to clean shaven men. Well, a mustache here and there, but yeah. 

[Callaphera]

I like how the actual people on this show assume they're going to heaven and we're in this thread choosing our seats on the party bus heading the other way. P.S. come on my bus, it has a stripper pole and disco lights.

[Hellga]

I think she wrote a good letter.  I hope it helped her get things off her chest.  I can see value of doing it if you have always kept things like that bottled inside you. 

[cmpbl]

What happened to their car?

[Pepper Mostly]

  On 5/16/2019 at 1:56 AM, 88Keys said:

Remember when we thought Nicole the Juggalo was the worst person we had seen on the show?

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Nah! Before Nicole there was still Penny. And Pauline!

[CircusPeanuts]

Hopefully we will get a follow up episode on these two. With the rough childhoods they have had, I want them both to have a new start on life. 

[OoogleEyes]

They're doing really well. I'm happy for them

[Viqutorious]

I’m glad for them.

[CrazyInAlabama]

Gastric sleeve they chop the stomach down to a column of stomach, but don't bypass part of the intestines.     Gastric bypass is more severe.     Don't look at the medical sites to see what it looks like unless you're not squeamish. 

[DEG9]

  On 5/16/2019 at 1:57 AM, Callaphera said:

I like how the actual people on this show assume they're going to heaven and we're in this thread choosing our seats on the party bus heading the other way. P.S. come on my bus, it has a stripper pole and disco lights.

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If pirates are included it must mean you are in the realm of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Napaste!

[Julyolo]

  On 5/16/2019 at 1:56 AM, ams1001 said:

I don't think I ever did anything weird but I did rip the needle out of my hand when I got ear tubes (I was 15). I don't remember this but I do vaguely remember some dried blood on my hand when I woke up.

One time when I got teeth pulled I got whiny after a while in the little recovery room (to be fair, I was 11), wanting to go home, so they finally said we could go...and I promptly passed out at the desk while my mom was writing a check, grabbed her arm on the way down and took her with me. And had to stay another half hour. When I got my wisdom teeth out (at 18 and a good 3-4 inches taller than her by then) she made my dad come with us.

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I came up off the stretcher, attacked the staff, and tore apart the O.R. Woke up in 4 point restraints. MD said "For a small woman you're really strong". 

[ProTourist]

  On 5/16/2019 at 12:40 AM, Hana Chan said:

It boggles my mind that sitting in a car is some kind of ordeal that they can't handle for more than a few hours. I love to travel and even though I'm overweight, I can sit in a coach seat for a twenty hour trip to Thailand.

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For people who are used to lying down or sitting up in bed most of the day, yes, sitting in a car where there is no room to shift around or to stretch out your legs, can be very painful particularly for the joints, and can cause swelling which is also painful. Even for those who are lying on blankets or a mattress in the back of a van, it can be terribly uncomfortable. The worse shape they are in, the more pain they have traveling.

[nokat]

  On 5/16/2019 at 1:59 AM, CrazyInAlabama said:

Gastric sleeve they chop the stomach down to a column of stomach, but don't bypass part of the intestines.     Gastric bypass is more severe.     Don't look at the medical sites to see what it looks like unless you're not squeamish.

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We've seen Dr. Now playing with the part of stomach he's cut off.
 

[Scratches19]

  On 5/16/2019 at 1:56 AM, Kid said:

They don’t overfeed the dogs!!  And that is a good thing.

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The dogs probably don't get a single table scrap. 

[ProTourist]

  On 5/16/2019 at 1:22 AM, ams1001 said:

Heart stopped! Is this a first for the show?

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No, this happened also to Kandi Dreier, but they didn't show it on camera. They put her into a medically-induced coma for a few days and kept her body temperature low, to help her recover.

[umgoblue]

So sad to miss y'all tonight...I am cracking up! 

Now that I have read the thread, I should try watching the episode!

Or maybe not

[ProTourist]

  On 5/16/2019 at 1:34 AM, Hellga said:

I am glad they were able to revive her.  I think this is the first where they haven't been able to complete the procedure on the show?

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There have been others. I recall one woman who had so much scar tissue from previous surgeries, that when Dr. Now went in, he could not perform the weight-loss surgery. He had to remove the scar tissue, give her some time to heal, then do the WL surgery. But it was still done before end of episode. She must have been approved for surgery early enough in the year that there was time to wait and still do the surgery the same year.