A BATTLE FOR LIFE! 🚨 Dr. Now Takes Drastic Action — He “Had No Choice” But To Remove 85% Of Nathan Prater Stomach!!
In one of the most intense medical interventions of the season, Dr. Younan Nowzaradan was forced to take drastic, irreversible action to save the life of My 600-lb Life patient Nathan Prater. After witnessing Nathan’s body completely shutting down, Dr. Now declared he “had no choice” but to perform a high-risk gastric sleeve surgery, permanently removing 85% of Nathan’s stomach in a desperate, last-ditch effort to save him from a fatal outcome.
A Body on the Brink of Collapse
When Nathan Prater, 36, first arrived at the Houston clinic, he was in a state of critical medical failure. Weighing over 600 pounds, he was completely bedridden, suffering from severe lymphedema, and his organs were under immense strain. Dr. Now quickly identified that Nathan’s toxic, codependent relationship with his wife, Amber—who also struggled with her weight—was a “fatal” enabling cycle.
Despite multiple warnings, Nathan struggled to meet the initial weight loss goals, his body too broken to fight. Dr. Now was faced with a horrifying ultimatum: let Nathan continue down a path to certain death, or take a massive surgical risk. “He is out of time,” Dr. Now stated grimly. “We have no choice but to operate now, or he will die.”
The Drastic Action: “85% Must Be Removed”
The surgery was a “no turning back” moment. Dr. Now performed the vertical sleeve gastrectomy, a procedure that permanently removes the vast majority of the stomach. This drastic action—removing 85% of the organ—was not just a weight loss tool, but a necessary metabolic reset.
“By removing 85% of the stomach, we are removing the primary source of the hunger-causing hormone, ghrelin,” Dr. Now explained. “This is not a simple procedure. It is the only thing that can break the cycle of his gluttonous actions and the severe food addiction that is killing him.” The surgery was a success, but it marked the beginning of an even harder psychological battle for Nathan.
A New Life, A Final Warning
While the surgery was a success, Dr. Now made it clear that this was only the first step. The “drastic action” he was forced to take in the operating room means Nathan can no longer make excuses. The 85% removal is a physical barrier that forces compliance, but the mental addiction remains.
“I have done my part. The surgery is the tool,” Dr. Now warned Nathan post-op. “But this tool will not work if you continue the same self-destructive behavior.” Nathan Prater’s life was saved on the operating table, but his future now depends entirely on whether he can overcome the “gluttonous” habits that brought him to the brink of death. There is truly no turning back now.
