Hello everyone! This is such a great place to come and feel at home, if you will. Today though, I am down and out. Here's my story and maybe you guys have some opinions that will help?

I'm 26 years old (female) and live in Anchorage. I've been wanting the band for quite awhile now, so I started the 6 month supervised diet plan with a family clinic I go to. I am just past month 3 now and today I had my first visit with the surgeon at his office. Here's the breakdown of weight from the beginning,

first day of 6 month diet- 236

one month in- 233

two months in- 230

three months in- 233

which brings me to today where I weighed 239 at the surgeons office. He meets me and everything and then looks at my chart and says that my BMI is only 39 which disqualifies me because I have no other comorbities like diabetes or sleep apnea. He told me to come back in a year!!! I was furious to say the least. I am right on the cusp and I think I do have sleep apnea, I guess I'll have to pay to get that diagnosed? The other thing is that I have high cholestoral but I'm not on medicine for it but my family doc will give it to me if I wish. So the main story here is that I'm right on the ledge of being qualified and unless I gain like 5 more pounds in 3 more months, I'm pretty screwed....and gaining weight wouldnt look too good to my family doctor, when im suppose to be on a diet losing weight.

today is a sad day :-(

anyone else ever been in a similar situation?!?! I desperately need ADVICE!!!!!

So many of the "other" people out there do not know what it is like to be over weight. I have not had my surgery yet and am in my 2nd month of waiting to find out if I get to have it.

I now weight 303, start out at 335, I have my phys, exam in 2 days and will see the dietian for the 4th time the same day.

My primary doc. is all for the surgery.

If I were you I would find another doctor, that one doesnt seem to really care. If you dont have many health problems now you will in a few years and it is better to prevent then try and cure.

Good luck and let me know how things go!

At the seminar I just went to, the doctor said that the guidelines for bariatric surgery had changed and it was now a BMI of 35 vs. 40. It changed as of December 2010. I would look into this.

At the seminar I just went to, the doctor said that the guidelines for bariatric surgery had changed and it was now a BMI of 35 vs. 40. It changed as of December 2010. I would look into this.

I think this is the surgeons guidelines, but not the insurance guidelines.