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I went to see the doctor November 4th 2014. The doctor thinks I'm a perfect canidate for the sleeve. But even though I am 5 foot 3 and weigh 230 pounds now, my insurance won't approve me because I have not been diagnosed with any co-morbidities. (I am pre-diabetic, my blood pressure is a little high but no medication, and my cholesterol is a little high again no medication) I have been doing Weight Watchers for 3 years and have been loosing and gaining to same 15-20 pounds. My BMI has been over 35 for those 3 years but has only been over 40 for a few months. So I either have to stay at this weight for 2 years or I just went for sleep apnea test and if thats positive then I have to stay above 35 BMI and have sleep apnea for 2 years to get approved. It's just so frustrating because I obviously can't loose this weight and keeep it off on my own. So it looks like I may qualify for surgery by October 2016 . OK I'm done complaining