Hi, I will be having the lap band surgery on august 23. My bmi is a little lower than most of the people that I have read about. But high enough to be a canidate for lap band surgery. Is anyone else having or had surgery with a bmi in the range of 35-37?:help:

There is a thread over on the SUPPORT board for Lower BMI bandsters.. check it out. :confused:

In the US the BMI (Insurance requirement) is 35-50, in other countries you may be banded as a precautionary measure.

Hi, I am going for my first visit with Dr Spivak on Wednesday in Houston. My BMI is 37.2. I am self pay so I didn't worry about the insurance turning me down. I know I am overweight! Good luck with everything...kit.

I am self-pay and I began with a BMI of 32.5. I researched the band extensively and I believe it was exactly right for myself!!!! Good Luck!

I am self pay and in NZ. I alsohave a low BMI, mine is 34-35 and I am looking at either Lapband or the VSG, am probaly leaning more towards VSG. Yep going to go look at the low BMI thread.... Thanks :confused:)

You are the first one I found that shows a USA doctor with a low bmi. I am going to the doctor Thursday, and was afraid I was wasting his and my time. I have a bmi of 32, but are going to be self pay also. How is it going for you?

I was hoping to talk to someone that has a lower bmi than some of the other lapband patients. I just want to know how you are doing??:sick

I thought mine was low, but 32 wow. I haven't had surgery yet. I am going to the doctor tomorrow and very anxious to get started.

I am scheduled for 08/31 and my BMI is 39. It doesn't seem there are too many low BMI folks out there. My insurance won't cover any WLS for anyone under BMI of 50 so I am self pay. Going to TJ, Mexico.

I will be having the surgery 8/31! I may have a lower BMI, but every pound is just as hard to loose!!!! I can't wait to start my journey!

hi liz, are u going to dr ortiz i tj?

I did, I had a BMI of 35. Its been spectacularly successful for me!

I am really curious about the experience of others with low bmi too. My BMI the day of the surgery was 30.2, and from the point I called the center, to the date my surgery was scheduled it was exactly 2 weeks, and it will be 2 weeks since I was banded tomorrow. Considering I only learned about this procedure the day I called, I must sheepishly admit that the only homework I did was reading web sites the day before my consultation. So far so good and now that I feel better, no regrets so far, but I really, really hope that after what I have gone through physically (not to mention the financial expense), my experience is as good as many of the others I have read about here and I am able to lose the 50 or 60 pounds I need to. I have only managed to lose 2 pounds since the day of my surgery, and considering I am still on full fluids, I am not too impressed with myself.

2 down, is better than up...Have you had a fill yet? I would wait until then to expect weight loss. I got a surgery date of 8/31...I only have 50 pounds, so I will look forward to loosing a pound a week on the average. That would been I would be at goal in a year...

I was self pay, bmi of 35 with 65 pounds to lose. I've lost 26# in 4 months. Now losing at a rate of about 1#/week (avg). I eat what I like, just less of it and I exercise at the gym 5x/week. I absolutely love my band!

I hope I do as well! Congrats....