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Lap band with a 31 BMI & age 63

I'm 50 pounds overweight am 5' 1.5" and am at a little over 31 BMI. I'm thinking of having lap-band surgery. Can you tell me if anyone out there has had this surgery with that BMI? I went to a seminar and because I have arthritis and am depressed with my weight the doctor said I would qualify.:help:

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    I'm 50 pounds overweight am 5' 1.5" and am at a little over 31 BMI. I'm thinking of having lap-band surgery. Can you tell me if anyone out there has had this surgery with that BMI? I went to a seminar and because I have arthritis and am depressed with my weight the doctor said I would qualify.:help:

    I have never heard of a person with such a low B.M.I. being banded, but you might want to ask your doctor who he/she had in mind to do your surgery.

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