Hey guys, was wondering if anyone has had their gastric sleeve done in Los Angeles, self paid (how much) and which doctor you ultimate went with. I really would like to get it done, however, I don't qualify through insurance. I'm only a 33/34 BMI, my blood pressure is high, but not high enough, my cholesterol is high, but not high enough, and i don't have any of the other obesity related qualifers. Before delving into my options in Mexico, wanted to find out if Los Angeles would be a viable option (I know it won't be the cheapest but wanted to see how much it could be). Thanks!!

Are you 100% certain you are using your correct height. We shrink as we age and I was shorter than I thought and my dr’s apparently haven’t measured me in a while either because I was shorter than their records. Turned out I had a 35 BMI almost exactly.

Edited September 13, 20215 yr by ShoppGirl

I agree with@ShoppGirl. I met with my surgeon first and they did an accurate height check. I was an inch shorter than I thought, and so I barely squeaked by. Also, you may have sleep apnea, if you haven't done a sleep study you may want to. Sleep apnea is a co-morbidity.

Don’t stand up super straight when they measure you.

7 hours ago, Elidh said:

Don’t stand up super straight when they measure you.

I laughed when I read that because I got measured recently and I was trying to stretch as much as I could because I knew they would use it to calculate my BMI. She actually measured me 1/2 taller and I knew it wasn't quite accurate but hey, when you are 4'11", another 1/2 in counts. When I used to actually be 4'11 1/2" I'd just round it off to 5'. For some reason that sounded better to me!

I think it's funny how we know all the tricks to influence our statistics!

Anybody remember before we got digital scales how you could shave a little off your weight depending where you stood on the scale? Yep, we did that!

I've also heard that folks have sometimes worn ankle weights to increase BMI. Just sayin'.....