DS for lightweights?

I was a 41.5 with no comorbidities.

If you qualify for ANY WLS, you qualify for the DS. If your insurance denied you for being under a 50 BMI, you would have cause to appeal that decision.

Given your eating habits, as others have said, the DS seems to be the best choice for you. Grazing is what we do!

Good luck to you and please keep us informed!

I also answered you on the lightweight board. I was 35.2 BMI when I signed in to the surgeon's office...barely qualified for ANY WLS and far from it by most doctor's standard of a DS. My initial surgeon would not do a DS on anyone under a 50BMI. Thankfully, I found someone who would do a LW with good reasons and mine were good.

I needed NSAIDS and I did NOT want Reactive Hypoglycemia.

Liz

 
I think my BMI may have been exactly 38.1 when I had the surgery.  I chose the DS because I wanted to KEEP the weight off long term, not just get it off initially.  I too was a grazer, but I'm also a big carb person (chips and pasta vs. sweets).  

I felt the DS was the best surgery for me.  There was no way I was going to be successful in cutting out sugar treats for life and/or go low-cal (like the RnY, sleeve, and band "require" for success).  The DS offers the most flexible eating plan (normal food!), and the strongest support for continued weight control in terms of the malabsorbtion.  

If you feel you can handle the post-op requirements for blood work, protein intake, and vitamins, I'd say go for it!