Acceptance Criteria

Hi,

I am new to this forum and was wondering if your BMI had to be within a range in order to be 1) referred by your family doctor to the program 2) for the program to accept or even consider you for surgery.  How heavy is not heavy enough or too heavy? Also, do you have to existing health problems along with being overweight in order to be referred and accepted?

Thanks for any response.

Boy do I know where you are coming from I have been there. Yes your bmi has to be no more than 55. They may still accept you but you have to prove you are making positive changes. We all have health issues. I am now waiting for my acceptance its very hard waiting. I have to loose weight to be accepted am trying but have to try harder.hope this helps good luck.

I wasn't too sure about the cutoff either but my doctor referred me just a few weeks ago and my bmi is around 46 or 47.

He said I would be a good candidate (I'm in my early 30's).

I too am in my early 30s and have a BMI of 33.6, so I am wondering if I an overweigh enough to even qualify for a referral.

I have a BMI of 38 and was refused because I had no comorbidities (ex. Diabetes, sleep apnea) so I went to Mexico. I believe the minimun is 35 (with comorbidities) but don't quote me on it, ask your Doctor.

There are exceptions because I know someone who was below the minimum BMI and got the surgery due to back issues, so you never know...