BMI under 40
I'm not sure about doctors here in the US, but I'm having VGB with Dr. Kuri in Mexico. My BMI is 36 (no comorbidities - yet). It seems pretty absurd to have to wait until you reach a BMI of 40 or wait until your health deteriorates significantly before you can have surgery. I would think that at 38.8 your BMI (like mine) is going nowhere but up without surgical intervention.
Barb