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Hello everyone I am 5 foot and about 200 pounds and I'm just starting this journey of considering bariatric surgery my BMI is not above 40 but I do have a lot of other medical problems that might make me eligible if anybody else was close to my weight when they went in for their consultation can you please reach out to me I would love to hear your story and if you were eligible

I was not in the same situation but wanted to say welcome.