Is 70lbs overweight too "skinny" for surgery?

I had the VSG at 55 pounds overweight.  I was pre-diabetic and had high cholesterol.  I was terrified I would end up diabetic and was not heading in a good direction.  I'm grateful my surgeon was supportive and willing to help me.

This is a matter for you and your potential surgeon to discuss. Plenty of people carry 70 excess pounds around with little ill effect (yet), but others, like you, are greatly affected by extra weight. Seventy pounds is like carrying an average-weight 10-year-old child around all day. It's not a weight to sneeze at. You're right in taking it very seriously. Good luck.

psychoticparrot

Thank you to all who took the time to reply. I'm going to start looking for a good surgeon to have a consultation with in either Dallas or Oklahoma.

the journey begins...