Do I deserve surgery? 5'6" 249 pounds BMI 40

Did anyone start out with stats like mine and get this surgery? I wonder if I am even "big enough" to deserve it. I have had consistent shoulder pain for 6 years with no medical reason other than arthritis, family history of diabetes, hypoglycemia, high cholesterol, asthma, and I have never been able to stick to a diet for more than 9 months. I just quit because I am so unhappy and desperate to eat "enough" food again. Exercise is so hard because I just start wheezing and I get embarrassed about all the jiggle going on. I have been trying to conceive for 9 months with no luck, irregular periods and several annovulatory cycles. Am I crazy for wanting wls? I can still walk, get around ok, and I don't feel like I'm going to die all that soon. So I am feeling like my concerns about my weight are not immediate enough for surgery. I want to be able to make a decision and be able to defend it to anyone who would ask.

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