HAS ANYONE HEARD OF A DR. NOT DOING THE SURGERY BECAUSE OF BEING HIGH RISK?

I WENT TO SEE DR. ROBLES YESTERDAY AND HE TOLD THAT HE WOULD NOT DO THE SURGERY UNTIL I LOST 50 LBS...(SUCH AN EASY TASK)..BECAUSE I WAS A HIGH RISK??? I AM A DIABETIC WITH SLEEP APNEA AND A BMI OF 61....WITH A FAMILY HISTORY OF HEART PROBLEM...I HAVE GOOD BLOOD PRESSURE AND NO PROBLEM WITH MY HEART..I TAKE LIPTOR--AND MY CHOLESTROL IS UNDER CONTROL...???? I DON'T UNDERSTAND I THOUGHT THAT WAS WHAT U NEEDED TO HAVE THE SURGERY...ANY ADVISE..OR WHAT TO DO NEXT...PLEASE HELP!!!!

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