Why do I feel that I don't deserve the chance to have WLS?

I have been overweight since I was a teenager. For about the same length of time I have had serious issues with depression. I had come to a point in my life where I accepted my weight and I was happy with myself but then I started having medical problems (arthritis and high blood pressure at age 25). My four doctors and my family then started a crusade to get me to lose weight and one suggested gastric bypass. I do meet the criteria of 100lbs overweight, just barely, but my bmi is about 38. I feel so depressed and I hate myself, but I feel like, "Who am I to think I deserve this suregery, there are people out there in much worse shape than me that are being denied." My insurance will approve me, my doctors and family are encouraging me, I want this very badly, I just feel like I'm not worth the effort. All this sudden attention on my weight has sent my self esteem back into the toilet. Please let me know if anyone has felt this way and how you've felt once you're "on the other side."

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