Question:
Okay I am 5'4 and my weight is around

215 which puts me with a BMI of 37, I would like to hear from anyone with a BMI of 37 or below. I am paying cash for the wls and have now been informed I may not meet the standards. So now what?    — Dee S. (posted on March 2, 2002)

March 2, 2002
I am also 5'4" and weigh 2l5. I qualified because I have some other health problems such as GERD, etc. If you have even one health problem caused by being overweight, I believe most surgeons will say you qualify. You need to have a consultation with one to find out for sure, but I'm pretty sure that it won't be a problem. My insurance company approved my surgery and it is scheduled for March l8, 2002.
   — Anne B.

March 19, 2002
My BMI is 34 and I'm 5'4" and weight 195. My problem is my lower back I life in constant pain because of herniated disc that the doctor says can not be fix because I Had it fix in 1991 and herniated it again but it's in operatble now and I have ray cage at level L5-S1 which is very painful when I walk stand and sit the doctors says that if I lose some weight the pain might not be to bad. My feet hurt too since my surgery on my lower back, last month I had surgery on my right knee because of my back it tore my knee.
   — blank first name B.