Question:
Has anybody had Dr.Coirin do LAP surgery when your BMI is 68.0

I want this surgery so bad But I fear that I will get turned down for my surgery because my BMI is 68. I have tried to lose the weight on my own but because of my knee and back pain I can't walk very long because it hurts so bad. My Dr. is Antonio Coirin and i will be seeing him on October 19th I'm Hoping for good News...can anyone relate??? Jeanette Almendarez    — Jeanette A. (posted on October 18, 2004)

October 18, 2004
I also have a bmi above 60 and I also am unable to walk very far. In fact my docotr just gave me handicap plates for my car. I feel what you are going thru. I am worried about wether to get surgery at all. I hope you can get it. When I look into it earlier this year. I was told that the doctor would do me as RNY not lapband. I was hopeing for lap. Good Luck. PS-I have arthritis too am 6 feet tall and weigh over 450 pounds.
   — icr2002

October 20, 2004
Just some encouragement. I started out at 470 lbs with a bmi of 67. 3 months leading up to surgery I lost 65 lbs. In the beginning I could only walk for 10 min at a time. I worked up to 1 hr. If I can do it you can. Just go slow, exercise at your own pace. Hopefully the doc will approve you for surgery. Best of luck. Randy 470/250/?
   — Randy W.

October 20, 2004
Just to answer the question on LAP from my experience, my surgeon said it wasn't necessarily the BMI that determined that, it was how the abdomen behaves when the patient is lying down. He had me lie down and checked to see if my abdomen flattened out. I don't know if that's what they all do but that's my experience.
   — scbabe