Can you get surgery if your'e "slighty" overweight

Can I get surgery if I am almost 30 pounds overweight. I can't lose on my own and I feel this is a significant amount especially with my health problems.

Absolutely not. Your BMI has to be at least 30 with co-morbidities or 40 without. You also have to have a long record of having tried other methods to lose weight (and failed), you have to undergo psychological testing, you have to work with a nutritionist for 3 to 6 months (depending on the insurance), you have to have been obese for at least five years (again, depending on insurance), you have to be willing to work hard for the rest of your life to eat right and exercise on a regular basis, you have to be willing and able (financially) to deal with complications that could arise immediately after the surgery or somewhere down the line, and you have to attend support groups on a regular basis for the rest of your life. Surgery is no easy step. You're just a kid, and you're only 30 lbs overweight. Don't underestimate surgery and all that it implies.

Most insurance companies require a BMI of 35 with health problems or 40 without. Self pay there are no requirements, but any good doctor would say no for 30lbs...

Most insurance companies and drs require you are at least 100 lbs over ideal weight. I had it done, that is the lap band, I was 238 on surgery day and almost two years later I am 168, 10 lbs from my three year goal. I don't regret it at all.

Wow, Im surprised at 238 you were elgible. Without getting too personal did you have other medical reasons?

No. You normally need a BMI of at least 40, or 30 with comorbidities.

Even then, you need psychological testing, to have lost some weight on your own and all sort of other hurdles before you would be cleared.

this .... at least in Canada that's the way it is.

I have seen 2 posts by this person tonight. Even if one could have surgery for 30 pounds, it could not be done in the one month before her wedding.... I am calling TROLL

At the rate she's been cursing and insulting people, her account will be deleted momentarily.

I think you are opting for a lazy way out. Just my opinion but I think unless you are classified as obese and need the surgery to get to a "normal" weight to start losing, it's laziness. You need to be accountable for what you eat. The fact that you don't log your food is showing how unaccountable you are. I've read your other post as well. You should have started when you picked the date. Not wait around until a month before. You pretty much have to jump through hoops to get this surgery (in Canada) and have to be "obese". I lost 30 lbs in 3 months with diet and exercise a few years ago. It's determination, accountability and strength that will get you to lose weight. And people I know that have gotten the surgery have gained all the weight back. Either way you still have to exercise and eat well. Good luck though.

As I am about 25 pounds overweight, it makes me upset when people insinuate that because the amount of weight is smaller than other people have to lose that it isn't "as bad." Emotionally, it can be just as brutal.... sorry I didn't answer your question at all, I just had to get that off my chest

Perhaps a therapist can help with those issues.

I think the point is that no matter how much weight you have to lose it's a factor for everyone. 30 or 300 is still a factor if you need to lose it. Now surgery is not the key to every issue but it has helped a lot of people . I really think it's wedding jitters. This person grew up obese and still see's herself as the big/ fat girl. A little compassion goes a long way.

As I am about 25 pounds overweight, it makes me upset when people insinuate that because the amount of weight is smaller than other people have to lose that it isn't "as bad." Emotionally, it can be just as brutal.... sorry I didn't answer your question at all, I just had to get that off my chest

Perhaps a therapist can help with those issues.

The OP reminds me of another new member, "Taylorswiftfan" or something like that. Most likely a troll. Or at the very least, someone who is very bored and uninformed.