I got the Lap Band 12-22-2009 and lost a lot of weight. Unfortunately the band slipped and I had an esophageal dilitation, so the band was deemed no longer effective. Through no ones fault by my own, I gained almost all my weight I lost by eating poorly and lack of exercise. My BMI is 37 but I qualify for WLS with other comorbidities. I can’t believe the number of people, even medical personnel, who say to me “you’re not fat enough for WLS.” Yes, the F word is used. My daughter calls it fat-shaming and it gets her so mad. But tell me, at what point is someone fat enough for surgery? Is it my right to pursue surgery based on the medical advice of a reputable surgeon to change my life? Why do I have to justify my decision to each person I come in contact with? I just had an echo and stress test done because there was concern on a recent EKG. The cardiologist asked me why I could not just diet as I’m “not too big yet.” WHAT??? I’ve decided to stop telling people what I’m doing and when I start to lose weight I’ll just smile and thank them and if they ask how I did it, I will just have to come up with a snappy answer.
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