Well I finally convinced my family physician to refer me to the Centre of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery at the Vic. My previous attempts at asking  him for professional help, he didn't think that I was "big enough"! But I told him that I my BMI is 44! Looking forward to hearing from them!

Hello. I am just learning about OH and all the "tools" that are out there! I am also trying to convince my younger sister to go on this journey with me as her BMI is higher than mine and she is a single mom, so she needs the support more! My lil sis and I were planning on attending the WLS Meet and Greet last Thursday but she had just been released from the hospital the previous night from a bout of pneumonia and my first ever tattoo took too long (and sadly I had booked and paid a deposit on the tattoo long before I knew about the M&G). I will be going to see my family physician this week and trying to "convince" him to lead me the in the right direction. I have asked him before a few times as my previous gym memberships and diets have not worked. He said that I "don't need help". But my BMI is 43.4 as I am 5'6" and 275lbs. My knees and feet kill me at work. But worst of all I don't have the stamina for my two young children and/or my energetic wife! I have joined the gym again with the hopes that I can lose weight combined with eating healthier but if I fail like the previous attempts I am hoping that I can be put on a list for an opportunity to have a life-saving surgery!