Getting sleeved with less than 100lbs to lose?? Why?

 For me having less than 100 lbs to lose getting tle sleeve will definitely help my back and knee pain and my hypertension. My joints feel better already in just 3 weeks. It was 100% worth it and the surgery didn't feel so major. It was done same day, no drains or catheter. Minimal pain that was easily controlled. I haven't had a chnce to update my ticker yet but I've lost 25 lbs in 3 weeks. Impossible before this procedure.

I think this thread is a good indicator of where we are, as a society. I mean think about how that sounds LOL. "Why would you have WLS if you ONLY have 100 pounds to lose?" 100 pounds.The equivalent of 4 toddlers. 100 pounds in excess weight. How the heck is that ONLY? lol Type 2 diabetes, clogged arteries, high cholesterol, metabolic syndrome, death. 100 pounds ain't no joke. Why wait until it's 200, 300? I decided to do it with 90 pounds to lose because after 10 years it became obvious in a blink of an eye, it could be a lot more. The last 45 pounds I gained were fast and I didn't see it coming. I also wanted to eat more and more as I gained.

But seriously, 100 pounds isn't something that should be followed with ONLY. We have conditioned ourselves to be so accustomed to extreme obesity, we are desensitized to it.

  Great response... thank you!

WELL SAID!!!

  At 4 ft 11" and 205-210lbs carried mostly in my core,  with sleep apnea, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and  type 2 diabetes - it sure didn't feel like "only".

Thank you OP for your honesty and I truly don't think you meant to offend anyone, but were just wondering what some of us "heavy-weighters" also wonder... and I really appreciated everyone *****sponded because the answers really helped me see how much we are all 'in this together' - co-morbidities affect all of us, and being obese is being obese. Period.

Best wishes to all of us as we walk this journey from obesity to healthy living!!

I was 65 pounds above "normal" and just barely at a BMI of 35 when I decided on WLS. An 85 pound loss would put me in the middle of normal. I'm sure some people would judge my decision to get sleeved as drastic. Why do it?

Consider the alternative. Walking around with aching joints and not being able to do the activities I love? Another miserable decade of failing at weigh****chers? Giving up and watching my weight creep up until I had serious health problems, when surgery would be riskier and harder to recover from?

My mom's experience (I'm built just like her) made my future clear: severe arthritis, mobility problems, diabetes, high blood pressure. I felt like I needed to do the one clearly effective thing available to ward off an unavoidable fate of morbid obesity and health problems that could cut my life short. A more sensible question to me is: why would I NOT do that?? Every day since surgery has validated my decision.

I must say (like the OP, with no offense intended) that I can't quite understand why people wait until they're way heavier before they take effective action. I know surgery's scary, but gosh if you've tried everything else and your alternative is to be morbidly obese until you die (like mine was), why wait?

I started out with about 90 lbs to lose and I am 33 years old with 2 little girls (ages 3 and 5). 

For me, I think that I decided to go ahead with surgery because of my aunt who, at 52 years old, underwent bypass.  She had been heavy for her entire adult life and she never thought that she could every be thin.  I was able to see what I would become in 25 years.  Then she had bypass and it all changed for her; she was much healthier and she was finally, insanely happy.  And when I approached the subject of surgery with her, she told me that she had wished that she hadn't waited, that she's had surgery when she was in her 20's or 30's and that she hadn't had to sit on the sidelines while her life passed her by because she was too large to enjoy it.  That really struck a cord with me. 

Unlike a lot of you, I didn't have any serious medical conditions - YET.  But I knew that they would come one day.  What I did notice is that my life was slowly passing me by as I watched it on the sidelines and I became pretty severly depressed.  And seeing my aunt's progress and having her as a cheerleader gave me the courage to take charge of my life.  And I am thankful EVERY SINGLE DAY for the life that this surgery has given me.

Normally, I try to be an upbeat and positive person on these boards.  But, I have to say that your topic made my blood boil.

The internet makes it so easy to "judge" others in the comfort of our own little worlds.  My BMI was "only" 32.8.  But, this surgery definitely saved my life and opened up a whole new world for me.  But, I don't need to explain my decision and my surgeon's decision to anyone.  3 surgeons agreed that I was an ideal candidate for this surgery & I picked the one that I was most comfortable with.

Let's try to use these forums as a place of support with some "tough love" thrown in when appropriate.  Why raise the blood pressure of so many well-meaning people?

OK ... off of my soap box now.

I don't think there's any need to be angry or  jump up the OP's behind...it was a valid question just like any other on this board, and she made it clear it was not to knock or criticize anyone's decision.  If you are getting angry I can only imagine that either you yourself had had similar thoughts or have heard comments/criticism of your surgery decision already.  I have wondered the same thing at times, but then again, my perspective is different as I have a lot more to lose than a lot of people on these boards!  This surgery is life altering and comes with risks, and it is a valid question to wonder why go through all this as a "lightweight".  However, hearing what many of you have been through has enlightened me and I totally understand and wish everyone well.  Now that I have the sleeve, I wish I had done it when I was lighter too.  Thanks for all who answered with honesty and openness, this is an interesting topic!