My surgeon and I were talking about this yesterday... I hope the FDA does approve lap band for a lower BMI..... I had the same food and weight-related problems at 230lbs as I did at 262.5lbs when I was eligible based on the 40 BMI.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/02/business/02obese.html?ex=1306904400&en=ada841dec69fa0c0&ei=5087&WT.mc_id=BU-D-I-NYT-MOD-MOD-M178-ROS-1210-HDR&WT.mc_ev=click
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/WellnessNews/fda-panel-lap-band-expansion/story?id=12296562
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In Canada there is no BMI requirement, probably because insurance doesn't cover it (but it does cover bypass, go figure).
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