List of Co-Morbid Conditions
If you have BMI between 32 and 35 plus conditions listed below you may still be eligible for weight loss surgery.
- Degenerative joint disease
- Hypertension
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Sleep apnea
- Asthma
- Hypoventilation syndrome of obesity
- Deep vein thrombosis/ Pulmonary embolism
- Cardiac disease (arrhythmias/cardiomyopathy)
- Cor pulmonale
- Venous stasis ulcers
- Hypercholesterolemia/hyperlipidemia
- Depression
- Menstrual irregularities
- Fungal skin infections
- GERD(Gastroesophageal Reflux disease)
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