The first question is very interesting.
I have a friend who is waiting to go through this surgery, and I have been considering it myself.
I’m not that heavy, but I am still considered morbidly obese. I’ve gotten my doctor to write me a letter stating that so I can get help from the mental health side of my insurance.
I can still exercise, but I will say that insulin is really making the weight loss thing harder. I will even say that some of the side effects of diabetes makes it harder too.
By the way, once you’ve made the decision to have the surgery it takes an incredibily long time before you see the surgeon.