General Discussion

I have been away from the practice for a long time, I was a critical care nurse. I am sure that a lot has changed since I was practicing. We did not do heart transplants until very late in my time so I mostly prepped patients for removal of organs. I am NOT practicing now so listen more to those who do but some things never change, the way a body works is pretty much the same as always so there is that.

Still the answer to you would be yes. You cannot get some joint replacements without weight loss requirements. Hell, you cannot even get weight loss surgeries unless you drop some weight in some cases.

Obesity causes so many problems with all your systems it just makes everything more difficult and for some, not all, it shows that the patient has not the ability to follow what is needed to be healthy. **Make certain you see that part....some, not all.

I have been going through some rough heart problems. I was told to lose some weight because it would help. I was about 10 pounds over weight. Imagine what 200 pounds would do or even 50.