A good friend of mine is in month four of a six month process for her surgery. She is very positive and is 100% ready. I have attended one of her monthly group meetings and felt reassured that this would be perfect for me. My biggest doubt is if I qualify. My friend has numerous medical issues, so she qualified with no problems. I am 47 years old, 5'6", 263 pounds and my only medical issues related to my weight are lower back pain, high cholesterol, not sleeping well (always seem fatigued, but with bouts of insomnia), GERD and some swelling in my ankles after walking about a mile (treadmill). Most of the people in my friend's group have severe medical issues, so I can understand why they are there. My main issue I have is that I never feel full. It seems to take a lot of food to feel satisfied and if I leave the dinner table still hungry, I end up snacking.I really feel that gastric surgery would be the tool I need to stop the yo-yo dieting and weight loss/gain from the past 30 years. I am done. I would like to lose 133 pounds and be able keep it off. I've already watched the webinar that the surgery team requires and I've also filled out the 19 page health questionnaire. All I have to do now is make the phone call to schedule an evaluation. The feeling of being denied surgery because I don't meet the criteria is what is weighing on my mind. I told myself that I would give myself a couple more days to think about it. Did anyone else have these fears? Has anyone been denied surgery because they didn't meet the surgeon's criteria?