I only know one person who has had weight loss surgery, and the surgeon made her loose 45 pounds *before* he would do the surgery precisely because of the general anesthesia risk. So in fact, no, it's not fine to have the same person go under the knife. Also, whether or not it's agreed that a BMI of 30 or 32 or 35 constitutes being obese is not at issue here. They accept people up to a BMI of 40.
I have no doubt that the reason these guidelines were put into place was because at some point some donor died, and then his/her next of kin showed up with a big ol' law suit. I also have no doubt that if someone needed a transplant and you were the only match and you were willing to sign all sorts of waivers, they would take your marrow.
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Re: I'm not saying that I agree with them, but I suspect I know why the limits are there
Date: 2007-01-11 05:13 pm (UTC)I have no doubt that the reason these guidelines were put into place was because at some point some donor died, and then his/her next of kin showed up with a big ol' law suit. I also have no doubt that if someone needed a transplant and you were the only match and you were willing to sign all sorts of waivers, they would take your marrow.