I recently went to a friends wedding dinner, the meal cost me 35$ and I only ate 4 bites of it! I was told by a friend that she knew someone (you know how that goes) who had a card from her surgeon that said she had weight loss surgery so she could order off the kids menu. Has anyone heard of that? i don't eat out a lot, and usually my daughter will just give me a few bites of her meal and I'm fine. But I wonder what other people do when they eat out. I dont want to just order soup and salad every time, I want meat! It's bad enough I eat so little everyone insists on staring at me and asking how I could be full already (people who KNOW i've had the surgery.) Thanks!

I got mine from lapband.com

I dont use my card. I do however order from the staters menu a lot. If I want something on the regular menu I share with my son or husband or I take it home and eat it later.

Kat

I have the realize band so I don't have a card but I just tell the waitress, that I have had lap band surgery and ask if i can order off the kids menu everywhere ive gone has not had a problem with it

I got mine from lapband.com

When you went on lapband.com where did you find the "card"?? I've done a quick search and didn't have any idea where to start looking. Thanks.

Kat i do the exact same as you. Learning on the way. I either share a meal with hubby or my two sons or if there is something i REALLY want i order it an i know one of the boys will eat it (they are teenage boys afterall) lol

As far as the cars my surgeons office gave it to me in a gift bag after my surgery as a congrats present

I have a card too. I have never had to use it. I order from the kids menu or starter menu. If I was refused the kids menu then I would probably pull it out. LOL

I was supposed to get a realize card from the hospital on day of discharge but strangely enough they couldn't find it. I have a blank card sitting at the Docs office waiting for me to pick it up...I know it's such a small thing but I was very annoyed when I was told it was "missing".

if you have the Allergan band, ask your surgeon for the Lapband surgery kit. It's a yellow pack that they are sent. I had to ask for one, it was not readily supplied. It comes with a temporary card and a code to use on lapband.com to get the permanent card.

I have not used it yet, but figure that when I get more restriction, I might.

I haven't got a card but, have asked at restaurants I've been to if they honor and so far none do. It's really up to the waiter/waitress when I tell them. The reason I was told they don't is that wls doesn't nessesarily mean you eat less.

I have a card from my dr too. I don't order from the kids menu though so never have used it. I have a friend who orders from the kids menu all the time and she said they have never refused her after telling them she has the lapband.

When you went on lapband.com where did you find the "card"?? I've done a quick search and didn't have any idea where to start looking. Thanks.

on lapband.com dashboard about halfway down is My Lapband Journey Tools. On the right column is "Get your lapband personalized ID card."

on lapband.com dashboard about halfway down is My Lapband Journey Tools. On the right column is "Get your lapband personalized ID card."

Thank you for finding it and posting this...Ive been wondering about how to get one.

I have a card but don't use it. Most kid's menus have fatty things like hot dogs and mac and cheese anyway...if they had better choices I might consider it. I usually order an appetizer when I go out, or share something with my fiancé. I only had a problem once at a hibachi place...they wouldn't let me order just an appetizer because they had a 30 dollar minimum. I told them I had a lap band but they didn't understand or care. Suffice it to say we had lots of leftovers that night!

Thanks for the info, I am going to have to look at the stuff I got after surgery, maybe I have a card and dont even know it. Most of the people I hang out with on a daily basis will share a plate with me or I order an appetizer. I ordered a few times off the kids menu but now that I am having more restriction most of it is fried or breaded stuff that I dont want. I do love going to ChicFila, I get the kids grilled chicken nuggets with fruit instead of fries and a diet lemonade... MY FAVORITE fast food meal!

I have a card, but I never use it when I eat out. I avoid true fast food places all together and when we go any place else, I usually go online and look at their menu to see what if anything I can eat before hand. Normally I just order off the lower cal menu if they have one and take a goody box home for another meal. That way I feel like I get my moneys worth and 1 less meal to plan out.