http://www.gastric-bypass-guru.com/restaurant-card-bariatric-surgery.html

Someone senmt me this site. You can print out a card to use when ordering at restaurants. It doesn't say that it requires your surgeon's signature - just has a line for his name etc. I sent it to my surgeon because he has mentioned he didn't know where to get them.

Just noticed that the site doesn't even list "sleeves" - must be old information. But the info on the cards is accurate so I guess it doesn't matter.

Received an update from my doctor regarding these restaurant cards. They said that the reason that they stopped using them was because they really don't want people ordering from the kids menu because of the poor nutrional values of most items on kids menus. They recommended that you either order an appetizer or just order and ask for a to go box right away. I think we all knew to do that. She did say, however, that it wouldn't hurt to carry the card just in case anyone gives you a hard time. The cards don't really ask for the surgeon's signature, just their name.

It would be nice to order from the 'Seniors Menu' tho! Sometimes i'd rather just have a smaller portion (and pay less) of the same food and this is before having the surgery. I can only imagine after...

Hi, I would think the card would work to order from the senior menu and I think the resturant would rather that since the senior menu does cost more then the children's menu.

Kid meal selections typically suck so I just order an appetizer or half order of something, skip the sides, or order an entree, and bring 2/3 of the meal home for leftover meals. Most restaurants have been super great about just letting me order a steak, or half order of ribs without the sides and not charge me the entire entree price.

It works out great for me since I hate Breakfast foods. I can just microwave a little from the meals I've had out, and have 2 meals for the next couple of days. I'm not okay with announcing to perfect strangers that I chose one of my major organs surgically altered so I couldn't eat enough for 3 people. They didn't charge me more pre-op, and I wouldn't expect them to charge me less or accommodate me just because I chose surgery to help me lose weight.