Happy Happy Joy Joy and Thank You Lord!!! :teeth_smile: :shades_smile:

I have my date!!! I will be sleeved on July 5th and I am super duper excited!! :wink_smile: :thumbs_up:

Here are my details:

My insurance:BCBS PPO of Florida (Empire) is covering the surgery at 90% since I have met my deductible.

So, out-of-pocket cost for me is going to total $650 ($500 Surgeon's Fee and $150 co-pay).

I am having bloodwork done by my PCP, a chest X-ray, and EKG. Following these tests I have to get a letter of surgical clearance from my PCP, then I am good to go.

Approximately 2 weeks prior to surgery I am required to be on a specialized diet which is 5 Protein drinks a day and 1 "Lean and Green Meal' (Protein and Veggies only) and drink plenty of Water.

I can't believe this is really going to happen!! :clap2:

I have a couple questions for those of you who have been through this: where can I get protein samples, and which ones are best??

Any feedback or advice is appreciated so much!!:cheer2:

How exciting for you!!! Congrats!! I am also curious as to the "best" protein powders... I will be watching for answers with you!!!!!

Congratulations on your date!

If you go into the food section of the forums, there is a specific forum for Protein and there is a posting pinned there of where to get samples from. Personally, I got a ton of samples from Nashuanutrition.com. So far I have liked them all - but I think I'm probably the weird one when it comes to that.

Edit - here's the link directly to the posting for samples: http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/1267-places-to-get-liquid-protein-samples/

That is awesome! Congrats on getting your date. Your post was so happy, I smiled myself.

Congrats!!!

:cheer2:

Thanks Nancy!! I will give that link a try!!