Just wondering if there were any Richmond Va sleevers out there nearing the losers bench I'm in the pre sleeve stage but looking at the end of June beginning of July as surgery date TBD . I'd love to connect with locals at least in the 804, 757, or 540 area codes! Please add me if your in Virginia!

Hi Amy!! Welcome. Dr. Schroeder is awesome.. Feel free to message me if I can help you in any way.

Greetings, Amy! We have a lot in common -- I am also in Glen Allen, am a self pay patient, and Dr. Schroder is my surgeon. My surgery is on Thursday

I have tried a couple of different shakes, and have settled in with mostly Atkins products. Their vanilla is actually pretty good and they have several variations on chocolate that I also enjoy, including a mocha latte that isn't half bad. The Premier Protein shakes are also pretty good, but are getting harder to find. Martin's seems to be phasing them out, and I couldn't find any at Target the other day. I have stockpiled some 4-packs for my first two weeks post op, as they have 30 g protein per container.

As for Vitamins, I went with the suggested Bariatric Advantage chewables, at least for the short term. I'll probably do some comparison shopping once I have some time. In the interim, it was easier to just "go with the flow."

Greetings, Amy! We have a lot in common -- I am also in Glen Allen, am a self pay patient, and Dr. Schroder is my surgeon. My surgery is on Thursday

I have tried a couple of different shakes, and have settled in with mostly Atkins products. Their vanilla is actually pretty good and they have several variations on chocolate that I also enjoy, including a mocha latte that isn't half bad. The Premier Protein shakes are also pretty good, but are getting harder to find. Martin's seems to be phasing them out, and I couldn't find any at Target the other day. I have stockpiled some 4-packs for my first two weeks post op, as they have 30 g protein per container.

As for Vitamins, I went with the suggested Bariatric Advantage chewables, at least for the short term. I'll probably do some comparison shopping once I have some time. In the interim, it was easier to just "go with the flow."

The Best place to get the Premier

protein Shakes is COSTCO!!

Self Paying patients be aware! I am so thankful that my insurance covered! The hospital bill was 110,000 but my insurance negociated the amount down to 25,000 and I only paid 1,000 !!! Not including the bill from the Dr!!

Premier Protein is at costco and they are good. Personally, I prefer the EAS Carb Advantage that you can buy at Walmart or Sam's, The rich dark chocolate is really good, and not too sweet.

Thanks for the protein shake suggestions! I just need to do my research and see what I like. Have any of you used the powders?

I didn't do powders at all. I am far too lazy.

Haha! Fair enough. I was just thinking about getting veggies in with the shake too. The shakes you use, are they meal replacement or just for protein requirements?

Used. I am 21 months out so I don't do shakes. I was doing them as meal replacement to get through the mushy stage. For about my first 3-6 months and then I was done with them for good. I drink them occasionally now, but rarely.

I had surgery 10/17/13 with Dr. Carmody. He's a great surgeon. I have not reached goal due to my own poor choices. Starting to gain weight. Do any of you know when they have the support groups at St. Mary's?

BJ's and Sam's Club has them too! The Premier Protein ready to drink and the powder.

Edited August 1, 201511 yr by Wray1