dmarie15

I am allergic to dairy (it causes sneezing, watery eyes, excessive mucous, and occasionally makes me turn beet red) and the only thing that seems to help is pineapple fruit and juice. My dietician said she will research and see what she can find that is dairy-free and also has high enough Protein and low enough carbs to work as a 4-5 weeks of liquid diet. (pre & post-op diet) Has anyone else been allergic to dairy and had to deal with this already? My tentative surgery date is June 30 so we have less than a week to figure this out. Any help would be appreciated!

Hello my name is D and I have been wanting to get bariatric surgery for over 10 years. I did not get GB because I desperately wanted children and when lap-band became an accepted technique I never had the insurance that would cover it. For the last 2 years I have been doing what I can to save up to be self pay and on Memorial Day my parents agreed to go ahead and fund me because the timing seems to be perfect for where I am in my life. So I have chosen the surgery center and as of this moment I am open to whichever doctor is available to do it the earliest. The reason I am so flexible is that 2 people I trust have told me that they would trust any of the 4 to do their surgery if they had to chose all over again. I have my first appointment with dietician and preliminary labs tomorrow at 11:15 so I am really excited!!! My goal is to have the surgery as close to the 4th of July as possible because that will have a lot of meaning for me...independance day, 2 years since my husband and I split and being able to finally get what I have wanted since my mid 20's. Will keep you up to date with progress reports and such!

Dr Victor Gonzales will be doing my surgery and the tentative date is June 30th. I am really excited and looking forward to finally having what will most likely be of the best tools that I will ever get! I know that the surgery is going to mark the beginning of a wonderful new life that I completely deserve to have!!!