do any of you know where I can find ready to drink Crystal light in plastic bottles? It is made with splenda and the powder mix is aspartame, which I can't do.

I have looked at Walmart, Kroger, Target and Publix.

I would really love some of the ready to drink lemonade!!!!

Help!!!

TIA!

The surgery would be done through Hugh Houston.  He is the only one of the three surgeons who perform the DS currently.  To discuss the RNY to DS revision, call Holly at Dr. Houston's office and she will talk with you about this surgery option.  Her number is 615-342-5820.  From what I understand on the DS board, this revision can be pretty complicated.  Dr. Houston performed my lap band to DS revision.

I had heard that the closest location to me (Kentucky) that does a revision from RNY to the DS was in New Jersey.  So I did some poking around and emailing several surgeons around the Tri State area.  I heard from Centennial in Nashville that their surgeons do a revision from RNY to DS.  I had about lost hope.  Has anyone had any experience with this sort of procedure at Centennial?

Thanks,
Cherri

I have decided to go to Centennial since Dr. Weaver's office in Memphis is backed up until late this summer  and into fall. I have heard great things about the surgeon's at Centennial. Who would you recommend? I am planning on having the RNY. I have submitted all my paperwork to the center except for my last month of the 6 month insurance required diet. I will complete that Friday morning and fax it in as soon as my doctor gets it back to me which she will probably do before I leave that morning. This is everything that I have completed. 5 year records, psych eval, upper GI, and 6 month records. How far out are the surgeons scheduling right now? Any advice?

I have to do weigh in for 6 months, which is depressing.  You have this motivation at first that hey I'm ready and it's time to get healthy and then you have to go through six months of weigh ins, which if I were able to lose weight on my own I wouldn't be having surgery.  You have to turn in a food journal of everything that you have eaten in the past month.  It's kind of crazy what you have to go through, but now that I am getting closer to the end, I'm glad that I had to go through the baby steps.  There is no way I was actually prepared for all liquids or no longer eating out.  They say to go and eat your last meal, but really I've had lots of last meals; seafood, thai, japanese, chinese, mexican, McDonalds, KFC, Taco Bell, Italian food, ect.  I've had to say good bye one by one because I just couldn't end them all at once.  I still have to work on not ordering lunch with everyone at work.  Subway is my next habit to kill.  They say healthy lunches, but really when you think about it they're not that healthy.  My stomach is about to become not much bigger than a single meat ball.  Sorry I ramble, a lot.  Hope this helps.