Hello there. My name is Jenn (you may know me from my personal blog, 
My one peeve post-op is the high cost of protein supplements. The manufacturers and companies that supply them argue that you’re not “spending”, you’re “investing”, and I can’t help but to feel that they take advantage of the simple fact that us post-ops can’t take in enough nutrition normally, can’t eat certain foods, etc. Take, for example, bariatriceating.com. A week’s supply (fourteen scoops, which will make two drinks per day) of flavored protein powder is over $20! Now, I know the stuff is of decent quality, but still… ergh. But then I think of how much money I am saving by not having to buy as much food as I did before, and I have to grudgingly concede that they’re right, and I’m not really being ripped off.
In any case, I try to make up for that high cost by doing what I can to save money in other ways. I never go shopping without coupons, for example. And if I’m going to be making a specialized online purchase, you better believe I look for coupons or discount codes to use first! savings.com is one of the sources I use for coupons, and they don’t disappoint. From a handy Orbitz promotion code that will be perfect for travel use, or the standard Sears coupons and Kohls coupons, I’ve got almost all of my online shopping covered!
What sites do you use for coupon codes? Do you know of any coupon codes that can specifically be used towards protein supplements and the like?
If you’d be willing to share how you financed your gastric bypass surgery, I’d definitely be willing to listen. I need things to change for me as well, but don’t have insurance.
I have insurance, thank goodness. For the longest time I didn’t, so when I did get it — through my husband’s work — one of the first things I did was look into bariatric surgery coverage. I was responsible for my deductible ($1500/year) and 10% of surgery costs. The total owed on the surgery was somewhere around $3800.
Can you get insurance through your employer, or a spouse’s? Would you be eligible for state-funded insurance?
Hey there – Congrats on taking steps towards a better life for yourself! I can’t say I know what it’s like for you to go through this, but I do know that being healthy feels good, so keep striving for it. Support is all around you.
I also don’t have a coupon code for you, but I do want to share a contest from Scivation and NutraPlanet.com to win free supplements for a year: http://www.nutraplanet.com/planet/articles/2010/05/10/win-a-years-supply-of-scivation-supplements. This is a purchase-based contest, but one purchase enters you into the contest.
Good luck on your journey! -Rachael
Hi I was just wondering if any of you had heard about HCG yet? I just found out about this last year and I researched it read about it and decided to try. I started in Sept 09 at around 290 and I am at 220 May of 10. I started to vlog my experience from the beginning which is crazy. I have just started my 4th round of hcg which I will be on for 3 weeks then I take a break for 3 weeks and I am losing like gastric bypass without the gastric bypass. You can find the book written by the original dr. himself dr. atw simeons on my website it is called pounds and inches near the top of the blog. http://www.myhcgsupplies.blogspot.com this saved my life and might help others too.
So, I know I’m late….but ebates.com is an awesome resource for saving money! You get a % of cash back at all the sites you regularly shop at (Those checks come every few months, and make me feel like all of my online shopping I do when I’m bored at work is an INVESTMENT) and they list every current promotion for each site/store. Can’t beat it!