Support Group Info for 2010
Support Group Information for Tucson and Phoenix Metro
(those who attend support groups are those who obtain their weight loss goals and maintain for a lifetime!)
Pick a group and pencil it in! Own your success!! Protect your health!! Celebrate your life!! Pay it forward!!
Tucson Area:
St. Joseph's also has one on the 1st Tuesday of the month at 6:30-8:30 at the St. Joseph's Auditorium. All are welcome Dr. Blackstone Support Group in Tucson is the 1st Saturday of the month to be held at Sheraton on Grant Road from 10:00-11:30. This is for SBC patients only.
St. Joseph's is the last Saturday of the month at St. Joseph's Auditorium from 10:00-12:00 open to everyone.
Tucson NOAG is Last Thursday of the Month at 7:00 at UMC Rm. 5408, open to all. ----
North West meeting7-8:30 PM each 3rd Monday of the month at the Northwest Medical Center Classrooms A-D 6200 N LaCholla Blvd. Classrooms are off the main lobby behind the cafeteria. New attendees in classroom D at 6:30 PM.
---- Eastside meeting7-8:30 PM on the first Tuesday of each month at Evangelical Covenant Church, 551 N. Camino Seco, between Broadway and Speedway, on the West side of the street. As always new attendees will be at 6:30.
Phoenix Area:
**Chandler WLS Support– 4th Tuesday at Chandler Regional Hospital, 6-7:30 pm OPEN to ALL! Peer Facilitated. Frye & Dobson. Enter from East Main entrance (by E.R.) and take elevator’s down to conference rooms 1 and 2 (This has been changed to quarterly with occasional get together’s….check support site for updates)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chandler_WLSSupport/join
Banner Gateway Support- **1st Tuesday 6-7:30 and **2nd Weds 6-7:30 and 3rd Weds 4:30 Professionally facilitated. OPEN to ALL (room down from the cafeteria) http://www.bannerhealth.com/_Bariatric/Bariatric+Center+Loca tions/Banner+Gateway_Bariatric_Center/Patient+Support/_Suppo rt+Groups.htm
**AZ Grads of WLS- 1st Tues, 5:30 at Bridges Centre, Phx St Luke's. OPEN to ALL who are 1 year post-op, Peer Facilitated: usually by Joyce or her hubby, Jim J http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/JRinAZ_group/discussion/ Come to GRADS then stay for the general support mtg @ 6:30!
Bridges St Luke's in Phoenix- 1st Tuesday at 6:30, OPEN to ALL, Psych facilitated, Bridges Education Room, 555 N. 18th E., Phx
Tempe St Luke’s – 2nd Saturday of every month, 1 p.m. ERny and DS group, 3rd Thursday of every month, 6 p.m.
Sun City - second Saturday of the month at 10;30 - noon. We meet in the Sun City room at the corner of 103rd & Coggins. If you have any questions of comments, please email Ann or call in the evenings at 623-249-4924.
Sun City Morning Group - Wednesday morning support group. It will be at 8:30-10:00A.M. The fourth Wednesday of each month. It will be held in the Menke Sun City Meeting Room in Sun City. All type of WLS are invited. Bring your support person if you would like. Hope to see you.
Debbie (dbuckeye)
Paradise Valley Hospital Support Groups are now being held at Paradise Valley Hopsital. They are open to all patients and are topic driven. Healthcare providers will help facilitate the support groups. All are welcome and they are FREE of Charge. The same speaker/topic will be for both sessions. The topic will be approx 30 minutes with open support discussion following
When: 2nd Tuesday of the Month 6pm - 7:30pm Modular Classroom 3rd Saturday 11am-1pm Cafeteria Classroom
Where: 3929 E. Bell Road. Phoenix Corner of Bell Road and the 51
**WLS West Valley Support Group:
WLS West Valley is a support group that meets twice a month on the first and third Saturdays of each month. It is a group designed for people who are pre-op or post-op for any kind of weight loss surgery.
The meetings are PEER FACILITATED, FREE, and will be held at Banner Estrella Hospital in the Conference Rooms located at 93rd Avenue and Thomas Road from 10:30 AM to Noon. The conference rooms are located just west of the main hospital entrance.
We look forward to meeting you!
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/WLSWestValley/
There are other support groups in these areas that are affiliated with Bariatric programs and are closed to guests unless you are attending with one of their patient’s specifically. They are great programs….
**And…there are other support groups spattered around the state outside of Tucson and Phoenix. For instance, check out: http://tricitywls.com/ This Prescott Valley group totally rocks! A fun day trip could include a trip to visit them. Get out of the heat, see their fun city, enjoy a dinner out and then join them for an evening of support! I’ve done that plan and LOVED it!
There's a support group for anyone that has had/is considering any form of weight loss surgery in Yuma. It meets the first Wednesday of the month at 6:30pm at the Yuma Regional Corporate Center on the corner of 32nd St & 4th Ave Extension.
So, can I save you a seat?......
Shoot me a note at: [email protected] OR [email protected]
C U soon!!!
(those who attend support groups are those who obtain their weight loss goals and maintain for a lifetime!)
Pick a group and pencil it in! Own your success!! Protect your health!! Celebrate your life!! Pay it forward!!
Tucson Area:
St. Joseph's also has one on the 1st Tuesday of the month at 6:30-8:30 at the St. Joseph's Auditorium. All are welcome Dr. Blackstone Support Group in Tucson is the 1st Saturday of the month to be held at Sheraton on Grant Road from 10:00-11:30. This is for SBC patients only.
St. Joseph's is the last Saturday of the month at St. Joseph's Auditorium from 10:00-12:00 open to everyone.
Tucson NOAG is Last Thursday of the Month at 7:00 at UMC Rm. 5408, open to all. ----
North West meeting7-8:30 PM each 3rd Monday of the month at the Northwest Medical Center Classrooms A-D 6200 N LaCholla Blvd. Classrooms are off the main lobby behind the cafeteria. New attendees in classroom D at 6:30 PM.
---- Eastside meeting7-8:30 PM on the first Tuesday of each month at Evangelical Covenant Church, 551 N. Camino Seco, between Broadway and Speedway, on the West side of the street. As always new attendees will be at 6:30.
Phoenix Area:
**Chandler WLS Support– 4th Tuesday at Chandler Regional Hospital, 6-7:30 pm OPEN to ALL! Peer Facilitated. Frye & Dobson. Enter from East Main entrance (by E.R.) and take elevator’s down to conference rooms 1 and 2 (This has been changed to quarterly with occasional get together’s….check support site for updates)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chandler_WLSSupport/join
Banner Gateway Support- **1st Tuesday 6-7:30 and **2nd Weds 6-7:30 and 3rd Weds 4:30 Professionally facilitated. OPEN to ALL (room down from the cafeteria) http://www.bannerhealth.com/_Bariatric/Bariatric+Center+Loca tions/Banner+Gateway_Bariatric_Center/Patient+Support/_Suppo rt+Groups.htm
**AZ Grads of WLS- 1st Tues, 5:30 at Bridges Centre, Phx St Luke's. OPEN to ALL who are 1 year post-op, Peer Facilitated: usually by Joyce or her hubby, Jim J http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/JRinAZ_group/discussion/ Come to GRADS then stay for the general support mtg @ 6:30!
Bridges St Luke's in Phoenix- 1st Tuesday at 6:30, OPEN to ALL, Psych facilitated, Bridges Education Room, 555 N. 18th E., Phx
Tempe St Luke’s – 2nd Saturday of every month, 1 p.m. ERny and DS group, 3rd Thursday of every month, 6 p.m.
Sun City - second Saturday of the month at 10;30 - noon. We meet in the Sun City room at the corner of 103rd & Coggins. If you have any questions of comments, please email Ann or call in the evenings at 623-249-4924.
Sun City Morning Group - Wednesday morning support group. It will be at 8:30-10:00A.M. The fourth Wednesday of each month. It will be held in the Menke Sun City Meeting Room in Sun City. All type of WLS are invited. Bring your support person if you would like. Hope to see you.
Debbie (dbuckeye)
Paradise Valley Hospital Support Groups are now being held at Paradise Valley Hopsital. They are open to all patients and are topic driven. Healthcare providers will help facilitate the support groups. All are welcome and they are FREE of Charge. The same speaker/topic will be for both sessions. The topic will be approx 30 minutes with open support discussion following
When: 2nd Tuesday of the Month 6pm - 7:30pm Modular Classroom 3rd Saturday 11am-1pm Cafeteria Classroom
Where: 3929 E. Bell Road. Phoenix Corner of Bell Road and the 51
**WLS West Valley Support Group:
WLS West Valley is a support group that meets twice a month on the first and third Saturdays of each month. It is a group designed for people who are pre-op or post-op for any kind of weight loss surgery.
The meetings are PEER FACILITATED, FREE, and will be held at Banner Estrella Hospital in the Conference Rooms located at 93rd Avenue and Thomas Road from 10:30 AM to Noon. The conference rooms are located just west of the main hospital entrance.
We look forward to meeting you!
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/WLSWestValley/
There are other support groups in these areas that are affiliated with Bariatric programs and are closed to guests unless you are attending with one of their patient’s specifically. They are great programs….
**And…there are other support groups spattered around the state outside of Tucson and Phoenix. For instance, check out: http://tricitywls.com/ This Prescott Valley group totally rocks! A fun day trip could include a trip to visit them. Get out of the heat, see their fun city, enjoy a dinner out and then join them for an evening of support! I’ve done that plan and LOVED it!
There's a support group for anyone that has had/is considering any form of weight loss surgery in Yuma. It meets the first Wednesday of the month at 6:30pm at the Yuma Regional Corporate Center on the corner of 32nd St & 4th Ave Extension.
So, can I save you a seat?......
Shoot me a note at: [email protected] OR [email protected]
C U soon!!!
On March 21, 2010 at 9:18 PM Pacific Time, lostin2010 wrote:
I live in Payson....any support groups near me besides Scottsdale? Sure would love to have some support up north! 
I know Prescott is quite a drive from Payson but when I've visited that group, they've had folks there from Payson and all over the region! It's a smokin group; complete with their own wholesale protein set-up, a cool website and officers! They are committed to lifetime health!
I know there are oodles of folks from Payson. Let me know if you'd like to start a group and I can help walk you through setting it up!
Phoenix isn't that far away though and the big events would definitely be worth the drive to the valley!
Support is key to lifetime success!!!
Let us know how we can help support you on-line!
Joyce Rny 2/11/03-> ERny 12/26/07-> Duodenal Switch 5/12/2010
www.dsfacts.com , www.dssurgery.com , & www.duodenalswitch.com
On March 20, 2010 at 4:08 PM Pacific Time, JRinAZ wrote:
Support Group Information for Tucson and Phoenix Metro(those who attend support groups are those who obtain their weight loss goals and maintain for a lifetime!)
Pick a group and pencil it in! Own your success!! Protect your health!! Celebrate your life!! Pay it forward!!
Tucson Area:
St. Joseph's also has one on the 1st Tuesday of the month at 6:30-8:30 at the St. Joseph's Auditorium. All are welcome Dr. Blackstone Support Group in Tucson is the 1st Saturday of the month to be held at Sheraton on Grant Road from 10:00-11:30. This is for SBC patients only.
St. Joseph's is the last Saturday of the month at St. Joseph's Auditorium from 10:00-12:00 open to everyone.
Tucson NOAG is Last Thursday of the Month at 7:00 at UMC Rm. 5408, open to all. ----
North West meeting7-8:30 PM each 3rd Monday of the month at the Northwest Medical Center Classrooms A-D 6200 N LaCholla Blvd. Classrooms are off the main lobby behind the cafeteria. New attendees in classroom D at 6:30 PM.
---- Eastside meeting7-8:30 PM on the first Tuesday of each month at Evangelical Covenant Church, 551 N. Camino Seco, between Broadway and Speedway, on the West side of the street. As always new attendees will be at 6:30.
Phoenix Area:
**Chandler WLS Support– 4th Tuesday at Chandler Regional Hospital, 6-7:30 pm OPEN to ALL! Peer Facilitated. Frye & Dobson. Enter from East Main entrance (by E.R.) and take elevator’s down to conference rooms 1 and 2 (This has been changed to quarterly with occasional get together’s….check support site for updates)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chandler_WLSSupport/join
Banner Gateway Support- **1st Tuesday 6-7:30 and **2nd Weds 6-7:30 and 3rd Weds 4:30 Professionally facilitated. OPEN to ALL (room down from the cafeteria) http://www.bannerhealth.com/_Bariatric/Bariatric+Center+Loca tions/Banner+Gateway_Bariatric_Center/Patient+Support/_Suppo rt+Groups.htm
**AZ Grads of WLS- 1st Tues, 5:30 at Bridges Centre, Phx St Luke's. OPEN to ALL who are 1 year post-op, Peer Facilitated: usually by Joyce or her hubby, Jim J http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/JRinAZ_group/discussion/ Come to GRADS then stay for the general support mtg @ 6:30!
Bridges St Luke's in Phoenix- 1st Tuesday at 6:30, OPEN to ALL, Psych facilitated, Bridges Education Room, 555 N. 18th E., Phx
Tempe St Luke’s – 2nd Saturday of every month, 1 p.m. ERny and DS group, 3rd Thursday of every month, 6 p.m.
Sun City - second Saturday of the month at 10;30 - noon. We meet in the Sun City room at the corner of 103rd & Coggins. If you have any questions of comments, please email Ann or call in the evenings at 623-249-4924.
Sun City Morning Group - Wednesday morning support group. It will be at 8:30-10:00A.M. The fourth Wednesday of each month. It will be held in the Menke Sun City Meeting Room in Sun City. All type of WLS are invited. Bring your support person if you would like. Hope to see you.
Debbie (dbuckeye)
Paradise Valley Hospital Support Groups are now being held at Paradise Valley Hopsital. They are open to all patients and are topic driven. Healthcare providers will help facilitate the support groups. All are welcome and they are FREE of Charge. The same speaker/topic will be for both sessions. The topic will be approx 30 minutes with open support discussion following
When: 2nd Tuesday of the Month 6pm - 7:30pm Modular Classroom 3rd Saturday 11am-1pm Cafeteria Classroom
Where: 3929 E. Bell Road. Phoenix Corner of Bell Road and the 51
**WLS West Valley Support Group:
WLS West Valley is a support group that meets twice a month on the first and third Saturdays of each month. It is a group designed for people who are pre-op or post-op for any kind of weight loss surgery.
The meetings are PEER FACILITATED, FREE, and will be held at Banner Estrella Hospital in the Conference Rooms located at 93rd Avenue and Thomas Road from 10:30 AM to Noon. The conference rooms are located just west of the main hospital entrance.
We look forward to meeting you!
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/WLSWestValley/
There are other support groups in these areas that are affiliated with Bariatric programs and are closed to guests unless you are attending with one of their patient’s specifically. They are great programs….
**And…there are other support groups spattered around the state outside of Tucson and Phoenix. For instance, check out: http://tricitywls.com/ This Prescott Valley group totally rocks! A fun day trip could include a trip to visit them. Get out of the heat, see their fun city, enjoy a dinner out and then join them for an evening of support! I’ve done that plan and LOVED it!
There's a support group for anyone that has had/is considering any form of weight loss surgery in Yuma. It meets the first Wednesday of the month at 6:30pm at the Yuma Regional Corporate Center on the corner of 32nd St & 4th Ave Extension.
So, can I save you a seat?......
Shoot me a note at: [email protected] OR [email protected]
C U soon!!!
Tomorrow (Sat): WLS West Valley- 10:30 - noon at Banner Estrella Conf room (see above for details)
Weds- Banner Gateway Psych - 4:30-6:00 , special guest speaker...SEX therapist addressing issues of every type regarding intimacy following Weight Loss Surgery . EVERYONE is invited and welcome to attend.
Tuesday the 27th - Chandler WLS support Group's quarterly meeting. 6 pm ....Focus on "Where are you now and Where do you want to be AND...options to make it happen!" ALL are invited but those who are over a year out may benefit most! Dinner at Mimi's will follow:)
Joyce Rny 2/11/03-> ERny 12/26/07-> Duodenal Switch 5/12/2010
www.dsfacts.com , www.dssurgery.com , & www.duodenalswitch.com
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