SUPPORT GROUP

HELLO AZ. IT IS GOOD TO BE BACK HOME. WELL I HAD MY SURGERY IN FLORIDA BY DR CASE. NOW I HAVE ONLY BEEN HERE FOR 1 WEEK AND 1 DAY I NEED A SUPPORT GROUP TO ATTEND. IS THERE ANY SUPPORT GROUPS WHICH I CAN ATTEND EVEN IF I DID NOT HAVE THE SAME SURGEON. PLEASE HELP ME. I LIVE IN CHANDLER ON MCLINTOCK AND RAY. IS THERE ONE CLOSE BY HERE. PLEASE HELP ME OUT.

Yes, the Chandler group meets at the Chandler Regional Hospital on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month 6-7:30 p.m. Enter from the east main entrance, go to the elevators, down to the basement and follow the signs past the pharmacy. It is a great group so you will enjoy being part of us. We also have an online yahoo based group, email me and I will give you the url so you can join. We also have a new Grad group for those who are 1 year post-op. We will be meeting one Saturday a month for some sort of outing that probably involves walking, talking, sharing issues and occasionally eating out some place. Our first event is planned for the first Saturday in August. Welcome to Arizona!! Sandy

Welcome back to AZ!! There's several general WLS support groups you can go to no matter who your surgeon was. Here are their links for more information! Mesa http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/centralvalley/ Mesa Health & Wellness http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/wls_health_and_fitness/ Mesa 3 (new one) http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/MAWLSgroup/ Chandler http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Chandler_WLSSupport/ East Valley Day Timers http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/AZ_WLS_DayTimers/ Phoenix Metro - ObesityHelp chapter http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/OHPhoenix Southern AZ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/SAWLSers/ Tucson http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/TUSWLS/ Globe/Miami Support Group http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/WLSS_GlobeAz/ Glendale/West Valley http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/WestSide_AZWLS/ Grad Support Group (new) For post-ops 1+ years out ONLY! http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/AZGRADSOFWLS AZ Grad Support For post ops 6+ months out ONLY! http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/azwlsgraduate/ Spouse/Significant Other Support http://groups.yahoo.com/group/azwls_spouses/ Trisha