Support Groups

CALIFORNIA SUPPORT GROUPS (listed in alphabetical order by city): ARROYO GRANDE: 3rd SATURDAY of the month 12:30pm Central Coast Life Savers Support Group Meeting Arroyo Grande Hospital, Annex Building Our original group has been in existence now for 6 years and has slowly branched out to cover two counties. We often provide special guest speakers at our Arroyo Grande group meetings. We've gathered for swimming pool parties and bonfires. All surgery types welcome! Inquiries can be emailed to Karen at [email protected] or to Debbie at [email protected]. ATASCADERO: 3rd THURSDAY of the month 6:30pm Central Coast Life Savers Support Group Meeting Atascadero Lake Ranger House Our original group has been in existence now for 6 years and has slowly branched out to cover two counties. We've gathered for swimming pool parties and bonfires- all surgery types welcome! Contact Karen at [email protected] or to Debbie at [email protected] or [email protected] for more information. CONCORD: 2nd SATURDAY of the month 9:30am for pre and post-ops... open to all 11am for post-ops only Mt. Diablo Support Group Mt. Diablo Hospital in the Lesher Auditorium CORONA: PACIFIC BARIATRIC SURGICAL MEDICAL GROUP MEETING TIME: 2nd SATURDAY of EVERY month 10:OOam - 11:30am Hosted by Pacific Bariatric~ Pre-ops, Post-ops All are Welcome to Attend! Casa Grande Senior Apts., 801 Magnolia Avenue Corona, CA 92879 (in the dining room; enter thru east gate and park in lot to your right) If you plan to attend please RSVP or for more info please EMAIL Group Leader Melissa Alfaro ~aka~(LiTtLeMiSsY) [email protected] or CALL (909) 393-5992 Or Email LaVerne Chavez of Pacific Bariatric Surgical Medical Group @ [email protected] PBSMG Corona, Ca Support, Missy Alfaro- Group Facilitator Phone # 909 393-5992 or Email LaVerne Chavez of Pacific Bariatric Surgical Medical Group @ [email protected] West Covina: October 10, 2006 6pm Wells Fargo Building 7th floor Conference Room 100 N Barranca West Covina, Ca Email me for further information [email protected] FAIRFIELD: SATURDAYS Please contact Alexis Miller at [email protected] for details. Fairfield/Vacaville/Travis AFB also has a support group meeting twice monthly. Both on base and off base. Contact [email protected] for more details. Group consists primarily of military dependents that have had surgery at DGMC. FOUNTAIN VALLEY: First 4 MONDAYS of each month, except Holidays 6:30 - 8:30pm Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center, 9920 Talbert Ave, ground floor next to cafeteria. Facilitated by Diane LeMont, PhD. Call 877-HEALTHY (877-432-5849) for more information. FOUNTAIN VALLEY: First 4 THURSDAYS of each month except Holidays 6:30 - 8:30pm 11100 Warner Ave, Suite #112 Facilitated by Diane LeMont, PhD. Call 877-HEALTHY (877-432-5849) for more information. Fremont: Kaiser - 2nd & 4th Fridays of each month - 6-8 pm Niles Building, Conference rooms FGH Hawaiian Gardens 21520 Pioneer Blvd 2nd floor Medical building 2 Hawaiian Gardens,Ca. 90716 (800) 936-5545 This is a great support group..it does not matter who did your surgery! Everyone is welcome...Kim Do is our support leader. She is wonderful and very knowledgeable. We meet the second and fourth Tuesday of the month 7:00pm-9:00pm. Open to pre-op or post-op people. Agenda includes sharing and often times there is a guest speaker. Lancaster: Tuesday evening, 6:30 p.m. at the Lutheran Church of the Master, 725 East Avenue J, Lancaster, CA. Call 661-7833 and ask for Liz or Donna Lodi: Lodi Community Library (corner of Locust & Church) at 11am on the the following Saturdays: 10/14, 10/28, 11/11, 11/25 & 12/9/06 Livermore: 3rd TUESDAY of each month from 6:00-7:30 pm Kaiser Bariatric Support Group 3000 Las Positas Rd., Conference Room 3 Peer support group for all weight loss surgery patients (pre-op and post-op) and guests; need not be a Kaiser member. No fee. For further information, contact: [email protected] or [email protected]. LOMPOC: 3rd MONDAY of the month 6:30pm Central Coast Life Savers Support Group Meeting Lompoc Hospital Our original group has been in existence now for 6 years and has slowly branched out to cover two counties. We've gathered for swimming pool parties and bonfires- all surgery types welcome! Inquiries can be emailed to Karen at [email protected] or to Debbie at [email protected]. Manteca: Support group meets the second Tuesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. Perkos Cafe 1703 Yosemite Ave. Manteca, CA 95336 Group Leader: Hazel DaVolt redeemed6@aol. Co Leaders: Hazel DaVolt [email protected] Justin Mendoza [email protected] Modesto ***New Modesto WLS Support Group Meeting Tuesday September 26, 2006 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm (This event repeats on the last Tuesday of every month.) Location: 1213 Norwegian at the Garden East Apartment Clubhouse Notes: This is a new and exciting meeting in Modesto. It is for anyone who has had wls or is looking into having surgery or supporting wls patients. The gate to enter the appartments is about 1/2 block from Coffee. It has a roof over the gate and there will be signs to point the way. Walk straight back and to the right you will see the pool. We meet there in the club house. For more info contact Meancat1@pacbell. net ***Memorial Medical Center Modesto*** Support Group meets the first Monday of every month 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Sutter Health Education and Conference Center McHenry Village 1700 McHenry Ave., Suite 60B Modesto, CA 95350 For more information contact The Health Center at: (209) 572-7262. Modesto Support Group meets the first Monday of every month at 6:00 p.m. at the Sutter Health Education and Conference Center McHenry Village 1700 McHenry Ave., Suite 60B Modesto, CA 95350 For more information contact The Health Center at: (209) 572-7262. MIRA LOMA: 2ND SATURDAY of the month 11am - 1:00pm Fobi Support Group Mira Loma Country Village Sr. Park, Lounge 10350 Country Club Dr. For more information contact Cheryl Chapman at 714-289-0519 MONTEREY: 2nd Thursday of each month at CHOMP at 6:30pm Mountain View El Camino Hospital, fourth Thursday of every month. It's in the cafeteria in the back. It starts at 5:45 and ends at 7:30. It's open to everyone. MURRIETA: 1st MONDAY of the month 6 - 9pm Hosted by Crown Bariatric 25520 Medical Center Dr., behind Rancho Springs Medical Center at the end of the cul-de-sac. For more information please call 1-888-312-7546 NORCO: 1st and 3rd SATURDAYS of each month except Holidays 10 - 11:30am Norco Library 3954 Old Hamner Facilitated by Summer Perry, PhD. Call 877-HEALTHY (877-432-5849) for more information. OAKDALE: 2nd TUESDAY of each month 7 - 9pm Oak Valley Hospital in the Conference Room For more information contact Sommer Rose-Souza at [email protected]. Oakland - 3rd Saturday of the month 10:00 am - PostOp 11:30 am - PreOp location Held in the Health Education Center of Samuel Merritt College (next to Alta Bates/Summit Hospital in Oakland) 400 Hawthorne Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609. Rm 102 or 203 (There will be a flyer on the notice board as you walk in) http://www.altabates.com/clinical/bariatricintro.html OCEANSIDE: (N. San Diego County) 2nd WEDNESDAY of each month 7:00pm (back on track meeting at 6:45, for post ops 1 year or more out who need help) Hosted by Pacific Bariatric Tri-City Medical center (in basement classroom) Group is sponsored through Pacific Bariatric, but all are welcomed so please do attend. Contact: Serene Edwards at [email protected]. ORCUTT: 2nd MONDAY of the month 6:30pm Central Coast Life Savers Support Group Meeting Mid-State Bank Our original group has been in existence now for 6 years and has slowly branched out to cover two counties. We've gathered for swimming pool parties and bonfires- all surgery types welcome! Inquiries can be emailed to Karen at [email protected] or to Debbie at [email protected]. PALMDALE: TUESDAY evenings @ 7pm Donna Redmayne will facilitate the Tuesday meetings. The Tuesday meetings are in Suite 2-A. 4th SATURDAY of the month @ 10am Darrol Houser will be facilitating the Saturday meetings. The Saturday meetings are @ office at 43845 10th Street West, Lancaster, in Suite 2-E. ADDRESS: 43845 N. 10th Street West (across the street from Community Hospital). If anyone needs info, they can call me or Liz at 661-723-7833. REDLANDS: 1st SATURDAY of the month 10 - 11am Inland Empire Support Group Vitamin Shoppe in Citrus Plaza at Lugonia and Alabama Support group meeting (followed by coffee at Starbucks) led by Mikey J. Mikey requests those planning on attending e-mail him at [email protected] so he can give a head count to the folks at Vitamin Shoppe a day or two before the meeting. REDLANDS: 1st TUESDAY of the month 6:30 - 9pm Crown Bariatric Surgical Group Support Group Meeting 1711 Plum Lane For more information please call 1-888-312-7546 SAN BERNARDINO: 4th TUESDAY of the month (Exceptions: Feb 21st, Aug 29th, Nov 14th and Dec 12th) 6:30pm in the San Rafael room at St. Bernadine's Medical Center, 2101 N. Waterman Ave, corner of Waterman and Highland Ave. Hosted by Western Bariatrics Contact Bill Thompson at [email protected] or phone Western Bariatrics at 909-475-5040 for more information. SACRAMENTO SUPPORT GROUP: Peggy --I am coordinating a general support group on every Thursday night in the Fair Oaks area. We meet every Thursday night from 7 to 9 PM at the Raleys store located on Madison Avenue at Hazel. The store has an "event center" on the left side of the store just past the pharmacy. We welcome WLS patients from all surgical groups. --Sandi H. from Citrus Heights SAN DIEGO/LA JOLLA: 2nd Tuesday of the month 7-8:30pm Wittgrove Bariatric Scripps Hospital, La Jolla in the Schaetzel Center 9888 Genessee Ave. La Jolla, CA Guests Welcome For questions regarding the group, please contact Wittgrove Bariatric at (800) 342-3944. SAN LUIS OBISPO: 2nd SATURDAY of the month 1:00pm Sierra Vista Hospital Auditorium Our original group has been in existence now for 6 years and has slowly branched out to cover two counties. We've gathered for swimming pool parties and bonfires- all surgery types welcome! Inquiries can be emailed to Karen at [email protected] or to Debbie at [email protected]. SANTA ANA: MONDAYS 6 - 7:30pm Hosted by Chapman/Coastal Center for Obesity Chapman Medical Center Hospital on Chapman near Hwy 55 in Orange, CA, in the Board Room. This support group meeting is directed mostly to post-op people who are a year out or have had 100 pounds of weight loss or more, but all are welcomed and some pre-ops do attend. For more information and for some additional weight loss bariatric surgery support, check out my website at http://FreedomExpress.net/WLSsupport. The support group also now has its very own website: http://wlbss.com. WLBSS stands for Weight Loss Bariatric Surgery Support SANTA ANA: THURSDAYS 6 - 7:30pm Hosted by Chapman/Coastal Center for Obesity Western Medical Center Hospital, 1001 N. Tustin Ave., the Basement, Conference Room 4 Thursday night support group meeting is aimed at pre-op, post-op under 100 pounds of weight loss and people just seeking information. For more information and for some additional weight loss bariatric surgery support, check out the website at FreedomExpress.net/WLSsupport. SANTA CRUZ: Here are some additional dates for the Woodland Hills support Group. SANTA CRUZ: This Santa Cruz area Yahoo group is for all weight loss surgery patients (pre or post-op) who wish to have a positive place to develop supportive relationships with peers in the Santa Cruz area, for getting together for discussions, walks or just for fun. We have monthly get togethers on the first Sunday of the month. For more information join the group at: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/SantaCruzWLS Email [email protected] for an invitation to join. TURLOCK: 1st Tuesday of the month @ Emanuel Hospital in Turlock Medesto. Esther L Warda - Chapter Leader Turlock Bariatrics is the contact person for this group and can be emailed at [email protected] www.turlockbariatrics.com 209-669-1933 TUSTIN: 1st and 2nd TUESDAYS of the month 7:00pm Lisa P's OC Weight Loss Support Group Starbuck's, 17245 17th St Please join us! This will be a negative-free zone, where all can share, support and empower one another in regards to WL issues. For more information contact Lisa P at [email protected]. St. Pauls Episcopal Church 1221 Wass St., Tustin, CA 92780. Fourth Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. room C If anyone has any question about either meeting please contact Cheryl Chapman (714) 289-0519) VALENCIA: 2nd MONDAY of the month 6:30 - 8:30pm At the Greenhouse Café, off of Bouquet Canyon in the Vons shopping center. VENTURA: Third Thursdays, 7:00 at Community Memorial Hospital, Ventura - 7th floor VICTORVILLE: 2006 VICTORVILLE Schedule All meeting times are from 6:30 - 9pm Located at: Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites 9750 Keypoint Ave. Hesperia, CA 92345 PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MEETINGS ARE HELD ON THE THIRD MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH UNLESS THE MONDAY FALLS ON A HOLIDAY Hosted by Crown Bariatric Open to all. Feel free to bring a friend or family member to our meetings, but no small children please. If you have any questions regarding the support group please contact: Mo or Michelle at (888) 312-7546, (909) 229-0266 or (951) 736-0696 Phone number for directions only please (760) 244-7674. VISALIA: 2nd FRIDAY of the month Obesity Help Chapter Meeting Kaweah Rehab Center, 840 S. Akers (in the Bear Room) Open to pre and post op along with their significant others. All surgery types, all doctors. For more information contact For more information contact Jenn Avery at [email protected] Walnut Creek: John Muir Hospital - Stern Room 1st Tuesday of each month - 6-7 pm WEST COVINA: Kaiser Permanente Bariatric Support Group 2nd and 4th Mondays 6:00 - 7:00 PM Kaiser Permanente 1502 West Covina Parkway - Room 4 West Covina Pre- and Post-surgery welcome Guests welcome (you do not need to be a Kaiser member) No registration required - free WOODLAND HILLS: Please contact Leann at [email protected] - or Janice at [email protected] for directions. Meeting at the home of Monica Ganz But my support group is at UC Davis Medical Center. It it the first Monday of every month at 6:30 PM in the Outpatient Services Building across the street from the Emergency Room. There will be signs pointing the way. All post-ops are welcome regardless of where you had your surgery done. Plus there is now an OH affiliate at Travis AFB. Our meetings are slightly irregular but you could put me on as a contact person. Nancy Shirley 707-374-5229 Must have a military ID card to get on base.

Woodland Hills Schedule: Saturday January 13 Tuesday January 23 Saturday February 3 Tuesday February 13 Saturday March 3 (tentative) Tuesday March 13 All Meetings are at Monica's 6024 El Canon in Woodland Hills. Saturday mornings at 10am and Tuesday evenings at 7pm.