St. Raphael's Meeting

Hi! Does anyone out there know when the next St. Raphael's WLS meeting is? The schedule of meetings I had got lost in the holiday clutter at my house. Thanks~ Anastacia

Hi there, I just went to a meeting on December 15, they have not passed out or updated yet as to the next meeting yet. They talked about Chris Lodi and Diana Rosa starting in Jan. (no date yet) new support groups for the F.L.E.X and nutriton education and support. I hoped this helped a little. I hope they put dates soon because my surgery is Jan 24 and I need all the support I can get.

Marie- Thank you so much for answering my post. I was starting to feel like nobody cared . Please email me if you need any moral support for your upcoming surgery. I just had mine in September and no one knows what you are going through (emotionally and physically) like other weight loss surgery patients. Please keep me posted. Hugs~ Anastacia

No problem Anastacia, I feel the same. My aunt seems to be the only one who understands, she is 9 years older than me and is post op 2 weeks. She is doing great, I am just jealous, we went thru everything together, but because she has BC/BS she was put in prior to Dec 31 I am on Jan 24. But as far as everyone else who not of the WLS world for the most part does not understand especially emotionally. But at the same times I consider myself part of a "special" group and it makes me feel a bit better. I want you to feel the same, you can e-mail me anytime for support or just someone to vent to, heck knows I need all the support I can get. My parents-in-law are from Wallingford, By Home Depot, Circle Drive. Please do keep touch and I will do the same. Always, Marie

The meeting's at St Rapheals are the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 5:45. The next meeting won't be until Jan 19.

Carmen~ Thank you for the info. Will you be going to that meeting? I would love to put the people to the profiles I read. Your picture looks GREAT!!! Hopefully my new one will be posted soon, I emailed it about a week ago. Hugs~ Anastacia

Anastacia, Thanks... As for the meeting I doubt I will be there. If I do make it I will let you know ahead of time so we can look for eachother. I love your name. When I was taking russian it was the name I chose for the semester....

Just so everyone knows - the St Raphael's mtgs start at 5pm for Pre-Ops and 5:45 for the Post-ops and are on the 3rd Weds of each month. I went to the 12/15 meeting and it was great. We received samples of VitaMist (spray vitamins) and Revival soy. AND - I actually got up and told a bit of my story for the pre-ops and took some questions. I won't be able to make the 1/19 mtg as I have another group that, wouldn't you know, meets the 3rd Wed's of the month. But I do try to get to the mtgs as often as I can. Good luck on your journey - and you can always email directly if you'd like to chat more! Holiday Hugs, Carla