Important Upcoming Support Group Meetings

Hi, All! There's still a week and a half to go till the two support group meetings I'm posting about, but both of them seem to be possibly very helpful, so I wanted to give you plenty of notice. Unfortunately, they're both the same night: Mon., 3/21 (a week from Mon.). When I was at Dr. Aranow's office last week, I saw a notice that the Middlesex Hospital support group meeting on the 21st is being replaced by a session to be led by Dr. A. during which he'll talk about his efforts with various organizations to fight the trend of insurance companies refusing to pay for WLS and what each of us can do to help. The meeting is open to everyone and is from 7 - 8 p.m. I attended the Hamden support group meeting this past Mon. night and they announced that at the next meeting there will be a guest speaker, a psychotherapist from Hamden who's been lapbanded. Some of the regular attendees at the meeting are (or have been) patients of her's. Having had WLS herself, it would seem that her perspective may be more helpful than that of the average psychotherapist in dealing with food issues. The group isn't affiliated with any particular hospital or surgeon and is open to everyone, both pre- and post-op. It meets at the Hamden Senior Center (behind the Miller Library) on Dixwell Ave. from 6:30 - 8 p.m. I'm planning to attend the Hamden meeting (for selfish reasons -- since I've already had my surgery, food is more of an issue for me than insurance) and I hope to see some of you there. If anyone needs directions, please e-mail me. Debby

Debby, Thanks for the information. I would like to join you at the Hamden meeting. Could you send me some directions. I work in North Haven on State Street. Lise