SUPPORT GROUP QUESTION

I hope to see you there.  first you sit in the big room I always sit on the left side when you walk in and then in the middle area...by the pole I don't like sitting up front...then afterawhile they break down into group  pre-op stay there and post-op lapband in another room and post-op gastric in another one,  see you there

Hi Rich,

I am not even sure why you love Dr Aranow, I went back to a initial first meeting with him after I was post-op for a year with a friend and he told that group that the support group meetings were mandatory but not to pay much attention to the postops who attended as they were basically failures who couldn't cut it and needed to sit in support groups. Ummm yeah okay Dr A, he talked a bunch of crap about the DS surgery also, its amazing how different his speech is when you actually know something about wls.  Hes a good doctor and a great salesperson, thats about it, I stopped going to him after 3 months, and started having my PCP do all the checking on me.  His arrogance is just too much for me to bear, I always recommend his as a surgeon but thats it.

Hugs Heidi

Yeah, not a big fan of the SG at Middlesex too much. It's about a 45 minute drive for me (one way) and to get little to nothing out of it isn't worth the drive.

Hi Kathy, good to see you! How are you doing, how's life? You know, as a 5-year graduate out of Middlesex (RNY on 3/8/04), I feel sad about the SG meetings having gone so sour there. They used to be great - strong attendance, lots of good support and advice. I think the hospital needs to get back to structure, such as what HH is offering. And perhaps weekly meetings are too ambitious and might tend to water down the effectiveness of the meetings. It's too bad - I feel a very strong loyalty to Middlesex and Dr. A. Take care, Maureen

I am trying to hang in there. I have a few health issues now since surgery that we are trying to resolve. Other than that I am doing great. I don't get to excercise like I want due to the issues. I miss it BAD too. Took a walk yesterday and felt WONDERFUL. Might drag the hubby and dog-ter out again. Can't go on my own (I am passing out and we don't know why) so I have to wait until the weekend so I have someone to go with. I was always told how good I would feel after surgery and I couldn't comprehend it since I had been obese for so long. I still am amazed at how good I feel (most of the time) and how I just want to take this "new" body out for a test drive to see what I can do now.

I remember the first time I went to SG at Middlesex it was wonderful. I loved it and wished I could go back more than the few times I had to for surgery. I went when I was off for my gall bladder (I think) and it was horrible. Or maybe it was earlier than August, I really don't remember. When I have a Monday off I think, Maybe I should go to the meeting. Then I start thinking about driving for an hour and a half and how little I got out of it and stay home with the hubby. I feel sad too about the meetings too since I met wonderful people there in person that I had known from here.