LOOKING FOR JACKSONVILLE MEMBER

Okay Kim, thanks for the help. You guys are months out, I am not even walking yet..lol

Hi Kim: If you'll click back over to OH, you'll see my post to Nancy with some particulars on the support group meeting in Jacksonville. I'm the support group leader and wanted to send out an invitation to you to join us. We meet on the 1st and 3rd Saturday from 10-1 at the Regency Square Library. People don't always get there on time or stay for the whole meeting but its a very relaxed atmosphere so you can certainly come and go as you please. I'd love for you to join us. If you need directions, please let me know. Our next meeting is on the 19th of this month so please mark your calendar and try to be there with us. I'm sure you'll be glad you were. La Wanda

Hi! I'm from Jacksonville, too. I live on the westside and I'm 15 1/2 months post-op. Congrats on your new life!!! Please feel free to ask us questions as you continue to recover from surgery... Welcome to the FL Board, Erika L

Hello Erika: I am a support group leader here in Jacksonville and wanted to make sure you got an invitation to join us. Please click over to OH and you'll see my post to Nancy which will give more details. We meet on the 1st and 3rd Saturday at the Regency Square Library from 10-1. People come and go as their schedule demands and its a very relaxed atmosphere. Our next meeting is the 19th so please plan to join us. I think you'll be glad you did. Blessings, La Wanda P.S. - My picture was taken with MY Erika (also with a K... which is unusual).

Thanks so much for the info and God Bless you with your surgery. I am really looking forward to the group.

Hi Nancy, I am also in Jax, on the westside. I am post-op 1 month today and I had the lap band done. The meetings Terriberri was talking about are really nice. I have been to 2, but will be working on Sat from now on. Feel free to email me at any time. Welcome to your new life in WLS.

Sandy, So sorry that I did not get a chance to meet you! I did make it to the meeting this Saturday and was very happy that I did!! Great group of ladies. Terri

Hi there Nancy, I had RNY 9-26-05 I think it's amazing that you went back to work so soon, no wonder you need your rest! As you can see there are a few of us here in Jax. I really hope to see you at the Regency Libray meetings when you feel up to it. LIL'RED

Hello, Nancy: I'm the support group leader for the meeting that's held at the Regency Square Library. Lil Red, Sandy and Terri are spoke of the meeting so I thought I'd "check in" too. We'd love to have you join us. Terri was right. We did do a couple of meetings right in a row. The library will only allow us to use the room twice a month so now the meetings are on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month. We start when the library opens at 10 AM and I have the room scheduled until 1. People come in late or leave early. Its a very relaxed atmosphere. The first week we all introducted ourselves and told about our surgeries and the time flew by. The next week we did a protein product exchange. You know how you buy something and then don't like it so we brought that to a meeting and "exchanged" things with each other. Last week we did a vitamin discussion and I brought in some chewable vitamins for everyone to try. So, we'd love to have you join us. The time flies by and we all enjoy ourselves. I told the group from the get go that I put this together because I needed a support group so I was glad they could come and help ME with this journey. I'm pre op for the lapband. My surgery is scheduled for the 14th of this month and our next meeting is the 19th. The group is a little concerned that I won't be well enough to drive so now that they've read your post, they'll see there shouldn't be a problem. Please consider joining us. Family and friends are welcome as well. And if you know anybody else in the area who wants to come along (pre op or post op), please feel free to invite them. Blessings to you. Hope to meet you soon. La Wanda