There is a group that meets at Mease/Dunedin Hospital but I don't know when or what time. You may call the hosptal. Otherwise you can find several SG through the Palms of Pasadena Hospitalat www.obesitynomorefl.com  look in the calender section. There is one held at a church in the east Lake area.

Ho ho ho...and Holiday Greetings Everyone!

It is official, the Florida Bandsters are going to have a Holiday Party! It's time for all of us old timers...and all the new comers...to get together and have a festive Holiday reunion! Have some fun and share your journey with others. We have heard from quite a few of you already who are coming, but there are so many more that we really want to see again. PLEASE....ALL of our old
Bandster buddies...come and join us.

Chaz has decided to host  ANY AND ALL Florida Bandsters here his my home on Saturday
December 11th...from 5 pm till? There is plenty of room! We have a Tiki bar on the patio and will have ice, paper products, some bottles of wine, variety of beers, Crystal Lite, juice drinks, plus some soft drinks and bottled water. If you want to bring a different liquor to drink it is BYOB, and there will be set ups at the bar. Also, we are asking that everyone bring some kind of dish or
appetizer to share as a part of the pot luck. We will make a meal out of it and have a ball! The house is fully decorated for the holidays and there will be music and even dancing under the disco ball on the patio!

Whether you have lost weight...gained weight or just been at a plateau, it really doesn't matter! We are here to support each other and just want to see all our old Bandster buddies again to get together, share some laughs, and catch up with each others lives. We all have a lot in common and it;s good to touch base with each other. I know there has been a LOT going on with some of
you! So much has happened since we have seen each other last. It's high time we got in touch again. All of our holiday gatherings in the past have been such fun, and it's time to do it AGAIN!

So please put Saturday December 11th on your calendar. Even if you have another party that day it's early and late enough that you could still stop by for a while. I guarantee that everyone would love to see you again. I know I will! Let's talk this up and see if we can get some more RSVPs going here....ok?  I really want to see all of my old friends again!

Date: Saturday December 11th
Time: 5 pm till midnight
Place: the home of Chaz Merkel...fellow Bandster
14400 Passage Way
Seminole Florida., 33776
Questions?: 727-593-0629

SEE YOU ON THE 11th!!!! Happy Holidays Everyone!

Sarasota Support Group Meeting - Monday,    Leader: Dr. Janice Young
6:30 pm, this Monday
First Congregational Church
1031 South Euclid Ave.
Sarasota, FL

This was just posted on the FloridaBandster Yahoo Group.

I wanted to share with everyone that Paul Albear, M.D.,F.A.C.S. will be
presenting at their Support Group on Septmeber 21st at 6:30pm. He is a Board
Certified Plastic Surgeon in the Wesley Chapel area. I have seen alot of his
work and he does a GREAT job! You can visit his website
www.albearplasticsurgery.com

Support Group will be held at Florida Obesity Surgical Associates
37840 Medical Arts Ct, Zephyrhills, FL 33541.

Not yet. Do you know a child who is willing freely and not forced by their parents? Plus the Parent(s) need to sign forms and allow filming at their house.too.

Here the contact info But also let me know so I can forward your chances of being on the show even more.

Liz Haas was Wilson
Volt MediaFix
US Production Services
+1 310 985 0161
[email protected]

The "Supersize" TV Show (which airs in England) film crew came yesterday.

Yes they show up at 10:00 AM looked over the house and set up for the interview part. We finally started the interview filming at about 11 AM but had to pause for cars, people & planes going by as the sensitive microphones picked up every little sound. Even the a/c, fans and fridge had to be turned off. We had to shoot each question several times and with re-structuring my answers. 2 hours worth for a 15 minute segment. Then we shot me using my Bi-pap oxygen pump, taking a shower, cooking & eating and final several 360 shot of my entire body. And a little bit outside showing where I live. All together 5 Hours.

Now they go back to England and interview a guy over there that's life is very closely resembles mine in being obese. But he needs motivation to get healthier. Which my segment will do. After that, they will show him my segment then surprise him (all while taping) by telling him their going to fly him to Tampa Bay to meet me. We'll probably even go to Sweet Tomatoes or somewhere that will allow taping to be done.

Then they'll go back to England putting it all together to show on their program there. They did say we could go to a webpage for channel 4 in the United Kingdom. We could read about the "Supersize" Show but if you live outside of the UK you can't see the videos of past shows.

And yes I did get a nice check for my 5 hour interview. 

Monday, July 19th. The meeting will be held at: First Congregational Church,
1031 South Euclid Ave (off Bahia Vista), Sarasota, FL 34237 @ 6:30 PM

Wed - Jul 14, 2010 6:30 PM

Support Group - WLS Surgeon: Dr. Tiffany Jessee Group Leader: Dr. Pesacov Location: Lutheran Church of the Resurrection - Classroom 1555 Windmill Pointe Rd. Palm Harbor, FL

This support group has already met for June. The meetings are in the Eastlake area of Palm Harbor. It's open to all WLS patients no matter who your doctor was/is.

Dr. Jawad's office should have a List of Nutritionist/Dietitians & Psych docs that they'll axxept their results from as there are others they won't accept documentations from too.

This may be very serious. Don't wait a week. Go to your Primary Doctor's office right away and get the referral in hand or stay there till it's faxed to Dr.Kim's office. Did you change insurance plans? As since dr.Kim did you surgery. You should contact them right now too. DON'T WAIT - GO NOW.

http://www.drbaddoura.com/  near USF
Or
http://www.rehnkemd.com/   near Tyrone Mall in St.Petersburg


http://www.surgeryloans.com/splash/

I have placed it on my calender and we'll see if we can
get a group to come over from the Tampa Bay area.
For the Sunday Brunch on the 21st at 11:00 AM.

In Marathon, there are two Hotels owned by a WLS recipient who may give you a deal. I'll see if I cn find them for you. One was high price the other more middle class.