I am going to contact you PM, I just moved to Natchez and just like you, my surgeon was Dr. Hargroder

Hattiesburg's Weight Loss Surgery Support Group meets the last Tuesday of each month. 

Tuesday, December 29th
6:00 pm
Office of Dr. Beverly Smallwood
206 South 28th Ave. (across from the Super D)
Hattiesburg, MS  39401
601-264-0890

No requirements on the types of surgery, or where you had your surgery.
Loved ones are welcome to come too.

Hope to see you there!
~ Tammy   
 

The meeting for the Jackson MS area is tonight at the CMMC Medical Offices. The post-op meeting with Dr. Hawks is at 5:30pm and the regular support group meeting for pre-op and post-ops is at 7pm.

Tonight is our Christmas party. Bring a side dish that is weight loss friendly. We'll also be playing dirty santa so bring your gift $10 or less in value.

Also, tonight is nominations for next year's officers! Come if you can, we'll welcome you. We will have a honey baked ham along with other side dishes, whoever brings one. You do not have to have your surgery at CMMC to join us.

If anyone has any questions, you can message me here.

Karine

Hey, Tammy  I don't know where on the Gulf Coast you are, but I live in D'Iberville just north of Biloxi. I had my RNY surgery in Mobile, Al because that is where insurance sent me. I had Dr. Jeffrey K. Hannon who is also a CEO, great doctor and I just love him, he is so sweet. Actually I see him tomorrow (Dec 03,2009)  for my 6 month checkup, which actually turns out to be 7 mos because I had to cancel my appt with him in Nov. I am losing weight very slowly but he seems to be happy with the way it is going, at least I am still losing, being diabetic and still on insulin makes it harder to lose the weight, that's what the doc said. I would love to be a support person for you and I do wish you good luck on your surgery. Unfortunately, I will be out-of-state from Dec 9-Jan 16, going home to help my brother who is all alone, he fell Nov 2 and broke his femur and tibia and had surgery Nov 4 and had a rod in his femur and pin in his ankle to stabilize the tibia. He still can't put any weight on his leg until mid to end of Dec sometime, hopefully cast will come off then. He will need help getting around in his apt, they had told him he needed to go to a personal care home, but he has no mjob, no insurance, so no money to be able to afford tha. I will help him get on his feet the time I am there, ut he is gonna have to pick up the ball and do everything they tell him in PT and OT and sometimes you just have to "suck it up" and deAL WITH HAVING SOME PAIN. hE WAS COMPLAINING OF HIS SHOULDER HURTING, i TOLD HIM YES IT'S GONNA HURT BECAUSE YOU'RE PUTTING ALL YOUR WEIGHT THROUGH YOUR ARMS USING THE WALKER. I know exactly what he's going through, I fell and broke my ankle 2 yrs ago, had plate & screws put in, got out of cast, and fell again & pushed the ankle back so they had to operate again, eventually fusing it, altogether have had 5 surgeries on it, and last time they let me walk on it too soon and foot has collapsed in on itself, so it is misshapen and I have to wear a metal leg brace to support foot/ankle forever I guess. They told me they could do another surgery but if it didn't work, they would have to amputate the foot & Ankle, told them no thanks. I still have to use a walker, too, because ortho doc is worried that ankle may just collapse on me, so my brother is gonna have to listen to what I  tell him and work really hard.Once the cast comes off, OT said there wouldn't be a problem, just getting around now is.      Where on the Gulf Coast do you live? Maybe we could get together sometime if you live around here. If you want to talk on phone, just PM me and I willl give you my phone #, sometimes it's easier to talk on phone than online. Well, once again Good Luck on your surgery, I'll be praying for a succesdsful surgery and a speedy recovery. By the way, do you know that there is a WLS support group in Ocean Springs on the 2nd Thursday of every month. It is at the South Ms Surgical Weight Loss Center and you can get a lot of info at these meetings. Unfortunately, I've missed Oct and Nov, now will miss Dec and Jan but hopefully will be there for Feb. Best of luck to you, Linda

The Mississippi Board is dead. In an effort to jump start it, I saw on other state boards where they are either having a Christmas Party or a Christmas Card Exchange.

It may be too late to revive this board, but I'm going down kicking and screaming. LOL.

And yes, I "borrowed" the rules from a neighboring state's forum. Why reinvent the wheel? :-)

Christmas is almost upon is, can you believe it? Christmas means a lot of things to a lot of people, but for me, its a time of thanksgiving, love, peace and Joy. Wouldn't it be nice to receive some Joy in your mail among the bah humbug bills that we receive on a daily basis?

So I invite you to become a part of the OH Mississippi Forum 2009 Christmas Card Exchange!

Its very simple. If you want to particpate, Please PM me your

Name
Mailing Address
Email address.

I will collect the names December 5th. Then,  I will email everyone a copy of the list by December 5th. All you have to do is send your joy! Please feel free to include anything your hearts desire (i.e. bookmark, recipe.), but please know its not a requirement. Your cards can be handmade or store bought. 

Any Questions? Please feel free to contact me. I look forward to hearing from you!

Even if only 2 people participate, it's still 2 more pieces of happy mail instead of bills.

Thanks for listening,
Tammy