support group in raleigh area

hi i was wondering if anyone knew of a support group in the raleigh area -thanks kristi

A few of us are putting together a "social support" kind of thing. It would be different from what you get from your doctor. Stay tuned!

Question... has anyone thought about meeting at a bookstore (Barnes N Noble, etc), or a conference room in a library instead of a restaurant? I know our culture is food and I know we fellowship alot around food, well, probably most of our adult lives. I was just wondering if anyone had thought about alternative meeting places. Paula

There's a couple of groups of us that get together for lunch. There's one group that used to meet at Bob Evans restaurant at Briar Creek every Friday lunch. It kind of fell apart for a while but we are trying to get it going again and a few of us met for lunch last week. The three of us that met are about a year to year and a half out but we have had pre ops too. Another group met at Cracker Barrel on two Sundays a month but it fell apart in the last part of the year also. I believe they did get together recently though. These groups usually post on the Duke Weight Loss Center forum on their site. Feel free to email me if you are interested in the Bob Evans group and i'll let you know when we get together again. [email protected] Pam

HI, I may be interested in joining you on Friday. I think getting to know others is a great idea since I am new to the area. I am not sure where this Bob Evans is since I live in Durham. Paula

I think the next time we will try to meet is on the 26th. If you'd like I can email you next time we get together and you can join us. Last time there were only three of us but there used to be more.....it just kind of fell apart over time. Bob Evans at Briar Creek is at 540 and 70. Pam [email protected]

Hi, Darn! I have an all day training that day. Normally I am off on Fridays. I will have to catch the next one. Please add me to your email list. Thanks Paula

Paula, send me your email and I'll try to let you know next time we get together. Pam [email protected]

My work schedule doesn't allow me to meet at lunch time, but I would love to participate in the evenings and on weekends. I'm pre-op, my surgery is scheduled for Feb. 8.

What hospital will you be using? I'll try and get you the email of the person that runs a group that meets on weekends. They meet once a month I believe on Saturday mornings. I think they are going to start going to Perkins; they used to go to Sweet Tomatoes. Pam