Bandsters support group??

, Hi all you bandsters and future bandsters...seems like we are multiplying right and left! yes!!! I was lucky enough to get to go to the National OH Convention last Oct in Hollywood and was trained to be a Chapter Leader for Nebraska and want to help get new groups started or help exhisting one spruce up...there're so much information coming out all the time. Just to help us live our new life better. I would love to come east and help any one get a groups started...just ask me! Monica from OH told me if we could get enought together they would come here to put on a conferance. There is one in Denver July 9th, a one dayer but trust me we will learn!! Please try to attend. Also Mona from Scottsbluff and I are trying to get something together for this summer for all Nebraskana...maybe a family picnic also. Talk amoungst yourselves and get back to me. Beth in North Platte

Hi Beth, I have yet to be banded, however I am selfish and want to know there is a support group for me to come to post op! I am hoping to get surgery scheduled soon, I just got approved! Anyway I am talking on line to 2 other gals from Lincoln. We want to start a support group for bandsters. What kind of format do most groups use to make the meeting meaningful and a benefit to all who attend? How does the group in NP or nearby areas work. Any information would be very helpful. I spent many years in support groups through the 12 step programs and feel comfortable in starting a group, just want to start on the right foot. I think the success of a group starts with good planning and some committed people to get it off the ground. After that it really should become the groups and take a life of its own. Anxious to hear from you....Shelly in Lincoln