Saratoga Support Group?

Hello Everyone! I am in the process of completing my pre-op check list. I need to find a local support group. Albany is a little too far to go and the Glens Falls group will not meet till October. Does anyone know of anyother local support groups in the Glens Falls/Saratoga region? Thanks

Saratoga Support Group meeting .....

 

meets in Saratoga the first Monday of every month. from 6-8 pm

 

next meeting July 7, 2008

 

meet at the Saratoga Hospital in the board room.....

 

enter in at the "same day surgery"

 

I don't know if you got the reply that I sent you via IM or not...but I did reply with the same info in it. 

The Glens Falls support group meets every other month (the even months) There is one tonight, however it is a special meeting and registration was required. There is information online through Glens Falls Hospital but they do meet every other month 2nd Wednesday.

Hope to see you there or in Saratoga sometime

I'm not sure where you live.. but there's also one at Ellis Hospital the first Monday and the third Wednesday of each month.

Where is Ellis? Where IN Ellis?

Here is all the info on Ellis I have
http://www.ellishospital.org/bariatrics.cfm
http://www.ellishospital.org/bariatricsseminars.cfm
Bariatric Support Groups give weight loss patients and potential patients an
intimate forum to discuss personal and medical issues. The group meets the first
Monday and the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in Ellis Hospital's
George Wm. Graham Auditorium. Support groups are supervised by a medical
professional and feature a guest speaker such as a nutritionist, a psychologist,
an endocrinologist, or a surgeon.
Parking for both the seminar and support group is available, free of charge, in
the Ellis Hospital parking garage, which is accessible from Nott Street. Please
note that attendees may be dropped off directly outside the auditorium door,
which is accessible from Parking Lot # 1 off of Rosa Road.
Ellis Hospital Bariatric Care Center
1405 Fulton Avenue
Schenectady, NY 12308
Phone: 518.243.1313
Fax: 518.831.7007
Email: [email protected]

The group meets the first Monday and the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in Ellis Hospital's George Wm. Graham Auditorium. Support groups are supervised by a medical professional and feature a guest speaker such as a nutritionist, a psychologist, an endocrinologist, or a surgeon.
Posted by: [email protected] Tue Oct 30, 2007 5:10 am (PST)
Please do not forget that all bariatric patients - regardless of surgeon chosen, are welcome to attend the Ellis Bariatric Support Group meetings. We have always been an open meeting and do provide documentation of attendance for compliance with different surgical program pre-requisites. The meetings are run by Pamela Spicer and topics vary (based on the "Success Habits of Weight Loss Surgery Patients" and certified by Bariatric Support Centers, International ) and time is provided for small group discussion or networking time at the end of each meeting.

I have facilitated a Bariatric Support Group in Saratoga Springs since mid-2003
(at the time Dr.'s Yeaton/Anderson were performing RNY at that hospital).
1st Monday of the Month at Saratoga Hospital in the Board Room
211 Church Street Saratoga Springs NY 12866 http://www.saratogacare.org/index.cfm?contentID=25&facilityID=3&itemType=3
this is Saratoga's website the board room is downstairs floor, if you are in front of hospital look to right of main entrance, says same day surgery go in first door on left!
My contact info [email protected] or (office) 518 583-3035 x 212 *can call and by 3pm if I cancel dueto weather it will reflect that on my VM message, or hospital operator 587-3222 would know or on our website:
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/SaratogaSprings-NY-WLS-support/
I usually present a topic (realistic expectations, WLS lifestyle, protein
sampling, trimming the psychological fat, regain issues, body image/self
esteem...are some) and from time to time we also have some guest speakers.