NEW MUSC SUPPORT GROUP

From: Laura Nance Date: 12/18/06 10:05:46 To: Laura Nance Subject: POSTOP program free for surgery patients The MUSC Bariatric Surgery Program would like to invite you to participate in a great aftercare program following your weight loss surgery. "POSTOP" (Post Obesity Surgery Training to Optimize Progress) addresses behavioral and lifestyle factors that may have contributed to your weight gain over the years and that could compromise successful weight loss after surgery. This program is FREE to MUSC bariatric surgery patients. See the attached flyer for more information. Have a wonderful holiday!!! Laura Marie Nance MA, RD, CDE Clinical Dietitian Bariatric Surgery Program T. Karl Byrne, MD Professor of Surgery Medical Director 843-792-3046 Katherine Morgan, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery 843-792-3046 Megan Baker Ruppel, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery 843-792-3046 Amanda R. Budak, RN, MSN Program Manager 843-792-6561 Lisa A. Jackson Patient Navigator 843-792-3046 Debbie Petitpain, MS, RD Clinical Dietitian 843-792-3025 Patrick O'Neil, PhD Clinical Psychologist 843-792-2273 Brenda Toohey, RN, FNP Nurse Practitioner 843-792-9095 Dear MUSC Bariatric Surgery Program Participant, The MUSC Bariatric Surgery Program would like to invite you to participate in a great aftercare program following your weight loss surgery. "POSTOP" (Post Obesity Surgery Training to Optimize Progress) addresses behavioral and lifestyle factors that may have contributed to your weight gain over the years and that could compromise successful weight loss after surgery. POSTOP was designed and structured by clinical psychologists Dr. Patrick O'Neil and Dr. Josh Brown from the MUSC Weight Management Center. POSTOP aims to: 1. Help you follow post-surgery recommendations. 2. Increase your ability to identify and cope with stress. 3. Increase your ability to cope with emotional changes and changes in your relationships with others (e.g., spouses, family, friends, etc.). 4. Identify and develop means of rewarding yourself, in ways other than eating. 5. Address changes in the way you see, think, and feel about your body as you lose weight. 6. Improve your knowledge of appropriate methods of exercise and ways to increase physical activity. POSTOP is offered to you free of charge and allows you to attend as many sessions as you would like for an entire year after your surgery. Six different topics relevant to bariatric post-surgical patients will be offered through informative and interactive group sessions. Please see the enclosed schedule for the specific topics and session dates. We want you to reach your weight loss goals. To do so, you must follow all medical, nutritional, and exercise recommendations after surgery. It is also important that you learn more about the individual behavioral and lifestyle factors that influence your weight. Therefore, we encourage you to fully participate in POSTOP. We look forward to meeting with each and every one of you. January - June 2007 January 2007 - How to Better Manage Your Stress Wednesday January 24 12:00 - 1:30 Thursday January 25 5:30 - 7:00 February 2007 - Relationships that Change and Those That Should Wednesday February 21 12:00 - 1:30 Thursday February 22 5:30 - 7:00 March 2007 - Becoming More Active Wednesday March 28 12:00 - 1:30 Thursday March 29 5:30 - 7:00 April 2007 - Motivating Yourself for Long-Term Change Wednesday April 25 12:00 - 1:30 Thursday April 26 5:30 - 7:00 May 2007 - The Body They See, The Body You See, The Body You Feel Wednesday May 30 12:00 - 1:30 Thursday May 31 5:30 - 7:00 June 2007 - Feelings, Better and Worse Wednesday June 27 12:00 - 1:30 Thursday June 28 5:30 - 7:00

Thanks hun, I just got the email and was about to post it as well. I hope to see ya soon. Robin