Arizona Support Groups

No matter what area of Arizona you live in, there's a support group near you!! All pre-ops and post-ops are welcome no matter who your surgeon was or will be! These support groups should not REPLACE your surgeon's support group, but should compliment it. Also, if you know of other GENERAL WLS support groups (not dr affiliated), please let me know so I can add it to this list! Face-to-face support and interaction with others who have had WLS is vital to success! It's great to connect with others who have had or will have WLS and hearing their experiences and such!! Get connected with a local WLS support group if you can!!! Phoenix Metro - ObesityHelp chapter http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/PhoenixWLS Meet 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month 10:30am-Noon Mesa http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/centralvalley/ Meets 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month 6:00pm-7:30pm Chandler http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Chandler_WLSSupport/ Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month 6:00pm-7:30pm Glendale/West Valley http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/WestSide_AZWLS/ Meets 2nd Monday of each month. 6:30pm-8:00pm Prescott/Prescott Valley No website. Contact at [email protected] or [email protected] for more info. Meets Wednesday evenings, 6:30pm-8:00pm at Kiddie Depot, 2821 N. Mountain View in Prescott Valley. . Grad Support Group (new) For post-ops 1+ years out ONLY! http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/AZGRADSOFWLS Meets the 1st Saturday of each month for walk/breakfast at various locations. Tucson http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/TUSWLS/ Not sure of times/dates, but there are meetings in NW Tucson, Eastside Tucson and also a general meeting for those Near or At Goal. Globe/Miami Support Group http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/WLSS_GlobeAz/ Online group, with occassional get togethers. Southern AZ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/SAWLSers/ Online group AZ Grad Support For post ops 6+ months out ONLY! http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/azwlsgraduate/ Online support.

Trisha are you going to the OH convention in December???? I have room rented at the Costa Mesa Hilton for Friday and Saturday nights, that is where the OH Convention is being held. I need two more room mates to make the room more economical. About $160 per night---taxes included. I want to invite you. I already paid for the convention......we have over 20 going from our support group (TUSWLS)...so we pd $85 each for the convention. If you want to share a room with me and Deanne Kelly a patient of Dr. Blackstone that lives in Tucson...please e-mail me.....or answer this message. I will be in Florida until next Tuesday, I am flying out tomorrow at 3 pm from Tucson. Sandy Newkirk [email protected]