do you attend local support groups?

good point kathleen!

My hospirtal's program has a monthly support group as well. I've attended every month since August, only missing once in Dec because I was upstairs in recovery.  I find that I look forward to the meetings because I learn from others experiences.  Now that I'm post op, I will have arena to address my own issues and concerns as well.  My group is led by our program's 2 dieticians.  One is very personable & comedic (male).  The other (female), not so much.  The meetings are always packed and I joke to my partner that I'm going to sit with the rest of the herd for a few hours.   I think attending as a post op will help keep me on track.  They also offer separate meetings for post ops that are 6 months out, and 1 year out.  I look forward to joining those when I'm old enough.

I've been searching for a local, non-hospital affiliated group but I haven't found one yet.

Great topic!

I had my surgery out of town and at the time I had my surgery there was a local support group here for those that had surgery at the hospital where I had surgery. Well when I was able to attend my first meeting, I was informed that they had disbanded. I've been to 1 meeting at my local hospital but the dr's here have completely different rules for their patients and I felt left out. Also there were a lot of people either talking about how they drink soda everyday and have gained a lot of weight or others who said that they still peel grapes at 4 yrs out.  It was a little overwhelming for me as a new pre-op at the time and I didn't go back. I do think that I'll give them another chance though since I'll be a year out next month.

See kathleens post Neena go get what you need and leave the rest at the door.

I am going to start going...I am quite a few years out and have never been one to air my dirty laundry but I am fighting to get back on track and so...we try something new.  People change, who knows maybe the evolved me might like it?

Shay being so far out I think that you would be a definite benefit to any support group!

I'm in central TX and I had my surgery out of state.  I called some doctor offices in town to ask about WLS support groups and they told me I would have to get "permission" from the group leader to attend.  I did not like that and thought it strange.  Of course, it may be a privacy issue so I didn't pu**** 
I wish I had one to attend because I thik it would help me stay on course and get valuable info.

I would definitly check the local OH board you may find some spport groups that are not so strict.

I am so not a people person and an introvert to say the least. I've attended the monthly DS meeting for Dr. Rabkin's Illinois patients. I've never gone to a meeting for my surgeon's patients. Its good to talk to the older post-ops and see what vitamins they take or see what's going on in their world. There is also good info for new folk that are pre-op or just interested. I can email them and get the same information so the meeting is more of a social catch-up deal.

I think my success is based on prayer and patience. I take that back I KNOW that my success is based on prayer and patience.



Go Well,
Lena

Never gone to one