Daily Post--5/24/08

Outside your doctor and OH, what is your best resource for info on WLS matters?

There are other sources?????? HaHa...I don't get information from anywhere else it's either here on OH or my dr.

I agree with Stephanie. My Dr. and OH. Jules

I have a couple of friends who have been through the surgery so I also turn to them when I have questions or little silly wows' that I know only a WLS alumni will understand Lori

I have one friend that is 4 years post-op, another that is 3-4 years post-op that I talk to. I also just started going to a wls support group. I live in the middle of nowhere so I have to drive almost 40 minutes to get to the closest support meeting, which at $3.97 a gallon is difficult, and when the roads are icy and snowy I don't travel if I can avoid it. But mostly I use the MN OH board and my doc/nut. I've made some really wonderful friends on the board and have met quite a few of them so far!

I tend to lean on my close friends I've meet over the past year that have had the same surgery I do. They are able to answer so many questions for me!! Michele

I get most of my information off Obesity Help or at my support group meeting. I have been introduced to a new resourse called beyondchange-obesity.com. As soon as I can afford it I am going to subscribe to their newsletter. They have some wonderful articles on their website also. I also get a monthly newletter via e-mail from Barbara Thompson who is a WLS expert. If I need info regarding vitimans I go to vitalady.com. I also belong to about 4 yahoo groups re: WLS and I read what people post on their also. Sally

A book I got called Before and After by Susan Maria Leach and her website, www.bariatriceating.com

Support groups too and I go to the BE website and a few yahoo groups for bypass patients

My two support groups, my WLS for dummies book and "google".