Atlanta OH Conference

Just out of curiousity, any guys here going to the OH Conference in Atlanta next weekend (11/7)??  I'm heading up there from South Florida, hoping to meet other guys.

John 

Was aiming for it but have some variables beyond my control that may screw up that idea.  GF hanging on to our room reservation till we know something for sure.

I've been disappointed in the "guy turnout" at OH events in the past, and in part why I think I'm not even going to bother attending any more in the future ...  Mostly they are just hubbies drug along by their WLS wives ..  A few are hopeful pre-ops, but it seems very few post-op guys show ..       There seems to be this, "we don't need no stinkin' support group meetings" mindset w. many guy post-ops, and this has been talked about before on the MF.    I remember in our men's breakout group at the huge OH event in San Antonio 3 years ago, we only had THREE guys prseent, other than the group leaders ..   Myself, another post-op, and one pre-op.   

   Not that I don't mind having all those ladies around me, per se, but I feel so out of place when I'm at them, like I'm attending a ladies' flower club meeting or something ..  

 I'm hip to your trip...the first OH conference I went to was in Fort Lauderdale near my house, I was only 4 months post-op, so it was pretty exciting and motivating.  A year later I went to one in Orlando, it was pretty lame compared to the year before.  It's been a few years now, and the Atlanta conference is supposed to be pretty big and diverse.  I am looking forward to it, and being close to 4 years post-op, am hoping to be an inspiration to some there.