albany med wls support group

i havent been to a support group since i had surgery 7mos ago... and i feel like i need to start going. just wondering if anyone knows the support group schedule at albany med and if anyone has been to them before & how they are... thank u!!

Hello, I agree support is imperative to longterm sucess beyond our honeymoon (6 months for many)
I feel the AMC groups are quite beneficial ad geared toward helping everyone be educated, informedAND SUPPORTED ON HOW TO USE THEIR TOOLS AND THE REALITY THAT WLS IS NOT A QUICK FIX AS WELL AS LIFESTYLES NEEDED LONGTERM INCLUDING THE EMOTIONAL WORK NEEDED. i HAVE FACILITATED THESE IN THE PAST jANET fOLKMAN A 6+ YR POSTOP SUCCESSFUL AND sw RUNS THEM NOW, i HAVE GONE RECENTLY TO DO SOME SPECIAL PANEL DISCUSSIONS.

Check them out on facebook also!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=name&id=100000590647 000#/group.php?gid=72540670389&ref=mf

Albany Meds WLS groups: http://www.amc.edu/Patient/services/Surgery/Bariatric/bariat ric_home.html
a. A general preop/postop EVE support groups EVERY Thursday 5:30-7:30pm(open to anyone) but mainly Dr. Singh/Dr. Rosati/Dunnican/Bonville patients attend. CALL FOR THE LOCATION usually in the Hackett BLVD South Clincial Campus board room 1st floor!!! 262-2195 facilitated by Janet Folkman Social Worker and seasoned Veteran RNY postop [email protected]
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/upstatenywlssupport/
b. the Month 5pm-6:30pm 262-2195 facilitated by Janet Folkman
c. LONGTERM WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY SUPPORT (those over 1 year out) SECOND MONDAY 6:30pm-8pm ?Check Tape for location! ALWAYS CHECK THE answering machine system to call in case of cancellations/in-climate weather (518) 262-2195

Hi Kaitlin - I go to the Thursday evening group at Albany Med almost every week. This is a real great mix of people, from pre-ops to several year post-ops. The majority of the frequent attendees are RNY patients from Albany Med.

Hope to see you there. Oh - just to let you know there will not be a meeting on Jan 28.