Kind of nice seeing our bicycle club for bariatric patients making the news! Our club was the lead story in the local newspaper (Akron beacon Journal) health section. Check it out here.

Why not join us for a ride? You can check out the club at www.spinoffcyclists.com.

Hello! Looking to make friends with local people to attend meetings and exercise with. Just scheduled my surgery today for October 14th and would like to have a positive support system with people who truly understand the feelings, pain, changes, etc.  Not only have positive supportive friends but friends who can push me (aka kick my butt) when the time calls for it!

I just had my nutrition meeting. Whew! 6 hours of information in 3 hours! A lot of stuff to take in! I got my two week liver reducing diet and will start that on Monday. I am still so ready to get going! Forward ho

I would get on the phone with the office and see if they can help!  I have not had a lot of luck with my surgeon's office via email.  They seem to be too busy to handle the online world as well as the real world!  (I'm pre-op so I'm not full of too much info for you!)

Good idea to pull out your materials and start over again! 

Continue to post here and ask if anyone has recommendations for monthly meetings -- I know if you are near Columbus you can join in at the Fresh Start / Riverside meetings even if you are NOT a patient.

Good luck to you!

I am pre-WLS, and am consulting with the same office as you. I've found the staff the be very accessible; you should try to call Laura the NUT. They are there to be supportive. Don't hold back.