I have had WLS and I am trying to help a friend that lives in Chehalis, Wa find a close support group to attend.  Does anyone know if there is a support group in Olympia or Lacey?  I told her about the one in Tacoma but just searching for others. 

Thanks in advance.  Lucky for me I had my WLS in Bismarck by a great surgeon that relocated from Redmond, Wa. 

Yes there is a group that meets the second Tuesday of the month, at The Poodle Dog in Fife. The meeting starts at 6:30 pm. In fact we meet tonight. We have a clothing exchange on the even month,  so that would be tonight as well. The meeting is for all types of surgery, post and pre-op. Hope to see you there. 

Take care,

Kelly

You may have already made up your mind, but I had my surgery at PSSC on June 10th of this year and I am thrilled with the follow up care.  I also had fabulous care after surgery until I got to go home at 5:30 the next morning.  There were two nurses for three of us and they were on top of any little thing we needed.  I would highly recommend this center. 

I had both a band removal and a sleeve...two separate surgeries. 

I've been approved by my insurance, and now I need to pick a surgery center. I'm having a hard time narrowing it down. I'm going to have a VSG done, and I live in West Seattle. I'm trying to decide between Overlake, UW, Virginia Mason, PSSC, and NWWLS. So, thoughts? Good, bad, whatever. I've been doing a lot of research and can't seem to make up my mind. My main concerns would be the surgery itself, follow-up care, how easy they are to get in touch with afterward, and all that.  Thanks for any help.

I live in Puyallup and am looking for a group closer to the area.  Fife would work for me.  Are there meetings coming up?