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View Poll Results: Do you have access to professionally run (e.g. run by a doctor) WLS support groups in
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Yes - but I have a long drive to get there.
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10-27-2009, 11:43 AM
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#11 (permalink)
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TT Master
Join Date: Jan 2009 |
Location: San Diego |
Surgeon: Dr. Sunil Bhoyrul |
Start Weight: 200 |
Current Weight: 131 |
Goal Weight: 120 |
Surgery Date: 03/23/2009 |
Age: 50 |
Posts: 1,712 |
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My Center of Excellence has a support group and is five minutes from home, but I haven't been to one. They begin at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday nights, but I have class then.
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Audrey
Live your life in such a way that when your feet hit the floor in the morning, Satan shudders & says, "'Oh shit....she's awake!!'
If you can't handle me at my worst, you don't deserve me at my best!
Height: 4'10.5"
May 2009 - 10 lbs. down
June 2009 - beginning weight 161 lbs.
July 2009 - beginning weight 156 lbs.
August 2009 - beginning weight 147 lbs.
September 2009 - beginning weight 142 lbs.
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10-27-2009, 11:56 AM
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#12 (permalink)
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Newbie
Join Date: Oct 2009 |
Location: Anchorage, Alaska |
Surgeon: Dr. Michael Todd |
Start Weight: 387 |
Current Weight: 387 |
Goal Weight: 170 |
Age: 28 |
Posts: 25 |
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My doctor's office holds a support group numerous times a week both at lunch hour and in the evening times after work.
I am very fortunate to just have them like 2 minutes away from my house and about 5 minutes from my work.
I have been to a meeting because my surgeon requires that you go to at least two meetings before surgery. I did enjoy the one I went to though so I am really looking forward to going again.
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ANNIE
WLS Orientation - 9/2/09
Nutritionist - 9/9/09
1st Meeting with Dr. Todd - 9/16/09
Labs and testing - 9/21/09 - 9/28/09
Psych Eval - 9/28/09
Sleep eval - 10/14/09 & 10/21/09
2nd Meeting with Dr. Todd - 10/13/09
3 month supervised plan completed - 11/6/09
3rd meeting with Dr. Todd - 11/10/09
Will be submitting for insurance approval soon! Cross your fingers!
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10-27-2009, 12:24 PM
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#13 (permalink)
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2009 |
Location: Washington, PA |
Surgeon: Dr. Michael Felix |
Start Weight: 253 |
Current Weight: 197 |
Goal Weight: 160 |
Surgery Date: 07/21/2009 |
Posts: 404 |
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Yes, my doctor is a center of excellence and they do have a monthly meeting. I went to one before my surgery, but it was patient run and I wasn't real thrilled with the person who ran it, but I would really like to try it again when it is run by someone else. I just wish it wasn't so far away.
I really enjoy being able to get support here.
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Highest/Day of Surgery/Current/Goal
262/253/197/160 Height 5'4"
Scale Whore #60 11/20/09....Entered Onderland!!!!!!
7/21/09 Surgery Day - 253
8/21/09 down 23 lbs. - 230
9/21/09 down 33 lbs. - 220
10/21/09 down 43 lbs - 210 11/21/09 down 56 lbs - 197
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10-27-2009, 01:05 PM
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#14 (permalink)
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2008 |
Location: Wisconsin |
Surgeon: Dr. James Wallace |
Age: 49 |
Posts: 437 |
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If an hr drive is close then yes, but it is during the normal persons working hours. In my area no and that is a 1/2 hr dive or less. Nope
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"You can't change where you came from, but you can change where you are going"
Post-op
104 pds. gone as of 11/5/2009 155 pds. 
Surgery 2/5/2009
Start weight 261
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10-27-2009, 01:50 PM
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#15 (permalink)
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008 |
Location: Florida |
Surgeon: Dr. Kim |
Age: 32 |
Posts: 1,455 |
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My Center of Excellence has one too- 20 minute drive if that- there is something for every stage of surgery too. First Tuesday is a lapband group, first Wednesday - beginning the surgery up to 1 .5years out, 2nd Wednesday-maintaining 1.5 and further , then there is a cooking class, and also a walk on weekends
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Surgery 12/09/08
TT Gym rat club member #141
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10-27-2009, 02:40 PM
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#16 (permalink)
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2009 |
Location: Arlington, TX |
Surgeon: Dr Manuel Castro |
Start Weight: 258 |
Current Weight: 228 |
Goal Weight: 160 |
Surgery Date: 09/24/2009 |
Age: 37 |
Posts: 408 |
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Originally Posted by suebry05
My Center of Excellence has one too- 20 minute drive if that- there is something for every stage of surgery too. First Tuesday is a lapband group, first Wednesday - beginning the surgery up to 1 .5years out, 2nd Wednesday-maintaining 1.5 and further , then there is a cooking class, and also a walk on weekends
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That's really cool! I wish mine was more organized like that. I'd love to go to a cooking class too!
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Highest/ Surgery Day 9/24/09/ Current
258/ 252/ 228 30 LBS GONE!!!!
This is my fight to fight, my battle to win!
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10-27-2009, 03:07 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2009 |
Location: England |
Surgeon: Mr Basil Ammori |
Start Weight: 400 |
Current Weight: 200 |
Goal Weight: 196 |
Surgery Date: 02/07/2009 |
Age: 47 |
Posts: 525 |
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I'm really lucky I have two support groups within twenty minutes from where I live.
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Karl
Height 5' 9"
DOS 07 February 2009
Highest / Pre-op / Current / Goal
400 / 345 / 200 / 196
200 Down 4 to go
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10-28-2009, 10:22 AM
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#18 (permalink)
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2009 |
Location: Rochester, NY |
Surgeon: DR. Johnson |
Start Weight: 410 |
Current Weight: 344 |
Surgery Date: 09/24/2009 |
Age: 35 |
Posts: 86 |
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My doc has a group at the hospital he is at, and also offers again in other areas to cover a larger geographic area. It is patient run with staff present. They try to have guests from time to time, form the doc to a nutrition, to plastic surg.I have only been to one and it was well worth it. Can't wait for the next meeting.
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Keith
-66 so far
410/400/ 344
High/DoS/ Cur
What did they do? Was it the rack? The Wheel, maybe? Thumbscrews? What? Cali – cali – what? I didn’t catch that. I never heard of a torture called cali-something. I wonder what it could be. Cali – cali – calisthenics! Calisthenics? That’s not torture! That’s exercises, you big baby!
--Tasslehoff Burrfoot, Time of the Twins
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10-28-2009, 11:10 AM
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#19 (permalink)
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2009 |
Location: Arlington, TX |
Surgeon: Dr Manuel Castro |
Start Weight: 258 |
Current Weight: 228 |
Goal Weight: 160 |
Surgery Date: 09/24/2009 |
Age: 37 |
Posts: 408 |
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Originally Posted by magnufique
My doc has a group at the hospital he is at, and also offers again in other areas to cover a larger geographic area. It is patient run with staff present. They try to have guests from time to time, form the doc to a nutrition, to plastic surg.I have only been to one and it was well worth it. Can't wait for the next meeting.
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Hey surgery buddy! You are doing great!!
(Sorry to hijack everyone)
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Highest/ Surgery Day 9/24/09/ Current
258/ 252/ 228 30 LBS GONE!!!!
This is my fight to fight, my battle to win!
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10-28-2009, 01:36 PM
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#20 (permalink)
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2009 |
Location: Rochester, NY |
Surgeon: DR. Johnson |
Start Weight: 410 |
Current Weight: 344 |
Surgery Date: 09/24/2009 |
Age: 35 |
Posts: 86 |
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Hey honey,
I was thinking about you and wondering how you are doing? you are looking good ***30LBS***is great!!! keep it up.
Keith
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Keith
-66 so far
410/400/ 344
High/DoS/ Cur
What did they do? Was it the rack? The Wheel, maybe? Thumbscrews? What? Cali – cali – what? I didn’t catch that. I never heard of a torture called cali-something. I wonder what it could be. Cali – cali – calisthenics! Calisthenics? That’s not torture! That’s exercises, you big baby!
--Tasslehoff Burrfoot, Time of the Twins
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